The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE

consent was given ana the OIL WAS
at once read q third time and passed
without debate or remark, except
that Logan said he presumed there
would be no objection to 1t. The bill
provides that in recognition Of the
distinguished services rendered the
United States by General U. s.
Grant. late general OF the army. he
he placed on the retired list, with the
rank and full pay of general OF the
army.
Harris, from the committee on
territories, reported favoratly with
amendment the bill providing for
the expenses of the commission for
the exploration of the Territory OF
Alaska.
Slater, at his own request, was ex-
cused from further service on the
committee on commerce., and the
President of the Senate appointed
Farley to fill the vacancy
Logan gave notice in order,h said,
that the pension committee might
look into the matter, that when the
Mexican soldiers pension bill came
up for consideration he would move
to strike out the amendment that pro.
vided no one should have the benefit
of the bill unless they were unable
to make a living. This, L"gan said,
was treating them as paupers and
putting them on the pension list be-
cause Of their being paupers.
Williams gave notice that Tuesday
next he would call UP the bill re-
ferred to.
Vance called up the resolution
heretofore submitted by him provid-
ing for an appropriation of SSO.oOO,
or SO much thereof as may be neces-
sary for the erection OF a suitable
monument to commemorate the land
ing of SIR Walter Raleigh's expedi>
ton on Roanoke Island, n. c., on or
about the 4th of July, 1854. Vance
said he offered the resolution to COM
memorate the landing of the first
Anglo Saxon colony on the Ameri-
can continent. Referred to the COM
mittee on library.
FRYE then called up the shipping
bill. The question was on the ap-
I peal of Beck from a decision OF the
! chair that Il motion for a committee
| of conference was not in order before
q specific disagreement of the House
| to the Senate amendments. The ap-
| peal was withdrawn by Beck.
Sherman and Bayard opposed the
| motion for q conference committee at
| this stage OF the bill as dangerous
innovation.
FRYE defended his motion and cited
| nrecedents for it. The fact OF y con
ference committee being appointed
would not, he said, interfere with q
| full discussion of the bill in the
! House, but would put it out Of the
| power of any one member to contro!
the bill by interposing objections tc
| its consideration. There were l3G
! bills on the Speakers table to pre-
cede this and unless the privilege o.
the conference committee could &C
| with the bill to the House the bill
would be killed. With a conference
| committee the majority could move II
! on and the interposition of one mem
ber's objection wouldn't kill it out
right.
The motion for conference wa
agreed to, Beck being the only
| Republican who voted in the mega
tive. Of the Democrats, Brown
! Garland, German and Voorhees,
voted with the majority.
The chair appointed as a confer
ence committee on the part of thu
Senate. Frye, Miller New York
and Vest.
The Senate then resumed consider
alton of the Indian appropriation
bill. The provisions for the edu
cation OF Indians were debated a
considerable length by Dawes
Plumb and Dolph.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Post sub
mitted the views of the minorit!
committee on Pacific railroads on tn
bill to amend the Thurman sinkin.
fund act. Placed on House calendar
The House went into a committee
of the whole, Cox, Of New York, il
the chair, on the bill providing civil
government for the Territory o
Alaska.
After q short discussion the CON
mittee arose and the bill passed with
out amendment. AS it is q Senau
bill it now requires the approval O
the President to become a law
, The bill provides that the Territor.
of Alaska shall constitute a civil an
judicial district, the temporary sea
Of government for which is estab
lished at Sitka. A governor shall b
, appointed with authority to SEQ tina
the laws enacted for the district ar
enforced and who shall be ex>oflci
commander.in-chief of the militar
with power to call 1t out when nee
essary to exact execution OF the law:
A district court is established whic
shall hold at least two terms yearly
one at Sitka, the other at Wrangel: 1
clerk, district attorney and marshs
are also provided for and authorit
given for the appointment OF lou
commissioners with the power an