The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-03
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
The Union Pacific Strike
Settled.
New Tariff Bill to be Intro
duced.
Reported Failure Of James r
Keene.
Forest Fires Doing Damage
in the East.
Hanging Of Two Wife Muir
dererS,
WashinRtOn News.

WASHINGTON, May 2.-The Senate
committee on Territories in reporting
adversely the House bill providing
that no person be appointed governor
of q Territory who has not been a
resident two years, state the bill is
opposed because it seeks to limit the
President to his selection of governors
of certain Territories, and because it
is extremely doubtful whether any
law could limit the constitutional
power OF the President to appoint
such officers and for certain other
reasons. The committee say further
they are of the opinion the law could
as well restrict the President in this
matter to residents in any one State
or persons of q certain height or
weight or particular complexion.
Senator George reported to-day
from the committee on agriculture
and forestry an amendment intro
duced to be proposed to the agricul-
tural appropriation bill. 1t provides
for an appropriation of $50, 900 to
defray expenses made under the direc
ton of the commission Of agriculture
in the encouragement and develop.
ment of silk culture.
The House committee on invalid
pensions to-day instructed Repre-
sentative Morrell to report favorably
the Ryan bill replacing limitations
in the arrears of pension act.
Combinations - Henry w. Cam
eron, Minnesota, comptroller Of cur
rency; postmaster, J. NJ. Johnston,
Tulare, Gala.
The committee on expenditures in
the department Of justice will c n
tinue the star route investigation
Monday.
A bill was introduced in the Sens
ate to-day by Plumb for opening to
homestead settlement a portion of
Indian Territory.
Representative LIE Fevre, Of Ohio,
will introduce in the House at the
earliest opportunity an amendment
or su Institute for the Morrison tariff
bill. The features OF the proposed
measure or amendment are as fol-
The wool duties of '67 to be
res tored, except as to carpet woods,
which viii. be glazed on the free list.
with some 20 other articles. The
metal schedule will be equalized by
reducing the duty IN some ar
ticles and increasing on a few others.
The tobacco internal tax is to he
and provisions to be made
for giving alcohol to Manufacturers
free of tax Manufacturers who man.
ufacture for export to receive rebates
on their raw materials equal to q
duty of less than ten per cent, a re-
duction of ten per cent. to be made
in favor of goods imported in Amer
lean bottoms. This is said to be
similar to the old law passed in
Jefferson's administration, except in
Jeferson's time the different duties
were increased ten per cent. on the
then existing tariff list. While Con-
verse proposed ten per cent. reduction
he thinks this bill will reduce the
revenue 500 ,0M.
A Georgia postmaster has sent a
to Washington enclosing a cir
cular requesting a contribution OF $24
for campaign purposes. The letter
was sent to Postmaster General
Gresham, who says he will protect
any postmaster who refuses to con-
tribute.
Hon. John M. NJ. Langston. U. $.
minister to Hayti, arrived in the city
to day, having started on his return
as soon as possible after hearing the
charge of murder preferred against
his son. Langston talks freely con-
corning his sons crime.