Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-29
MATTERS IN CONGRESS,
TIE SENATE TRYIEG TO REcoYFR
FROM THE SHOCK OF THE
MESSAGE.
4 Now Wants . Whole Mass Of Infor-
NATION, Which It May Get and II
May Not-Republican Clap-Trap Leg
isiation--aTatters i'm the Hous.

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: May Not-Republican Ciap-Trap Leg
isiation--aTatters in the House.
WASHINGTON. August 1.-THE resolution
heretofore offered by Stewart calling fol
Icopies OF the reports, afidaYits and com
imunications upon which the Commissionel
General OF the Land Office based the letter
Ito Burns on the subject of timber depreda.
ltions, was taken up. Beck and Edmunds
lmantedit amended SO as to exclude papers,
Ihe ublication Of which might defeat the
lenss Of Justice,
| FendiHg siseHss;on, new conference
isommittee on the army appropriation Bill
was appointed and Allison presented the
conference report on the sundry civil bill.
The Senate bill authorizing citizens cf
Colorado, Nevada and the Territories to
fell or remove
TIMBER FROM THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
for mining and domestic purposes was re-
ported from the committee calendar.
Stewart proceeded with his remarks in
support Of his resolution Senators some
time wondered, he said, how Blaine be. |
came SO popular in the western country.
1t was owing to two speeches which he i
made in the Senate, one in which he recog. /
ni1sd the fact that the people on the Pacific
Coast could not live in company with Chi
nese, the other in favor OF the people in
Montana, when deprived of wood by a new
construction OF the law given by Schurz
when Secretary OF the Interior. Blaine then
defended them inaspeech from which Stew
art read extracts.
MORE INFORMATION WANTED.
Ednunds to-day proposed the following
Is an amendment to be added to the reso.
ution OF Senator Hoar. Calling on the 7
resident to communicate to congress all
emonstrances, if any, which he has ad.
ressed to Canada in regard to discrimina-
lons against American vessels passing
through Canadian canals.
And also that there be communicate d to
he senate copies Of all papers, correspond
ace and information touching the matter
the refusal OF the British government or r,
lat OF any OF her North American domin. y
ms TO allow entrance at dominion sea-
orts OF American fish or other cargoes for
ansportation in bond to the United
'ates since the first day of July. 1885.
Also, that he communicate to the Senate
nat instances have occurred since the third
March, 'S7, of wrong to American fish. th
vessels, or other American vessels in
rts or waters OF British North America.
d what steps, if any. have been taken in
'pect thereto.
After long discussion, in which Teller LII
erred to the bill reported by bim this
,rning on the subject and which hn said
opposed to allow millers to cut wood un- I
the license, the amendment was agreed ha
and the resolution adopted. col
he Senate then proceeded to the consid. tn.
on OF the report OF the Judiciary Com w,
tee on the Jackson, Miss, election, and n
son, OF Iowa, continued his remarks be. COZ
on Thursday last. When Wilson con. sto
led his remarks, Wetherall made reply. on
at the close OF his speech the report W
t over without action, and the Senate era
burned. tiol