Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-07
A Forestry bureau.

A Forestry Bureau.
WASHINGTON, April b. The eport q
Special Agent Bowers of the Land Ofic
upon the condition and future of the publi
timber lands was laid before the House ia
day. 1t embodies a scheme of leeislatio,
for the protection of forests by creation o
d forestry bureau in the Land Departy
ment.
WASHINGTON, April BIN the Senate to.
day Mitchell, from the COMMITTEES on Rail.
roads, reported a bill appropriating $780,.
900 for IA BOAT railway around the obstrnc.
tons in the Columbia River at The DalIes
and Cello Falls. The bill a placed ON
tine calendar.
Stewart withdrew his motion heretofore
made to reconsider the vote to pass the bill
Tor the relief OF the purchaser and other
grantees OF swamp INT overfiowed lands
and to reimburse and indemnify certain
States. The bill goes &c the House.
The resolution heretofore offered by Rid
dleberger to suspend so much OF the rules
as provide for executive sessions during
consideration OF the fisheries treaty was
taken mp. He had given notice yesterday
That he would call up the resolution IN
order that those who opposed it might alb
III w COA0 AA"W dDOu lDH Onr 1
age which they lacked to vote for it. His |
proposition had been beaten from time to |
time and had been for five years by lust the |
same kind OF parliamentary practice that
had been tried to-day i%nterposipg other
morning business He called for the yeas
and nays.
On agreeing to the resolution Edmunds
said he desired 10 submit some observa-
tiOns to the SCI ate which he did not ga re
10 submit 10 Her Majesty's Ministers inst
at present.. He therefore moved that the
galleries be cleared and doors closed. The
motion was agreed TO and after two hours
spent IN secret session the doors were re-
Dveued. During the secret session Senator
Rldu!ebergers resolution to consider the
fisheries treaty in open session was the only
subject oil debate. Senators Edmunds and |.
hoar made d strong fight against the reso-
luton. Upon motion OF Senator Butler +,
the resolution was ordered to be referred {
to the COMMITTEES on Foreign Relations
only eight Senators voting in the negative. I
The Senate then resumed consideration '
OF the bond bill. A vote was taken ON q
motion to recommit the bond
purchase bill and the motion was rejected
Yeas, 20; nays, 81. G
A substitute for the bond purchase bill 3
declaring that authority to purchase the v
ponds gwen In the act making appropria- v
ions Tor sundry civil expenses for the year ID
pding June 30, 1882, was intended to be a Il
permanent provision of law, and isdeclared @
uch, and to be now in full force and effect.
'as offered by Spooner and was agreed to.
pooner's substitute was agreed to without N
Beck then offered an amendment as an
section providing that when /.
yer the circulation, or any part thereof
I any bank, not in liquidation, shall be eo
and shall not be taken up by TT
.ther national banks, the Secretary OF the at
shall purchase, at the market a.
an equal amount OF silver bullion in -
xcess OF the minimum monthly silver coin "a
ge which shall be coined and used as pro- br
ided Tor in the silver coinage bill of the ne
Sth Of February, 1873. De
Stewart proposed in addition to the !.
nothing in tine act shaIl altar = ranaa alb
lie silver coinage act OF 1878. at
Sherman approved fully OF the substi. be
tie as agreed to, and thought it an i'm an
'oveneGt on the House bill, but thought =
best to postpone consideration OF ~
eck's proposition till a more Convenient tht
ason. He was already Of the opinion ter
Was not wise to continue the coinage OF NC
yer when purchased. Ii the proposition ial
rs stripped oil that feature, and if it ap- DC
led only to the purchase and deposit OF col
yer bullion, it would be relieved OF objec. Ma
IN. Would it not be best to let the bill to
it now stood, unobjectionable in form, ant
to the President and be APP .,
owed and carried into execu- cioI
IN, and let the proposed amend cea
'nt and all propositions as to
e silver question go to the Committee on /.
nance and be carefully considered? ALI q
suggested some verbal changes in Beck's Its
lendment, SO as to make it read: THAT the
enever the circulation or any portion LIE,
9reot oil any national bank in liquidation 49,
I'll be surrendered by deposit of United 80
notes in the Treasury or otherwise t. .
d the same or any equivalent amount D I
not be taken by other national banks ~,
hin thirty days, the Secretary of the haT,
easury shall, ETC." After further debate t;ra
Beck, MCPHERSON and Plumb and with war
L o H'tT - IN tne ~alnenunenO o1ered Dy hou
] to be reported from committee OF the fr;e,
the Senate adjourned. OH
chu
A~sdENGToN, April 3.-Culbertson called Ven
the special order, the Senate direct tax silel
. bod
Gran moved that the House 20 into efol
lmittee OF the whole on the pension APP
~priation bill. The motion was lost.
heller moved to reconsider the vote. -
n motion of Reed the motion to recon CAV
IT was tabled. The House then went into BUN
lmittee OF the whole for consideration of butt
special order. ask
aylor of Ohio said while the bill was inn con,
tant on account If the money involved 80
), the facts OF the case were SO simple, he So,
not think any extended discussion we're trao
The bill proposed to relinauish he b
of direct tax uncollected and choi
'rovide for it's payment to the states coit
individuals who had paid any of the aIno
ley. salo
ates, of Alabama, in opposing the bill, But
led that under the Constitution Con- by t
& has had perfect right and power to Of hi
"a direct tax, but he denied the eonsti- But
olai right vi Congress to refund the indi'
which had been legally levied and APP was
1. II the House was determined to infol
this bill it should include within its alleg
vision one for revising the cotton tax, a Coul
which had been unconstitutionaily aid
I'd.
ter further debate the committee rose -.
the House tool q recess until 8 p. m., D
evening session to be for Consideration
reported by the Committee on Mill Va
Affairs. &c
filed
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