Butte semi-weekly miner., 1886-05-12
NO QUORUM PRESENT.


NO QUORUM PRESENT,
Yet the Revolutionary Republicans o.
Ohio Proceed to Business.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 8.-The Republi
can members of the Ohio Senate convened
any business, went into caucus to discus.
proposition to consider the special OrdeI
of the Hamilton County contest cases ano
seats for four Republican claimants by g
viva v0ce vote beforeit was officially ascer
tanned that there was no quorum present
The caucus decided to pursue this course
and the members came into the chamber
again at IL q. m. hejournal OF each da y
since Tuesday was read and declared ap
proved. Pavey, of Fayette, moved to take
from the table the report OF the Republi
can members + the Senat rial investigat
ing committee which was agreed to by q
viva voce vote, and the. a solution waf
accepted which recommended the seating
of four Republican claimants. The reso
luton was adopted by unanimous vote
and the new Senators came forward and
took the oath of office amid q storm ol
applause.
General Washington News
Acting Secretary Fairchild has Issued a
circular to customs officers directing a
strict enforcement OF the resolution max
ing the hours OF work OF the employees ol
custom houses from 8 clock to o'clock
with half hours recess at noon.
EvADING THE LAW.
A curious evasion of the payment ofduty
on imported wool WAS reported to the
Treasury Department to-day. A flock OF
oh n f1.o hnr
der and the duty assessed on them as live
stock. They were then sheared and the
wool placed on the market without having
been subjected to duty. This ARA ngement
resulted in a saving of about SO per cent.
in the matter of duty alone.
PRIVATE PENSION BILLS.
The President has signed 81 out of 24O
private pension bills and with one excep-
tion has allowed the others to become laws
without his signature. He vetoed one and
sent a message to the House giving his
views on the general question OF legislation
on private bills.
THE VETO.
The President has vetoed two private
pension bills. One, which is for the increas-
ing Of a widows pension is vetoed on tie
ground that the general Jaw would give the
increase, from the date of it's passage while
the special act gives it only from date
about two months later. Ths immediate
reason for the other veto is mistake in
the name of the beneficiary. In it the
President takes occa sion to state his views
with regard to the subject of special legis-
lation by Congress. He cannot see that
Congressional Comm ttee has better facili-
ties for examining pension clauses than a
Bureau created for that purpose, and sug-
gests that if it has better facilities, the law
should be changed, or if it is found the Bu-
reau il unjust in action it's organization
should be changed.
IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Wilson, while he was not in favor of
lowering egradation standard a tAnnapo-
lis or West Point. though the standard OF
admission to the institution at these places
was too high and precluded from the bene-
fits OF the military and naval education
fully per cent. of the youth of the land.
Mr.. Henderson took the same view. He
d d not now have young man at Annapo-
lis because OF the high standard and iron
application of it. The application of the
standard was such as to make the admis-
sion impossible, except to those who were
thoroughly equipped by private tutors.
The bill was then cad By sections, but
no amendments were offered, and the COM
mittee rose and the bill was passed.
The House again went Into Committee
on the Armv Appropriation bill, and after
q short debate che bill was read by q: c.
lions for amendments, but without making
much progress the committee rose and the
House adjourned.