Butte semi-weekly miner., 1886-05-08
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAMME.
What Will Be Done in Both Houses
Dnring the Next Six
Days.
Some Interesting Statistics From the
Surveyor General of the United
States Army.
An Interesting Budget of News Notes
Scraped Up Throughout
the Country.

I WASHINGTON, May 2.-The report OF Dr.
Billings, surgeon, United States Army, o.
mortality and vital statistics of the Unite,
States. as returned for the tenth census
June 18, 1880, has been received by tn
Secietar OF the Interior. It Gays: TIL
total population in 1880, was So 155, 788
an increase in ten years OF ], ,597 .412. O
this increase, 2S1 ,219, per annum may b.
taken rs due to immigration, the tOta
number OF immigrants for the ten year.
being 2,8l2 ,191. This makes mean an
nual increase due to excess of births owe
deaths OF s78, ,522. The mean annua
birth rate for the United States is given al
36 per 100. 1t appears from the data pre-
sented in the report that the United States
during census year, had comparatively
low death rate, and high birth rate. Tht
death rate is shown to be higher in thu
colored than in the white population; in
the foreign element than in whites OF Ameri
| can parentage; in cities than in the rural
| districts.
WORK OF THE SENATE.
The Postoffice Appropria ton bill will be
passed by the Senate tomorrow, and it is
expected that the Inter State Commerce
bill will then command the attention OF the
Senate, after o'clock each day until it is
disposed of. Senator Culiom, who has it in
charge, thinks result should be reached
after two or three days. discussion. The
Bankruptcy bill, the General Pension bill
and DesMoines River Land bill are upon
the Caucus Committee progra mme Tor con-
sideratipn next after the Inter State Com
merce bnl, but Senator Frye expressed a
purpose to contest their right of way some
time during the week in behalf OF the Stat en-
Island Bridge bill. He will also ask that
during the morning hour, the shipping bill
be taken up, discussed and passed.
WORK OF THE HOUSE.
Tomorrow, being Individual suspen-
sion day in the House OF Represen-
tative's number of public building meas
the rules. Probably the River and Harbor
till will come fourth up in the house on
Tuesday, as only one important section
remains to be considered. The bill can be
finally disposed OF in one day. The Camp
ll-Weayer-Contested election case may
also be reached on the same day and the
Committees report in favor of Weaver,
the sitting member, will, without doubt,
be adopted after short debate. The
Chinese indemnity bill comes up on We'd
nesday in the morning hour. Strug-
gle for precedence is expected between
special orders made for that
day, which may result in the taking up OF
the Consular and Diplomatic Appropria-
ton bill. Friday will be devoted to the
OF private bills. and on
Saturday the Oklahoma bill will receive
the attention OF the House.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The following is the statement OF the
present position OF the regular annual APP
bills: First-The General De-
ficiency bill; the Legislative, Sundry, Civil,
Naval ard Fertilization bills have
not been reported from the COM
lnittees in which they originated. Three,
to-wit: the Military Academy, Consular
and Diplomatic, and Army Appropriation
bills, are upon the House calendar. The
River and Harbor bill is unfinished bus
mess in Committee of the Whole; three, |
VIZ, Pension, District OF Columbia and Ag-
ricultural bills, have passed the House and |
ire therefore before the Senate Committee |
on Appropriations. The Postoffice bill Is |
before the Senate and the Indian bill has |
oeen passed by both Houses.
SECRETARY MANNING OUT.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-Secretary Man.
ling, accompanied by Mrs. Manning and |
lis sister, Miss Manning, took long drive
o-day. During the afternoon and evening
le received a large number OF callers,
vmong them being the President, Col. La
mont, Secretaries Lamar and Whitney;
senator's German and Call and Mr.. Ban
roft, the historian.