Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-24
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
(Seccnd SESSION.
The Senate.

| WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Edn.unds
presented the memorial of Mr.. Mcbride, call
| ing attention to the exclusion Of gentiles from
lands in Utah by the present system of locating
town sites. Referred.
Senator Edmunds also offered resolution
calling on the secretary of the interior for in
formation as tie the number and extent of
patents issued for land in Utah. and whether
any discrimination in favor of Mormons has
been shown in such lssues. Adopted.
Senator Allison, by request, introduced
bill appropriating money for the erection of a
penitentiary in Dakota Territory. Referred.
Senator Teller gave notice of an amendment
intended to be offered by him to the bill rati
flying the agreement with the Ute Indians. The
| amendment provides that from the amount
provided for in the bill there shall be paid
during life yearly to Mrs. A. ID. Meeker, widow
$1,000; to Mrs. Sophronia Price, $1,000; to
Mary and John, infant children of Mrs.
Price, $500 each until they are
81 years old; to Geo. Dreasler, 81 900; to Mrs.
Sarah N. Post, $500, to Mrs. Eaton, $780, to
the surviving parent of Arthur 81. Thompson,
$500; to father of Fred SHEPPARD $500; to the
surviving part of Wilmer s. Eskridge, $500.
The persons named above are victims of the
Ute massacre. 1t also provides that nothing in
the act shall prevent settlement of the south
ern Utcs or Uncompas hne Utes on lands of the
Uintah reservation in Utah, if any of said In
dians desire to settle there, and that any Ute
Indians desiring t? sell the land owned by him
may apply to the United States circuit court to
sell the land and the court may order such sale,
it, after examination, it thinks the interests of
said Indian requires it. provided that no
such sale shall be ordered to pay any debts of
said Indian and no decree shall be made ex-
cept in the presence of said Indian, and the
same shall have been fully explained to him by
the court and his consent given.
Pending debate the morning hour expired,
and the Geneva award bill was taken up, and
Senator Garland made legal argument in sup
port of the bill.
Senator Herman obtained the floor, and after
an executive session the Senate djourned.
The House.
WAsuINdroS, March 23.-Mr. Conger said
that in examining the Record this morning he
found that the bill relating to the whole ques-
tion of tariff, amending section 30 of the re.
vised statutes, had been referred, ia violation
of the rule, to the committee revision of
the laws, instead of the committee on ways
and means. He alluded to the danger which
arose from the bill in not clearly stating in its
title its subject matter. Debate ensued. MIR.
Garfield moved to amend the journal so as to re-
fer the bill to the committee on ways and means.
Laid On the table, yeas 49, nays III.
party vote, with the exception of Cannon,
Field and Robinson, who voted with the Dem
ocrats in the affirmative, and Buchanan, Beltz-
hoover, Clymer, Wise, Coffroth, Morse, Phelps,
Smith, N. j., Wilson and T. Wood, who voted
with the Republicans. Mr.. Townsend moved
to reconsider and to lay that motion on the ia
BILE. Rejected, yeas ITO, nays 1913. Cannon,
Field and Robinson again voted with the Dem
ocrats, and Acklen, Fenton, Phelrs, Ross and
NJ
Buchanan, Beltzhocver, Clymer, Coffroth, Klotz
and Wise with the Republicans. Townshend
then desired to withdraw his motion to recon-
slider, but there being objections the speaker
ruled the melton wasn't now in possession of
the gentleman from Illinois (Townshend) but
was under control of the House, and If objec-
tion were made the motion to consider couldn't
be withdrawn.
MIR. Townshend appealed from the decision of
the chair. Laid on the table, yeas 152, nays
SO. The question then required on the motion
to reconsider the vote by which Garfield mo-
ton was laid on the table, and after some
wrangling and much confusion a vote was
TAKEN and the motion agreed to, yeas 123, nays
Ill.
long discussion ensued, princi pally be-
tween Garfield and Townshend, the former
charging that Townshend's bill was deception
and by implication that he had been guilty of
deception in introducing it, and the latter de-
Tending his course, both gentlemen being very
aggressive and personal at times, in
which their respective partisans par
ticipated by frequent tokens of approval
and encouragement. A number Of motions
were also made and negatived, including one
by Knott to adjourn.
Finally, Mr.. Mclean question of privi-
lege, moved to discharge the committee on re-
vision of the rules from further consideration
of the bill, and to report the same back to the
House forthwith. and then to refer the same to
the committee on ways and means. On this
motion the vote stood, yeas los, nays %, and
the Democrats raised the point of no quorum.
MIR. Atkins moved to adjourn. and Mr.. Black
burn that when the House adourns, it be to
Thursday.
The Speaker decided that in the absence Of a
quorum Mr.. Blackburn's motion could not be
entertained, whereupon Blackburn criticised
the ruling at the end of which vote was TAX
en- on Atkins motion to adjourn and 1T was
agreed to.
Whether the question will come up as un-
finished business tomorrow, or whether it will
be in order to correct to-day's journal, cannot
now be stated
THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.
Mr.. Singleton, Miss. from the committee on
appropriations. reported back the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill, and it was con-
sidered in committee of the whole. MIR. Sim
gleton explained that the committee on appro.
priations had done nothing more than appro-
pirate for meeting the expenses of the diplo-
matte service as it existed, and bad not attempt
ed to make any changes whatever as to the con-
sular system. The committee had been of the
opinion it ought to be encouraged and enlarged
rather than curtailed. While perhaps it mil Oh.
be well to cut down the diplomatic service it
would not be well to interfere with the consular
service except for the purpose of extending it.
Mr.. Monroe, member of the appropriation
committee, made an elaborate argument in
support of the diplomatic service, describing
the benefits accruing to the United States from
it in the past. and emphasizing its importance
and necessity at the present time, when the
question of an inter-oceanic canal was absorb
ing so much attention, and might give rise to
so many international complications. He in
stanced many occasions when but for the pres
ence of an United States minister abroad the
country might have been engaged in bloody
and expensive wars. The Importance of the
diplomatic service is not the amount of COM
MERGE which now exists with foreign countries,
but the amount which ought to exist. That
service allayed irritation, protected citizens,
advanced commerce, secured political advan
tages, preserved peace, maintained the dignity
and social rank of the nation, and won the
friendly consideration of all civilized powers.
1t was a sound and effective instrument of ma
tional advancement.