Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-25
DESERTED WASHINGTON.
Tho Presidents Programme for Recep.
tions-Irish Notes-Ncw York
Strike, Etc.
nEsERTED WASHINGTON.
>rsot the Few Stragslers at the Capital
Are Doing.

w,at the Few stragslers at the Capital
Are Doing.
WASHINGTON, December 23.-The capital
ros almost deserted to-day. Two OF
.hree senator's and half dosen representa-.
.;ves dropped in to attend to personal cor
coincidence and the subcommittee OF the
,onse committee on naval affairs spent an
hour or two in hearing several officers OF
.he navy department in explanation OF
Estimates for the maintenance OF that de-
n.rtment during the next fiscal year. With
,bese exceptions the halls of the houses
rsre abandoned to pages and employees
engaged in cleaning up and distributing
documents.
The appropriation committee OF the
House will not meet during holiday week
as Il has already reported an appropria-
tion bill that has not yet been acted upon
nv the House.
BIG LAND GRAB.
TX. Redington, az attorney for Lester
/, BARTLETT of Washington, to-day made
annJication to Commissioner Sparks of the
General land Office as ex-officio register and
receiyer for the State of Illinois to locate
with Girard scrip about ninety acres Of
land in the city of Chicago, lying on the
lake, south OF the Chicago river. being land
covered by what is known as
the Talcott survey in section TO-; also all
section l, as well as all lands lying between
Wabash and Michigan avenue and Wash.
;ngton and Madison streets. In explana-
tion Mr.. Girard said to an Associated Press
reporter that the Girard scrip filed as part
of the application with Commissioner
Sparks was issued originally as payment
OF service rendered by one Stephen Girard
TO President Washington, in opening COM
mupication with hostile Indians in the
Northwestern Territory, and as appears
upon it's face is locatable upon any public
lands of the United States. 1t is claimed
that these lands belong to the United
States and are therefore subject to entry
with this scrip. The Commissioner re-
ceived application and scrip, and holds the
matter of allowance or rejection of the To- |
cation under advisement. Argument in
support ofapplication will shortly be heard. |
II is represented that the land in contro- |
versy is worth about 81 100000.
THE FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
The Evening Star has the following: The
proba bility of the 5Oth Congress being
convened in extra session at an early day |
in the spring is being discussed
among public men. Unless the President
or Congress shall provide some means
Of relieving the Treasury from q steadily
increasing surplus, it is believed by some
prominent Democrats that Congress will
he called together to perform that task.
One of the high officials of the Treasury
says he has no doubt OF An extra session
unless this Congress shall deal with the sur
plus question. He expressed the opinion
that the President would convene the Fiji
teth Congress, within thirty days after the
fourth OF March, should nothing be donein
the way OF relief for the Treasury by that
time.
Rear Admiral Worden was placed on the
retired list of the navy to-day. with the
highest pay of that grade.
The Presi lent has directed that all Exec
rtive Departments he closed at noon on
the day before Christmas and New Years
day.
Edmund Jessen, q. s. consul general at
Vienna in report to the Department OF
State on the electric lighting in Vienna
says: Electric com scc.fles now vienf& 1
have so little ca .ital at con.mAnd That
they are compelled to insist upon immedir
ate payment for all services rendered and
Investments made on behalf OF their Gus
TONER'S am assured by gentlemen who
are thoroughly familiar with the situation
and all it's characteristics that any electric
lighting company, no matter what its par
tcuar system might be could at once enter
upon most lucrative and thriving business
in Vienna if it's capital were sufficient to
extend the necessary credit to its GUS
toners.