The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL,
HOUSE..

AIySIyHe, from tne COMMITTEE OF
Expenditures in the Department q
Justice, reported u resolution caIIins
upon the secretary of the treasury TO-
statement of the gross and net earn
Ing, per annum Of each u. S. marsh
all, attorney and clerk, beginuine
with the fiscal years Of '73 and 'SS
Adopted.
Shelby offered resolution calling
upon the secretary of war to report
the necessity of making immediate
appropriations for continuing the
work on important harbor aud river
improvements until the appropria.
tions for the fiscal year are available.
Referred.
Debrel offered a resolution calling
upon the secretary Of state for ihfor-
NATION as to how many foreign min
listers, consuls and agents have been
absent since Jan. lst, 1882, and
whether their larry had been paid
during their absence. Referred.
SlOcum in reduced a joint resolu-
ticn calling upon The secretary of war
to permit Antoine Banco, of Guate-
m sla, ,and Jo Selo', of Can 'nga, to re-
celve instructions at the West Point
Military Academy, without expense
to the U. s. and su>pending in their
case he provisions of the law refer
ring to military service. Passed.
Nutting introduced a bill author
1zing the construction Of ship canal
around Niagara.
ThrOckmOrtOn offered resolution
instructing the Committee on Ways
and Means to inquire into the expe-
diencv of abolishing or the conso'ida
ton of customs of internal revenue |
districts. RI ferred.
C'sgrOve, from the Committee on !
Post Offices and Post Roads, reported
bill to provide for the more speedy
delivery of letters.
The House went into committee of
the whole, Cox of New York in the
chair, on the Senate bill appropriate
Ing $l 900. 900 for continuing the i'm.
prov-ment OF the Mississippi river.
After an extended discussion an the
rejert,on Of several amendments,
CHIEFLY aimed at confirming any ex-
penditure to the proposed approDri-
stIon to Plum Point and Lake
Pr wi lence, except enough to keep
the other work. In repair, the COM
mittee rose, and pending q motion,
the House adjourned.
A joint Republican caucus Is an
nounced for this evening.
SENATE.
WAsH1NcToN, Jan. 18. Miller of
New York presented memorial {
from a cOmmittee of the National
Stock Convention, at Chicago, on The
subject of European discrimination
asalnst American cattle and mt ats
Miller also presented bill, enti; led a d
bill to provide means tor the sup I
preston and extirpation of pleurO- f
and other contagious dis.
cas- O. domestic animals, which he c
said c ntained the views "f the Cattle
Bree d-rs' Convention. Read Il Sec /
Ond lime amt referred to the Com u
mlttee on Agriculture. is
Plumb, by request, submitted
|oint resolution proposing an
amendment to the G institution pro-
the manufacture and sale of
Intoxicating liquors in the United
States. Referred. ,
Beck submitted an amendment to r,
the resolution OF Anthony, RELAXING c
to European exclusion OF American II
| Y
And the Committee on Foreign Il
Relations is further instructed t. NJ
'el'ort what di>cr mination il made a,
,ga nst exports from the Uuit, d I, +
States hy the tariff ws of the y, in he
ipal countries OF Europe ana Auel. It
"a, especially 10y France. Ger in
many, Mexico and Brazil, SD
~ reason of the commercial ana or
'ther special treaties of nine favored sh
lalions and report the causes which in
Ell to such discrimination and if co
nv forts had been made to remove ON
hem; what Legislation would be er
ece>sary to place the United States II
II an equal footing with the more hn
av"red nations. Ordered printec. H
During the consideration on Joint ce
ules In the Senate to-day, when the tiu
ule f"rhidalng the sale of liquors in ch
ne capitol was reached, Bayard da
loved 10 strike out the words, "or a ,
lalt" SO rs to except malt liquors 81,
ON exclusion. Frye said he had M,
en- the restaurants at these houses riI
acOme an open aud notnriously low. tai
iserabIe groggery. He had seen o.,
All with his pantaloons inside his n
,ots aud his coarse hlou>eon. stand ms
& ut the bar of the restaurant OF
Ie of the houses Of Congress and
ink miserable whisky out of q cup.
"a tin cup?' inquired q member.
mo SIR said Frye, "a crockery lot
p and l have seen whisky ordered ~
ain and again and called tea. and ~ ~"
rved in cup and saucer" W. W.
Bayar called for the yeas and nays h.. w.
the adoption Of his Amendment, n'n va,
t The differences were adjusted .4M
t thout vote by striking Out the e." ,.s
" DIS, "spirituOus and matt" and in- 49,,
t ing the words Intoxicating" nm.
tier in executive session the Sen NY
! adjourned. ~, ,>n
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