Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
FIFTIITH CONGRESS
Riddleberger Persistently Ob.rusive-
Tho Alien Land Amendments.

WAsHINGToN, February S.-Amoug the
executive communications presented and
referred were the following: From the
President with the draft OF bill to accept
and ratify the agreement with the Shoshone
and Bannock Indians for the surrender of
part of Fort Hall reservation in Idaho for
ii townsitc and for right of way to the Utah
& Northern railway from the Secretary Of
the Treasury in response to agreements ar
rived at with the Dominion OF Canada
touching transportation OF go oGs in bond,
etc; from the Secretary Of War with an
abstract Of the militia force OF the United
States; from the Secretary OF the Interior
with suggestions OF legislation for the proper
disposal of public timber lands.
On motion OF Mr.. Spooner the bill for the
relief of importers OF animals FOR breeding
purposes in certain cases was taken up and
passed.
Mr.. Teller NOV ed to take from the caleS-
dar the bill to enable The State OF Colorado
to select indemnity school lands.
Mr.. ltidd'chcrscr tool, the floor and
objected to the consideration uf any mat
ter Ito which objection could lie n,ade)
during the time assi'ncd for ,nnt'!!n. Etsi-
ness until he could have act;nn on the
resolution offered by him sore weeks since
TO have the British ey;radition tre,,y con
sidcrcd in open session.
After he had been speaking ror ten or
fifteen minutes Mr.. Butcr suggested hat
the Senator from Virginia s!.nui allow tn
Senate to proceed with IFS business.
The Senator from Virginia, however, d.
clined to lie interrupted aud lie continued
bis remarks, which were !nau;iibe to the
reporters table.
Mr.. Harris asked 10 k. IL Suggestion,
but NJ. kiddiebeiger lepi,eii jDcuary that
be could only do SO in executive session.
Thelenpon Mr.. Harris made the point ci
order that tir motion Of TIE Senator from
Colorado (reIier) WIS nos t''bat table.
This point %! order vas s,:s,;i4cu by the
presiding officer, who sni,! !i4At the Senator
from Virginia was npt cntitled to prnceeti
furt her.
Tie senator male az effort /" appeal
from the decision. bat na4 directed To t axe
his seat
Mr.. Teller With rc.g Iii4 motion. On mo-
ito" of Mr. rel',r the ili!l 10 cnabt.. the
State of Colorado to select Indemnity
school lands WAS taken floni the ca aendir
and passed.
On motion oI Mr.. Jo: e.. Of Ark,.nsas
the bill TO authorize the Chnctaw Coal and
Hallway Company to construct and oper-
ate railway through the Indian Territory
WAS taken up and pa. sei.
Mr.. Morrill, introduced Joint resolution
appointing Andrew ID. White, IL member Of
the Smithsonian Board OF Regents. Laid
over.
The resolution offered sum. ,iays sine
by Mr.. Frye, instructing the Committee on
Foreign Relations to prepare IL statement in
reference to the Dominion Of Canada, and
the several Provinces Of which it is COM
posed and the geo9rA phical relations sus-
tained by them to he United States and
various other matters vas taken III, and
adopted
On melton OF Mr.. Stewart, the Senate.
blil t. authorize sale to aliens Of certain
mineral lands Was taken up. The bill
amenhs the n'ien act of March 3, 1887
by providing that that act shall not reIa te
to or affect title 10 n.inpral land claims in
the Territories.
Mr.. Stewart explained and adyo-
Gated the BILL J9 stated that
more money was expendsd, probably, in
developing mines than was taken out of
them. 1t made no difference to the miners
and to the minin. communities whether
the capital employed WAS foreign or native
The object OF the bill was to restore the law
as 1T bad stood for the last thirty years in
regard 10 mineral lanGs.
MI Mitchell spote in favor of the bill
and BAD read c. ,umuEication in support
o. rom the Delegate OF the Territory Of
aantIas, aT. Mitchell added that the bill!
Ass 'iS fssama.asstieas.. :Ae Qoyss2gra