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

Immediately after the reading OF the
journal the House resumed the considera.
ton OF the Fertilization Appropriation
bill, the pending amendment being that Of
fered by Mr.. Randall OF Pennsylvania, re-
ducing from $500, 900 to 100000 the ap-
defenses. Mr.. Randall withdrew the
amendment and offered another which was
adopted by unanimous consent, providing
that the guns, projectiies, ETC., purchased
shall be of American manufacture. The
bill was then passed. The next business
was the consideration OF the Senate con-
current resolution for the printing OF 26,-
600 copies of the third annual re-
port OF the Civil Service Commission.
Agreed to yeas 1873, nays 46. Mr.. Cobb, Of
Indiana, from the Conference Committee
on the bill repeating the Preemption, Tim
ber Culture, and Desert Land laws reported
a complete disagreement. Mr.. Payson ran
over the points Of difference between the
condemnation OF the Senate amendment
which provides that after final proof Of
claimant, (under the Homestead or Pre-
emption laws) and the issuance of dupli-
Gates OF the Receivers certificate, if it shall
be proved to the esat isfaction OF the Colnmis-
sioner that fraud has entered into the title
80 acquired by the claimant, unless it should
appear that the land had been sold or con-
veyed to bona fiide purchasers for a valu-
able consideration, the Commissioner shall
suspend the issuing OF a patent for the
same. The provision he regarded as an
incentive to fraud as it required the Com
missioner to issue a patent if the land
had been sold to bona fde purchaser,
even though the original title had been ac-
quired by fraud. He hoped that the
House would by unanimous vote insist
upon its disagreement to the amendment.
Mr.. Clifford. of Dakota, charged that in the
management OF the Land Bureau there
was an absence OF any discrimination be-
tween the cases OF honest and dishonest
settlers and asserted that it was the pur-
pose of the Senate amendment to put an
end to senseless litigation. Mr.. Laird,
OF Nebraska, in approving OF the
provisions OF the Senate amendment, de-
MED the charges made by the Land Bureau
that immense frauds existed in the west in
relati to public lands, and stated that in
Arkansas there were double tie number OF
frauds existing that were charged against
Nebraska, and in Louisiana an equal
number.
Mr.. Cary, of Wyoming, favored so much
of the Senate amendment as amended in.
stead OF repeating the desert law. The re-
peal of that law would postpone the settle
ment and reclamation OF the arid sections OF
the country for long time and
would place the land under the control
of cattlemen who would like to see
every land law repeated in order that they
might have an open, free, unienctd country.
Mr.. Perkins moved that the house recede
fromits disagreement to the Senate amend
ment lost-2O to lag. The House then in
sisted on it's disagreement and further
conference was ordered.
Mr.. Morrison, OF Illinois, offered con-
current resolution for the final adjourn
ment of Congre ss at 3 o'clock OH July 2Sth.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means. The House then took a recess un-
til 8 o'clock, the evening session to be for
the consideration OF business from the
Committee on Postoffices and Post roads,
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session the only bill passed
was one for amending the postal money
order system so as to all',w for the trans
mission OF small sums through the mails.
The free delivery system in small cities was
discussed but without action. The House
then adjourned.
ANOTHER BOND CALL.
A call was issued to-day for the following
described per cents. OF 1882: $50 original
number 1913 to original number 135 both
inclusive; 500, 1,73O to 1912; $500, 7S7
to S24; 81 900, 1924 to 5, 1862 and %, 1913
to 23,747; $4,000. 12.612 to 1866.
Total 81, 100000. The call natures on
September 1.
NEW CIVIL SERVICE RULE.
The Civil Service Commission to-day
issued an order prohibiting the Private
Secretary of an appointing or nominating
officer or officers who. in the absence OF
an appointing or nominating officer, acts in
his place from being either the chairman or
secretary OF q board Of examiners.