The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-04-03

Immediately after being called to order
the House went into Committee of the
Whole on the labor arbitration bill, the
agreement being that general debate should
close at o'clock. After long discussion
on the O'Neill labor bill the Committee
rose, and O'Neill moved that all debate on
the first section of the bill he liz tied to
one minute. Pending the vote on O'Neill's
motion the House adjourned.
THE AMERICAN CONTINENT.
The House COMMITTEES on Foreign Affairs
to-day agreed to favorable report on
Mr.. McCrarry's bill authorizing the Presi-
dent of the United States to arrange q
conference for the purpose Of encouraging
peaceful and reciprocal commercial re-
lations between the United States OF
America and the Republics Of Mexico, Cen
trail and South America and the Empire OF
Brazil.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Seua tor Cockrell submitted to the SEN
ate to-day proposed amendment to the
Indian appropriation bill authorizi' 'g the
Secretary oi the Interior to emplo, not
more than fve nor ss than three compe.
tent persons, at a salary Of $3.50 per day,
to examine and adjust all claims for In.
dian depredatiohs now on file in the Indian
Bureau, and appropriating SIC, 900 to de-
fray the expenses OF sl.ch examination.
ABUSING THE MAILS.
Senator Wilson to-day reported favor.
ably from the Committee on l'',stoffices his
bill to amend tine revised statutes Of the
United States 80 as to make the penalty for
using the mails to circulate obscene or I'M
moral books. q fine not less than 500 nor
more than 1000 or Imprisonment at
hard labor not less than one year nor
more than ten years ,,r both ut the discre-
ton uf the court.
NATIONAL TRADE UNION.
Senator Call from the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor, reported favorably
Senator Blairs bill to legalize the incor.
yoration of the National Trades Unions
with amendments By the committee, strik-
ing out the section making it mis-
demeunor punishable by fine or imprison.
ment to prevent or endeavor to prevent
any National or sub-union from carrying
out it's la wfnl objects, and requiring that
the headquarters OF an Incorporated
National Trade Union shall be- 10 the DIS.
trict OF Columbia.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Mr.. Reed proposed Constitutions
amendment forbiddinR citizens to be de-
nr;hed of the right to vote on account OF
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House Judiciary Committee this morning
and only one OF the three PERSONS casting
the favorable votes is pronounced in favor
nj womnns suffrage. An adverse report
will be presented t,,-morrow.
A COUNTERFEIT.
A IS counterfeit National bank note has
haan discovered purportlng to be an issue
- the Continental National Bank, of Nor.
valk. Connecticut, and giving the charter
"nmhe.. of the bank as 4O4. This bank
i',. never issued a note OF the series OF
1890 and it's charter number ia 2,342.
NAVAL NOTES.
Tho attention OF Secretary Whitney was
L.. d.,v called to Il cabed report that tho
~ III News has demanded OF the British
C.vsrnment an explanation Of the state
n,.nt printed in New York, that the British
,.+rrctors and officers are interested
S,anc;ally in the construction OF the new
'."saa1s r he bu,lt for the American Navy,
80 tha News bases it's demand upon
anu .n+.,n. Mt made in the New York papers,
70 .La+ these vessels were designed by syndi-
ante ri which Sir Nathaniel barnany' ex-
tt,;s, NJ Constructors OF the British Navy
and Mr.. White, the present Chle' oons.rue,
tol, camnsnv are the principal members
o.. q Sacretorv said ther was no truth IN
! this statement.
rsLEPosE TICKS.
| .uarr;s' examination was re-
Senator tnsda1 .HasF'h by the Telephone COMMITTEES.
sSne T,' ..,tness stated he had never referred 70
IN nne narIend in connection with the 'ov.
n+ Mr. u sn;t Mr., Hale called the witness
sttan+;on to the fact that the saPpienenI,
srv agreement be supposed ne a~ ;rcirS
cesM M Gsrland to use all their lnn3eac,