Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-07
WILL RESUME TO-DAY.
The Congressional Mill to Start In
Again at 2 D. m.
Senator Sherman to Choke on the
Blair Educational Bill.
Speaker Carlisle Will Announce Hi,
Committees the First Thing.
The House to Adjourn Till Saturday
Work to Begin Monday.
Number Of Decisions Rendered By thu
Court of Claims.

business of the Senate is the Blair Educa
tional bill, which comes up at 2 p. m. to-.
morrow. It is expected that it will be
informally laid aside to give Senator Sher-
man an opportunity to make a speech on
the Presidents message, and that it will
again be informally laid aside on Thursday
to afford VOORHEES, an opportunity to
make q tariff speech. Senator Mitchell has
given notice OF his purpose to address the
Senate tomorrow on his resolution pro-
| viding for a Commission to select a site for
a naval station OF the Pacific Coast.
There are twenty-five bills reported from
| the Senate Committees awaiting action, but
none of them are pressing for immediate
consideration, and it is possible the spec' es
of Senators Sherman and VOORHEES, may be
the beginning OF the long tariff debate.
FAX CARLISLE
was busily engaged this morning in finish
ing his committee assignments. Although
the committee list is practically set tiled and
will in all probability be announced as
soon as the House assemblies tomorrow,
there is a possibility of a p~ostponement OF
the announcement till the following day.
The committee having been announced
there will be an effort made to have a ''bilr'
day Immediately, but as a motion to that
effect would require unanimous consent,
and as many members think it unwise to
have a flood of propositions poured into
the House before the formal organization
of committees, it is improbable that the ef-
fort will succeed, but in the event of it's
failure the House will adjourn until Satur-
day and the work of the session will begin
next Monday.
THE COMMISSION.
The meeting of the representatives oil the
United States and British Governments
appointed to consider the fisheries question.
which was to have been held at the State
Department tomorrow, has been post
poned till the 7th inst. Secretary Fair
child, to-day, appointed Charles Wilson to /
be Inspector Of Hulls at San Francisco, |
vice J. H. Freeman resigned.
COURT OF CLAIMS DECISIONS.
The Court of Claims to-day rendered a
number of decisions. The case of the Mis-. |
sissippi Railroad Company against the
United States for compensation for carry.
ing mails before the war, was dismissed, |
The claim of G. W. Williams for salary as
Minister to Hayti, while awaiting ~instruc-
tions from the Department of State was
also dismissed on the ground that his
salary did not begin to run till after he filed
a satisfactory bond. Mr.. Williams vas
appointed to Hayti by President Arthur in
the closing days of his administration, but |
his appointment was not satisfactory to
the present administration, and he was
superseded before he could leave for his
post. The Court rejected the claims of
israel Warner and Prite Connolly on the
ground that they were not loyal to the
during the war.
AMOR PLATES FOR ITALY.
1t is reported that the Italian Govern
ment is e~ndeavoring, through it's Minister
in this country, to make arrangements
with American manufacturers of steel for
furnishing armor plates for Italian war
vessels, the intention being to secure a
source OF steel supply outside of Earope in
5he event of war.
RANsFERRED.
B. W. Ham,, who has been private Sec
to the Secretary OF the Navy during
;hree administrations, has been transferred
20 the bureau of equipment and recruit
ng.
ALEXANDER DEAD.
General E. V. Alexander, oil St. Paul. /
dinn., died in this city last evening, aged
e years. He was a graduate of West
'oint in 1923. In 1S47 he was breveted
major for gallant services at Cerro Gerdo
.uring the Mexican war. He was in the
service during the late war. and