The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan Ex-senator
Authnny's resolution relating to the
exclusion of American meats, as
agreed tn, was read. It is as 70 lows:
Resolved, That the Committee on
Foreign Relations be instructed to
inquire aud report to the Senate such
legislation as shall protect OUT inter
ests against the governments which
prOninited or restrained the imp0rta.
ton Of meats from the United States.
Beck's amendment requiring the
committee to inquire into what dis
criminatiOn may have been made
against the United States by reason
of tariff treaties. etc, was agreed to.
Referring to the discrimination
made against our com merce by
France through the tariff. Beck salt
up t" 1881, Wnen q modification Was
effected, neatly every article Of
American manufacturers, including
cotton and wOOlen gOUds, were abs.,-
lutely prohibited from entering the
ports Of France. The moditic alton
was an improvement, but it still
leaves American manufactures sub
stantially prohibited while in the
Case of England aud Germany with
France the treaty by whicl 4 gener
I'll tariff of ten per Cen Opera@es gives
England and Germany 81 much ad-
vantage oyer the United States.
Logan did not understand that
the sort of legi.l ton referred to
would be injurious to our interests.
He favored giving the president the
power to exclude foreign wines, or
other articles which, upon examina-
ton, were declared injurious on the
very same principle France and Ger
many excluded our meat. The meats
produced in America were the most I
healihful in the world and more 50 |
than those OF France or Germany. In |
justice to ourselves We should exclude |
foreign adulterations, while foreigners
exclude our meats.
senator Cameron, of Wisconsin.
from committee on Indian affairs
reported adversely q number of oeti-
tons asking for the opening of the
Oklahoma lands to settlement.
AT the conclusion of the morning
business, AnthOny's resolution rela-
ting 70 the prohibition of American
pork by France and Germany, Was
called up when Beck proceeded to
address the senate.
After the question was further
discussed in opposition to the bill by
Miller, of New York, Maxey's reso-
linton was amended and agreed to as
follows:
Resolved, That the Committee on
Foreign Relations be instructed to
Inquire into and r-port to the Sena e
such legislation as will protect our
Interests against those governments
which prohibited or restrained the
of meat from the u. 8.
by the tariff laws Of the principal
countries Of Europe and America,
especially France, Germany, Mexico
and Brazil, by reason Of commercial
" other special treaties or agree
nents made with favored nations,
md report the ISL for such dis
and what efforts, if anv
nave beer made tn remove them, and
what legislation. if any, was necessa-
y, to place the US. on an Q DUAL rat
ng with the most favored nations.
The Senate then took up the bill
% provide a civil government for
Alaska. Without reaching a conclu. {
ion, the Senate held an executive .
essioh and adjourned. Z
HOUSE. I
Payson, from the committee on e
public lands, reported a bill relative
o the forfeiture o. the Texas Pacific
and grant f
Latham, from the Committee on
reported a bill authnriz- :
ng the appointment of a Commits 81
lon to mark the boundary lines be. >,
weeD. the Indian Territory and '
Il
Cosgrove. from the Committee on
'rivate Land Claims, reported a bill
the relief of Myra Clark Gaines. a
The House then vent IN o CONF +,
!ittee OF the whole, Cox Of New r.
,ork in the chair, on the Greeley 1
bill. ~
Randall briefly explained the ne g
,sslty for the expedition, and said .,
he committee thought best no to :. =.
ace any Limitation or the amount %
te appropriated. The com uittee
len rose and reported the bill to the
.ouse. which passed..
The House then proceeded to the
'nsider1tlOn of the calendar and
ok W the bill relative to the for h.
tied land grants. v
Cobb moved its reference to the r
9mmitt-e on Public l. .ndl. -
Poland argued that the Committee
Judiciary was the proper one 10
intru>ted with the bills. The pc
urts had decided that all the con- 10
lions OF these land grant bills were "
nditiOnal upon subsequent lands. -
d could only be forfeited bv Judi.
p~roceetin g; therefore the whole m
estion resolved itself into a judicial ST
e.. So
Cobb claimed the Public Land, -
mtnittee had jurisdiction and in
OF the resolution adopted YES Az
DAY there Vas no doubt to what "a
erence the bills should be given. n,
Jobs motion was agreed to i'll to Rr
The next bill was that reported 6
9 morning from the Committee on {
o'ic Lands relative to the Texas au ~,
c1tc land grant. AS the report e. e.
not been printed consideration "
8 postponed. -
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