Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-19
DAY OF FILIBUs'rERING.
MUCH TALK AND BUT LITTLE YORK
IN BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS.

A Concurrent Resolution for the Holida
Adjournment from Next Friday to Jan
uary 7-No Consideration of the Okla
homa nor Nicaragua Yesterday-Th,
Senate Makes but Little Progress ON tn.
I Tariff RBNl-Keeping up Taxes.
j WASHINGTON, December 17.-In the HOUSE
on motion OF Pheler, of Tennessee, a bill
was passed for tine Incorporation Of the
American Historical Association. Andrew
D. White, of New York, George Bancroft, ol
the District of Columbia, and Justin Wind,
sor of Massachusetts,, are among the in.
corporators named.
The committee of ways and means re-
ported back concurrent resolution for a
holiday recess from December 81 till Janu-
ary z. The committee propose an amend
Eent substituting January A. ssssss.
The amendment was rejected and the
original resolution passed.
A lengthy wrangleensued over a aproposal
to appropriate $4,000 for the expenses OF
the Ford immigration committee, it being
charged apd denied that the committee
was iunketing and going outside of the
scope originally intended, particularly in
considering a proposition looking to the
| exclusion OF actors.
INTRODUCING BILLS.
The speaker proceeded to call states for
| the introduction of bills.
McRae of Arkansas introduced bill to
settle certain outstanding accounts between
| the United States and Arkansas. Hooper
demanded it's reading in full. his object
being TO consume time and prevent an
attempt 10 pass the Oklahoma bill under
suspension OF the rules. Springer made q
| for q member to make a demand for q read
ing, but the point was overruled by the
speaker.
The reading having been completed,
Barnes, Georgia, (another opponent of the
billy introduced bill to establish uni
form system of bankruptcy, Il measure OF
eighty printed pages, and demanded it's
reading. Springer declared that this was
an effort to prevent the House from consid-
ering the Oklohoma bill. The reading was
interrupted by Warren, Missouri, who sta
ted that, as it was evident the opponent,
of the Oklahoma bill would not allow its
consideration to-day. and in the interest
of other public business, he was willing to
have the bill laid aside temporarily. Barnes
then withdrew the bankruptcy bill.
The call Of states was then continued, but
after Perkins, Kansas, had put in his bill
appropriating $50, 900 for public building
at Arkansas City, Kas., the call OF the roll
was again interrupted by Anderson of Kan
sas, who. with q large printed bill in his
hand, said he had assurances from Outh.
waite OF Ohio, chairman OF the Pacific rail
road committee that he would not at
tempt to pass
THE UNION PACIFIC FUNDING BILL
under suspension OF the rules. He wished
House to this fact.
Cultivate said he had told the gentle
man from Kansas that he wouIi not move
a passage Of the bill under suspension, but
he made and intended to make no
agreement which would preclude him from
offering the resolution and fixing day for
the consideration OF the bill. Owing to a
noise in the chamber Anderson understood
this to be a promise that DO such resolu
tion would be offered, and he took his seat
without introducing the measure he held
in bis hand.
The Speaker had recognized Breckenridge
OF Kentucky to ointroduce a bill appropriat
ing $25 900 for the establishment of
GEOLOGICAL GARDEN
in the District of Columbia, when Anderson
became aware of his error. He thereupon
asked unanimous consent to introduce the
bill before him. His business was to kill
time by~lemanding it's reading, but Outh-
waite objected.
The call was then continued and several
bills were introduced.
Then Spinola, of New York, arose and
said he held in his hand bill which ho
would introduce, by request. discaiming
any responsibility for a single item in it.
He sent to the cleI ks desk of tEe Senate u
tariff bill and demanded its reading.
Outhwaite-In other words, the gentle
man has joined the filibusterers.
Spinola-It means We will not have the
Nicaragua bill to-day.
Dunham OF Illinois moved to adjourn.
Lost; yeas A, nays 1877.
Spinola then withdrew his bill and the
call continued, several measures being in
troduced.
Morrow OF California moved to suspend
the rules and pass, with the amendment. %
Senate bill increasing to $3.50 900 the limit
of the cost of the public building in San
francisco. Agreed to.
TO ADMIT THE TERRITORIES.
Springer, on behalf OF the committee on
territories, moved to suspend the rules and
adopt a resolution making the Senate bill
for the admission of the state OF South
Dakota and for the organization OF North
Dakota a special for tomorrow and from
day to day until disposed OF, provided that
the omnibus bill be offered as a substitute
therefor; thereafter other bills relating to
the admission of territories shall be dis
posed OF in the order fixed by the commit
tee. The motion was agreed to and the
resolution adopted. Adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, December 17.-In the Seu
ate bills were reported from the commit
tees and placed on the calendar, the Senate
hill to establish a mint at Denver; the House
bill to provide certain arms, munitions and
equipage to Oregon for militia pur;'os-s,
and this Senate bill to open abandoned mil
itary reservations in Nevada to homestead
entry.
Merrill offered q resolution (Which went
overl to hold evening sessions hereafter.
The conference report on the bill as TO
the Chippewa India. reservation in Mime
sofa was explained and agreed to.
CONSIDERS THE TARIFF BILL.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF the tariff bill at paragraph 147, refer
ring to tagger's iron. This paragra phi, and
the two preceding ones on the same sub
iect, were passed over informally without
action. The next paragraph, l4s, "as "as
to spikes, nuts and washers and horse,
mule or OK shoes of wrought irou or steel,
imposing duty of $40 cents per pound
Vest moved to amend by reducing the
rate to X cents per pound. REJECTED.
Next, 149, was as to wheels or pa rts
thereof made OF iron or steel, and ste l.
tired wheels for railway purposes" wholly
or partly manufactured imposing 2h cents
per pound, and OF IL cents per pound on
insots for the same, without regard to the
degree OF manufacture. Mcpherson moved
to amend by making the rate 2 teats and
2h cents per pound, respectively. After
long discussion tie amendment Was re-
iected.
OTHER MATTERS.
The House holiday adjournment was laid
before the Senate and referred to the COM
mittee on finance.
The conference report on the House bills
to relieve Gen A. j. Smith as colonel Of
cavalry and granting the right OF way to q