Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-21
House.

Mr.. Stcn. ot Missouri. from the Commit
tee un P,olic Lands reported a resoin-
lion calling on the Secretary of the interur
Tor Informal ton as TO what legislation is
necessary for the q isposai OF pubic timber
lands SO AS t. secure ut the same TINE the
preservation Of thr. nh ural forest t.ns's al
the hnadwattrs Of navigal,e rivers and
put within the reach ii settlers legal ineans
of providing themselves with timber Tor
building and domestic purposes. Adopted.
Mr.. Plumb of Illinois asked unanimous
consent to offer for Immediate considers
ton u preamble and resolution. IEe
preambIe rerites that the Secretary OF the
Treasury, actirg in accordance "ih the
views of he President, has paid out OF the
revenues collected from Imports the SUM OF
$2,S52,O1 in premiums to holders of
Government bonds assuming that IN H.
other way under exist G laws can the re-
ouirements Of the sinki fund be met but
by the terms Of the funding act. All OF the
bonds called ''four per cents.' are payable
at the i lrasure OF The United States for
thirty ears from the date oi their issue, a
provision VIII ch, il understood and Hctel
upou in accord nee with its manifest
wording and intention, makes pOSs-
ible not only the payment OF
said bonds as fast as any surplus availa BILE
for such purpose may accumulate in the
treasury, but also tie reiunding nj the sa ME-
rate of interest that would save to tax
PAYERS more than two hundred millions OF
d.llars The said Iefunding act, however,
has, as it appears, without due authority
been so altered and published in the
Statutes at Large as to read payable at
the pleasure OF the United States otter
thirty yeaus," instead of "for thirty years"
as quoted, thus entirely subverting the
manifest meanin. Of the provision OF the
act. The resolution calls for committee
OF five members to make a ca rnful exHmina-
tion Of all The acts connected with the sub.
iect. The resolution was not received
Mr.. Lyman, OF Iowa, from the Committee
on Elections submitted the views OF the
minority on the Thoebe- Carlisle contested
election case and they were ordered
printed.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole, (Mr Stone OF Kentucky in the
chair), on the agricultural experimental
stations bill appropriating S5S5, 900 to
carry into effect the provisions OF the act
of March 1887, to estab blish agricultural
stations in connection with colleges est b.
lished in the several states under the pro-
visions Of the act approved January z,
1862. After brief debate the commit tee
rose and the bill WAS passed.
MI. CTlep VI ueOISid, SudILhoh VI NAo
Committee on Elections, called up the re-
port of that committee in the case of A. E..
Redstone claiming to have been elected
from the Fifth California District. The re-
port which a ks that the committee be dis
CHARGED from further consideration OF the
mattea was agreed to.
Mr.. Wilkinson, OF Ohio, called up the
banking bill as unfinished business. An
effort vas made by friends and opponents
OF the measure to come to some agreement
by which the bill might be open to full dis.
cusson aud the Offering of dllatory motions
was Abandoned but it was unsuccessful,
owing 10 the announcement by Mr.. Weaver,
OF Iowa. that he would not surrender his
right to antagonize the bill at any time by
any means in his power. He raised the
question Of consideration and the House
determined-yeas 100, rays 55--to con
slider the bill. Filibustering motions were
then submitted. This was continued fol
some time, when, upon motion OF Mr.
Wilkins, the House adjourned.