The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-20
HOUSE.

WAsH1NGToS, Feb. 12.-The
following bills were introduced and
referred: BY Pei, granting 800
acres Of the public lands to each sur
vivor of the Mountain Meadow mas
sacre.
Bv Bedford, a resolution calling on
the Secretary of State to inform the
House whether Prince Bismarck has
sent the Department any letter touch
irg the resolution recently passed by
this House concerning the death of
Herr Lasker and if so t transmit a
G 'py of the same and inform the
House Of any advices he may haveon
the subject.
By Nichols, to regulate traff1cels
aided by government bonds. It
makes freight pools and discrimina-
ton on freight rates unlawful.
By Cobb, providing for paying the
cost of surveying lands granted to
the Northern Pacific aud subject the
same to taxation.
BY Dockery, an appropriation or
$4,000 for maintaining under the di-
rectiOn Of the chief signal Off cer adj
ditional stations to secure reports, and
in the vicinity of the tributaries OF
our navigable rivers.
By Storm, amsnGing the sinking
fund act. Ii provides .ast after the
first OF July next the coin paid for
duties on imported goods as provided
for in title A., section 1854, revised
statutes Of 1878, relative to the sink
ing fund, shall be applied as follows j:
First, for the payment of interest on
bonds and notes of the United States.
Second, to the purchase or payment
Of q per cent. OF the entire debt of
the United States to be made within
each fiscal yea which is to be SET
apart as a sinking fund, the interest
OF which shall in like manner lie ap-
piled to- the purchase or paymen: OF
the public debt as the secretary of he
treasury shall from time tn time di-
rect. Third, the residue to be pad
into the treasury.
tary of the Treasury for information
as to how much money there is now
in the treasury that can be app led
at this time in liquidation OF that
part of the public deo5 now payable
without embarrassing his depalt~
nlent.
Dowd, from the Committee on
Coinage, Weights and Measures,
moved to suspend the rule ard adopt
a resolution making The bill for the
retirement of the trade doII,r the
special order for Tuesday, the 18th of
March. Agreed to y l4i tc 81.
On motion "f 5 ellie he rules were.
suspended and a bill passed. tc relieve
certain soldiers from the charge of de-
strtlon. II remove. the charges Of
desertion against any ooldier who
served in the late War in the vc uuta-
rY service when il shall be nIade to
appear that such soldier served faith
fully until the expiration OF his term
or enlistment or unit! the tir-t "a
May 1866 or was prevented from
completing his term of service by
reason OF absence from his command
at the time 1t Was mustered u aud
tailed to receive an honorable dis
charge.
On motion Of Bingham the. rules
were suspended aud i Bill pa5se i tx
ing d cent for each iuur ounces az
the rate OF postage OH second class
mail matter when sent by persons
other than publishers or Newspaper
agents.
SENATE,
In the Senate Wilson pfesenrel!
the credentials of Allison az Senator
elect from Iowa. Referred.
The chair laid before the sena;a
the preamble aud joint resolution
of the Legislature ofOhio relating to
Inc export of American pork 10
france and Germany.
Nc William presented resoIutinaa
rom the Board of Trade Of Miareap.
oils u the Chamber OF Commerce
Of st, Paul opposing the forfeiture Of
ne land grants Of The Northern Pa
cihc Railroad
Ihe following bills were Intro
ducei and referred:
BY Harrison for the a admission as
= State of Dakota icto the Union ou
10 equal footing witt the original
BY Vest, to provide for carving on
ne improvement of rivers and nar.
by contract.
The Senate then resumed consider
LION ar Tho hill rrrtiIi-- g.