The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-12-23

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,,msapr inst r,Dt.tjOn& Of the Ways alC
Neane committee, moved that t''t
H0llne adjourn tomorrow to Wetsst7'
elay next. M quorum obtained, t''s
motion Vas Withdrawn.
III. Hiscxnk Offered resolution
that amer RECESS the House n" 1t '|aiIy
at eleven "'rleck. Adopted.
Mr.. Kelly again '''"vett I" "''J'oT'
iO-n,Orr,w I'LL Wednesday,. ...,
Mr.. Kel'y's motion to adjourn I'LL
Wednesday carried.
T.E.. HUMi... went into Committee O|
the Whole on the Army bill.
SENATE.
senator Sherman moved to cOnsi'''
er the (,Om.ler whisky hill.
senator Hale hoped lie would a!l"w
Tin. civil Service bill lixlns.esj VI nr~t.
SENATORS I,ayari al,si Ransom! r.
.,ueutell senator Nlserpsan tn with
draw his motion. He complied, anal
senator Bayarl calles, n.y. the t"l''''"'
resolution. 80.
senator Morrill, moved tn amend u
N, NJ 10 give ample notice II the ar(
lrn,.,e.. reducing The tax. Debate f,I-
lowed. Adopted, - :" III, aud tile
resolution wss adopted.
senator Morrill, OlIers.l IN amend
n,ent that spirits produced after JAM
uary LIST, 1SNi, shall be Withdrawn In
one year frs,s,. that time, and entered
or delMsiled In the dixiillt'ry ware
houses. Rejected, - tO ~.
Tie Civil Service Till wax called W.
and senator Sherman said he would
call up the whisky Till ~ xsx,n NJ that
was tii.lxs'etl II.
The resolution reads L"~sifrsl,
That It IL the sense Of the St1'ats',
vile never the internal revenue tax Oh
t0lsssxs,, SNUFF or cigars h reduced ar
removed unless ample previous notice
0f time when the net H. Ia take el1ts:(
liz given, . proportional relate: "f
taxes l,uisj On SlaA:)xs On hand HlMNslsl
be allowed. The hill extending the
bonded l'erisni Of whisky WAS them
taken ~.
HOUSE.
WAsIINGTON, lls~:. 2l.--Kelly,
from, the Ways and Means Commit
tee, rs.ln,rtesl resolution committing
the lIOa,-&. IL the ls,iis:y " allowing y
rebate an tl,l,assr, ~, hand when the
law rxsl,m.ing ,,r alM,lisl,img the tax OO
tcl,acvv prsn)ucts shall ~, into effect.
k,a~s~,il, frDlll the minority, rs.lNIrtesI
u substitute that no further reduction
in the tOj:sccs, tax should In ns,lslc
than pvOvislesl by the House hill now
im the SENATE.
llayarsl, ir.,,, the Finance Conn
Tat. far
ie.s.,lutiOll on the ls'lss.r''
tax. II provides f'r u relate On
sl.n.ks an hand. lie will ask that
The resolution In considered t.,-i,iUr
rUw.
WAsHINGTt,N, l)es'. .l.--Tl,c Ways
and Means Committee tl,i. morning
voted u t. l allowing i relate il, ,:.*..
VI u reduction ar the repeal y! the t.s-
l,sass~, tax.
The House Public. Land. Commit
I've to-day adopted substitute f'r
Pacl,ees,'s ''lIr,ish Fence. l;ill." Its
!'rovi*io"s apply particularly to Cali
IOrmia lands.
WASHINGTON, I)ts.. Ex-senator
Slater introduced u bill In the Senate.
O-s)ay, apprs'lriating live hundred
thousand dollars to Ix expended un-
Ter the supervision Of the Secretary
u War In the obstruction Of u jeitv
~ Clatst,l' spit. nj the m,Du,t!, " the
Columbia river, Oregon, In alsOr.l-
lnce with the plan submitted l,y n
majority IL the lnmrsl of examiners !
Or the permanent Improvement of
he South Columbia river. The hill 4;
that the Secretary Of War
may Orsls.r such further exam, inatiDl.s !
md surveys tO Tx. made ut tie mouth |
Il the river and adopt such I,,.xliti.:s- !,
IONS ami changes III x,icl, plan ~ IT,
may deem proper. Estimates far this
work are furnished Nv u majority Of
he lnssr,i requiring S7lO, mn to cont
'Istt il, II allowance fs'r mtiNgeMcitx
\ made. the lns.iti"u living one Of
,reat exlnnllrr. The lssar.l rsss.n,-
'Iellals tin. construction II y lefty
lightly convex H. tie north, extend.
ny fr,II the shore near Fl. Stevens
% u I.'rtl,w.-.teriy .iirs~'tiom toward
ln'tnt tl,rcs. miles x.,,il, II app. dis
pls'imtu'.mt. This j.ity il {" stop
hort " that lH'imt ar H. l'rs'l"ng.-l
eyO:ssl il ~ experience. may Indicate
J, IN. ncsrxxary. Extim,ai.s ar. made
u the Lasis 0f building the jciiy ~
ls,lIe.