Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-09
4 DAY OF SHUFFLING.
More opa5o = tIon, Dog g-in-the-E Hanger FASH
ion, q tlls French Completing the Pam
anna Can6I Project The House Unable
to Get ! Qaorum ON Several Important

WAsHINGIQH, ! anuary Tin the senate
the commitfee on public lands reported q
bill to establish the Lincoln land district
of New Mexico, which passed both houses
at the last session and failed to receive the
President's Signature before adjournment
The bill WAS passed.
The resoyutfon heretofore offered by
Stewart, to Inquire whether there had been
obstructionso oi mining operations in Ne
vada on account Of prosecutions, as recon.
mended by tae Commissioner general OF tbs
land office, was taken up an agreed to.
The resolution reported from the com.
mittee on foreign relations in
REFERENCE TO THE PANAMA CANAL
was taken up. Gray rose to make some
remarks. but was interrupted by motion
made by Edmunds, seconded by Hoar,
that in the consideration OF that subject
the doors be closed. The galleries were &C.
eordingly cleared and the Senate went into
secret session, in whish it con.
tinued until $40, when the doors
were re-opened. It was then
found the discussion had been carried on
by Edmunds, Sherman. Morgan, Gray and
Jones Of Arkansas, and that a joint reso
luton was adopted, yeas 40, nays 8
after having been modified so as to read
Resolved. By the Senate and House oi
Representatives OF the United States oi
America, in Congress assembled, that the
Government of the United States, will
look with serious concern and disapproval
upon any connection OF the European gov
ernments with the construction or control
OF any ship canal across the Isthmus ol
Darien or across Central America, and
must regard any such connection or con
trol as Injurious to the just rights and in
terests OF the United States, and a menace
to their welfare.
Section 2.-That the President be. and
he Ia hereby requested, to communicate
this expression OF the views OF the United
States to the governments OF the countries
of Europe.
The vote was, yeas 40, nays 3.
On the motion existing on the order az
TO the vote on the tariff bill. extending for
one day. in consequence of this days ses.
canal resolution, it was decided that the
vote on the tariff bill be taken on the 22d
of January, at l o'clock.
Adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, January Tin the House
Immediately after the reading of the ionr
nal, the contest over the proposed change
in the rules, abolishing the call of states or
suspension Mondays, was resumed, the
pending question being on ordering the
previous question. The clerk proceeded
to call the roll. The vote resulted-yeas
112, nays %, twenty-nine less than a
quorum. A call OF the House was ordered
The call developed the presence OF 226
members, when tine vote was again taken
IN ordering the previous question upon the
away. the vote standing yeas 136. nays
| 10, twelve votes being still lacking to
enable
THE HOUSE TO PROCEED
with business. Reed moved call OF the
House, and it was SO ordered, when 226
members once more responded to theil
names, and Blount moved to adjourn. but
the Democrats remained divided, and the
motion was defeated, yeas II, nays 13S.
Then Andersen of Kansas. entered a
motion that when the House adjourned ii
TO be meet Wednesday next, and the
Speaker entertained the motion, notwith
standing point OF order was raised by
Reel that it was not in order. No quorum
y; peared on the vote on Teller's motion
and yeas and nays were ordered. The
motion having been defeated yeas 5 nays
157. Cheadle moved to adjourn. Lost
yeas two, nays 125.
Anderson OF Iowa, then came forward
to reinforce his namesake from Kansas
with
FILIBUsTERING MOTION
for adjournment until Wednesday, which
was promptly voted down, yeas IL, nays
155, and motion by Blount to adjourn
met with the fate OF it's predecessors
Another roll call on motion to adjourn
until Thursday consumed the time until s
O'Clock, when, under the rule, the session
ended by limitation. :.
Anderson, from Kansas and Iowa, with
Cheadle OF Indiana, Lind OF Minnesota
and Lehlback of New Jersey, we're the only
Republicans who voted with two-thirds o
the Democrats for adjournment. The
other third OF the Democrats, consisting D
special friends and advocates Of the Okla
homa and Union Pacific Funding bills
voted with the almost solid Republican
side against adjournment.
A Democratic caucus was announced tt
be held at 7:3O p. m.