Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-05

WASHINGTON, June 3.-The President has
approved the act amending the act grant
ing the r ght OF way through the andso Of
the Choctaw and Chicasaw nations to the
St. Louis and San Francisco railroad.
PACIFIC
The House Committee On Pacific rail-
roads has agreed to report favorably Nr.
Dorsey's bill authorizing,the Union Pacific
to construct branch lines. The report will
not he presented to the House, however.
until some action is had by that body on
the extension bill, now the order for con-
sideration next Saturday.
LAM ENIRIEs SUSPENDED.
The following circular was issued from
the General Land Office to-day:
To Registers and Receivers United States Land
Office:
GENrLEMEs-A report OF the pre-emp-
ton, timber culture and desert land laws
being now the subject of consideration by
Congress, all applications to enter lands
under the said laws are hereby suspended
from and after this date. until the first day
OF August, 1886, and you are hereby di.
rected to receiv We no filings on new applica-
ions for entry under the said laws during
said time. W. A. ]. SPARES,
Commissioner.
Approved, L, @. c. LAMAR. Secretary.
THE TROUBLES.
Representative Boutelle received e tele-
gram to-day from Eastport to the effect
that the Dominion collectors OF customs
threaten to seize American boats if they
buy herring from the fish weirs on the Pro.
vicial shores to be used for canning in the
United States. A large business OF this
kind has been carried on at Eastport and
vicinity, nearly all the fsh being brought
from the Provincial weirs. American
boatmen are AFRAID to continue the traffic
and large numbers Of people On both sides
OF the line are excited. Mr.. Boutelle and
Senator Hale this afternoon callel on Sec
rotary Bayard who promises to take i'm.
mediate steps to ascertain the facts
OF this reported denial OF the ordinary
privileges OF commerce but he remarked
that as diplomatic negotiations on this
subject must be conducted through the
British Home Government they are neces-
sariiy slow.
OF TER TO LAND URcHAsERs
Comptroller Durham, OF the TT, asury
Department., has rendered a decision in
which he holds that under the act of June
16, 1880, double the minimum excess paid
for lands should be returned to the origi-
nal purchaser and should not be transfer
able while the transfer was made after.
This decision reverses that OF Comptroller
Lawrence, his predecessor.
AFTER PoLYGAMY.
Senator Culiom introduced in the Senate
a joint resolution proposing the following
amendment to the Constitution article
XVI:
Section ]. The only Institution or con-
tract Of marriage within the United States
or any place subject to their Jurisdiction,
sha be that Of a union in ma rria &c Of one
man with one woman, and bigamy and
polygamy is prohibited. any law, custom.
form or ceremony, civil or religious, not
w~ithstanding.
Sec. 2. No State shall pass any law
or allow any custom, form or
ceremony OF marriage except in obedience
and conformity to the institution OF mar
rage as hereinbefore established, but other
wise the regulation within each State OF
marriage and divorce. civil and criminal
jurisdiction owe. these subjects, ehall be-
long to the several States as heret ofore,
Sec. 3. - Congress shall have power
to enforce this article By appropriate legis-
lation.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
John B. Scott, Indian Agent for the sho-
shones in Nevada; F. E. Armstrong, In
dian Proctor. The President has vetoed
three more pension bills.
The Turf.
BRIGHTON BEACH, June 2.-Three.quarters
of a mile-Treasurer won, Blenheim second,
Harry Rose third. Time. 1:17K.
Seven furlongs. selling allowances-Com-
mander won. Pope Leo second, Change
third. Time, 1:34X.
Nine fnrlOpoG eall;po oO-...
Valley Forge won, PatDaly second, Musket |
third. Time, 1:3OH.
Mile, all ages-Ariel won. Ecuador sec.
ond. Blue Day third. Time. 1:45.
Handicap, one and one eighth OF a mile
Osceola won. DeGlah second, Tunis third.
Time, 1:57H.