The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-31
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Washington, 29.-The Sena.e ratif (
the French claims treaty.
The Senate exodus committee heard
a. Harris, of Fort Scott. k, q democrat
who testified tha; 100 colored men anC
800 women and children, in a destitute
condition, hsd come 10 his section. con-
planning o1ly Of lard times in the south,
on account of bad crops They had been
mislead BIZ gorgeous pictures of plenty
and ease Obtainable in Kansas. People
generally in Kansas condemned the
movement which was not political but
speculative.
Exports exceeded the import for the
yesr ending February 29th by 2I2, 1885,
y63. The excess the preceding yesr was
293, 762, 1877.
Secretary EYaits' report on the Vene-
zuelan claims, submitted TO Congress,
to-day, opposed the abrogation of the
Venezuelan awards commission and q
substitution of a commission to re-ex-
anime them, because justice to Venezuela
does not demand it, and justice TO in
jnred Americans demands tnat we hold
Venezuela to the pre- ent agreement, and
compel payment as fast as the financial
resources of Venezuela permit. Congress
should determine whether to undertake
coercive steps or decide which Of the
awards it will insist upon, and which
give up.
The Senate has confirmed Bret Harte
consul at Glasgow; Henry Cellars.on, of
Illinois, at Uslsgs; w. Pellsngdm, of
North Carolina, st lien Tin; Paul
LANCE, of lows, st LaRochelle; II. a.
Conant, of Urch, at Naples.
Supervisor of census, A. L. Thomas,
of Utah Territory. The census supervi- |
sors of the Eighth Illinois snd Third |
Iowa District, were rejected.
The House coinage committee will re-
port Clafin's substitute for JONES' coin
and eoinage bill. 1. provides for the re-
coinage of all half dollars of the weight |
of 1929 gra ms into half dollars of 2O614 |
grains, receivable for all dues, public and
private.
Wells introduced a bill in the Hou e,
to-day, for steamship lines between New
Orleans Havana, Jamaica, Trinidad,
Para, Pernambuco and Rio Janeiio
s5mi-mOnthly for years, under con-
tract of S25 per nautical mile, the COM
however, not TO exceed $780,
300 per annum.
Dibrell's bill shuts off the per diem of
absent except for sickness dur
ng session Of the House
Chicago, 29.-Ilter- Oceans Washing
on: Elk Senator Dorsey, who hid more
o do with fixing up the arrangement by
which Kellogg and Butler were admit
ed to the Senate in 1877, than any other
nan, saws 1t was positive agreement,
md understood by all conc rned, that
10Th Kellogg and Butler were to b.
Gated and remain undisturbed until the
nd of their terms. This condition was
made by democrats, because Keloge's
tile had been Investigated by the com
nlttee on elections and pronounced
.ood, while Butler was admitted merely
N hi credentials.
Washington, 30.-The House appro-
'rialons committee on the army sppro-
'rlatlon bill for the year ending June, |
e9I, agreed to appropriate SIG, 425, 600.
hepuLIlcan senators caucusseI, this :
morning, on the clause of the immediste
deficiency bill proposing to amend the
sW concerning the appointment of dep
ty marshals of elections, and unani-
nously decided to oppose it as a rider
nd resist all attempts to force it by fill
'ustering.
The House committee on ways and
means, to 3, decided to place upon the
rec list "all manufactured paper, wood
'ulp, juts butts. unmanufactured flax,
al other fibre or fIbrons plants
Or use in the manufacture OF paper"
he committee also decided, Z to 5, 20
x the duty at 40 per cent, upon fan
els, blankets, hats of wool, knit goods,
woolens of every description,
wholly or in part of worsted,
air Of the alpaca goat, or other like ami
nails, except such as are composed IN !
art of wool not otherwise provided for.