Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-10-03
Tariff COnferees Have Not Reached
an Agreement Yet, but Are
Expected to To-Day.
A Bill Introduced in the House to
Establish q United States
Mint at Chicago.
Two Towns in Colorado Have an
Extraordinary County Seat
Fight.
Senate Bills Passed.

Senate Bills Passed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The following
bills (among others) were passed by the
senate to-day: Senate bill for relief of the
Stockbridge tribe OF Indians in the state OF
Wisconsin; senate bill to authorize the ac-
QUESTION of lands for coke ovens and other
improvements, and for a right of way for
wagon roads, railroads and tramways in
connection with coal mines; senate bill re-
quiring the United States to defend the
title of homeSteaders under the laws of the
United States in all suits where land is
phate deposits. The senate resumed con
sideration of senate bill to establish a
United States land company and to pro.
vide for settlement of private land claims.
Without dispusing of the bill the senate
went into executive session and soon ad-
jOurned.
NO AGREEMENT YET.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The tariff con-
ferees separated without reaching an
agreement. 1t can be stated with almost
absolute certainty that the bill will be re-
ported tomorrow morning. but upon what
basis the expected agreement will be made
is still unknown.
A MINT AT
A bill was to-day introduced in the house
by Representative Hopkins of Illinois to
locate a branch mint Of the United States
at Chicago for the coinage of gold and sill
yer. The bill provides for the appoint
ment of a superintendent, n assayer, one
melter and refiner and one coiner, for car
rying on the business of the mint, the SUI
perlntendent and asSayer each to receive a
salary of $4,000 a year, and the melter and
retiner $1,000. The general direction of
the mint shall be under the control of
the director of the mint at Phiiadel-
phia and 100000 is appropriated by the
bill to meet the expenses OF carrying into
effect its provisions for the current year.
WORK IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 25.-In the house to-
day Payson submitted a report on the bill
authorizing the entry of public lands by
incorporated cities and towns for GENE
terry and park purposes. Adopted.
Morrill, of Kansas submitted and the
house agreed to the conference report on
the bill granting a pension to the widow
of General Hartranft. The amount grant.
ed is 500 per month.
Payson protested and the house adopted
the conference report on the bill for the
:clief of settlers on the Northern Pacific
lailroad indemnity lands.
Enloe brought up a resolution ~recitiue
that the alleged postmaster of the house
j. r. Wheat, whose duty it is to let con.
tracts for carrying the mails, let the con-
tract to one Samue! Cuthbertson for $4,000
a year on condition that Cuthbertson
should pay to him (Wheat) $3.50 a month
out of the money received from the gov.
eminent for his services, and that Wheat
did receive that sum for five months, and
directing the committee on counts to in
vestigate these charges and such other
matters as pertain to Wheat'S administra.
resentatives. Hopkins of Illinois sug.
gested that the resolution be made broad
enough to include the investigation of the
action of the last postmaster in regard to
the same matter. EnlOe remarked that if
any gentleman had evidence that there
late postmaster he would not object.
Hopkins remarked that he understood that
this contr lct, which the gentleman claimed
was unlawful, had come down from the
postmaster of tine last congress. He offered
an amendment to investigate also the 49th
and 5Oth congresses and the resolution as
amended was adopted. Payne, of New
York, chairman of the special committee
appointed to investigate the SilcOtt defal'
cation, called up the bill defining the du-
ties of the sergeant-at-arms. Accompany
ing the report is an explanation of its pro-
visions as follows: 1t enables the sergeant.
alarms to make requisition directly upon
the treasury for pay and mileage of mem.
bers, and constitutes him in explicit terms
disbursing officer, limiting his compensa-
ton to his present salary. A bond in the
sum Of $4,000 is required. The bill was
passed. Boutelle, OF Maine, chairman OF
the committee on naval affairs, reported g
bill appropriating 81, O00,O 900 to enable the
secretary of the navy to purchase MCKEE
ore or nickel matte for the manufacture OF
nickel-steel armor and asking for unani
nous consent tor its consideration. Tho
bill was then passed.