Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-02
In CONGRESS.
SLOW PROGRESS OF THE TARIFF
BILL IN THE HOUSE.
Discussion in the Senate of Private Land
Claim Suits i'm California = Officiai
Statement of Amendments to the Tar
IN I3ili-Time Wasted in the House.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 31.-The Executiy
Journal, covering everything connecte,
with the fisheries treaty from the time i
reached the Senate, is to be printed in th
Record. 1t shows that Senator Hoar mad
motion which has been credited to Senate
Sherman and which was adopted that tn,
consideration Of the treaty be with opei
doors. Sherman was, however. one of tn,
three Dawes and Teller being the others
Who voted in favor Of Riddiebereer,s reso
luton after it had been adversely reported
from the Committee on Foreign Relations
The resolution was lost by vote Of four
to three.
Among the things reported from commit.
tees and placed on the Senate calendar this
morning are the following: The Senate bill
to submit to the court OF claims for adjust
meDt the title OF William G. Garrahan to
the mineral interests OF the Panoche Grand
Rancho in California, with a minority report
by Faulkner.
Senate bills to accept and ratify agree.
meDts with the Shoshone, Bannock and
Sheepeaters tribes OF Indians for the sur
render OF portions OF their reservation.
The House bill supplementary to the Pa.
cific Railroad act OF 1862, with amend
ments.
The House bill for the payment OF the
passage OF Marquis Of Lafayette and his
family from France to the United States in
1894 was reported adversely.
The conference report on the bill to es-
tablish the department OF labor was agreed
10.
Berry, in arguing in support OF the Des
Moines river land bill, took occasion to re-
ply to the remarks OF Senator Stewart
made some days ago, rejecting on the At
torney General in connection with The pri.
vate land.claim suits in California He de-
MED that the Senator from Nevada had
any right to impute evil motives to the at
tnrney General That officer was a pa.
triotic statesman, q true gentleman and
honest man.
Senator Stewart said he had no disposi.
tion to lmpute improper motives to- the At
torney General. but as the matter was thus
again brought up he desired to state some
facts, showing how great hardship and in |
justice had been inflicted on many citizens
Of California by the official conduct OF the |
Attorney General. He proceeded to detail
facts and circumstances in connection with |
that matter. He mentioned the name Of |
X. o. Thompson as a lobbyist and volun-
teer attorney in cases; as "a man who die
tated proceedings and who would dictate
compromises, and asked by what author
ity the Attorney General farmed out cases
to volunteer counsel with power
to put claimants under tribute. The At
tOrney-General in this way was striking
blow at the prosperity OF a sovereign
state. The act was a grand usurpation
upon the part OF the Attorney-General,
which never ought to have been tolerated a
1t was an alarming feature of
the times. 1t absorbed the rights OF the
people, disturbed their property, interfered
with their rights, was dangerous to the
poace and, liberties OF tho country, and
ought to be stopped. .
Mr.. Jones Of Arkansas replied to Mr..
Stewart, and gave the history OF what he
claimed had been the frauds in connection
with some OF the California grants. In
view OF the facts stated, he thought, that c
jhe power Of the lobby spoken OF by Mr.
Stewart was unquestionably great. He de-
Jared that there was no justification for 6
he violent onslaught made by the Senator T
rom Nevada upon the Attorney-G General;
hat the Senator could not have consid- n
red and weighed the gravity OF his charge; :,
hat the Attorney General has ''farmed "
'ut, rights to bring these suits, the Sena-
or would not deliberately say he believed
my such thing" lie,
At the close OF this California diversion, 20
Thich occupied about two hours consider
tion OF the pending bill was resumed, and u
nally the discussion was closed and the
ill was passed: Yeas, 80; nays, IL. f
Mr.. Cullom gave notice that he would on ]:
ionday submit some remarks ON the bill
o submit the Interstate commerce law. Sc
The House joint resolution for commits
ion to select site for naval station on p,
be Pacific coast, with amendment, was
assed. W,
On motion OF Senator Harris it was or i:
cred that tomorrow, after passing the In
lan appropriation bill, tine Senate will take W,
p and pass bills on the calendar, one OBJ. Ii
ction to a bill preventing action on it.
Alter a brief executive session, the Senate Ii
1journed. 8: