Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-03
GENERAL WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsHlNGToN, July 1.-The President has
approved the act to reduce the fee on
domestic money orders iur sums not ex-
sA1ag So; the act making allowances for
aaS hire to postmasters OF first and
scond.class postoffices; the Military, Post.
office, Agricultural and Army A%pprorria-
lon bills; the act granting leave OF absence
10 the employees in the Government print
lag Office; the acts providing for the compile
fIon OF public buildings at Ell Paso. Texas;
Hannibal, Missouri; Savannah, Georgia;
feoria, Illinois. and Des MONIES, Iowa; the
act Tor the sale of the Kansas City, Fort
scott Il Gulf Railroad; the act authorizing
Inc Cheyenne & Northern Railway Com
pany to build a road across the Fort Rus
sell ana Fort Laramie reservations; the act
providing ior additional barracks at the
southern, northwestern and western
branches OF the national home for disabled
volunteer soldiers; the act for the relief OF
the otlcers and crew OF the light house
tender Lilly"
DECREASE IN THE PUBLIC DEBT.
WASHINGTON, July There ia an esti-
mated decrease $4,000, 900 in the public
debt during June.
FITz JOHN PORTER.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The President has
signed the Fitz John Porter bill.
TIE ARCTIC SURVIVORS.
lie bill passed by the House some time
ago Tor the relief Of the survivors OF the
steamer "Jeannette' and the widows aud
children OF those who persisted in the re-
neat from the wreck of that vessel in the
arctic seas, was reported favorably to the
SWsaate to-day from the Committee on
ssSal Affairs. The Senate Committee have
auended the bill SO as to provide that the
assVe months pay OF Henry D. Warren.
m.ae crew, shall I've paid to his child and
0ot to his widow.
THE PRESIDENTS VACATION.
Is said at the White House that there
SSno truth in the reportthat the President
Y tas arranged to make u tour OF the lakes
n ua' summer. He has as yet made no
fEasonHs Nr the SUI mer but it is more than
naaegt1at be and Mra. Cleveland will pass
new York.
TIE FAILURE TO APPROPRIATE.
aclng Secretary Fairchild this morning
EGoepAfed d circular calling attention Of the
CCu,esnnlent employees to the failure OF
a;. as'ess TO provide for their compensation
III '"t oOtu anu nOtlnSu CueH tuAl
mn m. continuance at work after that date
,nt : De at their own risk, subject to the
vas use action OF Congress. The matter
10 considered at the Cabinet meeting
may NV ana it WAS decided to defer the issu-
sn.; OF the circular until tomorrow in
don 'pa OF the passage by Congress TO-
an VI lhe Joint resolution extending the
Ypnp.offiations Of the last fiscal year. Mr..
n,uhan's. Chief Clerk OF the Treasury, has
o nbI;a kilograms to all custodians OF
1oinmS buildings, about 100 in number, as
NM, 40 appropriation. You cannot direct
snnr mas at last years prices subject to
rmmoprlatlons by Congress-"
Cona s'e telegrams will not be sent unless
yis;enass ialis to make the necessary pro-
'sons to-day.
III CHIEF Jua1IcE FOR ARIZONA.
john a President yesterday nominated
just Shields, Of Michigan, to be Chief
Vi The Supreme Court OF Arizona.
HthooL LANDS AND SETTLERS.
inoa; na Commissioner Sparks in reply to
Of Wsshsoy Delegates VOORHEES, and Toole,
,esn,ilngton and Montana Territories,
departaaseiy, relative to the policy OF the
MpersaNIn In respect to the prosecutions
tons ~ occupying reserved school sec.
sehoo, Al The Territories says that the
sppron,s sections are not subject to
tie 'oprlation by any person after
psactissa fsey, but it is not the
" ms Office to recommend