Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-15
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MILES CiTY, December. 12.-Hon. Alfre
Meyers has requested his friends to disco,
tlnue the contest Of the election Of r.. I
waters as joint councilman for Yellov
s'one and Dawson counties, as it vat fcur
on examination that only informalitie
existed. Meyers had evidently been in
posed on in regard to the matter,
Washington News Notes.
WASHINGTON, December ILL tbe co,-
OF q general debate in the House ida n,
the sundry civil bill, Lanham. of Tcras
MADE an appeal in favor of the redemnt;o,
OF the trade dollar, and alludiup to th
silver dollar, Re declared it's coin
age would never be suspended, no matte
VINO might recommend to the contrary
Pendlng further discussion the committe,
rose and the House adjourned.
Rear Admiral Jouett has returned +.
Washington. He inspected the guns OF tn,
Dolphin yesterday and reports they proves
nisniy satisfactory, particularly the sec
ondary battery. The six-inch gun car
rage did not work as we'll as it might. Al
though the speed Of the Dolphin Was moi
tested, he reports that she readily mad.
thirteen knots with little motion, and piyes
promise OF going over fifteen. While Coins
at thirteen knots the order to back was
given. and in twelve seconds from the ring
ing OF the bell she was backing, not show.
ing o than a length ahead from head.
way.
Hiram D. knight has been appointed
Special Inspector Of Foreign Steam Yes.
sells at San Francisco, vice Martin Bulger.
The resignation of George M. Hoyt,
Clerk to Inspector of Steam Vessels at
Portland, Oregon, has been accepted, but
no appointment to fill the vacancy will be
made at present.
Major 7. Stanton was to-day appointed
a member of the committee to ailot land
IN severalty to Indians on the Umatilla
in Oregon.
In the matter of the forfeiture of certain
lands granted to the Atlantic e. Pacific
Company. and their restoration to public
by act of Congress. The Secretary
OF the Interior has approved the recon-
OF the Commissioner of the
General Land Office that SO much OF said
lands as are within the Territory of New
Mexico should be at once opened to entry
and settlement after due publication Of
notice, but holds that, as under statutory
the price of even sections must
fixed at not less than $3.50 per acre.
The price for both odd and even sections
be fixed at that sum-.
With respect to forfeited lands
n California, the Secretary has
;oncurred in the recommendation
II the Commissioner that the opening of
aid lands to market should be deferred
or equitable determination of the rights of
'he Southern Pacific Railroad Company to
lands lying within the common
limits of the two roads, the grant to the
'wo companies having been made by the
anne act.
Comptroller Trenholm will appear before
he House Committee on Banking and
next Wednesday by invitation
0 expound his views relative to the
rational banking system.
The House Committee on Appropriations
oday heard Treasurer Jordan in advo-
acy Of an appropriation of $50, 1000 to de-
the expense of recoining about $780,
in subsidiary fractional currency. |
Samuel H. Walker, late Mayor and \
superintendent of Police, has written q
ing letter to the District Commissioners
that he be reinstated.