The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-06
" ashlngtnr News.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 The House
cnsuinitlee on publ" lands has de-
cid-d t. report the bill declaring the
forfeiture Of the land grants Of the
OIegOn & California aud CAIif,rnia
railroads, except such tracts as have
been patented The land isvalued ut
from 50 to 81 an acre.
secretary Chandler said to-day the
examination of papers Of persons,
certified to him by the civil service
commission, satisfied him that all of
them were unified for the work to
be done, for the reason they were de-
fici-nL in penmanship. H. returned
the papers to the commission with
the simple statement that in effect
h. didn't wish his action to he uu-
derst"od a. an attack on the civil SER
vice ,aw, AS he had no intention o.
attacking said law. He " as strongly
in favor of the civil Aervire act, but
he would rather have q vacancy in
his FRI le force t''an appoint a man
whose .xt mination papers showed
him unable to meet the requirements.
He had referred the matter back to
the commission and hoped that they
competent men. He would, however,
be bound by the action OF the com-
mission in the matter.
secretary F"Lger. in a letter to the
inspector of Steam vessels, reviews
the application Of Mary A. Miller,
VINO seeks to- be licensed a. master IF
steam yes els on inland waters, and
say, l know nothing imperative in |
Reason. in natural law, in public D j.
icy. or in good morals, whv u woman,
it she 8 -kill-d. honest, intelligent,
hardy and prudent enough may not |
have command Of q team vessel and |
navigate ii, manage and conduit the
huslnes, carefully, and to do that Is
IL Ue the master of Il steam vessel.
The secretary, in quoting the COM
non la~ and statue on The subject,
remarked: .'Aay person, whe her
male "r female, may paddle his Or
lrr canoe, and steer nr conduct his or
Ter own Vessels / see no reason il
written or unwritten law why Mrs
Mi''rr may not lawfully demand All
examination. and if she proves er-
elf duly gu lfi-d, have license t.
~rve rs master of a steam Vessel.
\ 'r is there need Ut pro. and con on
he social statutes If wolnans' rights,
called. Having been put on G DDS
not stool by him, -he has the right
win her bread In any m 'ral or de-
ent way wii III is open t. any Of his
billing creatures. II she ch'ONs t. do
n as master of "A steam vess-l, it is
II honest calm +, aud if she is fitted
Al 1hNnrh (sl.. n l. i,f k,x,~ |
han heeche>. She has n right to
hl W it and d" man should saw her
ay. The Sery. c 'nciuIe>: Let local
Inspectors putting behind them al
1Ought of Ter sex with ut au'ayn-
ism and without partially, make q
i'll gent inquiry a- t. her character
nj examIn- the pro- fs offered as to t
er capacity. her .,erieuce, her
abit> "f life, An if s,ii-fact"ry she
An he safely entrusted with the du-
es and responsible ty Of a master Of
cam ve-s-Is.
K+urest nlatiye Hopkins, Chair
an of the House Committee on
abnr, has, /" a"npl ance with peti
ms from var:"us iabnr organ ga
ms in the c.m try, prepared II bli
l'ich h- viii present 10 the House
r iefefenc- on Monday, providing
r the nfnrcein. nj of au e'ght hour A
". He .ys the mora, influence of &
2 euf;" cement of au eight hour
W will have the eff ct of renucing
- hours of labor throughout the
urtrv, aud this, together WITH the
ohibiti"u of foreign contract labor,
i'll, in a measure, relieve the work.
gnen The rest involves u tinan.
IL question, and rests upon the &C A
~ of our Ia if committee and our n
anci rs. Hopkins savs the labor
tere>ts demand the tariff should
t be disturbed. Prolonged un-
rtaintv aud agitation is injurious,
d the question should not be taken
until it can be ,ffecfualIy dis.
sed of, whether free trade or pro-
,ri"n Is better than uncertainty for
2 business interests of the coun.
The Senate Committee haa ordered
. Lowell ban krup,cy till favorably
ported with amendments. 1t pre-
yes the State exemptions and au- NJ
'riz proceedings against persons DIR
Ose debt. amount to more than
. thousand dollars, and then only fo'
linst traders. 1t dimini.tes the w
'nber of commissioners in bank .
'tcy on--half Many amend sci
MS suggested by the bankruptcy fo,
lventi"n which met here a few
IS since. were @Ecorpors ted in the pr
!. S 'natoI Hoar will report it at Oh,
nday session. 'A
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