Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-01-16

10 Count the Votes for President ana sice-
Presldent.-House and Senate.
M .s.,.<,~cp I.nuarv 1A.-The Senate
committee on public lands reported the
Senate bill atithorizing the entry u cer-
tain tract Of land Of $40 acres Tor town
ship purposes for Flagstaff, Arizona, was
passed.
Hoar introduced d concurrent resolution
4, ana co,,nt;no IA votes for ureeident and
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sice PleSiurn'. - % 800
nlttee on privileges anu eiections' plo-
yides that the two Houses oil Congress as
aemble IN the hall Of the House Of Repre-
sartat;vea vadnssdav the 1:,th day Or
~, 7ss,'-.' y -s,.g-..l that tho
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presIdeno oi tne oenaee 70 wig pl0.'s
officer; that two persons De appointeo
tellers on the part OF the Senate ana Two
on the part Of the House, to make nst
Of votes, and report the result to the Presr
ident OF the Senate, who is to announces
the state Of che votes and persons elected,
and that it shall be deemed that the dec
laration Of the persons elected snaii De
president and vice president oI me united
States, and the declaration shall be entered
on the journals OF the two houses.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration OF
rHr rAR,rr Hrr.I,.
Allison, on the part OF the finance COM
mittee. reported two new sections, which
ha ,ro,,osed to offer They relate to q
81 ,,rnv;de that until
bounty on sugar auu s...s.
April, l9OO, there pe paid 70 tne pruuaons ysnns
oi sugar. testing noe less cuan oo ues.u,s lS,.ss
~ s,,e.r srIg cane the grower to be within the
United States, q bounty Of cent per
pound. under sucn rues anu regu.a.,ons, .s,ss as
az az snnrnvsi - tbe secretary a. the treas.
nry. shall prescribe. the bounty to be paid
annually from the duties collected from the
imported sugar.
Pending the question on amendment Oh
fered by Gray, Saturday. to section z,6lO,
as to the admission OF material Tree OF duty
necessary for the construction and equip
ment OF vessels built IN the United states
for foreign account and ownership or ior
foreign trade. the amendment, Deing 70
strike out OF the section the words "angles,
beams and belts and copper composition,
metal which may be necessary Tor the con-
struction and equipment oil vessels, and IN
sertin lieu thereof the words sheets, angles
beams and belts, deck and bulk beams
together with structural shape OF iron u
steel and copper composition, metal, forg
ings OF iron OF steel, castings OF iron, stee
or composition, fiues and tubes OF IRON
steel or composition, the machinery ane
par:s u Sat;ona aSnu;c anu anasssrv 81 os ;nr coD
atrnction and eouipment Of steamers 81
other vessels" Gray submitted additiona
remarks in favor OF the amendment.
In THE HOUSE.
w.su,raroS Jonnorv v1A-Tmned;atel,
..sn A, ~ . ~. -, psaSai,
aI1er tne reasuins VI one lourna'' n0nu1i'
from the committee on rules, reported
resolution resembling the rules requiring th
daily adjournment at 8 o'clock. The prop
osition gave rise to an interesting Debate
| in which the committee and Reed took th
ground that it should be agreed to, as i
strengthened the rights and powers OF th
majority against the filibustering Of th
minority.
Paysons strenuously opposed it, declal
| ing it was an outcome OF a bargain betwee
Weaver and the Democratic members {