The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

lag expedition to Nicaragua. MOI
gan moved that the matter should b
t considered in secret legislative ses
sion. The motion was seconded b,
Cameron OF Wisconsin and the door
! ordered closed.
| During the secret session the door
for . few minutes were considered
opened for The purpose of receiving ;
request from the house, for q furthel
conference on the naval bill, which
request was granted. When tht
secret legislative session was clOse(
the senate then went into an execu
tive session. When the doors opened
HOar moved to take up for consider
alton the house resolution providinl
for an adjournment from to-day til
Jan. 5th. The resolution was taken
up. Hoar asked Allison. chairman
Of the appropriation committee, as te
the condition of things In case the
senate should agree to the resolution
In question. Allison said If the
senate passed this resolution the two
houses should adjourn to the date
named, there would on the first OF
January be no money from which
the navy could be paid. Every
senator could therefore judge for him.
self whether it was the duty of the
senate to adjourn.
p. HOUSE.
I, The house resumed the cOnsidera
ton of the interstate commerce bill.
Henderson of Iowa, moved to strike
out the section prohibiting the rail
road companies from charging a
greater compensation for transport
ing freight shorter than q longer dis
tance. He believed the section was
deadly to the interest of that part Of
the country he represented, the great
agricultural interest. Reagan opposed
the motion not to prohibit a greater
rate for q shorter than a longer haul,
as it would submit ito railroads the
entire commerce of the country.
Randall moved that when the
house adjourned to-day it will be to
meet on Wednesday the oath inst.
The constitution, he said prohibited
an adjournment for more than three
days without the concurrence of the
senate. He asked the unanimous
consent that it should be agreed that
on the Oath, that further adjourn
ment could be had until the 9Th,
then to the 3lst and then until the
55th of January, and that on these
days no business would be transacted.
This would accomplish, in the judg-
.ment of the house, the question
of the holiday recess. There was
barely q quorum in the house to-day
and it will be impossible to get one
next week. Randall's motion was
agreed to, but the unanimous consent
was not given to the agreement tor
further adjournment.
The consideration of the inter state
commerse bill having teen resumed,
Reed called the attention of the
speaker to q ruling made yesterday
by Springer, when speaker protein,
to the effect that . motion 20 close
the debate, was not debatable. He
thought the temporary speaker
should be instructed In that knowl-
edge of parliamentry law, OF courtesy
and good sense, which 80 distinguish
ed the permanent occupant Of the
chair, (laughter). Springer replied
IDat "uSu uS uAuo tuS Aujluk ye0ISI:
day he believed it to be correct and
believed it still, there was not an
opinion of any previous occupont of
the chair, taking the opposite view.
His decision was based on common
sense and on that he stood though 1t
might not commend him to the gent
from Maine. The amendment of
Henderson was registered, yeas 81
nays 11S. Further consideration of
the bill was postponed.
Randall introduced q bill making
temporary provision for the support
of the navy for the month of June,
1855. Hopkins offered the senate
Joint resolution declaring Christmas
and New Years days. holidays for
all per diem government employees.
The House then adjourned till
Wednesday, the Oath. Though there
is no definite agreement thatno busi-
ness shall be transacted on Wednes-
day, there is e tacit understanding to
that effect, and it is understood that
the consecutive adjournments shall
be taken for three business days at q
time until January 5th.