Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-22

senator Edmunds Introduces a Resolution
which Will Cause France to Halt I'm
Any Effort to Nationalize the Panama
Canal Project-other Matters of Inter
est Before Congress.
WASHINGTON, December 19.--In the Sen.
ate the American Historical Association
was passed.
Edmunds introduced and had referred to
the committee on foreign relations the fol.
lowing:
cIesolved, That the Government OF the
United States will look with seriops con-
Gers and 1fsapproyai upon any Sonnec-
ton OF any European government with the
construction or control OF any ship canal
across the Isthmus OF Darien, or across
Central America, and must regard any
such connection or control as injurious to
the Just rights and interests of the United
States, and as a menace to. their welfare.
Resolved, That the President Of the
limited States be requested to communicate
this expression OF the views of congress to
the governments OF the countries of Eu-
rope.
CONSIDERING THE TARIFF BILL.
Reagan called attention to the paragraph
fixing the duty on lead dross at TX cents
per pound, with a proviso that lead ore
containing silver, or silver ore containing
lead, shall pay duty OF 1h cents pound
He referred to it in connection with ores
from mines, and said the adoption of the
proviso would break up The smelling estab-
iishments in El Paso. He moved to strike
out the proviso.
Allison said the finance committee
believed the lead interests in
connection with silver ore ought co pay the
same duty as other lead did. He did not
see why lead contained in silver ore should
be exempted from duty.
Teller approved the proviso.
Steward also argued in favor OF the pro-
viso Miners OF the West, he said, felt mucE
interest in the matter, as with Mexican
ores evading duty, the lead extracted from
silver ores in this country could not be got
rid Of at present above the cost OF trans
pOrtatiUn.
After further debate the amendment was
rejected. VOORHEES, then delivered speech
upon the tariff.
STILL ON THE TARIFF.
Several amendments were offered and
rejected, as the reading continued. On
reaching paragraph 1913 relating to manu-.
faCturers' articles or wares not especially
enumerated, Harris moved to amend by
adding proviso that no article should pay
higher rate OF duty than 80 per cent. ad-
valorem. Action deferred.
Schedules d, relating to wood and
wooden wares. and e, relating to sugar,
we're passed over informally.
This brought consideration OF the bill
down to schedule f, tobacco and cigars,
ETC." when it was laid aside, about three
pages of the bill having been actually dis
posed Of to-day.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
jOurned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, December 19.-In the house
Springer stated that the Committee on
Territories this morning unanimously de-
cided not to call up the Territorial bills
until January 15.
The House went into committee OF the
whole on the river and harbor bill.
Grain of Texas denounced what he
termed the driblet system OF appropria-
TONS He would, at the proper time, offer
a substitute, practically the same bill
which passed the first session Of the pres
ont Congress, although personally
he would prefer tn pass the bill appropriate,
ing exactly the sums estimated by the chiei
OF engineers. With plethoric treachery,
with no prospect of the passage OF a tariff
bill, with the people anxious for the river
and harbor bill, with the chief Of engineers
declaring his estimates righ,, he appealed
to the House to adopt the proposed sub
stit tie.
After some further debate by Blanchard
Sowden and Adams Qlls.) the committee
rose without acting, and the House adj