Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-23
General Washington Notes.

WARRINGTON, June zl.-Mr. Curtin 20
together his Sp. cial Labor II, e~s:isatin
Committee to-day and received a portion
OF Gould's testimony Mr.. Hoxi-'s plysi
before the Committee and it is very doubt
full if a report will be forthcoming from thu
Committee during this session OF Congress
ANOTHER LOAN GALL.
A call for $4,Ot 5000 Three per cent
bonds will be issued this afternoon. The
President has sent to Congress fifteen veto
messages. Thrift en- OF the vetoed meas.
ures are private pension bills, the Others
provide for pub lie buildings at Sioux City,
Iowa and Evansville, Ohio. The ines saets
have not yet been laid before the Houses Of
Congress
THE n BILLS.
The Senate Committee on Public Lands
this morning discussed and amended Sena-
tor Mitche'ls proposed amendment to the
bill to amend the presumption and timber
culture laws. It 10Y provides sthat moth
ing herein. shall be construed as deprivine
the holders OF military bounty land war
rants. or other land warrants, or other
scrip at any time heretofore issued under
or in pursuance OF the provisions of any
law OF the United States, of their right to
locate such warrants or scrip on public
ANsSS VI ~ oVd GC6 III liz BdUuc Inan.
ner as If this act had not been passed." In
this form the committee will accept the
amendment.
COAMITTEE ON RULES.
The Senate Committee on Rules ordered
a ia report on Mr.. Edmund's mo-
ton to SO amend the rules as to allow de.
bate upon amotion to reconsider a previous
vote. The report will be called up for &C
ton Immediately, SO as to allow a debate
upon the Hawley motion to reconsider the
vote by which the Railroad Attorneys bill
was passed.
PENSION BUSINESS.
The House Committee on Invalid Pen
sions, to-day agreed to ~amalgamate the
substitute for Mr.. Blair's bill pensionine
disabled soldiers with the bill to increase
The rate OF pensions OF soldiers who have
.ost a leg or arm and attach to the com
o'ned bills a clause imposing an income tax
to meet the expenditure. The tax clause
= patterned after the Income Tax bill in-
III the Forty-seventh Congress by /
jenl. Ewing. Statistics collected a.. the
lime the bill vas introduced indicated |
hat a revenue OF 500, 600. 600 per
annum could be raised in this way. |
THE McGARRAHAN CLAIM
Senator Voorhees, introduced a bill to |
ubmit for adjudication to the Court OF
Ilalms the McGarrahan claim to Ranch
,aroche Grande, in California. Senator
est from the Committee on Commerce to-
ley reported favorably Senator Plumbs
I'LL to authorize the Kansas City, Memphis
tailr lad and Bridge Company to construct
bridge over the Mississippi River from
dopeileld. Arkansas to Memphis, Tennes-
ee. The Committee has amended the bill
n 0a tn np0vS1o that Az oz-.A..--
I the bridge is not commenced in one year
he act shall be void.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Combinations: Receiver of Public Moneys
10 A HAIL. Miles City, Montana; J. C.
I. Monroe, Register OF Land Office, Boze-
ian, Montana; j. V. Summers, Indian
gent at Quawpaws, Indian Territory.
TREATIES RATIFIED.
The Senate has ratified an extradition
.eaty with Japan and one for the resurvey !
the boundary lire between the United |
lated and Mexico. II
mi PLAIN TALK. |
In y~etoing q Pension bill to-day the !
says. II am so thoroughly tired :
disappearing the gifts OF public money to l
who, in my view, have no right :
XVI ~ CA0 Ss1AAS1 CtuUlUk tile L
. Congressional sanction that I Z
with a feeling of relief in a case
1ere l find it unnecessary to determined
e merits OF the application" In "
Of the promiscuous and h
cd grants to persons which have t.
tely been presented for approval, I 8
We spoken Of their apparent Congress- y
nal sanction" in recognition OF the f.ct !,
at q large portion of the bills have neve h
e n submitted to a majority OF either o
anch OF Congress but are the result of G.
cir consideration by a small minority of t.
e members OF the respective Houses Of II
e Legislative branc of the Government.
aus inconsid+ ring these bills have not felt G
at I was aided by the deliberate Judgment
and when I have deemed it my Il
ty to disaprove OF the many bills pre- e
1ted. have badly regarded my action as il
dissent from the conclusions Of the II
oples' representatives. I have not been d
'ensible to the suggestions which should E
1uence every citizen either in private fr
or official place, to exhibit not only
ust, but a generous appreciation of the
OF our country's defenders.