Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-22

suopeHu tne rules ana place upon Its
passage the Hoar joint resolution propos-
ing a Constitutional amendment changing
the date OF inaugurationday and extending
the terms of members OF Congress until
April 80. Quite a long debate cnsued. A
motion t." suspend the rules ard pass the
Joint resolution was lost-Yeas 1919, nays
12S, not the nessary two-thirGs in the
affirmative. Adjourned.
A END CONSCIENCE.
The Secretary OF the Treasury to-day re-
ceived through the Adams Express Com
pany a package containing $1,000 in Ma
tlonal Bank notes, shipped by "a fr, eman"
at Cincinnati. 1t was accompanied by a
note. asking that the money be placed at
the credit Of the conscience fund, and
bearing the signature OF "One who will be
honest"
POsTMAsTERs' SALARIES.
Representative Blount to-day introduced !;
in the House a bill providing for the reciass-
ification OF pastmasters and the rcarrancc.
ment OF salaries under its terms, with the
exception OF the cities Of New York and
Washington, where the postmasters' sala-
rfes are fixed at 5000 and $4,000 re.
are I'D De QlVluci |
INTO three classes, according to the reve.
nues OF their offices. In tirst-cIass offices,
where the gross receipts are between $3C,-
poo and 5000, OOO, salaries range from
$500 to $4,000. In the s~econd-c!ass, |
where the gross receipts are between ST.
SUI and $4,000, salaries are 10 range be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000. The salaries
Ut these two classes are to be
paid out OF the I, ceipts of
heir offices. Postmastcrs OF
he third : class, which includes
all not covered by the other two classes
are to receive in addition to commissions
money orders and special delivery
business compensation based upon the re-
Of their offices from all unartprs
from the whole amount where their
receipts are less than $50 up to SILT per
Arrangements are made for the
adjustment of salaries, allowances
expenses OF rent. light and fuel. clerk
lire, furniture and incidentals at first and
second class offices.
PUBLIC PARK.
Senator Henderson to-day from the
committee on Territories reported favor.
IDLY a bill to amend the act setting anart
amos at the head waters of the Yellow. 6
tone river as a public park. 6
AMENDING LAND LAWS
The Senate Committee on puhl,c Lands
the proposed amendment Of tho =,
eneral land laws, namely, the reneal os ,
ne timber culture and pre-emption laws =
nd the amendment OF homestead law 81 =
8 TO limit acquisition of public lands ~ =
cIuai settlers. 1t will probably renort q
~ substantially similar to the Senate bin -.
l last Congress on this subject. t
THE FISHERIES TREATY. T.
Inc Senate in secret session to.dav y
S'eoea TO the reading of the fishery treaty, !;
~ tnen Tor an hour there ensued an !,
'rhest, but unsuccessful struggle to make II
puoiic. VI lead in this matter was II
ken by Senator Frye. who is a%nxions Y
a. MS constituents shall be informed e,
't~horltatively what they have to hone g,
+ from the matter. The motion was gal ;.
ntly supported, and would have been "
but for the discovery that the p
ne te Is powerless in the face of its own r
les to do what it desires, To nnhlish =
le document now would REQUIRE q, chanoa :
the rules and to make tn change or
to discuss a proposal to make the
ange requires a days notice. Hence
cue matter is expected to come from
Stawa within a day or two, the Senate
ntents itself with sending the treaty to
e Public Printer ITO be printed in CON.
The provisions of the document
9 sara to be very much as the paners
I'VE already stated them. That which
ems to have fastened itself more firmly
the Senatorial memory as the hasty
was progressing was the provision
a. 'ne privilege OF going into Canadi an
rus to buy bait shall ha v;tbh,l5 -"
'nada, unless the United States Conorss
lsses laws Tor the free admission Of fish
10 OIL. The document is commented
ION by one side "a nra ctica In Naanna1