The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-20
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SENATE

SENATE.
me memorials presau lS.-An.
Hoar, from the ~o, Was "'a'1s
association n~ c cs Of Penns %I',nans sufs,s:y,
on tgx a a c"nstit the sdmississSS'as "a EP,'tsss
and denying the s"@ by men sIa1aa
Cue women. Hoar i in rights e,
memorial, said whiLol resentInps ~ Of
w wiss IN s,nn a he tho ne > iiasso'sss
gress for The advocates nfr Of ca S'
to oppose the aom;ss;ol that csn m'
sta Wes on the grounds set for Of a Dew
vest submitted a ioin '1F.h.
declaring thst Without Nh resolution
or authority OF conpres. ,ne Consent
Nicarauguan s%uryev,nr! ae proposS
ordered by the Secretary Of ex,ted!tios
was illegal anu d@irectiyuo ' the Nsvv
tary not to enforce the osa the seeiss,
on on,; the subject sui until dtaoi,"se and ,' :
s scsn by congress was had a una1 dsa
!esolutloh. Upon HaIe's + TIE
the resolution wentover n objection
saying he would call it I'm ,"ay, Vet
az the expedition was under sT ordaNs
san from New York S .tur Sdtoes .
prompj action was necessary ay aud
man called up and the se". sls
. Dlll appropriatlng fifty h dna
dollars for the erection of a sts,ul
inc memory of General Lsf.u.sS
A. 'ong the bills intr,ducad' ayets
the pensitn rs of widows and d ncftas
ant relatives Of deceased soldIt1p.ta %,
sailors, the other to grant nsn w
to invaIids dependant u,nn peh>loA
wh" had served three months S"H
the War of the rebellion. RusaSs
Upon the motion Of Merrill, tho. ~
ate went into executive session No.
doors being C osed, Senatnr Pid LOO
berger CONTINUED his speech in mutt
s't'on to the c"nfitmatiun # M'rTpn'
Tough 10 be Secretary of the Tr .uu'
to 0e raised to lnve>tigale tn. nntSiy
by which couies of thee treaIi.'
teen securrd 10y the press.
gestlOn Was Offered tina. jn,.mnH
the foreign relations comml1S.
treaties III its cus,o,N, that IN.
ve>tlgation sh" ulh be underlsk., l'
that c"u'mi, tee. To TIN, thr "
bers OI that committee tbi4c,sd
III. ground that the n-nb.,s,f W. w
committee would thus bt called r1"s
to sit in Judgment on each o,I,e, W.
suggest. Il hat the Senate commm
on privileges and elections Re ch,,n,I
with that duty. The men Der, q, 4.
latter commit tee objected upon y.''
eral rrlLcIIl-s, aud Called to thss
'entlon OF tile OLE er oenalors the he
hat on former occasions of the kid
such Investigations had been und.,
taken and nad r-sul e1 only in bli,s
lnk lidicule aud cnlltempt on 4,
Senate and committee Al a.se,tim
was made GU the Dtnucrallc sd.
that the specla. friends of the >r..
department were the first surrllI
with copies Of all treaties, at III.
opinion Was expressed by tbu
Senate that the aumiuistrstim
was probably at fault in TN
matter. THIS gave rise To a sbn
but rather acrimonious parisn
debate. Several Senators Saupuhd
the inability OF the >enate t. entu,
its rules, in reply to which the yut
was made, that the rules had better
be amended to me. t what seemed b
be the popular want. Some QUE sup
ges' ed that tie Nlcaraguan govern.
nlent, or its mini>ter, had given out
the treaty, and the senators genersLy
accepted this as the probability. until
IL was remembered that the Plv.L
dents message Transmitted had been
published win this treaty, where
upon this new theory was abandoned
. new amendment was next Uttered,
that the text of the two Treaties be
published in the Compassionate Ni
;o.morrow. This being onjtct.d TO-
motion was made to lay the Original
on the table, and this WG
'arried almost unanimously.
In executive session; the Senate To-
after tn. confirmation of Secs,
ary McCulIough, q resolution Wa
by Il member of tue sea-
tie committee on foreign relations,
eciteing, in its preamble, that d.
ninlca ha! published in the New
York Herald the Nicarasuan treaty,
q the n. Y. Tribune 10 Cay, andl
rOposition that a special coiumitlr.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 49, 1mmed'
tely alter the reading of the JourllsI
ne house resumed the consideration
the Interstate commerce blll, tue
ending question being on q motion
table Il motion 10 reconsider 100
ote by which TIE house, yesttrday
1opted Gaf's amendment providing
lat in the transportation Of ia"
'ngers the railroad companies shall
lake no Discrimination Oh accouA!
race or color.
The molten to reconsider was %
ed, yeas 140 nays los, BarksasIs
Tered an amendment p%rovidiuglM
re furnishing of separate accom-
: dations, with equal fac ties sna
|ual comforts at the same chalg'
lall not be considered Il discrlulhs
On.
The amendment was agreed "
as l3l nays l24. The fu theI COZ,
OF the bill was po'tpoIsu
q few moments in order 10 aIlo'
Z house nOn-cOuCurenct IN 1leSD
amendment t. n bill making lru
rary provisions for Il naval sef'er
Holmes, and Loug WIFI
pOlnted to the conference.