The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-03-25
WASHINGTON NEWS BUDGET.

WASHINGTON, March %. The
messengers aud doorkeepeIs of the
Senate nave been instructed not to
blk to outsiders. An additional
drorkeeIe Or has been stationed ut the
gallery door of the Senate opening
upon the press room. The purpose
is to make sure that the publication
Of executive secrets which Sci atOrs
think has grown to be an evil of
great magnitude and shall NO longer
continue. At this writing the Senate.
IN secret session is discussing the
We'll aud LsAhra treaty aud Senators
Morgan and Voorhees, have spoken
in its support.
The We'll and LsAbra treaty is not
dis o.ed of. The m .jnrity Of the
SeLa u are in favor az the ratification
but the friends of the claimants are
trying to talk the treaty 10 death and
urevent the ~re-oueuipg Of the Ease.
Tue final al Ournment eeIMs to ue
only q question OF physical endu-
rance
The report of the expert book
keever of tue railroad commissioners
uff ~ on the fin operation. Of
the Uuion Pac.d, road for The. past
year is Received 1T the Interior De-
paItinent. An item of $l5,OOU has
be-u disputed by President Adams
If the Union Pacific Co. and WIS re-
ferred to the Secretary for settlement.
Ii Is understood tie SECRETARY will
.ustain the position taken by the de-
Dartment ex perts adverse to the com.
pany's claim.
Tue remain. of Clarke will be sent
tonight tn Holly S..rnys, Miss, in
charge of his wife aau S-ua,or
Waltnali. Inxsmuch rs Clark had
u 1t taken the oath Ut off H.. J ,sIyn Is
still ASST mt &c ;retary Of the In
terror and has promised i or. tary
Lamar t. rem ,iu in the Office uuliI
his successor is appointed.
L. is said at the White Ito Use that
the Pie,ident will take no actin iD
regard To the pnst'nastership of New
York for some time.
Montgomery the new Comm's .ion-
r. ut Patents to-day t.ok tue oath If
office.
Mr.. J. Durham the newly al
p hn'e Comp .rulier of the Treasury
will assume me duties OF the office
We inesday.
The Secretary of St tie is informed
by the United States Mini-ter nc
stockholm that the SweJi.h D ct
has voted to admit pork, all grain.
d 'ur and meat into the port of
Sweden, duty tree.
Mr.. Atkins the new Commissioner
OF l 'dlan affairs is expected here to-
morrow.
The President today received a
telegram from r. b. Sn,a'ley, of
ku'llDgton, Vermont, sa,ing that
the Democracy Of Vermont siu-
cerely thank you for the nulnina' ion
Ut MI. helps. 1t is all appointment
mcst worthy"
Secretary Manning to-day sent q
circular letter to the heats OF bureaus
and chiefs of d visions of the treas
ury d.lartm. lit requesting them to
report to him in Whiting as 10 as
whether EXPENSES in their
"lllces, cannot be reduced, ard 10
what extent without d. trlmrnt to
the pu lie service. they also request
q rep 'rt whether the methods or bl,t~
ness can be sinlp,ifi-d aud in geu-
TO m IKE slch suggestions and
'ec"mm. n dations as may occur t,
them as {" how the etficie icy of the
service may tie improved, the b ISL
less department facilitated and tx
penses curtailed.
P.,sfmaster-Ge General Villas tonight
"nnrill.d the Associated Pres. dl--
patch from Madison. Wi. C., nc rn-
the appointment Of General Bry-
mt and 8 he felt it desirable to
nave ut the lie I'd OF the law depart.
'n-nt OF his bureau a gent e,uan
nose political opinions were in con-
ORANGE with those of the admins
ration. General Bryant is, he said,
democrat an l an Did personal
rlehd: Uhtil four years sg =, he was
ten. Villas law partner anu was as
ociated with him in editing and pub
ishing the first twenty volum,s Of
ne reports Of the Supreme Court of
" 'sconsin. H1 is about forty-eight
ears of age.