Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-21
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
Senate,

I
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Mr. Cullom to
day introduced in the Senate bill to in
crease pensions for total disability to 81:
month.
Senator Ingalls, reported adversely from
the judiciary Committee a bill to grant full
pay for the remainder OF their lives to al
judges OF the United States courts who may
resign after thirty years OF age.
| Mr.. Dolph reported favorably from thu
Committee on Public Lands bill to forfeit
all lands which appertain to and are coter
minus with but part of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad main line, which extends from
| Wallula junction, Washington Terr tory
| to Portland, Oregon, except such of the
| lands as appertain to the branch line
across the Cascade Mountains; the bill also
provides that where persons are now in
possession of lands forfeited by the bill, un.
der deed secured from the Railroad Com.
pany. they shall have the right to purchase
the lands from the United States in quaint
ties not exceeding 800 acres, for $25 per
| acre. At 12:4O the Senate went into exec
utive session.
adjourned. The Senate remained in
secret session about three hours and a
half considering Weilapd- -Labra Mexican
treaty, and adjourned with the under
standing that the vote shall be taken to-
morrow.
On motion of Mr.. Beck, Mr. Wilson, of
Maryland, was appointed to membe ship
of the Committee on Pensions. Mr.. Eustes,
ON Privileges aud Elections; Mr.. Gay, on
Territories, and Mr.. Hearst on Railroads.
Manufactures, Fisheries and Nicaragua
claims.
House.
Under the call of states the following bills
and resolutions were introduced and re-
ferred: By Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky,
appropriating $6, 900 for military explor-
alton of the Territory of Alaska; by Mr..
Hermann, Of Oregon, a resolution directing
the Committee on Commerce to report as
substitute for the Ead's Ship Railroad bill
a bill appropriating 81 1873 900 for the con-
struction OF a ship canal upon the deep wa
ters of the Columbia River at the Dalles to
the deep waters of the same river at Cello;
by Crane, of Texas. to provide
for the distribution OF the proceeds
OF the sale OF public lands among the
States and Territories for educational pur-
poses. The House refused, by 1. vote of 26
to AZ to refer this bill to the Committee on
Labor, and it was referred to the Commit
tee on Education. BY Mr.. Barr WIS, of Mich
igan, to provide for the transpol tn ii ~ OF
foreign mails. It directs the Postmaster
General. before the first of July, 1886, and
every fi"e years thereafter to enter into
contracts with the lowest responsible bid
der at a rate not exceeding so cents per
mile on outward trips of actual nautical
miles Travelled between the terminal points
for the transportation of mails for the
United States b, tween any port OF the !
United States and port of the Pacific and |
South Atlantic Oceans, Gulf OF Mexico and |
Caribbean Sea. The ships with which such |
contracts shall be made shall be OF |
American register and manned by American |
crews, and the contract shall extend for |
t he term OF five years, and all vessels so en-
gagged shall in time of war be subject to pur-
chase or charter by the United States at |
rates. The President is author
zed to enter into treaty negotiations with
The Governments OF the several countries
Of Central and South America, Asia and |
the islands OF the Pacific for a concerted
OF such steamship mail facilities as
nay be established. By Mr.. Henley, OF Cali
ornia, Il resolution for an inquiry by Sc
ect committee on the relations of tn.
Union Pacific Railroad Company to the
United States.
Mr.. Herberr, OF Alabama, from the Com
nittee on Naval Affairs, moved to sus-
oend the rules and adopt resolution
ma king the bill to increase the naval es-
adjustment continuinga a special order from
Thursday, the twenty-second of April, un-
Ill Tuesday, the twenty-seventh OF April
IN which latter day the previous question
hall be considered as ordered. 1t was pro-
'ided however, that the appropriation bills
ire plior special orders. also public land
bills and private bills on Friday, which
must not be antagonized. The motion to
uspend the rules and adopt the resolution
vas lost. Yeas. 119; nays. 1O4; not two
birds voting in the affirmative
On motion OF Mr.. Deckney, of Missouri
rom the Committee on Postoffices and
oostroads, the rules were suspended and
he bill was passed to extend the immedi-
lte delivery service. 1t provides for it's
ervice within the carrier delivery limit of
very free delivery office and within a mile
If any other postoffice which the Post
MASTER General may designate.
Mr.. Richardson, Of Tennessee, from the
Committee on Pacific Railroads, moved to
uspend the rules and pass the bill requir-
ne the Northern Pa. ificl Railroad Company
% pay the costs OF locating and surveying
ands granted to that railroad. Pending
action the House adjourned.
LIQUOR LICENSES
The committee on the alcoholic and
iquor traffic to-day, by a vote of six to
i've, ordered an adverse report on Repre-
sentative Saulbees bill to provide that no
person shall he licensed as a dealer of in
by the United States until he has
irst received q license as such from the
ocal authorities where it is proposed to
AIRY on the business of selling liquors.