The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-30
EEOUSE
Adjourned

Washington, ga bill was Intro
duced prescribing the manner of
guaranteeing a republican form OF
government for states. 1t provides
that where the authorities of any stale
cannot decide without an appeal 10
force, which Of two bodies is the legal
legislative body, the President shall
communicate the fact to the Senate,
which shall settle the question.
By Robertson, for strengthening
the Mississippi levee; also reafhrming
ard applying the Monroe doctrine.
Following is the text:
Vhereas, The warm stream Of the
Atlantic, before entering the Gull OF
Mexico. strikes against the eastern
coast of the Isthmus of Panama, and
would continue to the Pacific but for
the existence OF that narrow barrier,
Whereas, After leaving the Gulf it
flows across the Atlantic past Great
Britain, creating the temperate eli.
mate OF that country which otherwise
would have the cold climate Of LsbrR-
dor.
Whereas, 1t is an admitted scientific
fact that a tide level canal of suffici-
ent width across Panama would
change the course of the Gulf stream
and thereby freeze out the English
speaking nation,
Whereas, The United States would
thereby lose its chief foreign market,
which loss would not be counter
balanced by the new markets opened
by the int oceanic canal; therefore
RESOLVED, That we emphatically re-
affirm the Monroe doctrine, and that
we will bring it to bear against the
inhuman designs of France in thus
attempting to destroy her chief
European rival and iujure the COM
MERGE of the United States.
The joint resolution was referred to
the committee on inter oceanic canal.
By Hawley, proposing a rule that
each bill or resolution shall properly
express its purport in the title, and
shall treat of only one subject, and a
bill amending the Resived Statutes
shall recite the statute 10 be amended.
By Morton, to secure a uniform
standard of values. It recites that q
double standard exists, and that the
standard silver dollar ought to have
equality with the unit of value: and
enscts that gold and silver legal tan
der coins shall hereafter be inter
at their lawful value in
the New York sub-treasury in sums
OF 500 or multiples thereof, and |
directs the secretary of the treasury |
to have the necessary amount of |
standard silver dollars coined to meet |
the demand therefor, and repeal the
law fixing or limiting the amount of
coinage of silver.
by warner, to revise the revenue.
BY Ward, for q commission to
consider the promotion of interstate
commerce.
By Dibrell, regulating the compen-
'atlon of congressman.
by DoWney, giving territories one
member each of the Houss of Repre-
sentatives.
By Davis, California, a bill orga-
nlzlng Alaska and providing a civil
government therefor.
By Price, prohibiting the chairman
II the committee OF the whole from
entertaining pro Jorma amendments.
The House went into committee of
he whole on the consular appropria-
Ion bill. An amendment striking
lut clause appropriating $4,000 for
hdrge d'Gtdirs aud diplomatic
officers abroad was defeated.
Blackburn offered an amendment
leduciing half Of the annual salary of
ny minister who shall be absent for
our months or more any year from
lis post. Rejected-55 to 20. Also a
esolutlon deducting the pay for the
me any minister is absent from his
'ost; rejected. ALSO decreasing the
alary Of the secretary of the legation
t China from $1,000 to $3.50; ,