The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-01
NIGHT DISPAiCHEO.
Curious Developments in the
Morse Case.
Dynamite Very Plenty in
England.
Senate Bill For tho Admis-
sion Of Dakota.
A Lively Tilt in the Lower
House.
CONGRESSIONAL

CONGRESSIONAL.
SENA TIE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-HarrisOn,
from the Committee on Territories,
reported favOrabiy the original bill
providing for the admission of the
Territory of Dakota. Ordered printed
and recOmmitted.
Ransom, from the Committee on
APPROXIMATIONS, reported adversely
the Joint resolution introduced ~
him last Sunday, and referred to that
committee. providing for an appr0'
priaiiOn to aid the sufferers by the
great storms in the Southern States.
In reporting it back, Ransom stated
the committee had given the matter
careful consideration. kilograms
were sent to the governors of the dit
ferent states effected. The sufferings
were not, in the judgment of the
| committee, Of that widespread. paf-
amount character, which baf1ed all
local, individual, municipal or state
| relief, so as to demand the %interven-
| ton of the Government. Ransom
| added: "While in presenting the es-
| olutiOn he had been actuated by q
becoming impulse, 1t was proper,
| now, that the country should know
! at the earliest possible moment that
Congress would not take steps for re-
lief in this instance. He said this
in order that private and local charity
may not be suspended"
The Committee on Appropriations
reported favorable the military acad-
envy bill. Placed on Calendar.
The Senate resumed consideration
of the bill providing for the construc-
ton of steel cruisers. The question
was on the amendment of Jones, of
Florida, to the amendment of Sc
we'll. Sewell's amendment provides
for building the ships at one or more
Government navy yards. JOnes'
amendment provides that the build
ing shall be apportioned among the
different navy yards. After debate
were voted down.
Morgan withdrew his objection to
the vessels being built by private
contract and the amendment offered
by him was. after modification,
accepted by Hale, by embodying in
the bill by direct words and not by
description merely the words of the
acts of 1882 and 1883, together with
the prOviso that bids may be accepted
not only from bidders who may now
be ready to build vessels, but who
may BIZ able to satisfy the Secretary
of the Navy that they can in three
months after making a contract be
able to do so.
HOUSE.
The committee on education re-
ported back the resolution OF inquiry
into the management Of institutions
using funds appropriated for the
benefit of agricultural colleges.
Adopted.
The House went into committee of
the whole on the private calendar.
The first bill on the calendar was q
bill to authorize the retirement of
Alfred Pleasanton as major general.
An amendment was recommended
making the rank %brigadier general.
The bill was advocated by Bedford, |
Bayne, Rosecrans and McGiunis, and !
opposed by Stelle, Stock Stag er, Brown
AID McMillin
Cutcheoa would make the rank
colonel.
White, of KY, opposed the bill. !
and in the course of his remarks said
that General Pleasanton, though de-
serving, was no more deserving than
less honored men who served in the
R~osecrans enquired whether the
gentleman belonged to the latter
class.
White replied he did not but even
though he were not an interested
party a some persons seemed to be,
he could cast an intelligent vote upon
the measure.
Rosecrans in a low tone said some
thing casting u doubt upon the gen.
tleman's mental ability to do o
White-''If you mean to insult m,
you had better retire t. the land
grant In California where you have
got unjustlv thousands of acres
belonged to soldiers and who
out for that would have gone to
Rosecrans was walking away
when this remark was made. but
subsequently being Informed what
lad beeen' said asked White to repeat
t and say what he meant by it.
White-"The record will show
What l said. and l stand on record
II want to know it now while YOU
ire responsioie," exclaimed Rose
rams.
This colloquy coming out of
Whites time, that gentleman re-
used to yield further.
TORONTO. Feb. ga most bruta