Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01
HE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.
Day's Doings ut and About the
National Capital-PrOceed.
mgs in Congress.
The Senate Engaged in General Legisla-
tim- Mr.. Edmunds Asks In
formation of the President.
TeleoI,one Observation-Disclosures Mass
Meeting Fayors .Gladstone's
Irish Home Rule Policy.

W,suISGrox, April 2S.--In the Senate to
day. Mr. Mitchell spoke on the memoria
submtteh by the conference OF the Ne'
York Methodist Episcopal Church prayin
for protection for the Chinese in the Unite
States. He rccited the statements of tn
memorial referred to, which charged, am on
other things, that Chinese subjects ha'
been put to death in Oregon, and the prot
erty of Chinese subjects d, stroyed. NJ
such thing had happened in Oregon. Mr.
Mitchell said the statement OF the memo
rial so far as Oregon was concerned was al
entire Misrepresentation. The eastern
newspapers aud eastern men, even eastern
statesmen, had misrepresented Oregon ant
the whole Pacific Coast on this question
The press OF the country was in the main
be,sid honest and Titled to the confidence
Of the country but there were exceptions
Mr. Mitchell attributed much OF the mis-
representations to IL newspaper In oregon
whose proprietor he named ana whom
he characterized as "a distinguished poll
t;can> Referring to the alleged insult tn
no fo,nd on inv. stigatiOn that no insult
had been offered There was an idea in the
Fast that the people OF the Pacific Coast
waro not well disposed to the Chinese Gov
ern1nent. This wasanother rmisrepresenta'
tion. There had been n proposition made
in the press that the hartman OF the
Foreign Relations Committee o. the
Senate should go to the railroad
depot to receive tie new Chinese Min
ister. Had such thing ever been done
before? Had any one ever proposed that
our officials should meet the new British
Minister on his arrival? Had any hula
baloo' been raised about other ministers?
He criticised the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations for not having yet reported his i'm,
migration prohibitory bill and warned
s nators on both sides OF the chamber he
would press that bill, and they would have
to come squarely up to the mark and could
not escape the question.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Ed
munds and agreed to, requesting the
President, if not Incompatible with the
public interests, to send to the Senate any
information or correspondence in posses
sion of the Government touching the AZ
rival md landing at S n Francisco OF the
new Chinese Embassy.
Mr.. Edmunds also offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, requesting the Presi-
dent, If compatible with public interests,
to furnish to the Senate ii copy OF any re-
port in the possession Of the Government
made by any officer of t e United States
relative to the condition OF affairs in the
Congo free state.
The Postofce Appropriation bill was
taken up and some debate arose on the
amendment proposed by the Senate Com
mittee appropriating $500, 900 forcarrying
the South and Central American, Chinese
and Australian mails, and authorizing the
Postma ter General to make, after due ad-
vertisement, contracts for five years with
American steamships at IA rate not to ex-
ceed for each outward trip one dollar per
nautical mile of distance by the most di-
rect and feasabe course between terminal
points After debate the Senate djOurned.
House,
Mr.. Hatch OF Missouri. from the Com
mittee on Agriculture, reported q bill defin-
ing butter and imposing a tax upon and
regulating the manufacture, sale, eXpOrta-
tion and importation OF oieomargarine.
Referred to the Committee OF the Whole.
At the conclusion of.the morning hour the
House went into Committee OF the Whole,
Mr.. Weborn, OF Texas, in the Chair. on
the River and Harbor Appropriation bill
The paragraph making an appropriation
iOr the Improvement OF the Yellowstone
river having been reached, Mr.. Beach, OF
New York, said three years ago he had
tried to catch fish in that river and his ef-
forts had been fruitless. AS this appropria-
iou would be to improve it's navigation.
Yelowstone was a beautiful river,
its waters were like those OF the
broad Juanita, ard as they leaped
tumultuously over their graveled bed they
cleaned in the Sunshine with silver. gleam
which attracted and fascinated the eye.
Laughter and applause.
But the course OF the stream was 80 !
crooked and swift, and the current threw |
up shoals here he was again greeted with |
applause which lasted so long he was com |
PEELED to yield the floor and obtain leaveto |
print his remarks in the record |
Mr.. Hepburn, OF Iowa, offered an |
amendment providing for the expenditures |
OF the appropriation for improving the |
Missouri River from it's mouth to Sioux |
City, by the Secretary OF War without the |
intervention OF the Missouri River Commits |
the amendment the committee rose and
the House adjourned.
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General Washington News.
The House Committee on Territories to-
day ordered an adverse report on the Sen
ate bill to admit the southern half OF Da-
kota, the report not to be made until ac-
ton is taken on the other bills regardipg
The admission OF Dakota.
THE TRADE DOLLAR.
The proposed redemption OF trade dol
lars was again considered by the House
Committee on Coinage, Weights and Mea-
snres to-day. The proposition submitted
as an amendment to the bill providing the
amount required for redemption should
come out of the monthly bullion purchase,
was rejected by a vote of six to three,
Messrs. Bland. Lanham, Bynum, FELTON,.
Norwood and McCreery voting against,
ard Seymour, James and Little in favor OF
the proposition. The further considera-
ton oil the trade dollar question will take
pace tomorrow.
AFTER oLEoMARGARINE.
About fifty gentlemen representing the
oairy interests OF alt sections OF the coun-
uy, were to-day before the Senate Com
hi'''ee on Agriculture to advocate the taxa
.oh .ioh OF the manufacture and sale OF imita-
.,ohs OF butter, and their regulation by
rne rne Internal Revenue Bureau under the
icehse system. Several representative
'd''y men and business men addressed the
'ommlttee. \ further hearing OF the same
subject Will be given by the committee to-
morrow
The EDMrNDs MORMON ACT on TRIAL.
ar cArsument was begun in the Supreme
Iourt oi the United States in the case OF
LORENZO Snow vs. the United States in
sii"f TO the Supreme Court in Utah. Snow
p as prosecuted in the District Court oil the
tiist ri judicial District OF Utah under the
a.."uhds ,"., Act for unlawful crhabitatiOn
Win seven women. He was convicted and
s"sh @ The highest punishment under the law
"nu anu. Is now undergoing punishment in the
pen.ehllary. There were three indict-
nn "rel's against him charging him with the
,sainliss!on ,sp nn. OF the crime during the years
o %, and during the first eleven month
yi,.o 90 respectively, and on each he was con-
ot tteo' tto =, on appeal to the Supreme Court
tr;ot ote r. lerrltory the Judgment OF the Dis
tho ot court was affirmed. The questions in
stsna stv Ease before this court involve the con-
tho th,"Isoh ~ and effects the third section Of
offo. Lutunds Act, and what constitutes