The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-03-20

Park, and the strip OF land immediately
on the east side of the Park,
to the width OF thirty miles,
be reserved from sale and a stringent
law be enacted against the destruction Of
the forests thereon. The report is signed
by Representatives. Holman, Hatch and
Peet.
MINORITY
OF the committee consisting OF Representa-
tives Cannon and Ryan believe that the
Indians, il the triba! relation continues,
should be placed on compact reservations
and kept there, the Government to assist
them temporarily in industrial pursuits
| and to such education as they will utilize.
! The proper policy TO pursue, however,
| according to the minority, not only in the
Indian Territory, but generally especially
| in the large reservations in Dakota and
| Montana where lands are agricultural, is to
cut up the reservation stem at the root,
abolish tribal relations, allot to each
| Indian tract OF land in severalty and sell
the remainder to actual settlers.
4 SILVER TRIUMPH.
! Under suspension OF the rules q bill was
| passed for the closing OF the business of the
Court OF Commissioners OF Alabama
| Claims. The Senate bill was passed au-
| thorizing the Comptroller Of the Currency
| to permit receiver OF u National bank to
| use the trust funds for the purchase of
property upon hich the bank holds q
mortgage Or other evidence OF indebtedness.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, under instructions
| from the Committee on Coinage, Weights
and Measures, moved to suspend the rules
| and adopt the following resolutions That
House bill $500 ''for the free coinage of
silver' be made the special order for Sat
urdays the 20 and II instant. Saturday,
| third OF April, and the same be again taken
up Tuesday, April =, after the morning
hour for tha consideration OF bills reported
by the committee and SO to continue
from day to day until disposed of-proviied
that unless sooner ordered by the House
the pre- ious question shall be pending
thereon at 3 O'clock Thursday. April s.
this order not to interfere with the revenue
or general appropriation bills except on
Thursday, April s, fixed for the final dispo-
sition of this order" The motion was
seconded SO to 2s. A brief debate ensued
showing considerable opposition to the
motion. Mr.. Bland said that the House
would stultify itself if it refused to go on
record on the question, and intimated that
the silver advocates would secure a vote
on the bill if they had to keep Con-
gress in session all summer to accom-
plish that purpose. The motion to
suspend the rules and adopt the resolution
was agreed to. Yeas 179, nays 81. The
~
with round of applause from the silver
men. The vote cannot, however, be re-
garGed as q test vote, inasmuch as such
well-known opponents OF the free coinage OF
silver as Mr. Fipdlay, OF Maryland, and
Mr. Bayne and Mr.. Scott, of ofPennsylvania,
voted in the affirmative, while Mr.. Blount.
OF Georgia, Mr.. Curtin, of Pennsylvania,
and Mr. Dougherty, OF Florida, who at first
voted in the negative changed their votes
at the solicitation of friends who desired
that the discussion should be held. Had
would have lacked the necessary two
thirds affirmative vote The House then
adjourned.
THE WESTERN UNION.
The House Postoffice Committee to-day
heard President Norvin Green, of the West.
ern Union Telegraph Company upon the
alleged monopoly of telesraphic facilities
by The Pacific railways. He said that when
the Pacific roads were built the charters
contained provisions allo owing the Overland
Pacific California State and United States
Telegraph Companies to reconstruct or re-
| move their lines, and it was also stipulated
| that the roads might contract with tele-
graph companies and authorize them to
establish telegraph lines for the public ac-
commodation and the use of the roads in
lieu OF their own lines. The Western Union
now included the Overland Pacific, Califor-
MIA State and United States Telegraph
Companies. The United States Company,
as absorbed by the Western Union, had
included the United States Telegraph Com
pany, the United States Extension TeIe-
graph Company, the Inland Telegraph
Company, and the Inland q Extension
Company therefore the Western Union
wires ran over the Pacific roads not by the
company's consent, but by its right under
the act of Congress. There WAS no doubt
but that the Pacific railways were bound
to take messages from all companies,
nor was ther any doubt but that they
we're prepared to do it. Their
Superintendent, Mr.. Dckey, was in the
room and had told him DR.. Green
that the railroad companies we're always
ready to take any message offered by com
| peting lines. The company, he said, that
figured the largest in this investigation had
q wire WITHIN 400 miles of the Pacific
roads. The object of this attack was the
| Western Union, company that had
| raised money and built overland wires in
| time of war. when nobody else would un-
dertake it. MIR. Dougherty said it
had been complained that the Western
Union Disseminated against the other
companies. that it was a monopoly.
Mr.. Green replied that was ques-
tion of law and the Western Union
had nothing to do with it. The railroads
were at liberty to take anybody's business;
| il the opposition companies took business
| for points they did not reach and trans
| fered that business to the Western Union
| necessit ting two dates the Western Union
charged them for the second date. They
| did that in the case of individuals as well
! in the matter of rates for the Western
| Union did not propose to allow these op.
l hat n Il nvo.
| the telegraph business to control the price
| of the other nine-tenths. He would say
frankly that the Western Union had put
| up the Mutual Union TO compete with the
| opposition companies in cheap rates, nut
| it was a remarkable fact that the public
was not 50 anxious for cheap service as
for a good service. The Western Union
now regretted that it had not allowed the
postal telegraph bill to pass few years
| ago, because it would have been like the
rest, it would have done no business. AT
this pojnt the hearing was adjourned until
I. tomorrow.
| TARIFF TALK.
The Committee on Ways and Means to:
! day instructed Messrs. Breckenridge a.
| Read to endeavor at once. under suspen'
| sion of the rules, to pass the bill relating
| to the prohibition OF the catching OF
| mackerel during the spawning season. The
| Morrison tariff bill was taken up for de-
tailed consideration, beginning with the
paragraphs relating to lumber. The pro-
visions OF the bill touching lumber were
agreed to by strict party vote OF eight to
four. the Republicans voting in the
negative.
| IMPORTANT NOMINATIONS.
The President to-day sent the following
nominations to the Senate: William l..
Trenholm, OF South Carolina, now OF the
Civil Service Commissioners, to be Comp
troller OF the Currency, in place OF Henry
W. Cannon, resigned; John O'Berly, OF
illinois. to be Civil Service Commissioner in
place OF William L. Treholm, Charles Ly'
man Of Connecticut, now Chief Examiner
of the Civil Service Commission, to be Civil
Service Commissioner in place OF Dorman
B. Eaton.
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
The House Committee on Foreign Ahalre
today by the very close vote OF ~ to o.
postponed the consideration OF the Morrow
Chinese bill and will instead take up the