Butte semi-weekly miner., 1888-09-01
CONGRESSIONAL ITEMS.
,ug SENATE AGREES TO PLU1rR,S
WATERSHED MEASURE.

eswart Wants More fOImatiOn - TI,
Expenditures of The Goyernmen,
What the Pension Business is Costin,
appropriations for buying Guns.
WASHINGTON, August 29.--In the Senate
Reagan introduced bill to permit the inn
pOrtation OF iute bagging free OF duty. +,
vas referred to the committee on finance
Reagan said the object was to protect the
cotton planters against the bagging trust.
Plumb, OF the committee on appropr;a.
H tons, reported back the fortifcation bill
n and gave notice that he would ask ior lie
oopsidera tion tomorrow.
TIE resolution heretofore offered hv
Plumb in reference to the diversion Of tba
waters Of the
PLATTE AND ARKANSAS RIVERS
aud tributaries in Colorado, was araendef,
and agreed to.
Stewart offered q resolution calling o.,
the Secretary OF the Interior for infor,,a
tiun as to the land suite, land natsots -,
timber depredations. Beck and Morcan
said that to furnish the documents caiied
for would emf all an enormous expense and
delay to current business. anu
Forney, OF Alabama, asked unanimous
consent to introduce for Immediate Co.,
sideration, the Joint resolution to nrov;da
temporarily (until September 15) for the
EXPENDITURES OF THE GOVERNMENT.
He explained that all the appropriation
bills passed, except the army and sundrv
civil bills, and that the resolution onlv an
piled to those two objects. 1t was nassed
The bill for printing Government aecn'
rites in the highest style of art was aIso
passed.
The iortlhcation appropriation hill 70.
ported by Senator Plumb this morn;no
ron the committee on appropriations. ali.
srs intensely from the bill as il came from .
oe house. The appropriations carried In | !
ne DllI are increased from So, ,625. 600 to /,
bS22,00O. There are further provis;ons I
der which Sc, 900, 900 additional NAV he
spected at a rate not exceeding So, ,OOO.-
94 per fsfRHfa
FOR THE PURCHASE OF GUNS,
omitted bv private firms or persons and t
Ind on test to be OF value.
The Senate then resumed consideration a
the conference report on the civil appro-
alton for public buildings. Berry denied II
statement made yesterday by Hale as
tne preferences given Southern States
y Northern States. He remarked that
lne' with zoe, 900 lees population than I'll
ansas, received two M lions more in :
Tic buildings. He also resented the ,
er charges made against the admins oi
ion OF want OF economy, and he up. d,
ded Republican senators for support. g.
such extravagant measures as the Blair q,
;ational bill, the direct tax bill, the dc. q.
lens pension bill and the proposition VI
suosIdize steamships. He character. SIX
Hale's argument as dil
NOT FAIR POLITICS.
orman stated that the thorouob,v io'
ed with Allison in his general state. en-
OF yesterday as to the condition Of ia
bill. He bore testimony as a member ~ ~
e committee on the appropriations to CH C.le
lutte fairness OF that committee in con. co 60
ing matters without any regard to Dol. DA: ne:
ne expressed amazement at the G.
ment made by Allison yesterday @ Ser
ing dIlierence OF ninety-five millions "a
ton as against fIevalar r5,s . -. auh. Lie
, pure,y for nart;sa- - eo0aDe"sn1 Ser,
the cause OF it was largely due to n 6r
mai ieellng, eDgendered and encour. SSN
by Republican Senators and the Re. T.l Mue
can press, which made it possible for hie'
sort OF pension bill to pass either Oh
:, SO that the cost of pensions would thrs
'ater than the cost OF putting down goo
sbelllon. The time had come when the
must be some just limitation OF pen. first
Inc Republican party has f,,rced seve
'ue. 1t had forced tt
IMMENSE ppNs,on , the
fi'iAiioN' who
DIV it attempted to hold the Demo- ward
party up to the country as party Augr
'avagance.
nan quoted many OF the principal
'f expenditure under the present ad.
ration, explaining the necessity The
If, and cosed by saying that the r.
OF Allison showed degreo OF parti-
which he trusted his friend from low
~ ou.t tL regIeO ana would never repeat. day
soma ranoo H. tL , anu sioer Iowa
scented to the reonest ~ Aii;snn - Comm
vote taken on the conference report the G
sundry civil appropriation bill. way {
port wos agreed to. Allison then them
WIZ of rat
-' NDhaNhS pursu
ian those settled in the conference. islatu
ied for further conference. This of the
eed TO, and Senators Alison, Hale This
k were appointed conferecs. while
then proceeded with discussion exerci,
resident message, and without con-
his speech, yielded the floor, and
NJ %. rasnS Dalis were taken from the cal yet wh
bilI IN an,hor;vo .ha oonst.o.; the eal
ration of a wagon road across the plainti
eak Reservation in Colorado. ing exE
u, DiII granting the use OF certain the spi
Iierce county, Washington Terri rates
the City OF Tacoma for public yiolati
which (
executive session, the Senate ad- ward I,
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author
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