, 1889-03-28
SAIDIN THE SENATE.
A Large Number Of Appoint
ments Confirmed.
Among Them WashingtOn's Gov.
ernOr and Secretary.
Charles M. bradshaw Of washington Ter
-itory Nominated for Collector Of Gus
toms at Puget Sound.


WASHINGTON, March 23--ln the SEN
ate, Setwart from the committee on mines
and mining, made report In regard to
timber depredations in Nevada which was
laid on the table.
Mitchell offered resolution (which went
over) authorizing the cont mittee on mines
and mining to continue inquiry into the
causes of delay in considering the con-
tested cases in the mineral division land
Office.
Sundry messages in writing were re-
ceived from the president and the senate
Immediately went into executive session
to act upon them. By resolution of the
senate on January last the committee on
mines and mining was instructed to ascer-
tam all the facts and circumstances con-
nected with the bringing of certain suits
by the United States against persons for
cutting timber for mining and domestic
purposes in Nevada and to inquire If such
suits have caused any Interruption In
| mining operations in that state. In ac'
cordance with this resolution Senator
Stewart submitted a report to the senate
to-day, of inquiry 10y the committee into
the subject. The report says
since 1S4S miners have made their
own rules and regulations limiting
the extent of mining claims governing
right of possession and regulating the use
of lumber and water for mining purposes,
The legality of these rules and regulations
was affirmed by q decision of the courts.
The practice of cutting timber was con-
timed, the report says, until 1877, when
Secretary Schurz caused prosecutions to
be instituted against miners in some OF
the territories for cutting timber.
The matter was brought to the attrntion
Of congress, and on June 3, 1873 an act
was passed authorizing miners In mining
districts of the United States to fell and
remove timber for mining and domestic
purposes. The miners, the report says.
treated this act as a settlement OF the
question and were not interferred with
again for some time. In
April, 1887 the attorney of Nevada ad.
vised the prosecution of miners in that
state for using scrubby timber for mining
and domestic purposes. Later the depart.
ment of the interior sent special agent
to the state. who was authorized to make
thorough investigation Of the alleged
cutting. The special agent advised the
institution of three suits for timber tres
pass. The department subsequently au.
thorized these to be instituted. These
suits and seven Others were brought in
December last and a. result the two
principal mines in Eureka closed down.
The conclusion o. the committee is that
suits brought by the United States have
been of great obstruction to the
mining industry 10 Eastern Nevada; that
they are needless and vexatious and that
. the attorney general In authorizing three
of the suits must have done so under a
misapprehension.
The senate ut 4:40 p. NJ. adjourned till
o'clock Tuesday. TIE senate to-day in
executive session confirmed the following
; nominations:
: Andrew C. Bradley. associate justice of
, the supreme court, District of Columbia.
Fred ID. Grant, minister to Austria
Hungary
Frank r. Athens. associate justice su-
preme court of Dakota.
John X. McFie, associate justice SUI
; preme court of New Mexico.
Henry w. Black, chief justice supreme
,, court of Montana
John d. Fleming, district attorney, Col.
orado
Miles C.. Moore, governor of Washing
ton territory.
Oliver C. White. secretary of Washing
ton territory.
Edwin W. Willetts, assistant secretary
agriculture.
Whitelaw Reid. envoy extraordinary
and miriister plenipentiary to France.
Nathan o. Murphy, secretary of Ari-
zona.
julius Goldschmidt, consul general at
Vienna.
A number Of postmasters, among them
VIM e. Culver, Los Animas, Col, were
confirmed