Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-09
AFFAIRS OF STATE.
THE HOUSE PASSES THE RIYER
AND H1RB0R Bill.
1t Also Sits Down ON the Billings, Rocky
Fork and Cooke City Right-of-gay
BiIl-Other Isgislation in Both House


Bill-Other Isgislation in Both Hous.
i and Senate.
| WASHINGTON, May 7.--Bilis reported and
placed on calendar. The Senate bill to es
tablish a land Office at Folsom, New Mex.
leo; Senate bill fadversely) to establish an
additional land office at Springfield, Colo
RADIO. The Senate passed the House joint
resolution to enable the President of the
United States to extend certain inhabit-
ants of Japan suitable recognition OF their
humane treatment Of the survivors of the
American bark Cashmere The considera-
tion Of the RAILROAD land forfeiture bin was
resumed Paltner withdrew his pending
amendment. and o9eresl another providing
that nothing in the act shall be 30 cons
strued as not to confirm any private entry
for land heretofore settled up and now
claimed under cover oil the homestead or
pre-emption law, but that in all such cases
the Commissioner of the General Land Of
nee and the Secretary of tie Interior shall
hear and determine the claims OF parties
respectively by the provisions of
EXISTING LAWS
Spooner opposed the amendment, and the
bin went over until tomorrow. The
House bill to restore to the public domain
a part of the Uintah Valley Indian Reser-
walton in Utan was taken from the caleu-
dar and passed. with some verbal amend |
ments. Then the Senate resumed consider |
alton OF the bill to provide for bureau OF |
animal industry TO facilitate the exporta- |
tion OF live stock and their product, and to |
extirpate pluro-pneumonia, and was ad- |
dressed by
REAGAN IN OPPOSITION
TO the bill. Vest moved an amendment
that owners OF cattle or any per-
j N having charge OF the same shall have
notice OF the time and place
where the appraisenlent will be made and
hall be permitted to make proof of the
'alue OF the cattle, and also providing that
he boards its agents aud servants shall
lave no authority to exercise their powers
Within the limits OF the State Except in
took yard cars or yessels1 without the I
rm obtaining the consent and co-opera-
ion OF the executive authorities of the
tate. Coke made an argument against the
ill. Then after some further discussion
he bill went over wiGhout action and the /
epate adjourned. :
SENATE BUSINESS. III
Senator Frye to-day introduced in the !
,rm of bill the amendment heretofore :
eported by him to the post-ofice appro- !
ration bill to provide more efficient mail
srvice between the United States and Cen
-al, South America and the West Indies.
he amount of money to be appropriated,
owever. is increased from $4OO, 600 as y
riginally proposed to 81 100000. The
Ill authorizes the Postmaster General to
,ntract with American built and register 9
stea mships for transportation OF the
nited States mails to ports in the coun- {,
les named, these contracts to be at :,
not to. exceed one cent for
so grains weight on letters, and one
ventieth OF one cent for each $50 grains
eight on papers for each nautical mile
on the outward trip
OTHER SPECIAL BUSINESS. T.,
The Senate in executive session ratified N
e Chinese treaty without division. Sena- J
RS Teller and Mitchell made speeches in p
nich they set forth the grounds of their
,position to the treaty, but did not t:e-
and vote.
Senator Edmunds has reported the fish
les bill adversely, submitting written j
aiority report, and Senator Morgan sub dt
tting favorable minority report. Ed. oil
lnds gave notice that he could call up the n
saty a week hence.