Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-27
HAsHIsGr0s TOPICS.
The Bell Telephone Patent- Clerks RE-
moved In the Postal Service.

The Bell Telephone Patcnt- Clerks r.
moved In the Postal Service.
/ WAsHNGToN, February -Represents
tive Dunn. from thecommitteeo on merchan
marine and fisheries. Saturday, rsporte
/ to the House bill for the protection I
the salmon fisheries Of Alaska.
| Benton J. Hall, commissioner OF patsnt,
saturday, rendered an nimportant decisioni i
| the matter of the petitions OF Gray an
McDonough to reopen the Bell telephon
interferences and set aside the decision Q
Commissioner Butterworth. rendere,
March 8, 1886. The decision covers 12.
typewriter pages, and reviews the who'll
history OF telephone contests. The com
missioner refused to reopen the interfer
ences, and reafirms the award OF priority
! to Bell.
Senators Cullom and Pratt say the state
ments published in regard to the ALLEGED
difficulty between Senators Chandler and
Blackburn are exaggerations.
The Chinese minister and suite arrived
lsslss morning. fEom Havana.
In response to resolution offered by Sena-
tor Chase, the Postmaster-G General sent to
Congress statement showing the number
OF changes OF railway postal clerks from
January, 1885, to December 31st, 1888,
with reasons therefor, az follows: By death,
129; by voluntary resignation, 1927; by
removal or Involuntary resignation, 1875,
divided as follows: For physicalor mental
incapacity, lis; for inefficiency in the dis
charge OF duty, 426; for official misconduct,
1853; for personal misconduct, 313; for inn
proper character OF habits. At; for politi-
cal causes, tpartisanship) 129; for all
There was on the roll, December 81, chart,
1868 raj way postal clerks who were in
service on March 9Th, 1885.
A caucus OF Republican Senators was
held, this morning, for the purpose of de
Gliding upon the order of business in the
Senate during the remainder of the ses-
sion, and particularly as to what course
shouli be adopted in regard to Evarts'
election resolution. 1t is practically de.
cided. in view OF the evident purpose of
the Democrats to delay final action upon
the election resolution until the adjourn
ment Of Congress, to lay that matter aside
from time to time, and allow
other measures to be taken up. Mean
while the Eyarts' resolution will remain az
unfinished business, and will serve to pre-
vent consideration OF measures likely to
give rise to prolonged controversy.
The President has commuted to impris-
for life the death sentence of Kis
Ke Da, alias "Lacate," the New Mexican
convicted OF murder and sentenced to be
hanged November 9, but respited. The
pardon is based on the recommendation OF
the Judge and district attorney.
The President has approved the act to
ratify the agreement submitted by the
Shoshone, Bannock and Sheep Eaters OF
the Fort Hall and Lemhi reservations,
Idaho.
The state and navy departments received
, mail from Samoa, brought by the steam
'hip Mariposa, which arrived at San Fran
'isco about ten days ago. Assista ut Secre-
AIRY Rives said that nothing was really in
5he dispatches received from the United
States consul at Apia that had not already
appeared in the newspapers. The depart
nent OF state has received dispatch from
,he consuls of the United States ut Panama
n regard to the situation of affairs on the
sthmus. The consuls report that no dis.
orders have taken place up to February 13
The President to-day vetoed five pension
dill, granting pensions to Squire Walter,
Henry V. Bass, VIM. Barnes, John Lockey
Ind John McCool.