Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-11
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.

WASHINGTON, December 9.-Mr. Camera,
moved that when the Senate adjourned to
day it be till Monday next. Agreed to.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following:
By Sewell-To authorize the redemption
of trade do liars.
Mr.. Mitchell, OF Oregon, offered a resolu
tion instructing the Secretary of War te
inquire and report whether the commerce
and navigation of the Columbia river j,
Oregon and Washington Territory is oh
structed or interfered with by salmor
wheels. traps or nets, Referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce.
The Senate then proceeded to q consider
alton of the resolution introduced by Mr.
Morrill,. declaring it inexpedient to at
tempt any tariff legislation at this session
support of the resolution.
Confreres on the Interstate Commerce
bill finished their labors this morning and
will report their decision as soon as prac.
ticable.
On the question of enforcing the act the
commission said the feature of the Senate
bill is accepted by the confreres, while the
Senate confreres accept the system pro-
posed in the Reagan bill, under which the
shipper is entitled to sue for damages il
the United States Court in his own behalf.
This gives the shipper the option of making
a complaint to the commissioner or insti-
tuting suit in the Federal Court. Rail-
roads are prohibited from charging more
for short than for longer distance on their
own lines in the same direction, the shorter
being included within the longer distance,
and the circumstances and condition of it's
being the same; but the commission is au-
thorized, upon application of a railroad,
after an investigation of facts, to relieve
the roads from the operation OF the general
rule in special cases.
At the conclusion of Morrill's remarks,
Beck and Sherman continued the debate.
The Senate adjourned till Monday.
House.
On motion of Morrow, Of California, the
Senate bill was passed relinquishing the in
terest of the United States in certain lands
in San Francisco to the city and county
of San Francisco.
Mr.. Payson, of Illinois, from the Com
mittee on Public Lands reported back a
bill to restrict the ownership Of real estate
in the territories to American citizens with
the Senate amendments thereto. The
amendments were not concurred in and
conference ordered. =,
In the morning the House resumed the
consideration of the bill extending the fee
delivery system. ~,
By an arrangement with the Committee
on Postoffices. Cannon, OF Illinois. with
drew the amendment offered by him yes
terday, and Dockery, of Missouri, on be-
half of that Committee offered an amend
ment so as to make the bill provide that
letter carriers shall be employed for free
delivery OF mail matter as frequently as
public business may require in every incor-
porated city, village or borough containing
a populace OF $4,000 within it's corporate
limits and may be employed
at every place containing population OF
not less than 10, 900 within its corporate
limits according to the isst ;tsd states
orany postofiice which produces gross
revenue for the preceding fiscal year OF not
less than $4,000. Dockey's amendment
was adopted and the amended bill was
passed.
ton of the electoral count bill. After some
debate the bill was passed with the amend
ments reported by the House Committee.