Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-17
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
R,;h Houses Put in q Good Days Work
Oh Routine. But Important
Business.
4 Financial Debate in the House Of Rep.
resentatiyes-The River and
HarbOr Bill.
General Paragraphs of Interest from
the Capital-News Items From
All Quarters.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 13.-In the cass
of Mrs. Maria Hunter, widow of Gen
Hunter, for whose relief the House passed
bill granting a pension at $5Oper month
which was vetoed by the President, Chair
man Matsun, OF the Invalid Pension Com
mittee, presented a report to the House in
which he sustains the veto. He says the ef
feet OF the bill would be to give claimant
S22. 80 per month more than the sum al.
lowed by general law. that it is not alleged
that the widow needs any increase and
that the Committee has rarely tolerated
an increase OF pensions OF the widows OF
officers. 1t is also true that the claimant q
application for a legal rate pension had
been allowed by the pension office. A mi
norty report, signed by the Republican
members of the Committee, requests the
passage OF the bill over the veto, holding
that it has been the invaria BILE practice to
penson at $50 per month widows OF off.
cers of the rank similar to that held BY
Gen. Hunter; that the President has signed
a number such bills during this session,
aside from the case OF Gen. Hancock's
widow, and that there is no reason for
making exception III unlS case.
FOR THE INDIAN SCHOOL.
senator Teller submitted q proposed
amendment to the Sundry Civil bill
To appropriate S37 800 for the purchase
of a school and farm at the Carlisle Indian
school.
MILITARY POST FOR DENVER.
Senator Sewell from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported1 favorably Sem
ator Tellers bill to appropriate $3.50, 900
for the establishment and erection OF a
Military Post near Denver, Colorado.
GOOD FOR GooDE
Ex-senator Johnston and Representa-
tives Tucker, Cabel, Wise, Croxton and Trigg
waited ON tue President this morning and
urged the denomination OF John Goode as
Solicitor-General. They represent that
Goode has not been fairly treated by the
Senate and was not given sufficient OPP
portunity to refute the charges which led
to his rejection. member OF the delega.
ton is authority for the statement that
the President after listening to their rep
resentations, expressed sympathy with
Goode and stated that he had the case un-
der consideration, but had not yet deter
mined what course to pursue.
THE PAYNE AFFAIR.
In the Senate to-day the Chair laid before
the Senate the resolutions OF the conven-
ton of Republican editors. OF Ohio, urging
an investigation OF the charges as to the
election of Senator Payne and other Demo-
Gratis on the same subject. Referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
SENATORIAL NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nomin-
ations to the Senate to-day: David Tur-
pie, of Indianapolis, to be United States
A4+or,a, 60, tho n;vt ~ Tp1iopo ~,;co
John L. Lamb, resigned; George C. Munson,
TO be Assayer OF the United States Mint
ut Denver.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
There is an understanding in the Senate
that when the River and Harhor bill shall
have been perfected, item by item, a mo-
ton will be offered to make a horizontal
reduction, bringing the aggregate appro-
priation to points somewhat below that OF
the House bill. This will have the effect OF
putting every item into conference. The
proposed reduction will probably be fixed
at the rate OF 20 or 80 per cent.
INDIAN TRADERsHlPs.
Charles A. Cleveland of Anadarko, In
dian Territory, an Indian trader was ex-
amred by the Senate special Committee
Investigating appointments in Indian
that sometime prior to the expiration OF
Gcense, S. NJ. Jackson, brother OF Judge
EAeu Senator) Jackson came to Anadarko
and notified witcess that he, (Jackson) had
been licensed TO trade there. He proposed
to witness the partnership in'o which
Jackson was to put his license while Cleve-
land was to furnish the capital, experience
and goodwill in addition to doing all the
work. The profits were to be equally d.
yided. The witness was told that if he
ana not acquiesee in the arrangement
his right to trade would be
taken away, Jackson claiming that he had
sufficient influence at Washington to bring
TINS about. The witness decided to enter |
;nto the arrangement and in course of time
ne was notified by the Commissioner,
through the agent at Avon, Dakota, that
ms license would not be extended beyond
MsliIXed date, then few weeks distant. |
Witness came to Washington and laid the
matter before Commissioner Atkins, but |
did not succeed in getting the order OF re-
moval revoked. Witness closed his store
on the date fixed and began the removal OF
his goods. He could not tell what the loss |
would prove to be but thol ght $4,000.
me lnrther hearing was postponed until
next Tupsdov