The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-18
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
FORTY SIXTH CONGRESS.
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE.

a IgOI WAS pdesSus
Hampton, from the military com
mittee, reported bill to complete the
survey OF Gettysburg battle field, the
movements of troops, etc. Calendar.
Burnside introduced a bill for the
permanent construction of fund for
the navy. Referred.
Pending debate on private bills, the
morning nour expired, and the SEN
ate resumed consideration of the Star
route deficiency bill, the pending
question being on the committee
amendment prohibiting an increase
of trips on Star routes during the re-
mainder of the fiscal gear
Blaine, Plumb and Call opposed
the amendment, and Davis w. Va },
Beck and Salisbury advocated. The
amendment was rejected -yeas 2S.
nays 80.
The amendment prohibiting the
expedition of service to a rate of pay
exceeding so per cent. of the original
contract price was agreed to.
Davis, of West Virginia, submitted
for the committee on appropriations
an additional section to the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for public print
ing, including the cost Of printing
the Congressional Record, it being
part OF the deficiency for the current
fiscal year. Davis stated that bill
was pending in the House appropris-
ting 100000 TO cover the whole
printing deficiency, but it might not
get through as soon as this bill. and
an immediate appropriation should
be made for the necessary printing.
White favored the amendment,
saying unless immediate appropria-
tons were made the entire business
of the printing Office would be stopped
after this week The amendment
was agreed to.
The question required on the fol-
lowing amendment proposed by the
committee to supersede the pre-
am bic: Nothing in this act con-
tanned shall be deemed or construed
as ratification OF any unlawful act
or emission of any officers of the
United States, or affect any proceed
ing thereon.
Ingalls, asked at whom this pre-
amble or amendment was aimed.
Beck said he himself thought the
postmaster general should be con-
demned, but in fact it was a legal
reservation Of opinion.
KirkwCo1 moTed to amend the
amendment by inserting after the
word ratification" the words ''or
and striking out t1e
word unlawful"
Davis accepted the amendment.
Blaine-Why put the clause in
then, if it is to mean nothing at all.
It neither condemns For approves.
Davis-We think the bill will be
cleaner and may be some hands will
be cleaner with it in.
Salisbury opposed Kirkwood's
amendment, it asserted that the
Senate cid not condemn the DEPART
meni's action, and therefore by
approved it.
Blaine thought the Senate would
make itself ridiculous by such an
ss that proposed by the
committee.
Beck thought it was only declsra-
ton that the Senate reserves its
opinion pending an investigation by
the House.
Eaton called for the yeas and nays
on KirdWood's amendment, saying
if such foolish clause as this was
inserted it should be by a recorded
vote.
The ammendment was rejected
yeas %, nays 81.
The question recCurred On the com
amendment,
Teller said the bill could not BE-
as ratification of any
hing. He was anxious to have the
bill passed, but would vote against it.
II this clause was inserted be would |
not traduoe an officer who, he be-
lieved, acted wisely and for the great
est good of the greatest number.
Edmunds favored the amendment.
The appropriation committee had
stated that they believed the depart
nent had violated the law. He did |
lot intend te express any opinion on
hat question, but be did not intend
o vote for an appropriation which
vas practically a condition of the
dence, if one had been committed.
I'D an invitation to offend again,
ie wished Congress TO reserve ite
Judgment.
Conkling moved 10 amend the COM
littee amendment so as TO read:
Nothing in this act contained shall
g deemed or construed 10 affect the
alidity or legality of the act or omis
on OF any officer of the United States.
to affect any proceeding therefor"
-e said 1t was better in legal sense
ian that Of the committee, and it I
ade no offensive imputation.
ConkIIng's amendment was agreed
, and the committee amendment
thus amended. was agreed 10.
Davis (W. Va J, for the committee
ked leave to withdraw the pream-
9. Granted. ?
The bill was then read the third I
ne and passed, without division, Il
le bill as passed reads:
BE It enacted, etc., That the sum of tt
600, 900, or so much thereof So NAV b.
necessary, is hereby appropriated al
meet the expenses of inland mail @
on Star routes for the th
nalnder of the current fiscal year. W
Irlng the remainder of the cur ri,
It fiscal year no further expense of 10
vice on any postal Star route shall D
made. n,
n section 8, $4,000 is appropri.
] as aforesaid for public printing
luding the printing of the Con, A
'slonat Record, it being part of the
-clency for the current fiscal year.
ec. 4.-Nothing in this act con- I'M
led shall be deemed or construed fac
fleet the validity or legality of the Pa
or omission of any officer of to
United States. or to effect any or
seeding therefor. pos
arland moved that The Senate take des
he Hcuse bill for the establish ant
It OF Titles IN the Hot Springs, and rul
,ther purposes. Agreed tc. me
djourned. nee