Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-11
THE DAY IN CONGRESS

Z Faulkner opposes the Alien Land La
Amendment Unreasonably-The Hou,
stiil Wfangling Over the Direct ia
Bill-The Deadlock Unbroken.
WAsHMGFoN, April 9.-Morrill gave n,
tice that hssould, on Wednesday next a.
dress the SsRate On the Presidents aunua
message, and Coke gave a like notice 70
Thursday. q number Of bills were the.
introduced a5id referred.
The bill "a provide for the admission 8
the State al Dakota into the Union and
for the orgaazation of the Territory 3
Lincoln, was4 lken up. a substitute wa,
reported frph the Committee on Terrific
ries to the Srenal bill, It establishes the
boundaries the proposed state ana das.
ignaJes the aaining portions Of f,e ;,res' e,.
ent Territ4f as the Territory Of North
Dakota-nd Lincoin- Bismarcaras
the capital
:Haiisr bsscaS 4l.sl Honsa hin ta
give validity t. certain patents for inven-
tions that Were irregularly issued, being
signed by Second Assistant Secretary OF
ene Interior HawGins, instead OF by the
sOSSi0UttIy ulH1S6iI.= faeSeO.
Butler reported back the House bill to
ratify and confirm the act of the New
Mexico Legislature creating a county Office
at San Juan. Passed, with an amendment
declaring Aztec the county seat.
among the bills introduced and referred
were the following:
By Allison, for the establishments of a
permanent court of arbitration between
the United States and Great Britain and
France.
By Chandler, foI the completion of the
direct tax of 1851. This bill revives and
those sections of the act of 1851
imposing direct tax Of all unpaid bal
ances, with per cent. interest thereon,
the States to have the privilege OF assum-
ing their quota, less 10 per cent. deduction. |
otherwise the tax is to be collected from
the land OF individuals, as provided in the |
original act.
The bill to authorize the sale to aliens of |
certain mineral lands was taken up for
consideration. Faulkner, member of the
committee on Mines and Mining from
which the bill had been It reported, spoke in
opposition to it. He regarded it as a bill
raught with danger. The act of 1887,
'hlch this bill proposed to modify, was the
rst act passed which affected the holding
i real estate. The bill would rot only al.
3W individuals to obtain mineral rights in
his country, but it would allow corpora
ions formed in England, France or Ger
lany to purchase any number of patents
D mining lands.
Stewart asked Faulkner whether there
as any law in West Virginia that prohib-
ed aliens from having an interest in min
lg property.
Faulkner: None that know of.
Stewart: Nor in any other State.
Faulkner moved an amendment proyid-
g that where mining claims, which have
zen patented, are acquired by partner
up, majority OF the partners or direc- .
,rs shall be citizens of the United States.
Stewart said there seemed to be total ,
apprehension of the object of the bill. , i,
lett the law, SO far as mining claims were
in the same condition as if the
It OF 1887 had not passed and the Sena-
II himself (Faulkner) had demonstrated =
At no evil had resulted from it, as it had
en stood.
Dolph said the law OF 1887 had been L
med against the evil OF allowing foreigners =
hold large tracts OF agricultural lands. .
le blisimply restored the condition OF af- g
lrs in the mining districts OF the Terrific.
q that existed before the act of 1887. v
ltbout final action on the bill or amend II
Ken Ren tf t6 th6sEef laid aside end shs Ri
Ikota into the Union and for the organ q Z,
stion OF the Territory OF Lincoln. ol
Plabt, chairman of the Committee on
said the bill was one OF four
ich had been reported by the Commit
's on Territories for the admission of
" states. 1t provided for the admission
the southern part of Dakota under the T
nst4tution already fot med. The other d.
rec bills were enabling acts for the Terri a,
Of WaShJnutnn Mnptono ho
rthern portion OF Dakota. The pro- .,
sed State of South Dakota had popu- al
ion OF 100000 and he thought that tt
" had right to be admitted as state h,
participate in the next Presidential 81
ction. Oh
lest: Do you mean that the people Of W.
kota have a legal and constitutional cl
ut to come into the Union as State E
,hout action on the part OF Congress? cb
'latt: NJ. y.
'est: That claim has been asserted sud .e
anted to know whether the Senator III
m New York indorsed that proposition hi
not, m
'latt said there were now in the Union ra
e States having less population than ga
proposed State of South Dakota. He
ued that South Dakota had brought
self within the precedent under whic:l q,
ties had been admitted. 1t could not ~
said that she had done anything irregu- he
Why should she not be admitted, and We
nitted now? Why should the Senate af
u deaf ear to her prayer? Why co
uid the Senate refuse to participate in of
t greatest, grandest act of legislation fo,
mission of a new State into the Union We
s adding to the grandeur, strength, ev
y and renown of the American Re- tn
'lic. in,
utler obtained the floor, and the bill se,
It over till tomorrow. After executive
lion the Senate adjourned.