Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-19
PLEA FOR WOOL INTERESTS.
rhe Minority Of the Honse Committee
on Ways and Means Speak
Their Mind.
,rother Lengthy Political Debate Oh
the Pension Bill-FIghting
Old Battles Over.
Senator Ingalls, Makes q Few Peculiar
Remarks as to the Future OF
the Country.

W,.HINGIUN, June lG.Almost inlnledi-
at-l. after tn. opening oi the Senute Mr..
Ednunds moved an executive session, bnt
vi.ie,i to the request for the transaction
a, tLe morning business. Mr. Dawes Ire
seutrd :, memorial from the massachusetts
ieyis!ature which WAS read. The memorial
r.ritei that the General Court Of Mass
,chn setts views with deep concern the re-
osnt interference Of the Government ri
lrad,. with the rights ~ fishermen OF the
H., ted Stales, and urges Congress TO ST.
.,r. the immediate relief uf that Glars oI
,itizvnr
ur Huar remarked that there was 81
,.,y natural feeling uf une,tsiHess on the
,art uf the fishermen OF Massachusetts
over the present conduct OF the DOMINION
Government, He was saIe, h"wever, that
49,. Committee on Fcreign Relations was
tally active and alert III regard To the ne
.,S.itv of preserving the honor and dignity
=, the INIT, Il States, and the rights and
interests Of its citizens. There was no class
e.,r ctizars whose wrUEgs would excite
- The Senate more instant sympathy and
+ha Iasire for redress than would those of
~ AMERICA n sailor. Mr.. Huar was sure
that ,nder the lead ri the junior Senator
rom Maine, (Frye) vino, be Supposed
n,,a.s r"n "a mnch about this subject ~ any
.',n in the United States, everythin, that
iaa;slation could accomplish would he ac-
.umnlsl,ed TO nuintain the possessions OF
the United states in This cont rorsrsy. Mr..
H,7r said. however, that in his judgment it
.,uId he ne .essary to enlarge somewhat on
,ha nr,seut scope uf legislation.
The Senate at 1890 went into executive
session.
tl:l5 the doors were opened and on
,oo,ion of Mr.. Dolph the House bill repeal
inc the pre- enptiou, timber culture and
desert md laws WAS taken up. Alter de-
hstv it gave way to the Army Appropria-
ti.,u hill which was passed as reported
from the Appropriation Co,nnittce.
The Senate then proceeded to the consid-
sra1ion OF the Huuse bill repeating Pre-
.mution, Timber Culture and Desert Land
scts, The Senate Cummltfee Oh Public
lands have amended the House bill by
xuhsti1uting the provision OF the Senate.
Mr. Blair offered an amendment providing.
in regard to desert lands, that on An ex-
neud;ture Of So the Government should
mart With the title. and that none nf the
lands should be held in larger bodies than
GAO acres in single ownership.
Mr. Ingalls, said that by pOstponing the
time wfen our supply OF arabic public land
should be exhausted we would postpone
ths time OF being brought face to face with
the consideration whether We should re-
strict Immigration, Cor that other and
more dangerous consideration whether We
Should enter on a "a new career ii conquest
for the purpose OF acquiring iu the North
or IN the South lew territory over which
our snrp!us popula ton might be spread.
Mr.. Plumb did NOT agree that there had
been such gross frauds as had been yener-
ally supposed with regard to the Desert
lands or any other form OF public lands:
After further debate the Senate adjourned
without action on the bill or the pending
motion.