The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-15

WASHINGTON, March l0.-AfteS -.
marks By George Morgan and Sherman
CongerS motion psevaileo and the n
quor bill was taken up yees q, nays q,
party vote except that Maxey and d.
viz (I1Ds. voted aye with the Republi.
cans. Malone also voted aye. Merrill
voted no with the DemocSats.. The
pending amendment Of Bayard was lost
BY party vote, ayes n, nays .. Cam
eIOn WIS., and Davis Ills voted aye
with the Democrats. The bill was then
reported to the senate from tho Com
NIL tee Of the Whole and the number
of the commission fixed ut seven in or
der that diverse sentiments on the tenn
peranet. issue might he sufficiently rep
resented and the time within which the
commission shall reiNrt fixed ut efgh.
teen months. The Gill was then passed
ayes 81, noes II. kellogg, Jones, Nev.)
Win, ON. Cameron, WIS., and Teller
in favor Of the hill. paired with Farley,
Williams. Davis. w. Va Jackson and
Johnston against. Brown paired with
Saunders. The dill provides for the ap--
p0intncnt by the President and
confirmation by the Senate of
commission Of seven persons, not
more than four Of whom shall
be Of the same political party, Or to be
advocates Of prohibition, to hold office
not exceetling two years. 50 that lie shall
stigatc the alcoholic liquor traffic,
its relations to revenue and taxation,
and $ general economic, criminal, NOR
al and scientific ASPECTS in connection
with laalil,erisnl. crime, saM.ial vice, pub
lie health aud general welfare, and who
shall inquire into tine principal results
Of license and prOhil'itOry legislation.
The Commissioners are 10 serve without
salary anil report within eighteen
months after the passage Of the net. An
appropriation Of $lO, 900 Is made for
their expenses.
a pr.pfructesl struggle for supremacy
Of the consideration for pending meas
ures in which the respective merits cf
the Tariff Commission bill, the japanese
Indemnity fund. and the Presidential
count measures, were detailed ut length,
occupied the remainder Of the day.
The charge ~ Beck that prOtectiOnists
were seeking to delay action on the
Tariff Appropriation bill, and that jour
mails owned ky them had made avOwa's
to this effect, WAS met ,y counter charg-
~. The Chair ruled the discussion out
ri Orslpr, ~ involving the merits of bills
not under consideration.
The motion tn take up theJapanese In
.lcnlnity fund hill was nt'gativetl, yeas |
II, ns,t7, ~, and then, on motion Of Bay |
arvl, the Tariff i'll was taken up, and |
informally laid aside a. unfinished busi- |
ness until Monday.
Vtx,ri,ee.- introduced bill appropri-
ating $l35,lkED for the improvement of
the Wabash river.
Adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 1O.-ThOlDp
son presented the n'inori y report Of the
committee on elections in the case Of n.
u. HALL declaring hin, entitled to seat
~ Delegate from Alaska. Ordered
printed.
The SPEAKER laid before the H use
four memorials from citizens of Utah,
one from 1886; young ladies'; one from
II, (tS5 young men; one form l., O'O wl,-
men and one from II 37S men, for the
of further action on all bills
relating to Utah and for the appoint
n,ent Of commission Of honorable and
men aud women to en-
lilire into and determine the state Of af.
fairs in that territory.
HiscOck chairman of the committee
~ appropriations reported joint rpsO-
luton making an appropriation Of $780,
NN tO lN Immediately available to ena-
DC the lighthouse lnNrd to meet extn-
primary expenses consequent on the
lO0.l in the Mississippi river.
The House went into committee on
he private calender.
The House rt,sc AMI informally passed
hc Senate resolution authorizing the T.
Of War To use Government
'e's.t.ls for the distribution vi r:.tiOiIs to
he Mississippi river ll,n,L sufferers.