Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-31
A GOOD REASON.
arrangements for Chief Justice Waite's
Funeral Services in the CapitoI-The
River and Harbor Appropriations

Arrangements for Chief Justice Waite's
Funeral Services in the Capitol-The
River and Har5or appropriation
Teller Advocates the Silver Interests.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The President
has sent Congress a message recOmmen ling
legislation to prohibit the importation OF
swine FROM France and Germany. 1t is ac-
companied by communications from Min
lister Pendle; on and from the consul at
MarseilIes. The communications are II
the nature Of statistics, showing the preva-
Ience OF contagious and infectious swine
diseases in both countries. 1t is on &C
count Of the diseases the President recon-
lnends the prohibition OF the importation.
The Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The presiding
Off GER laid before the Senate a ~comnunica-
ton from the Marshal OF the Supreme
Court, inviting the Senate, by direction OF
the justices, to attend the funeral ceremo-
MES of the late Chief Justice Waite in the
Hall of Representatives at loon to-mor.
row. The invitation was accepted.
DOlph offered a resolution, which was
adOuted, calling on the Secretary OF the
Treasury for information OF the necessity
Tor f0rtiticatiOns in Puget Sound, and as
as to the pra%cticabllity OF fOrtlfying the
entrance to the sOund
Blair called up the question OF the sec
Ond reading OF the bill introduced by him
to give preference to disabled Confederate
soldiers as between men who were dis
ioyal in appointments to Civll office.
Edrnunds opposed the second reading OF
the bill vigorously and without disposing Of
the question the Senate took up again the
House bill to provide for the purchase Of
United States bonds, the pending question
being an amendment offered by Stewart
authorizing d deposit OF gold and silver
bullion and the issuance of coin certificates
therefor.
Teller addressed the Senate, applying
himself first to the task Of refuting the
statement that the depreciation OF
silver wae due to its ~oVerproduc-
ton. He denied that silver had
lalIen. He knew it would not now
buy as much in gold as it would buy in
1878. 1t would buy more wheat, more
corn, lard, manufactured goods than it
would buy then. 1t was not because of
overproduction that there Wa such a
Givergence between silver and gold, but
it was because OF the decentralization OF
silver and Of that alone. He dlsctaimed
| both for himself and his State uuy special
interest in the silver question. He should
rave held the same views living nConnecti-
cut as he held living in Colorado. The
Government had nUt paid to the miners OF
Colorado Il dollar in subsidy or bounty.
On motion Of Sherman Il committee OF
five Senators to attend the funera! CT the
late Chief Justice Waite at TCiedO was or
| dered. and Senators Sherman, Allison,
| Evarts, George and Gray were appointed.
Sherman suggested that in the absence OF
these Senators further action or discussion
| on the bond bill should be suspended, and
HOar asked and obtained unanimous con
sent to nave the Senate proceed during the
remainder OF the week, assuming thai there
| would be no business attended to to-mOr-
row, and that there would be no session Oh
Good Friday, TO the consideration OF bills
| on the calendar.
Palmer moved that the bono bill be re
committed to the Committee on Finance
The motion was entered and will be pending
when the bill is taken up again next week
After executive session the Senate aG
iOurned to meet ut 1l:3Oa Il. N. tomorrow.