The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-04-13
CONGRESSIONAL


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The Vice-Presi-
dent presented q communication from the
Secretary Of War showing the necessity for
an additional appropriation of $685. 900 to
paw certificates for arrears of pay and bounty
due white and colored soldiers and their heirs
issued since January l, and to be issued until
June 80, 1886. u .
Pendleton presented the petition Of the
Cincinnati type tounderies against tile reduc-
ton of the duty on type.
By Allison to compensate the Z. b. q =:
r. K. for furnishing facilities for the overland
mails under agreement. Also paying the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern for
mail transportation.
The bill amending sections 1892 and 2,3Ol
of the revised statutes, in relation to settlers
affidavits in presumption and to commute
homestead entries, was advocated by Teller
and passed. 1t permits the affidavit equired
by these statutes to be made before county
clerks instead of before the register and re-
ceiver of the land district thus equalizing the
provisions in this respect of the homestead
and presumption laws.
Salisbury opposed the bill authorizing a
retired list of non-cOmnlssioned army ohlcers
of thirty years service, because the pension
list was large enough now. Thousands OF
civilians hao done as much for the country as
those officers who had too much attention
paid them. The youth of the country were
beginning to learn that all glory came through
the army and navy. The bill went over.
The Senate considered the Ute agreement
bill. Morgan said it would cost four million
dollars and settle the relations hereafter with
the Indians; therefore it was important.
Dawes opposed it on account of the expense.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April G.-The Senate con-
sidered the calendar.
Maxey's bill authorizing a retired list of
non-commissioned officers Of thirty years
service, was taken up. Hampton and Burn
side favored it. Beck opposed it.
The morning hour expired and the Ute bill
was taken up. Pendleton advocated it.
WASHINGTON, April Gin the absence of
the Vice President, Thurman was chosen to
preside.
tions, reported back the consular appropriation
bill. Calendered.
Saunders resolution %instructins the Indian
commission to inquire into the exp"diency of
removing the Santee Indians from Nebraska
to the Ponca reservation was adopted.
Davis moved to reconsider the vote, and
opposed the removal of the Poncas or any
other tribe.
Discussion on the Ponca question ensued
kirkwood declared the reports about the
sutferings of the Poncas greatly exaggerated.
After the morning hour kellogg said that
tomorrow he would call up the Kellogg
Spotford case as a privileged question.
The Ute bill was then considered.
kirkwOod moved to strike out the words,
cor until the President shall be convinced
that every possible effort to effect such surren-
der had been made, so that no money shall
be paid the Utes until the murderers shall be
given up" kirkwood would vote for no bill
that did not provide for the surrender of the
murderers and Outragers.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The House met
for debate only.
Mr.. Court spoke ~favoring a reduction of the
duty on steel rails.
Mr.. Berry ana Mr.. Page spoke in favor OF
the Chinese restriction bill.
Mr.. Sparks argued in favor of a bill fixing
Interstate rates.
Mr.. HOuk denounced the speech recently
made III the opening of the TIlden campaign,
and he denounced as venomous copperheads
those who affirmed that there was no loyalty
i'll the House during the war. HIS colleague
(HonseD had attacked the President, but the
President needed no defense. In tile accusa-
ton that Hayes was seated by fraud, Honsel
Nj iCuSCO GHC SC"dIdlJ pOSlLIIl u VIC
Democratic party who sufie red it.. He criti-
cised sharply William Curtis and Secretary
Schurz.
After speeches on various subjects the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April Bills were intro
duced:
By Davis, (Ato.): Requiring the Postmas-
ter General to mail on the lirst of each month
to congressman an itemiZed statement Of all
the mail contracts Of the preceding month.
By Chalmers: For the relief of the heirs CT
colored soldiers.
By Armtield Abolishing the tax on spirits
distilled from apples, peaches, grapes anu
pears, and reducing the tax Oh grain-distilled
spirits TO % cents a gallon.
Mr.. Manning rising to a question of priv
lege, read an article from a Washington paper
of Saturday, respecting the action of Chair
man Springer, on the Donnelly -Washburne
case. He denied all the purported facts in
the article, and particularly the statement that
he had substantiated them.
Mr.. Springer spoke ignoring the question
whether Manning had substantiated the facts,
making it a question Of varacity between
Manning and the newspaper. He then stated
that he had received an anonymous letter,
though not signed by "a Republican, nor
was it written by a Republican; he was COLI
was written by Donnelly or one Of his
friends, for the purpose of insulting and bull
doing him, because they had heard that he
(Sprinser) would not vote in favor of Den,
nelly. He sent to the clerks desk and had
read a letter from Fl. H. Finley, urging him
to vote for Donnelly, and he stated that there
was a great similarity between the hand
writing and the anonymous letter.
As soon as the controversy in regard to the
DonnellY-W ashburne case had come to a close
Manning reiterated the assertion that he haG
been led by Springer to believe that he