Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-26
II THE NATIONS CAPITAL,
rho President Still Using His Veto
Power On the Pension
Bills.
The River and Harbor Appropriation
Bill Nearly Completed by the
Senate Committee.
ACommittee to Inquire into the Charge
Of Bribery In a Senatorial
Contest.

WARRINGTON, June 24.-Anumber of We,
messages were received from the Presiden
Rad and laid on the table.
Mr.. Logan remarked, as to one OF Their
+h.+ be had never before known such a co,
s+r,c+;on as that q soldier on furlough WI
not on live duty. Mr.. Blair said the Pres
don't seemed to think tia congenial duty I
exnress himself in most e~xtraordina1
terms respecting the Houses OF Congress
That. however, was a matter OF ofici,
nronriety, as to which every man mul
for himself. Mr.. Blair defended Coz
GRASS from the criticisms made by the Pre-
;dent, and stated that some OF the Pres
dents statements were entire misappr
tensions OF fact. He gave instances t
support his assertion. He charged tha
the Pension Office, as organized, was orga1
lied to reject claims whenever that coul
he done. It had come to be O Court
Chancery.
Some OF the statements made about til
action OF Congress regarding pensions wei
npetty, tIifling and contemplated"
A bill to repeal the Presumption and Tin
her Culture avs was then placed before th
Senate and was debated till adjournment
In the course OF some remarks Mr.. Plum
said, il there was not some changes in tn
methods of the ma nagement of the Gen
eral Land Office, the litigation that woul
ensue would outlast the lifetime of ever,
man who heard him, and would exhaus'
the entire value OF the lands. The mali
cious interest and careless investigations o
Snecial Agents invested with an absolut
mower would ruin thousands and tens O
thousands OF persons who had neve.
thought OF ~wronging the Government. L
was agreed that at 3 o'clock to-day a vot,
be taken Oh the bill.
Senator Van Wyck to-day submitted
nroposed amendment to a bill authorizing
The Union Pacific railroad to construct
branch roads through States and Terri
tories through which the system of rail
roads now operate by it run. It intends
to add the following proviso: That this
act shall in no annerinterfere with collec
w he maid by said Union Pacific railroad
into the Treasury under the Thurman act,
and sums to be paid under said Thurman
act shall be ascertained, as if this act
had MT been passed, and without regard
to apy obligation or pledge of renewing the
guarantee OF bon Is OR subscriptions OF the
stock OF any money allowed by this act.
Among the bills vetoed was one granting
a pension to Alfred DE Inips, whose record
showed no disability, but twenty years
after he was discharged he filed a claim
alleging that he was injured by teing
thrown forward against the horn OF the
saddle. The President says: "A number
OF instances in which those OF our soldiers
who rode horses during the war were in
iured by being thrown forward upon their
saddles, indicates that these saddles were
very dangerous cDntrivances."
The Acting Secretary OF the Interior
sent to the Senate an answer
to his resolution to that body
making inquiry with respect to renewal or
uon.renewal OF licenses to Indian traders.
He ~encloses a report from the Commits
sioner OF Indian Affairs, in which that
official asserts that he CONSTITUTES the law
giving him full power to appoint and refuse
to appoint Indian traders where the inter
est OF the service requires such action.
Appenned is the list giving the names OF
twelve traders whose licenses we're not re-
newed by the present administration,
against whom charges were made, and
twenty.nine who met with similar refusals
but against whom there were no charges.
Senator George to-day introduced in the
Senate a bill to restore the jurisdiction OF
the Circuit Courts. 1t pr"vi.tes that when
ever, under the laws of the United States.
the jurisdiction of civil courts depends
upon citiz ,nship, SAID c ,urts shall not
thereafter have jurisdiction unless the
amount in controversy shall, exclusive of
costs. exceed the SUM OF $4,000. It re-
peals all laws in contravention to the pro-
viso of Section 629, Revised Statutes.
which gives Circuit Courts cognizdnce OF
any suit to % the contents OF any
promissory note or other case in action
in favor OF the E~assignee, unless the
suit may have been prosecuted in such
court to recove such contents, ii NO as.
signment has been made except in the case
foreign bills of exchange, and it r~e-enacts
and declares said proviso to be in full force.
Its provisions are not to apply to any case
low pending.
The Senate Committee on Commerce has
vnsarly completed tha River and Harbor
tNss it is possible, but probably the few
important changes may be made at the
meeting tomorrow. Items in the House
bill have been increased to the aggregate OF
$S,484, 276, and others been decreased to
the aggregate OF $615, 800, a net increase
o$2, 67,s75.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections was addressed this morning by
Butterworth, who advocated
an Investigation OF the charges OF bribery
IN connection with the election OF Senator
to the Senate. The committee will
meet again tomorrow for the purpose OF
discussing evidence laid before them, and
endeavor to reach a conclusion as to
whether or ADMINISTRATION shall be made.
After the routine forenoon business in
The Senate, a bill repeating the Presumption
Ind Timber Culture laws vas laid before
The Senate. At the request OF Mr.. Pugh it
was formally set aside to permit of the
of tie bill providing for the
appointment and compensa ton of United
states District Judges for the Southern
District OF Alabama. Mr.. Logan moved
10 an amendment a provision OF the
oil! heretofore passed by the Senate,
king all District Judges salary at $4,000
} year. Mr.. Logan advocated the amend
nent, which was agreed to-frst division
,elatins to sa~lares-by a vote OF 80 yeas to
nays. The second division, prohibiting
11eepotism, was passe | by a viva voce vote.
Ihe bill as amended was then passed. The
oil! repeating the Presumption and Timber
culture laws was then proceeded with. Mr..
GEORGE addressed the Senate on the bill.
Mr.. stanford stated that the provisions
o. tue bill, as amended by the Senate,
would absolutely prevent reclamation OF
ussert lands. There are enormous guam
utles OF such lands, he said, not worth a
penny an acre, and they could only be re-
GAINED J. by the expenditure OF large sums
money in order to make reclamation
He moved to restore certain
words already struck out by the Senate.
Plumb feared the amendment might
,ead to fraud, and opposed it. Mr.. Stan
.ofos motion was rejected. The bill then
paSssed-yeas "a, nays 20. !
Vn motion OF Mr.. Dolph a Committee OF
aaree was ordered ON disagreeing votes OF
'ae House and Senate on the bill.
Inc fitz John Porter bill was then laid
ceore the Senate. Mr.. Sewall said it was
'ne same bill that had passed before.
MI. Sewell had the clerk read q number
" resolutions OF Grad Army posts urging
we passage Of the bill.
MT: Logan obtained the floor to reply to
mr. sewell, and after an executive session
lae Senate adjourned.
House.
IN the matter Of the charges made by Mr..
tr,eniey, OF California. against Charles
francis Adams, Mr.. Long took up the
saaarges in the published speech and denied
1 NJ IN detail. The first charge was that
Saaries F. Adams and his co-directors had
Cilmlnally violated tho law in iasuiuq S5..