The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-04-14
TER MS-BY NAIL,
WASHINGTON WAITS.
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f'acifiesl-OklahOma Territory.

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uj,c,lowiue Btlls-The Chinese Embass,
| rac,fie.l l-Oklahoma Territory.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Second Comp
troller Maynard has disallowed the claims
OF the Globe Mutual Insurance Company
of St. Louis and twenty-four other insur
ance companies amounting in the aggregate
to S94, STA for losses under policies taken
by them upon steamboats, employed in the
| Government service in transporting troops
| and supplies for the use OF the army during
the civil war in 1861 and 1862. The Sec
Ond Comptroller has disallowed the claim
| Of the Powhattan steamboat Company for
services OF the steamer George Peabody"
and co-owners Of twenty-three other steam.
boats for their earnings while in the Gov
ernment service during the civil war in
1852 and 1868, amounting to S73, 900.
The claims were for compensation for GER
tain days when the vessels were laid up i II
repairs and were being repaired by their
owners.
PACIFYISG i MINISTER.
Acting Secretary Fairchild has received a
telegram signed by Collector Hoger, Sur
veyor 'rinnin and superintendent Lawton,
Of San Francisco, dated the 10th inst, OF
2" licil tue following il q copy:
We called last evening on the Chinese Embassy
and assured the Minister that it was misappre
hension if he thought discourtesy or dlsrespect
was intended to be shown either his Government
or himself on his arrival at this port The Min
lister WAS invited to visit the United States mint.
which invitation he accepted.
THE TERRITORY OF OKLAHOMA.
The House Committee on Territories to-
day, by q vote Of six to five, agreed to re-
port favorably the bill to provide for the
organization Of the Indian Territory and
the public and strip into the Territory OF
Oklahoma. The bill provides that nothing
in it shall be SO construed as to disturb the
existing property OF the treaty rights OF
the Indians The bin also provides that
the public land strip shall be opened to set
tlement snder the provisions OF the Home
Greek. Seminole, and Cherokee tribes shall
give their assent, the unoccu' led lands ceded
by these Indians to the United States shall
be opened to settlement under | he five year
settlement law.
snERMAN's LABOR SCHEME.
Senator Sherman submitted in the Sen
ate to-day IN amendment to the. House
Labor Arbitration Bill. The amendment
was first ordered to lie over and be printed.
1t is AZ follows: To strike out all after the
enacting clause of the bin and to insert as
follows:
Section l. That commission is hereby
created to be called the Arbitration Com
mission, to consist OF twelve members,
conn osed as follows: Two members OF the
Senate to be appointed by the President Of
the Senate. three members OF the House 0:
10 be appointed by the
Speaker Of rms. .Ioase, and seven members
from civil llio to be appointed by the Pres
ident OF the United States, by and with the
advice and consent OF the Senate, not more
than four of whom shall belong to any one
political party, who shall be selected for
their superior intelligence as to industrial
and lahoriug interests OF thecOuntry. The
Civil Commissioners shall receive as COM
pensation for their service each at the rate
OF y 10 per day when engaged in duty and
each member OF the commission shall re-
reive actual travelling and other necessary
expenses.
SEC. z. That it shall be the duty OF said
to take into consideration and
thoroughly investigate all the various con-
troversies that have arisen or are
likely to arise between employers and
employees, whether they be corporations
Or associations or private individuals, and
whether engaged III transportation, manu-
lacturing mining or other Industrial inter-
rsts OF the United States, 30 far as they re.
lait' W BlltIl tculToFtI6ltH UcCVctl IIFdl
and competing companies or between trans
portation, manufacturing and mining COM
panies and their employees and for the pur-
pose Of fully examining into matters which
may come before saId commission in the
Of it's inquiries, is empowered
to visit such different portions and sections
Of the country as it may deem advisable.
SEC. g. That the commission shall make
to Congress final report OF it's Investigation
and testimony taken in the course OF the
same not later than the FIST Monday in
December, 1856, and especially Of such
measure or measures as in it's judgment it
may be expedient and within the constitu-
tional power OF Congress to adopt for the
decision and settlement OF such controver-
sizes and proper means to avoid or prevent
the same.
NOMINATION WITHDRAWN.
The President has withdrawn the nom
nation OF Orlando W. Powers, OF Michigan,
as Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court
Of Utah
EECEETARY LAMAR.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-Secretary Lamar
will leave the city this evening or to.mor-
row for his home at Oxford, Mississippi.