Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-30

Increasing the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ad-
iournment Until Monday.

WASHINGTON, January 25.-The Senate
committee on territories, to-day, took up
the House bill passed the other day for the
admission OF north and south Dakota,
| Montana, Washington and New Mexico
into the Union. After a session OF two
hours, one OF the committee said:
I'VE have spent the entire session in con.
sidering the bill. It is noticeable for it's
contradictory provisions and inadequacy
to get any territory or part OF a territory
into the union as q state. The attempt IN
a general bill of this character to provide
for the local necessities OF different terri.
| tories. seems to have been such a failure
that IL any state might come in
under it's provisions it would be unable,
even in court, to ascertain what its rights
are. As the bill now stands, it is probably
the most complicated and most difficult to
interpret and administer that ever passed
either House OF Congress. II we are to
pass it, the measure must be corrected
materially, and it has been referred to the
subcommittee with instructions to see ii
it's Inconsistencies can be 80 ~reconciled that
we can recommend it's passage"
Gibson made an elaborate personal
explanation regarding how an inaccurate
report OF a speech by him on wednesday
inadvertently got int the record. This was
done to head of a motion by Chandler to
strike it out. After some fencing beteen
Chandler and Gibson the matter was
dropped.
The appropriation committee reported
and diplomatic appropriation
bill.
Allison moved that the Senate insist on
it's amendment to the tariff bill asked for |
by the conference with the House on the |
bill and amendment. The bill was agreed
to without objection.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were then passed:
House bill to increase the maximum OF
money orders from $50 to
800.
Pension appropriation bill.
Military academy appropriation bill.
The bill for the relief OF the Louisiana
national bank was passed, recon
and the bill re-committed to the
on claims. new facts in the mat
Ter having been brousht to light.
The Senate then proceeded to a considera-
ton OF the pension bills on the calendar.
Among the thirty passed was the Senate
dill increasing the pension OF the widow OF
Rousseau to 500 a month.
After a brief executive session, the Sem
Ite adjourned till Monday.
IN THE HOUSE..
WASHINGTON, January 25.-The army /
bill was reported and placed
the calendar. Also the bill to establish
national military and naval museum in
he city Of Washington.
The House then went into committee Of
he whole on the sundry civil appropria-
ion bill. The pending paragraph was that
for a royalty for the use Of steam
late presses by the government. Various
we're proposed and acted on.
REAsI THE APPROPRIATIONS. |;
An appropriation for the repairs of
ght-houses was increased from 100000 I
1896, OO0. The amendment was 8
dopted appropriating $4,000 to connect ]
he Tillamoke Rock. Oregon, light station '
y telegraph and cable, with Fort Ste /;
ems, Oregon. The appropriation for the :.
alaries OF lighthouse keepers a in U
from $500, 600 to $685. 900. r
An appropriation for the pay OF assistant t
1stodians and i~anitors of public build 9
lgs was increased from 100000 to !.
100000. I
Randall offered an amendment appro-
$3.50, 900 for the purpose OF inves- /
the extent to which the arid desert
Lnds can be redeemed by irrigation. .
ymes, of Colorado, offered an amendment n
the appropriation to $250,OO0, a
nd spoke in support of the amendment. :
action the committee rose. =
Randall reported a joint resolution max. .
y an appropriation of $500, 900 for the :
he payment to legal representatives OF j. =
a.. Eads.
The House then tool a recess, evening g
ssion to be for the consideration OF pri-
ate pension bills. l.