The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-19
WASHINGTON DOINGS.
Warren and the Coinage Com
promise Bill.
SAVING THE
How It's Friends Are Preparing for
Action at the Next Session
Of Congress.

WASHINGTON, September ia computa-
ton made at the Treasury department.
to-day shows that the bullion value of
standard silver dollar according to the
London rates OF silver is 1917 cents.
The Secretary of the Interior has made a
decision in what are known us the OntongOn
land cases, reversing the decision of the
commissioner OF the land Office. The parties
to the case, which is said to involve the
possession OF several million dollar worth
OF land in the Marquette district, Michigan,
Piekard vs.. Camens, Wakefield vs.. Logan
and Spier VS.. Mohring, and the question at
issue was the right OF preemptors to locate
upon lands covered by private entries. In
his decision the Secretary holds that private
entries and locations are not void, but
voidable only for the want of restoration;
that preemptions are not admissible upon
the lands, and that private entries may be
submitted to the board OF .equable adjudica-
ton upon filing within sixty days a petition
by the parties interested.
THE LUCKY ONES.
Worthington c. Ford, OF Brooklyn, has
been appointed Chief OF the statistical di-
vision OF the State Department, vice Michael
Scharlan, who remains in the bureau as a
fourth-class clerk. Mr.. Ford is Il newspa-
per man by profession.
The Postmaster-Ge nera to-day appointed
the following fourth-class postmasters:
Nevada--Pioche, John Shier; Hamilton,
James Pagan; Lamoille, Daniel Lowell; st.
Thomas, Edward Martin. In California
Areta, Jasper N. Davis; MELVILLE, j. NJ.
Nichol.
Colonel Alex. McCook and Lieutenant
W. Groesbeck, OF the Sixth Infantry, have
been detached to meet at Ogden, Utah. the
Chinese commissioners coming from San
Francisco to investigate the difficulties
which recently occurred at Rock Springs,
Wyo., and to act AS their escort during the
investigation.
RAILWAY SERVICE.
Second Assistant Postmaster-General
Knowlt has returned to the city from Il
tour OF inspection over the railway postal
system in the West. Mr.. knOwlt was
absent four weeks and went as far West as
Bismarck on the Northern Pacific Railway
aud Gunnison ON the Denver & Rio Grande
Railway. His object was to study the sys-
tenn thoroughly and ascertain the wants OF
the Western country in the matter OF mail
transportation. Mr.. Knowlt expressed
himself well satisfied with the present rail-
way mail service and commended the fast
Western mail, particularly pointing to the
great speed of the trains, the rapidity OF
Ullc UrduSlcI 6cINlCc " POAlVS VVco fNiN
the smoothness and accuracy OF the whole
service. Travelling in railway postal cars
and having frequent interviews with EN-
ployes, Mr.. Knowlt came to the conclusion
that the division superintendent and
clerks were capable and intelligent and
well equipped for the discharge OF their
duties. Owing to lack OF time he was unable
to give much attention to the Star route
service, but from his personal observations
on several long routes and conversations
with postmasters, he satisfied himself that
on the important Star routes the service is
very good. Mr.. Knowlt says that while no
radical changes in the railway t~ransporta-
ton system are contemplated, he received
a number Of suggestions during his trip and
himself nated several Instances where he
believed the service might be improved, but
these ideas were as yet crude and would
only be carried out after a consultation
with the Postmaster-Geaeral II officers
Of the department.
THE E SILVER BILL.
The Evening Star has the following:
Representative Warner, OF Ohio. is in the
city to-day, having come here to see Secre-
tary Manning and Treasurer Jordon about
his proposed Silver Compromise bill. Mr..
Warner has been consulting all the prom
inent silver men he could reach with a view
u SUEtIS ITO y IL AOcS
important persons on both sides OF the
question are said, however, to stand in
their original position and the prospects
Tor a compromise are not thought to be
good. Both Mr.. Bland and Mr.. Reagan
are quoted as declaring their determination
to stand by the Bland dollar uncompro-
misingly, and the anti-silver men say that
President Cleveland has not altered his
views in the least since writing his famous
anti-silver letter shortly after his election.
The prospect seems to be for q straight
issue on both sides and the outcome de-
ponds upon whether or not the Administra-
ton has received enough converts since last
session to put them in control ofthe House
on that question, which it is thought will
be most important in the organization Of
the House, and in this respect, Speaker
Carlisle will be placed in an embarrassing
position. There is no idea that he will
meet with any opposition in his canvass
for the Speakership and he will have to de-
eide as to the organization OF the coming
Weights and Measures Committee, which
will nave the silver question before it. Ac-
cording to the general custom the old
chairmen who have served satisfactorily
will be appointed at the heads OF their re-
pective Committees. Thus Mr.. Morrison
will expect to 60 at the head of the Ways
and Means. Mr.. Randall's friends will
claim for him the Appropriations Commit
tee and Mr.. Bland will expect to be placed
at the head OF the Coinage, Weights and
Measures Committee.
ORGANIZING THE COMMITTEE.
He will expect that the committee will be
organized according to his ideas, SO that
silver men will be in the control. Should
his expectations be accomplished the silver
men would have the reins in their own
hands and the Administration would be
defeated at the outset. On the other hand,
Bland in his old position, or should organ
lie the committee SO as to take the power
out OF his hands. it would have a tendency
to commit the house to support the Ad-
ministratiOn before any vote had been
taken and plunge it into Il long and exciting
contest at once. In the face Of those cir
cumstances it is important to know what
Mr.. Carlisle's views Of the questions
are. The silver men naturally reckon
on his being with them as opposed to the
New York bankers, but it is understood
that he has studied the question very care
fully, and is inclined to think with the Pres
ident that there is danger in unlimited
coinage OF silver dollars. This question is
giving him more uneasiness thar the tariff
or anything else that may come before Con-
gress this winter, and for months past he
has been talking with men on both sides
and making a careful study OF the question.
Representative Warren expressed the opin-
ion to-day that Congress would pass a
compromise silver bill this session.
KAssoN IN POOR HEALTH
SAIL LAKE, September 17.-Hon. John
A. kasson, ex-United States Minister to
Berlin, is here to make his report to the
State Department. He will be in the city
several days, and will then start for his
home in Iowa, if his health, which has not