Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09
senate.

cu,>croy June 7-Iu the Senate, Mr.
,t;iio, moved that the Oleoma riga riue bill
va ,.f,rrld TO the Committee on Agricul
,u,e other members thought the bill
.bould 20 10 the Finance Committee. After
considerable debate Mr.. Miller's resolution
ws- rarrjed-22 to p.
Nr, Harris asked to be excused from ser
vice oG The special committee appointed tt
,nyrstigate the matter OF the appointment
-, Indian traders, declaring his intimate
o~.r4onal acquaintance with the Commits
.ionrr made it inappropriate fer him to
-rfyr.
Hr. Dawes remarked that he thought Mr..
Harri. might move to lay the subject on
rbp liable for awhile. The Senator's d:spo-
-it,on evidently was to decline to begin
maxim" an investigation.
Mr.. Harris replied that it would not be
or,re. for him to make such a motion.
The Commissioner claimed the fullest in
yc,'igation.
Mr., Harris was excused.
NJ, Miller moved the reference OF the
ni.oina raarinn Bill to the Committee on
Agriculture.
Mr. Morrill, said the motion should not
,r.vail H.. would move to refer it to the
EEnou,ittre or finances. II it was to be
considered as "A revenue bill the Finance
ro,nlvittee was the proper committee to
consider it. Mr.. Vest thought the bill a
revenue bill or nothing.
Mr. Miller said the cnatr must decide
now whether the agriculture OF the country
was to have a fair hearing or not.
Mr.. Beck thought the bill would raise a
Revenue Of 10, 900, 900, and we already
had ! surplus ui about $50, 600, 900 or
$50, OUO, 600.
Nh. Fdmnnda regarded the bill as one OF
revenue. He wanted it to stand as a tax
bill and not have the Supreme Court told
by one body that it was a mere evasion
device. 1t should go to the Taxing Com
mittee OF the Senate. The question OF
reference then came to a vote and resulted
joiav0r OF Mr.. Miller's motion, % against
Il. so the bill WAS referred to the Committee
Oh agriculture. The Consider and Diplc-
matte Appropriation bill was taken up and
passed.
Some debate arose on the bill reported
BY Mr.. Brownfrum the Committee on Rail
roads to provide for the settlement OF
accounts with railroad compani that had
Tttfil tl Ilbptil " NUN II bbIICN OShlC
during 1860 and 1866. Mr.. Hewley called
attention TO the report accompanying the
BIZ. 1t referred to the Union Army
as ''an invading army" Mr.. Hawley
regarded the language Of the report
~ a gross discourtesy to the committee.
The Senator rom Georgia had had an OPP
p%ortunity to apologize for it and had not
done 40. Mr.. Harrison did not think it
proper that "A report containing the words
an invading army IS applied to the army
Of the Union wis d proper report to stand
on the records Of the Senate. He moved
that tine bill be rccnmn1tted to
the Committee on Railways, with
instructions to strike out from the report
words referred TO. Mr. Brown asked per-
mission to withdraw he repOct altogether.
Unanimous consent being give the report
was withdrawn and she bill was then
passed. The chair designated the following
Senator's on the Special Committee 10 in
y~csti1ate the subject of the Indian trader
ships: Mossrs. Platt, Cullom, Jones, of
Nevada, Coke and Wilson, OF Maryland.
Mr.. Beck submitted an amendment to
the Oieomarglrin: Bill for reference with |
that bill to the Committee on Agriculture.
He said he did not wish to be responsible
for al tliedetailed provisions Of the amend
ment. He then announced his amendment
10 be the House bill on tariff and taxation.
This is the Morrison biiD. On motion OF
Mr., Butler the Senate, against the opposi-
ton II Mr.. Hale, tool up the bill prOvid-
lsior the admission to the Naval Acad.
tMy .raduat ties excluded by the Naval APP
~pGhation bill Of 1882. Without action
o1tAempasure, the Senate went into execu.
~fFtseasion and adjourned.