Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-24
TUE CONFEREES AGREE.
Tartia! Land Grant Forfeitures Adopted
Pensioning Army Nurses-Adjusting
Iaborers' Accounts Under the Labor
Faw-Labor Statistics Sought,

WASHINGTON, March 21.-At 2 p. m.
.jur:ngu heavy thunder storm, lightning
struck the Senate wing of the Capitol, but
apparently did no other damage than to
frightcn the occupants and destroy the
,,Icgraph.c and telephOniC communication
hctwccn the building and outside world.
The conferces OF the urgent deficiency bill
have agreed upon their report. The
amendment placed upon the bill in the
House uppr6prIating $4,000 to re.
jmburSp the State of Texas for expenses in
Cured in rcpellng invasion is agreed to by
thr senate c,ncIecs. They also agree to
the amendment to pay custodians and
,lniturs i'm public buildings, the appropria
tIuu huwevcr being reduced from $3.50 600
rDSl5U. 900. At a recent meeting of the
senate. Committee on
INTERSTATE COMMERCE,
was voted to take from the interstate
,,.t the words "under substantially similar
circumstances and conditions," and the
second section Of the bill relates to dis
elimination between persons, but this ac-
tiun was not considered very important in
i,-,H since there were other qualifying
t,r,u- IN tie section which left its elasticity
,,r,,ri,aiIy uIimpaired. To-day, however,
I,,nu pruUusitiO" to strike these words
..- we'll aS the suspension prOvisO from the
J,rr ,n,i short haul section, the committee
.i,.rrrmi.rd the matter adversely, thus
h.,viua thrl law in this regard practically
mchungd
gAND GRANT FORFEITURE.
The Hsu-,, Committee on Public Lands
to.J,v decided TO report favOrably the bill
declaring forfeiture OF that part of the
land grant of the Southern Pacific railroad
Of California which is upon the line OF road
not completed within contract time. This
+, ,gitrti, 4 as an Indication OF the inten-
tipu ui the committee 20 adopt the policy
a.. I.r,purJIrg bills working Il partial and not
. complete forfeiture OF railroad land
.,runta except in cases where there was a
total failure to build the road.
NO SEGREGATION.
Senator Cullom in behalf of the minority
of the Committee on Territories presented
a report opposing the annexation OF the
Panhandle OF Idaho to Washington Terri |
tory and favoring the admission into the |
Tiiuu ii he Territory Of Washington with |
is present boundaries.
ROUNTY ON GRAIN.
The uouse Committee on Agriculture to-
day instructed the chairman to report !
back adversely the bill granting bounty |
on export grain, and recommended that it |
he laid ON the table.
The House Committee on Territories to-
day dccidcd TO report Il bill for the organi-
zatiUn of the Territory of Alaska.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Was and Means Committee had
session to-day that lasted but three
minutes Contrary to general expectation
Nc attempt was made to formally vote
upou i5.d dispose of the tariff bill and the
RppuLI cam members were left IN the dark
aS t. II ItisOn for the adjournment. Aeon
ference ui d. mnCratiC members was had I'M
urdntty after udj jOurnment which 1t came
put thnt the report which will accompany
tnc bill when il is presented to the House
was not completed and another days time
is required to give it shape. The Commit
tee meet again tomorrow.