Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-09-27
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Tariff Conferees Have Not
Reached an Agreement
Yet, but are Expected
to Today.
Bill introduced in the House
to Establish a United
States Mint at
Chicago.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The fol-
lowing bills smongother., were passed
by the senate to-day: Senate bull fol
relief If the Stockbridge tribe of Indi-
ans In the state Of Wisconsin,; senats
bill to authorize the acquisition o.
lands for coke ovens and other i'm
provements, and for right Of way fol
wagon roads, railroads and trsmwav,
In connection with coal mines; sen
ate bill requiring the Cni,ed States Il
defend the title of homestpaders under
the laws of the United States in al
suits where land is deemed to he min
ersl because of phosphate deposits
The senate resumed consideration o
Of senate bill 20 establish United
States land company aud to provid.
for settlement OF private land claims,
Without disposiDg Of the bill the sen.
ate went into executive session and
soon adjourned.
NO AGREEMENT YET.
WAsHINGToF, Sept. 95.-The tariff
conferes ,epersted wiihou, reaching
IN agreement. II can he stated with
almost absolute certainty tina. the bill
will be reported tomorrow morning
but uLon what basis the expected
agreement will be made Is still un'
known.
A MINT AT CHICAGO.
A hill was today introduces In ths
house by Representative Hopkins o
Illinois Ia locate Q branch mint Of tn,
United States at Chicago for the coin
age Of gold end silver. The bill pro,
vides for the appointment of superin'
tendeut, one asssyer, one melter and
refintr and one coiner, for carrying
on the business Of the mint. the su.
perintendeut and as.a,e each to re
ceivs a sslary Of s.. 900 q year. and tn,
meIter and retiner 1850. The gene
raj direction Of the mint shall be un.
der the control nj the director of The
m,nt at Philadelphia and $500 900 Il
appropriated by the bill /, meet th'
expenses Of fcarrying INTO effect Its pro
visions for the current year.
WORK IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-In tn,
house today Payson submitted re-
port on the bill authorizing the entr,
on public lands by incorporate cities
and towns fo, cemetery and psrh
purposes. Adopted
Morrill, Of Kansas submitted All
the house agreed to the conference r.
port EN- the bill granting pension &
the window of General Hartranft
The amount granted IL 800 pc
month.
Psyson protested and the house
adopted the conference report on tn
bill for the relief OF settlers on th
Northern Pacific railroad indemnit.
lands.
Enloe brought up n resolution recit
ing tina, the alleged postmaster Of tn
house, ]. T. Wheat. whose duty 1t !
TO let contracts Tor carr! Jog msils. lie
the contract To one Samuel Cuthbart
con for 5000 a year on condition tia
Cuthbertson sh' uld pay to bin
(Whest) $3.50 IA month out of the mon
ey received from the government 70
his services, and that Wheat did re
ceive that sum for five months, an,
directing the committee on account
to investigate these charges and sue
other matters rs pertain to Wheat
administration OF the postoffice Of tn
house Of representatives. Hopkin
OF Illinois suggesten that the resolu
ton be made broad enough to irclud
the investigation Of the action Of th
postmaster In regard to the same mat
ter. Euloe remar.ed that If any ger
tlemon had evidence that there ws
anything wrong in the action Of th
late postmaster he would not objec
Hopkins remarked that he underst,o
that this contract, which the gentl
man claimed was unlawful. had con
down from the postmaster Of the la
congress. He offered IN amendme'
to investigate also the 49th and 50l
congresses and the resolution
amended was adopted. Payn
New York, chairman Of the speci
committee appointed to investigs
the silcott defalcation, called up u
bill defining the duties Of the ssFgsar
alarms. Accompanying the repe
Is an sxplanation Of iis provisions
sislloWs: It snablss The ssrgssnt-s