The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21

saved the country from dismember-
ment and dishOnOr. We submit it
Is not q just and proper recognition
of their claims. They should be re-
tained In government service as
long as they can faithfully and
efficiently perform their official
duties. The bill is eminently lust
In Its provisions and should be
passed, with the following amend
| ment:
! 1t shall not apply to the class of
officers in the original tenure of Of
fee act passed March Sd 1867 and
amended April 5th 1879.
| The general deficiency bill reported
tothe house to-day provides an ap-
preparation of 81, ,56l,0 0 of which
amount S25, 900 are appropriated in
compliance with the recommends
ton of the postmaster ganernl for
cterkshjps in various postuffices. 1t
| also provides that the accounting o..
Ace Of the treasury department shall
| not receive any claims against the
United States unless 1t shall have
| been filed within one year from the
! passage of the act, or within five
years after 1t shall haye accrued, nor
unless it shall have arisen und .r an
obligation or Inability of the United
States incurred by authority of law
or under some appropriation origin
ally applicable to the paym .nt there
of.
Repres antative Reagan to-day re-
celved communication from Presi- |
dent-s lect Cleveland requesting that
the petit!ol Of Democratic members |
of the House, urging him to refrain
from committing himself in regard |
to the coinage OF silver in his inaugu-
raj address be forwar led tn him by
mail. 1t Is understood this request
is in response TO an inquiry whether
he preferred to receive it by mail or
at the hands OF delegation.
The following is the text Of the
House foreign contract labor" bill
as amended and passed by the Sem
ate: "Be 1t enacted. etc., that from
and after the passage of this act, it
shall be unlawful for any person,
company, partnership, or corpora
f1on, TO in any way assist or en-.
courage the importation or emigra-
ton of any alien or aliens or any
foreigner or foreigners into the
United States, its territories or Dis
trict Of Columbia, under contract or
parole or special, express
or implied. made previous to the im-
portatiOn or miYration Of such alien
Or aliens, foreigner or foreigners, to
perform labor or service of any kind
in the United States, its territories or
District of Columbia"
Section 2. That all contracts or
agreements, express or implied,
parole or special. which may here
after be made by and between any
person, company, partnership or cor
poration, and any foreigner or for
eigners, alien or aliens, to perform
labor or service, or having reference 4
TO the performance Of labor, or ser
vice by any person in the United
State., Territories or the District of
Columbia, previous to the migration
1r importation of the person or per-
sons whose labor or service is cor
into the United States, shall
oe utterly void and of no effect.
Section 3. That for any violation
If section one of this act, the
person. partnership, company, or
poration, violating the same know c
ngiy, or assisting, encouraging, or
soliciting the migration or impo1ta-
ion of any alien or aliens, any for :
,igner or foreigners, into the United
ates, its Territories or the District c
# Columbia, to perform labor or ses- t
ice Of any kind, under contract or h
Igreement, express CT implied, parole
" special, with such alien or aliens,
orelgner or foreigners, previous to b
becoming residents or citiz 7ns of the c
United States, shall forfeit and pay
or every such ofense $1,000. which =
nay be sued for and recovered by the i"
J. S or by any person who shall q
irst bring his action Therefore, in. O
luding any such alien or f,reigner q,
Who may be party to any such con- =,
raot or agreeme Mt as debts of like u
mount are now recovered in the p
frcuit courts cf the United States, d
Re proceeds to be paid in the treasury :,
f the United States and separate L
ui;s may be bro ught for each alien O
r foreigner being party to such I
or agreement aforesaid and
shall be the duty of the district ~
ttorney of the proper district to v
rosecute every such suit at the ex- al
ense of the United States. Y