Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02
OUR DELEGATES DOINGS
he rs MAKING 4 REc0RD or WHIoH
HIS CONSTITUENTS My BE
JUSTLY PR0UD.

But There Is No Hope Of Monsana's Ad
mission Singly AID Alone, Yet the
Omnibus Ell May Get Through-Ths
Butter Root Indian Lands to BE
opened Up.
WASHINGTON, April 2~3.-[Special CORES.
pond nee of tie Miner, The House has
now got down to steady work, and is en-.
deavoring TO make up the time lost. over
the direct tax bill, and the consequent
deadlock The homestead bill has been
displaced by the river and harbDr bill and
it is not probable it win be brought up
again this session, while it is very probable
that the latter will be talked to death.
The Hon. J. X. Toole. whol,atelyreturned
from New York, was interviewed by your
correspondent yesterday regarding the
omnibus bill for the admission of the Ter
r%itories, and expressed himself as very
hopeful of the result. At the caucus lately
held, he said, it had been agreed to support
the bill unanimously, but he is satisfied
that Montana cannot join the Sisterhood
of States unless the other Territories come
in. When the bill reaches the Senate it is
pretty well understood that Senators
Stewart. Teller and Bowen will strongly
support it. The bill introduced by Mr..
VOORHEES, in the Senate, which is virtually
the same as Mr.. Toole's bill, for the adj
mission OF Montana, hase 10 chance OF pass
ing either house at this session.
REFERRING TO LANDS
Mr.. Toole said the matter was being thor
oughly investigated and was perfectly well
understood by the Interior department.,
which is looking after the interest of the
as against the railroads. Regula-
are being considered providing for
agents to examine lands and report
they are mineral or non-mineral.
The railroad companyis also to be required
to make affidavit that lands selected are
not mineral lands and that afiant has
a personal examination OF the same
chiefly Through the strenuous efforts made |
Dy Mr.. Toole, there are about 5000 acres
of the finest land in Montana, situated in
ihe Bitter Root Valley, chat will, before
ong, be thrown open for settlement. The
ands wers patented to some 55 or so of
he Flathead Indian tribe, with the condi-
attached that they could not sell
hem, some ten years ago, and have been
die ever since. The Treasury Department
] favorably considering the matter of dis
osing of the lands to the highest bidder,
nd oil applying the proceeds to the benefit
! the Iudiansi Mr.. Robert Menafee, post
al Bozeman. Montana. WHO re-
gned some time ago., has withdrawn his
PSI znation and will continue in his posi-
ion.
BLACK BIRDS N GROWS.
Every year about 200 black birds put in
n appearance in the capitol grounds
bout this time. They arrive in the morn
g and are gone by dusk. They return a /
,uple OF weeks later, tarrying a half day,
again leave for parts unknown. 1t is f
by the colored gardeners as a
Ire sign that "de spring'sdun comeshuah..I
n said the other day "You see when a
" come de first time OATS a sign de last O
come, an when dey return again a
N you can veal yoursprin' cloes shuah." :
b no other time of year here can a black =
I'd be found. But if Washington has no e.
ack birds there are chickens ad libitum- Q
kinds and descriptions, sizes and q
lights. They meet you. everywhere, in ',
g fashionable as well as the poorer 81
larter of the city. The law is very u
as to the keeping of fowls, hut APP Il
airs to be dead letter, as they infest the y
rks, gardens, etc. Washington can also 81
asst of a large, well developed flock OF CT
ows. Few people see them, however, as o
~ fly SO high. Across the Potomac, in OF
? Virginia pines, is their camping ground, al
d each morning they fly by thousands
erhead on their way to -their feeding
FUNDS, about forty miles from here, re-
ming at dusk. ;,
MILD HAMMERED BUT Aggressive. as
70 one to see Mr.. G. r. Breckenridge, of oi
kansas, would imagine that the quiet, wi
gentleman with eyeglasses ia
8 the brilliant leader and fillibusterer of M
Nv days ago. He is a very prominent wi
mber of the committee on Ways and til
ans and is one of the best-liked men ia 4
House. This is his third term, and he dc
ssured OF a reelection. He is a very 10
ID worker. As his lntimates say elf is III
He has come rapidly to the III
Mt and is consulted on all important III
yes. wi
A REGULARITY OF WASHINGTON n,
he great number of doctors signs flung
The breeze. One would think Washing
unhealthy. Remarking this to a prom
Mt surgeon last week, he replied: "Oh, ed
mean the sun down DOCTORS yes, ON
re are plenty of them" what are sun D.
'Oh, sun DOWNS" he replied, ~
e fellows who work as clerks in the pen u u
1 and other Departments from 9 a. m. 81 -.
4 %. M, at that hour thes leave their pi
ks, sally forth az full-1edged doctors and
ready TIC kill you at so much a visit"
sTRADDLEs JUST LIZ A MAN. !
OF the latest novelties, and one that "
racts the attention of all the dude q
who line Pennsylvania avenue on a c% ="
hiny day, is the ladies' bicycle. Fact! VI VI
straddles it just like a man. It is ar ~
ged slightly different from the kind af- ~,
ed by males, but it's a bicycle just the "l
he, and until lately no fair one would
ture out OF the back yard, or practicing
on one until it became SO dark that {
lures could'not be distinguished. Then O.
would whisk by, and several as ~
ished men would look after it, but it oh'
appeared as quickly in the dusk that all OF
t was visible was a cloud OF blue pa
perry. Now, however, they have co,
cticed it to perfection and several can :.
,een on the streets any pleasant day. / ~
the dresses are made specially for pit
Yelling, for only the tip OF a buttoned iai
It is visible, but the men gaze after each W.
rider until she is out of sight. Yester- MI
an innovation on this was seen on the tn
The bicycle a a tandem, and a tn
v managed the machine, sitting in front wa
lie her escort sitting behind her worked all
treadles. Pretty Don it will become pc
old story, and everyone will be taking an
girl out for a bicycle ride. FL H.
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