Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-21
GENERAL WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, July IT, Mr.. Davis, o.
Massachusetts,, from the Committee on
Commerce, to-day reported favorably to
the House a bill to protect the freedom OF
commercial intercourse. The report says
that by the act OF June 10 last, the Presi
. dent is authorized to issue his proclama.
ton excluding vessels Of foreign countries
from the exercise of commercial privileges
in United States ports in certain contin.
gencies, but the bill which is now reported
while adopting the principle OF that act,
~enlarges the scope Of it's application in
order that the President may have ample
power whenever our vessels are denied
commercial rights in any port OF a foreign
country, to protect our commercial rights
in any port Of a foreign country and to
protect our commercial interests by the
employment OF the most comprehensive
and vigorous measures in their behalf.
REDUCTION O IF TAXES.
Mr.. Breckenridge, OF Kentucky, to-day
veDorted from the Committee on Waysand
Means with a favorable report the bill re-
dudng rom 80 to so cents the taxes on
SPLITS distilled from apples, peach and
~OhHfruits and for other purposes. The
Aalows a drawback on all original un-
tOken packages OF such spirits as may be
lthe hands OF manufacturers at the date
Of its passage. The last section permits
farmers to sell leaf tobacco OF their own
production OF that taken by them IA rent
to any person not a licensed manufac-
tlrer.
COMBINATIONS.
Owen T.. Rouse, United States Attorney
Tor Arizona, A. H. Baker, Receiver OF Pub
lie Money, at GRIND Island. Nebraska, d.
W.. Taylor, Surveyor-General OF Oregon
and George l.. Wright, postmaster, at
Denison, Colorado.
MORE ABOUT ETOE
Senator Blair, from the Committee on
Pensions, to-day submitted a report
adopting AS the report OF the majority OF
the committee the report before submitted
on the message OF the President %veteoing a
bill granting a pension to Mary }. Nottage
aud which was recommitted by the Senate.
The report was adopted by Il strictly
party vote. Senator's Whitthorne, Cam
den and Wilson,s.(of Maryland) join in q
minority report in which, after a brief
statement OF the history and value OF the
RESIDENTS constitutional right OF veto,
they say: "The report to which we dis
sent is nOminally on a bill granting q pen
SION to Mary j.. Nottage, but IL
Will be seen that the authors OF
Tile report undertake to review and
consider not alone the objections OF the
resident to this bill, but the objection OF
NE President to twenty-five other bills.
waving any criticisms upon the order,
ualner or propriety OF a report so..made:,
We nave to express our dissent to the evil
aent political and partisan animus mani
EEsted III the preparation OF said report.
ohe may differ with the President in some
one or more OF the cases mentioned in this
export as to his conclusions upon the facts
presented, but is akin to madness to
sserlbe to him unworthy motives in arriv'
ing at such conclusions. We recognize the
snisdom and fidelity OF the President in the
u~scharge OF his constitutional duty to re-
.lfA this and other bills with his objec'
lions to their passage"
MAIL MATTER.
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