The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-12
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
Continuation Of Introduction
of Bills.
Bills Proposing Constitution
al Amendments.
Efforts Made in Behalf OF
O'Donnell.
ETC. ETC.
l. ETC. ETC

M-1sOM1LANEoUs. ETC. ETC
Congressional.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia bill.
was introduced by Maybury, re
| ouesting the President to negotiate
with Great Britain for q renewal o
the Canadian reciprocity treaty Of
1854.
By Hoar-To establish a board Of
commissioners OF inter state com
merce as a bureau in the Interior
depal tment.
Bv Strait-To reduce the price
of public lands within railroad
limits.
By Dockery-To exempt from Gus.
tom duties all timber and lumber
used in the construction of houses,
fences, ships, bargeS and other boats.
By Cassidy-To reorganize the
legislative power of Utab; also to au-
thorize the Secretary of the Treasury
to ADJUST and settle the expenses OF
the ludian war of Nevada.
BY Ray-To repeal the duty on
mOlasses; also to reduce the fees for
POstoffice money orders.
BY Cox IN. Y.)-Req"esting the
President to communicate to the
House the correspondence of the
Mexican government relative to
Mexican claims; also the correspond
ence Of the governments of Mexico
and Guatpmala about the boundary
question between the 8 i'd Republics,
and of any officer on the part of this
government to mediate on the same;
also the letters from the Mexican
Minister at Washington and other
correspondence relating to the new
condition of things created in Mexico
since the projected railroads
have put her In communication with
the United States; also the enforce
ment of the eight hour law;
also to return the balance of
the Chinese indemnity fund; also
giving notice to the North German
Confederation of the termination of
the treaty of 1868; also q general am
nesty bill; also to abolish the test
oath; also to reduce to n cent post
age Oh drop letters.
Bv Belmont the following resolu-
ton of inquiry. Resolved. the Secre-
try of the Treasury be directed
10 transmit to the House q plain.
concise statement of each question
arising under the''act to reduce inter.
nal revenue taxation and for other
purposes" approval March Sd, 1883.
that has b en- presented to
the treasury department for decision
and where's ever such decision
has been in writing a copy thereon,
and each and every report in writing
made to questions, and the secretary
to transmit to the House the first
Monday OF each month, during the
session, information az far as posi-
ole respecting the duties alleged to be
illegally exacted from importers for
the preceding month; together with
copies of prot. SITS and appeals, also a
n resolution requiring the President to
transmit to the House copies of
the correspondence between this
Government and Great Brit
ain respecting the extradition
of alleged fugitives from justice which
has taken place since the Presidents
message, December 23d, 1876, an
nouncing the suspension of extra
dition under the treaty Of 1912, and
the aforesaid correspondence be
accompanied by projects of any
new extradition stipulations sub
mitted to either governments since
the suspension in 1875 of operations
under the 10th article of the treaty
of 1912.
Bjngham-For the relief of the
widows of railway postal clerks
in the discharge of their duties,
also fixing the rate of postage on
matter of the first class at
two cents for each ounce and fraction
thereof; also q resolution calling up-
on the Secretary of the Interior for
information whether any railroad
company which receives Govern
ment aid, granted or attempted to
grant to any other corporation or
telegraph company the right to oper-
ate lines of telegraph belonging to
,aid railroad company, so a. TO pre-
vent that company from fulfilling its
1uties to the Government and the
or from granting equal ia
in all respects to all persons
n corporations.
BY Kelly For the further limita-
ion of the coinage of silver dollars.
BY Rosecrans--Proposing q cousti-
u,ional amendment suppressing
By Curtin--To increase the pen
ION of 0ne-armed and one-legged
oldiers.
BY Mackey-Proposing a constitu-
ional amendment declaring the
lights and privileges of al! citizens
he same.
By McMillan-To make the trade
|ollar legal tender.
BY Reag on--To regulate inter state
ommerce; also to allow the purchase
f foreign built ships by citizens of
be United States:
BY Van Alstyce, for the retirement
trade dollars AID their r~ecoinage.
BY Mullen, to amend tho emigra-
on act.
Bv Stevens, to abolish U. s. courts
the Indian Territory.
BY Hardy. authorizing tn giving ,
a notice of the wish of the U. s. {
terminate the treaty between the ,
s. and the King of the Hawaiian t
of Jan. 3Oth, 49,, :
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. DEC. 11.-Plumb q
'esented u petitioMf6' thu colored q
of Kansas setting forth the q
advantages of their position in 4
ew of the condition of legislation, a