The semi-weekly miner., 1886-02-03
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ping Out Work.
Under Consideration - The Land
Laws-Diseaseso OF Cattle-Other
Topics From the Capital.

WASHINGTON, January 30.-The Hous'
Committee ON Agriculture to-day began tn,
consideration of bills intended to preven,
the spread of pleuro- pneumonia anon,
domestic animals. The Committee wa,
addressed by Mr.. Wilson (of Iowa), Rep
resentative Breckenridge (of Kentucky
Mr.. Curtis (of New York;, Commissioners
Coleman and DIR. Salmon. DR.. Salmon
said that the flesh of infected animals was
not injurious as food. Disease was com
municable to animals within a period o1
fifteen months after Infection, therefore
quarantine should be extended to period
OF eighteen months at least.
Mr.. Wilson expressed the opinion that
the trade in calves between the east and
west facilitated the Transmission OF dis.
! ease.
All OF the speakers favored liberal ap.
preparation to enable the Department oi
Agriculture to establish and maintain
quarantines and stamp out the disease.
They favored measure that would not
allow the payment OF damages to shippers
for stock found to beinfected and destroyed
where it appeared that proper precautions
have not been taken by the exporter to
ascertain the healthful condition of the
stock.
Several OF the gentlemen expressed the
opinion that the Committee should report
a bill including the diseases OF hogs and
| other domestic animals.
THE PRESIDENT SUSTAINED.
| The Democratic Senators met in caucus
| to-day at IL o'clock and adjourned at
1:45. They discussed the pending issue be-
| tween the executive and the Senate fully,
and unanimously adopted the following
resolution, which the secretaryof the eau
Gus was authorized to make public:
| 'ReSOlved, That we approve the views
| and actions OF the President communicated
| to the Senate through Attorney. General
Garland in his letter OF January goth.
1886, and that we cordially support the
executive therein"
The letter of the attorney general was re-
ceived by the President OF the Senate yes
terday, and was seen by senators, but as
there was no executive session it was not
formally before the body.
ARMY OFFICERS REBUKED.
Adjt.-Gen. Drum has written letter to
Chief Signal Officer Hazen in regard to the
recent court-martial convened at Fort
Meyer, III which he says the Secretary Of
War has instructed him to express his
grave displeasure at the conduct of Lieut..
| Greene OF the Signal Corps. who, he says,
has manifestly failed SO far in his career to
comprehend the duties and responsibilities
| OF commissioned officer to realize that
the use of harsh, s,lting and abusive Ian
guage towards men, who, from their posi-
ton, could not reply to it, strikes at the
very root OF military discipline and evi.
dences in the officer deplorable want of
self control, which if persisted in would
dor NSf 70 h vpffn ,nEk $<~,
mand. The Secretary OF War also deems
it his duty to reprove the rude and coarse
manner in which the officers composing the
court treated the counsel for the accused
Such conduct il utterly uni justifable in
officers sitting in military courts in the
capacity Of judges.
TELEGRAPH TO PEKIN
Ensign Foulk, United States, Charged
affairs ad interim OF the United States in q
COrean dispatch to the Secretary OF State
OF November "a, 1885, announces the COM
pletion OF telegraphic connection to Pekin,
China, and thus with the outer world. He
also reports negotiations looking to the
early establishment OF Il similar line from
Seoul to Fuson, AIS to connect COrea and
Japan.
WAR UN THE ISTHMUs.
The Secretary of the Navy has received
information from the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company to the effect that another
revolution is threatened on the Isthmus of
Panama. Rear Admiral Jewett, COM
manding the North Atlantic Station, was
yesterday directed by telegraph to remain
at Asplnwall wish the Tennessee for the
present. 1t is possible that the Tennessee
sailed from Aspinwall for Key West prior
to the receipt OF these instructions, in which
event she will be ordered back in case the
sit N. nfh
will also be ordered to his assistance. Not
much Importance, however, is attached to
the present reports OF danger.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The Senate Committee on Public Lands
to-day completed Il bill for the repeal OF the
Presumption and Timber Culture Laws, aud
the measure will be reported to the Senate
on Monday. 1t repeals the two laws men.
toned outright, and amends the Desert
Land Act so us to 81 We the claimant $50
acres, on condition that he shall make it
his permanent residence, and shall irrigate
one-half of it, the patent to issue in ivo
years from the date OF filing claimants no.
tice OF intention. 1t also repeals the COM
mutation feature OF the homestead law, and
limits the time within which the Govern
ment can attack a patent to five years.
The Committee also amended Senator
Berry's resolution 80 as to make it declare
that in the opinion OF Congress the leases
of the bath houses and hot water privil-
eges at the Hot Springs, Arkansas, should
not be renewed ny the Secretary of the In
terror until the Forty-ninth Congress shall
have legislated with reference thereto. The
resolutions will be favorably reported to
the Senate.
NOTES FROM LIBERIA.
Rev. Moses Hopkins, Minister resident
and Consul General Of the United States to
Liberia, arrived at Monrova, december
9th, and on the l4th was received in his
official capacity by President johnson.
The foreign representatives, Justices of the
Supreme Court and Judges of the Local
Courts OF liberia, and the Mayor of Mon
:Ovia were present by invitation. Minister
Hopkins family are with him aud have
been welcomed by the leading people at the
Liberian capital. The annual message OF
President johnson was communicated to
The Legislature, December 18th. 1t per-
aims mostly to domestic affairs. 1t is
tated that the proposal to the United
states Government to form treaty upon
terms for introducing into Libe-
Ia by American vessels and American
raiders OF cotton and wooden goods
rom the United States, the latter to
.dmlt sugar, moiasses coffee and ginger,
he products OF Liberia, free of duty,
allied as it was found that such was the
ernper OF the market, as well as the pres.
Mt policy OF the sugar producing coun.
ries, that the moment was not opportune
,r its negotiation.
President johnson remarks in regard
. immigration, NO one will ignore the
act that our greatest need is men," to
uute the language employed by myself on
~ induction into Office. "While we have
our aborigenes population sufficient in
oint OF numbers for all the wants OF this
alton, still there will be needed to some
ktent and for some time to come, that
vilizaton and Christianity possessed by
ur brothers in other lands to give to this
ative element it's proper direction, consis.
'ncy and force"
BONDS REDEEMED.
Over 5000, 900 OF three per cent bonds
nbraced in the 132d call for $4,000, 900
hich will mature February 1st have al
ady been received at the Treasury dc.
artment for redemption.
No Compromise Yet.