The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-02-17
WASHINGTON.

Washington, 16. = Inter- Oceans
Washington f: Senator Conkling says
he will not attend the Utica CONVEX
ton unless elected as delegate, and
bias no intimation that he will be
He was sure the convention would
endorse Grant, although a desperate
effort will be made to prevent it and
secure some representation for other
csndidatee.
A western paper recently pub
lished a statement that Conkllng,
spe akiug in the executive session re-
gAIcIng the confirmation OF Morton,
nominated for collector of San Fran
cisco, and opposing young Morton
bad made remarks unjust to the
late Senator Morton. Conklipg, today,
said that such statement was grossly
false. He never in his life uttered
word except in praise of his honored
friend, the late senator.
The debate on the question OF
putting riders on appropriation bills
will be renewed tomorrow. The
democrats hope to present a more
even front and in a majority, to sup
port their position, but are not liable
to do 90.
Randall and other congressman,
who Took conspicuous pant in hon
oring Parnell, are disguised to find
his American trip more q persona
political m,vs than a mission o.
charity. II he returned he could BY
no means get the ball of the House tt
speak in.
Wood is not satisfied with the re-
funding bill agreed on by the WayI
and means committee, and will to
morrow move q change in the interes
on short time bonds, to 81 per cent
Frye will move to make the time fol
the redemption of short bonds from
two t. ten years, at the option Of thu
secretary OF th treasury, and Secretary
Sherman approves this idea.
The friends OF FitzJohn Porter arr
very much discouraged at the pros
pect of not passing the bill to restor'
him to the army, and take no pain
to conceal it.
The House committee on navs
affairs have agreed to recommend th,
passage of the bill authorizing tn
secretary of the navy to use q Unitet
States man-oERar 10 convey to Ire
land food that may be purchased 70
the suffering there. 1t is considereI
eminently proper that supplies o
grain, potatoes, or other food tina
may be purchased with the contribu
ITEMS of citizens of the United State
for the Irish, should be procured il
this country, where they can be ob
tanned cheaper and better than any
where else in the world, and whel
this bill is passed the transportation
will cost nothing.
A very important subject for l. gis
lative action will be laid before Con
gress in few days. in the form OF
series of codi6ed laws, accompanied
by reports and volnminous testimoO,
from ali parts of the western coun
try from the commission appointed
by congress- at it's lsst session
composed of Prof Clarence King
United States geologist, Prof. ]. W
Powell, Hon. ]. A. williamson, com
missioner of the general land Office
Hon. Thos. Donaldson and A. 7
Britton, to examine into the condi
ton of the resources OF the publi
domain and make such recommen
dations, codifcaton of laws. etc., a
might seem best adapted to the need
OF the country, have about completed
their Lahore. This work involved tn
examination OF the county from tn
Mississippi River to the Pacific coast
from the British line to Mexico. TIL,
amount of testimony taken will max,
an octave volume of 600 or 700 pages
The co1ifed laws will make many
sections.