The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The House
Committee on Elections voted In th'
contested election case of Garrison
VS.. Mayo, Virginia, to give the sea-
to Mayo, on prima facie evidence.
Favorable reports were made or
the bill for public buildings at Carson
Hammond, who has been ill since
the converting Of Congress, took thu
oath Of office.
The Speaker announced the follow
ing committee appointments and
changes made at the req uest OF mem
bers concerned: Rivers and harbors
Thomas in place of Chase; Missis-ip
ri levees, Chase in place of Thomas;
naval affairs, Eaton In place of It.
D, Wise; education, E 'ckwell liz
place Of Miliiken, expenditures OF
state dep .rtmeut, u avis Of Illinois
i'll place of Price; liquor trAfh; ;, Price
in place of Davis OF Ills; District Of
Columbia, W0rthington and RICK
well; expenditures of department Of
Justice, G risp and Milliken.
Hunt offered q resolution, direct
ing the Committee on Education tc
inquire into the working and man
agement of the agricultural colleges,
in aid of which lands had been
granted the several States and Terri
tories and to recommend measures to
secure to the industrial classes the
benefits extended by the action Of
Congress donating those lands. r q
ferred.
Under call of the States, the fol
lowing bills, ETC., were introduced
aud referred.
Hawley, resolution calling upon
the Secretary of the Treasury for in.
formation as to the amount Of money
apportion-d to and assessed upon the
States and Territories under the
action of Congress, August 31st, 1861.
Eaton, for the punishment of
officers ofthe United States for the
illegal 8 of money OF other things
of value in elections.
Bedford, authorizing the prelimim-
mary examination and survey Of
passes between the afnuents of the
upper Missouri and Columbia rivers,
for the purpose of ascertaining the
practicability of uniting those rivers
by canal or otherwise, and appropri-
ating $4,000 for the purpose; also
directing the Attorney General to
institute proceedings touching min
eral and mill sites where patents
we're raudulently obtained.
Robinson, of New York, amending
the constitution by providing an
export tax such as congress may
deem Just for the encouragement OF
home manufacture and domestic pro-
duction may be laid on raw or MAI :
ufactured cotton.
Dorsheimer, for the free impor-
tation of coal, iron ore, coke, and
other products of the Dominion of
Canada.
Graves, for the appointment of a
MissO ri river Commission.
White, of Minnesota, granting
pensions to all soldiers who served in
any war Of tie United States and
were permanently disabled.
Cox, of New York, declaring Good
Friday a legal holiday.
Hardy, exempting Weiss beer and
other beer containing less than two
and one-half per cent, alcohol from
the payment of internal levenue.
Wells, for the relief of the Greeley
expedition. 1t recites the loss of life
consequent on unwise attempts at
Polar exploration both in the original
parties aud those sent to their relief;
recites that private enterprise is best
fitted for that cla-s of work, and au-
thOrizes the President to offer a re
ward of 100000 to the master, owner
and crew of any vessel that will res
cue during 1884 and restore to any
port of the United States, Lieutenant
Greeley and party, the reward to be
paid in standard silver dollars.
Randall, from the Committee on
Rules, reported a resolution provid-
ing that the rules of the House Of the
Forty sixth Congress, rs amended by
this House, be the rules of the House
for the Forty. eighth Congress until
further orders. He explained that
the effect of the resolution Was to
bring into force the rules of the
Forty-sixth Congress az amended by
the present House. After offering
many amendments the further con-
of the matter was post
poned until Thursday.
Springer sent to tue Clerks desk q
from Richard w. Webb,
of New Mexico. presenting charges
against Chief Justice Samuel b. Ak
tell, of the Supreme Court of New
Mexico, and 4 resolution directing
the Committee on Judiciary to inves-
and report. Referred.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The follow.
ing changes we're made In the mem.
bpr~ Of the Senate Committees ad-
ditiOnal accommodation for library,
Morrill,, Miller California,
added, Dolph retired; agriculture
and forestry, Sawyer and Gibson,
commerce, Dolph, German
and Slater added, Farley relieved;
manufacture, Pike aud Butler added;
mines and mining, Bowen advanced
to craftsmanship, Terry, Cullom,
Jones, Florida, added; woman suf-
Cockrlll added and made
chairman, Jones, Florida, retired; |
Fair added, Gibson retired.
The following are the members of |
he two new committees created by
he new code of Senate rules: Ex.
oenditure of Public Moneys, Wilson.
Plumb, r att, Beck,
George. and Kenna; Fish and Fish.
9ries, Lapham, Sewall, Dawes,
Palmer, Morgan, Groome, and Far
ley.
Fair introduced q bill to fix the
Ialary Of the Judge of the United
states District Court for Nevada at
i, 900 instead of So. 500.
Senator Fair introduced q Joint
'%esolution for an appropriation suf-
1clent to remove the remains of
oldiers buried at Fort Churchill to
he SOldiers' Cemetery. at Carson