Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-30

In the House, und-r the call of States. a
hill was introduced by Mr.. Randall to re-
Jnce and equalize the duties on imports
anI to reduce internal revenue taxes. and
to modify the laws in relation to the col.
lotion OF the revenue.
Mr.. King, OF Louisiana, introduced the
following:
=, assurance to the Government of the
I1n;tcd States that the project of De Les
se,s was a private enterprise. for which the
French Government was in no wise respon-
Whereas, The extraordinary expendi-
+,,a. hy the Panama Canal Company have
caused Il to appeal for aid to the Govern
wont ~ France, to assist it by q lthorizing
loan Of GOO, OOO, 900 francs, for the pur-
nose of continuing the work OF construc-
Whereas, 1t is reported that the French
Government has recently recommended to
the Chamber OF Deputies to grant the neces-
sary authorization; and
Whereas, Such authorization iilidentify
the French Government with the enterprise,
therefore, -,
Resolred, That the United States will
view with great solicitude and disfavOr this
contemplated action OF the French GOV
eminent, or any other measur calculated
to identity it with the Panama canal, as
such action is opposed to the policy OF the
American people as announced by the Chief
Executive OF the United States at the in
ception OF this canal, and which policy is
most emphatically repeated and reiterated
by the United States.
PesOIved. That the Secretary OF State be
requested to send to Congress without de-
Law all correspondence bearing upon. the
subject OF such vast Importance, and
Iraught with such danger to national inter-
ests.
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole on the Sunday Civil Appropria.
tion BILL.
Mr.. Morrow OF California moved to amend
The bill by increasing from SIS, 500 to $780,
900 the appropriation to meet the ex-
penses increased under the Chinese immi-
grafton act and by adding Il proviso
~eeuiring the Secretary OF the Treasury to
cauSs to BIZ prepared preliminary and re.
turn certificates, Identifying more particu-
larly than at present the Chinese to whom
they are granted. He went on to point out
the defect in the presen, law, declaring the
law was cvaded in the most shameful man.
ner. The certificates how used instead OF
preventing the introduction OF Chinese
labor was an aid to immigration The
defects in The law existed in the privileges
accorded to certain classes Of Chinese by
the treaty to CINE and 60 at pleasure.
Chinese lahorers were constantly coming to
the country under the pretense OF belonging
to one or the other ofthe classes. The con.
dition Of the Pacific Coast, SO far as the
Chinese question was conc .rned was worse
tbop a,,oc hoR,nn .,nI n f1onorooo 1noxv tho
whole truth OF that question the Burlin-
game treaty would not be in existense one
hour. He presented q petition prepared
under the auspices OF the Knights ofLabor
0ithe Pacific Coast and signed by 5000
PERSONS asking that MN action be taken
which would forever prohibit Chinese i'm.
u~gation.
AAer q debate the amendment was
sdqpted without a division. The clause
rative to the expenses OF the collection OF
revenue from the sales OF public lands hay
Ing been reached Mr.. Laird, OF Nebraska,
made a severe attack uron Commissioner
Sparks, in his administration OF the general
land Office and quoted from a OF
letters written by homestead settlers in his
district denouncing Sparks orders and
eharacterizing Sparks as a scourge worse
than grassh"ppers.
Mr.. Cobb, OF Indiana, defended the Com
missioner, declaring that his action was
necessary with the condemnation OF every
land-grabber and speculatOri in public lands.
He quoted from a letter from Z. b. Wash
burne strongly endorsing the Commissions
OF the land office, and then quoted the re-
port OF a special agent taken from the tiles
OF the Interior Department, duplicating
Mr.. Laird with land fraud IN
Nebraska. Mr.. Laird Indignantly denied
the truth OF each and every allegation In
the report, and he and Mr.. Cobb INDUCED
In a short and spirited but unintelligibie
.collouquy, in which they were heard to
warn one another against making any
threats. Mr.. Carroll, OF Wyoming, said
that it is known that not many millions OF
arabic lands remain. That they had no
been stolen by individuals under either
Homestead, Timber Culture, Presumption
or Desert Land laws, that not one.
third OF the GOO, OOO, 900 OF acres disposed
othad been patented under laws; that
Congress was responsible, not the pioneers
1.-THE West; and that Congress had voted
10 railroad companies over 16O, 900 900
acres.
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, stated
taat he had understood that q vote on the
Measures amendment which was adopted
thus morning would not be taken until
afternoon. he therefore asked unanimous
consent that the vote be annulled. This
was agreed to and then the amendment
was rejected, "a to 81. Mr.. Blanchard. OF
louisiana, moved to increase from $475,-
ooo to $685., 900 the appropriation for the
salaries and commissions vi Registers anu
Aeceivers OF public lands. The motion was
rejected and or motion of M. Warner, o
oalo, the amount was liked at $3.50 1000.
oR motion of Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois,
an amendment was adopted providing that
al lees collected by Registers and Receivers
from any source which could increase their
salaries beyond So. 900 q year shall be con.
serted into the Treasury. Mr.. Laird moved
40 strike out the clause appropriating 500
H ~; Tor protecting the public lands from
"egal or fraudulent entry. Adjourned.
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