The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
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SENATE.

WARRINGTON. Jan. 15.-The senate took
up the military academy bill. Total amount,
1922 200, or $4,000 less than the estimates.
The bill passed without an amendment.
OnmottOn Of Bruce the bill for the pur-
chase by the secretary of the treasury of the
property known as the Freedmens' Bank, and
the real estate and ground adjacent thereto
in Washington, and appropriatlng a quarter OF
: million therefor, was considered but not
concluded.
Adjourned to Monday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Wallace, from the
committee on appropriations, reported with
amendments the Indian appropriation bill.
Pendleten, FROM the census committee, re-
ported a bill to complete and compile the
! census returns.
Z Garland presented the report of the con-
| gressional visitors to West Point, with a bill
amending the laws relating to the military
academy.
{ Williams introduced a bill to establish and
appropriate for the ocean mail service.
4 A bill was passed directing the secretary Of
the treasury to purchase. the Freedmea's
Bank property on Pennsylvania avenue.
T A bill was passed for the relief of General
I Ord.
4 The calendar occupied the remainder Of
the morning hour, after which Salisbury
neved to lay aside the regular order, the Ben
. Holiday bill and take up the Kellogg case;
rejected. "a to 20.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The Ben Holli-
7 day claim bill was considered.
i Cameron of Wis, defended the report. In
: replying to Beck's criticism on the unfavor-
aole action of the committee In the cases Of
j claimants named by the senator, alleged to
; be equally meritorious with Holiday, Came
/ ron stated the ground for the committee's ac-
ton in each Instance. As to Warren Mitch
ell, one of the claimants championed by
Beck. the committee had been satisfied that
I he was peculiarly interested in a contract to
/ supply the confederate army with beef and
had been in the habit of trading with the en-
envy.
Beck explained that Mitchell was a citizen
of Kentucky, and was poor. He had gone to
the vicinity of the confederate lines under
federal authority to coilecr debts and then
did the only thing that he could do to earn a
living which was to supply pork to the con-
federates. This was the extent Of Mitchells
~offense.
After a debate the senate at $3.50 o'clock,
proceeded to vote on the pending amendment
: Of Herman to refer the case to the court of
claims, which was defeated by a vote of % to
"a.
Thurmrn proposed to strike from the bill
VhC Gpbdl dAloohU vi SoEhpNthohSioL pLSiNih
named--$526, 1880 as to leave a blank
space. Agreed to by a vote of % to %.
Cockrell called for the reading of S COM
mmuications as had been received from the
departments furnishing infora alton as to the
, claim, which were read.
Cockrell then moved to fill the blank space
in the bill by inserting $4,000 as in full
payment of all claims of Holiday.
. Garland said that upon investigation he
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lowest of the different estimates of his loss
aggregating respectively 100000, $726,0O(
and 1885, 200. He moved to amend by sub
~stituting the last mentioned figures, S365,00
Rejected.
Eaton moved 10 insert $266, 900, which he
said was the sum found to be due by a sena
tor who had made an investigation. Re
jected.
Cameron moved to insert 100000. No
agreed to.
Teller moved to insert $4,000 Re
jected.
Edmunds, in view Of the lapse of time an
the diversity of views as to the exact amount
doubted whether anything might be paid t
the claimant. He submitted aud advocated
substitute for The bill, renewing the PROPOSE
ton of Herman with a provision allowing tn
afidavits of persons deceased or beyond tn
jurisdiction Of The United Statates to be use
by the court and to be given such weight q
the court may think them entitled to. Nc
agreed to.
The amendment of Cockrell was the
adopted and the bill as amended was read
third time and passed finally ; yeas, SO nay
10.
A conference committee was ordered O
the consular appropriation bill.
After an Intellectual effort to get up the hi
to provide for the allotment OF and in seve
atty to Indians on the several reservation
the senate adjourned.