The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10

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Warner, OF Ohio, maintained tina,
the time mad come when the GENERA
Government should assume the reg'''
latiou of inter state traffic on tht
railroads. The unreasonable pref
erence made to certain shipper,
and the unjust d scrimi"ation
against others was the most cryl0g
evil rerpetrated by railroad cons
panies, aud that stepsshOuld be taken
to eradicate that evil. Rockwell and
Rice were opposed to R-gap's substi'
tute. Pending further discussion the
matter went over. The Senate joint
resolution passed extending until the
first Friday in January as the time
within which the J Int Committee,
appointed to take evidence regarding
the coDduct.of the Coast and Geode.it
surveys, signal Office, etc, may report
Adjourned.
SENATE.
When the chair laid before the sen.
ate the naval appropriations dill r.
Gently passed by the house, Hale *
pia ned it was q mere rene val for the
cunning half year of the aprropria-
ton made last se>s'On, passed on the
| appropriation IF last year. He
thought the senate should take up
and refer to q new conference COM
| mittee the regular appropriation bill
which was in the hands of q CON-
| mittee ut the close IF last session,
! especially as that bill! contained IN
.pOrtant provisions relating to new
ships. !
Mitchell read q letter from General
Grant relative to the bill recently in
PRODUCED t" give him a pension. Gen.
Grant expresses the hope that the
bill will be withdrawn, as under no
circumstances could be acceptd the
pension. even if the bill passed both
houses and received the approval of
the president. Mitchell stated he
had introduced the bill because he
was chairman of the committee on
pensions and the president had recon-
mended q pension for Gen. Grant.
He (Mitchell) had always felt Gen.
Grant ought to be placed where he
was when he accepted the presidency
and laid down the great Office he
won in the war. In difference to
General Grants wishes Mitchell
withdrew the bill.
A message being received from the
House announcing the non concur
renee of that body in the Senate
amendment to the bill FORGETTING the
unearned lands granted to the At
lantic & Pacific railroad. The Sen
ate Insisted upon its amendments and
ordered q committee of conference.
The Chair appointed as such a COM
mittee Morgan, Blair and Plumb.
Bill a were introduced and referred
by Blair, for the appropriation of
Ssh. 900 to promote the colored peo-
pies Worlds exposition TO be held at
Chicago during September, 1885.
BY ingalls, to amend the revised
statutes so as to make the day of in
augurAtion of q president of the
United States q legal holiday in the
District of Columbia.
Harrison contented the bill as COW
ering that class ::ot legislation prop
erly belonging to the territories. From
the number Of branches provided for
ty the bill he thOu.ht it likely the
company could m~OnopOlize all passes
through the mountains, and from the
other provisions it seemed the COM.
pany could leave land enough to alb
serb the public domain as we'll as
railways in the two ter: itories named.
Dolph defended the bill as containing
only CUSTOMARY provisions. Plat
said it had come to be the fashion in !
the United States to build railroads |
without any cash capital. and that
the fashion of building railroads on
paper was making infinite mischief. |
When railroads were NO built people
we're taxed twice ~ mrch for fares
md freights as they would be if roads
built for cash in order
hat roads may pay dividends on
amount of capital stock. Vest
inquired if w. Fl. Armstrong, named
u tie bill rs Que of the incorporators,
vas q railroad commissioners On states.
replied he did not know.
Amendments, proposed hy Hamon.
we're agreed to, cutting of companies
lght IL consolidate with other roads
branches Further considers
Ion was postponed by limitation o:
ime. Executive session adjourned.
Allison submitted a joint resolution
which passed extending the time
ixed tor q submissi n of the report
the joint commission appointed t.,
consider the organization of the sig.
!al service, aud of other bur, aus Of
ne government. Dolph called IN 4
ill reported from the committee
lpon railroads at the last session.
providing for the incorporation If
be spokane Falls and {nur d.
Alene railroad Company in The TEL
tories of Idaho and Washington.