New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-10
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ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF MINES.
WESTERN SENATORS WHO FAVOR IT STIR Up SOME
OPPONENTS,


ALIEN OWNERSHIP OF MINES.
WESTERN SENATORS WHO FAVOR IT STIR Up SOME
OPPONENTS.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Especial. An Interest
ing discussion arose in the Senate to-day over the
amendment recommended by the Committee on
Mines and Mining to change the net Of March g.
1887, prohibiting aliens from acquiring property
in the Territories so as to except mines from the
provisions of the act. Messrs. Stewart Mitchell
and Teller spoke In favor OF the commlttec
amendment and Messrs. Edmunds, Reagan ana
Mr. Stewart pointed out that there was a radl-
cal difference between the acquisition by foreign
ers Of agricultural lands and mines The former
posal of citizens Of the country, the Inter simply
had the eIiect of bringing foreign capi.aI mere
and distributing it among American wo iSne On
posed to the amendment that 1t would be an
unwise policy to permit foreign CORPORATIONS 20
gain foothold and exercise their influence over owe.
q large body of American employees, as would naCr
uraly be the case if foreigners became the owners
Mr.. Stewart. on the other hand, argued that
the mines would remain undeveloped II iQreig.
capital could not be invited to seek Investment
in this country. r,u ,hot
il would be no misfortune if these mines were
left for future generations to develop -, -
After some further ss t Wss 20 found that
one or two members Of the committee nag Eoo
bnen informed when the meeting at which the
amendment was adotped was TO De heio'
UPSET BY RIDDLEBERGER AGAIN
CALLED TO ORDER ONCE MORE FOR VIOLATING
THE SACRED DIGNITY OF THE SENATE
WASHINGTON Feb. 8 tSpeciaD.-Mr. heidelberg
er who has proved for the last few weeks the Dug
bear of the Senate, created another scene to-day
which sent cold shudder down the backs OF org .S
of he seemed
after the extradtion treaty with Great Britain mao
been postponed by vote In secret session yes.1h
day Mr. Rddlebergers motion to copsder tho
treaty with open doors. hch has been such Done
of contention and which those senators Gp-
posed to hou bad he m n4o%pr reached
the morning hour When the clerk reported 1t In
its due order Mr. Riddleberger, with smile on ms
face, declared that the British liens tai having
been twisted by a vote of % to 81. the passage OF
his resolution no longer necessary.
Mr. Hawley was at once upon ns i ;pd;gnsnt az
the breach OF the rules of the senate OF wncn tlo
Virginia Senator no doubt had been guilty. ne
protested against what he termed the conscous anu
Nilfnl defiance of the Senate rules when tne oeha-
tor from Virginia had sworn to observe; 90
MI RiddebergeI wit his hand to- his EAT EAT n ret
hear what the Senator from Connecticut said.
As MIR Hawley did not care to repeat MS re-
mark Mr.. Heidelberg continued 70 s'ate a,a tt n9
pnrpose had been accomplished by the acton taken
In secret session yesterday and he dld not care 70
press his resolution further He added tnat ne
did propose to be called TO oroer on nShoGv
casion and under all circumstances Dy ahyUouy
and everybody II was sufficient when the Chalr
ME- ingalls, cut the matter short by calling up
the next resolution.
A SURPLUS OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Speciah.-Ihe senate TO-
day passed JOINT resolution putting the undis-
trlbuted copies of the records OF the Reoellion'
reports of the Tenth Census and reports OF the
Public Lands Commissioner at the dlsposal OF inc
successors the Lth Congress OF OK Imelnoers;;
In the of the debate eood deil as ' tha
aboat ihe useless amount of printing done at me
Government expense Senator Salisbury referred
to the Presidents message and the mass OF accom-,
panying documents, saying: "ho wants
Them - This apparent sneer of Demo
cratic Senator caused laughter, WnlGh was
not by any means aliayed ny MI ntorrsd ~ the
mass of documents accompanying the message
and not to he message ITSELF. r L.. &c
Mir Vest said that he was the owner vi soho y.
who Q room full of useless docum ms nan accui,u +
lated on his hands His constituents dId hot Waaa
them. and lie had sent 1of JUNK oeaio' N'
Senaloy Allison remarked (sotto voce) that no
WIZ Wr henderson Suggested that Mr.. Vests state
ment was the best argument that he hah near III III
favor Of tho passage of the Blair Euucat,onai p,
and Mr. Hawley said he thought there shouiu pe
hall of records large fireproof building, proviueu
as storehou for the documents OF the various
departments.
ORDERING THE WIRES FROM THE CAPITOL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-There was some comno-
ton Just before the principal entrance to the nail
of the House this morning growing out OF the
enforcement Of Speaker Carlislcs order to remove
the telegraph offices. A body of men employed
at at the Capitol fell upon the office bearing the
gilt signs of the b. & Q. Tel Co. ana III a a
remains of that Office The Western Union once,
directly opposite, bore sign posted on the CLOSED sea
window, this Office closed by order OF t nc
Sneaker Removed to corridor adjoining press
GALLERY upstairs A sounder was still ticking at
o'clock in the Office of the Postal Telegraph Goni-
| pany, but the operator did not know now long
| Ter tenure would be.