The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-16
WASHINGTON.

Washington. 15.-Repreeentative
Horace Davis. this morning. received
a telegram from the San francisco
Chamber of Commerce, requesting
him to endeavor to obtain a congress
sional appropriation FOR the purpose
of sending vessel to attempt to res
cue the crews OF the two whaling
chips that are believed 10 be either
frozen up or wrecked in the Arctic.
These two vessels, the ViglaHt and
Mount RatstOne, we're last seen in the
vicinity of Herald Island, and should
have returned with the reet OF the
Arctic whaling feet last summer.
Their crews number some sixty men.
The Chamber of Commerce dispatch
states that there is 60 naval vessel on
the Pacific station suitable for the
purpose, and suggestI that Con-
gress provide for chartcring a private
vessel, in which event, San Francisco
merchants will donate all the neces
ss-y supplies Cor the missing seamen.
The two vessels in question belonging
to New Bedford, Mr.. Davis immedi
ately communicated this dispatch to
Congressman Orapo. who represents
that district, and they proceeded With
it to the navy department, where they
had a conference on the subject with
Secretary Thompson and other officers
of the department. AS result OF
the conference, Grape this afternoon
introduced a joint resolution author
izing the secretary of the treasury to
10 furnish q revenue cutter to the
secretary of the navy, to be properly
strengthened and equipped for this
voyage, and appropristing $4,000
to defrsy the cost. 1t is believed that
one of the revenue steamers will be
better suited in al respects for the
Arctic voyage than any vessel, and 1t
is desirable to have one strength
ened for tie purpose OF cruising In
Alaskan waters, irrespective Of the
special purpose now on hand.
Senator Farley, to-day, presented
to the Senate the joint resolution Of
California legislature requesting their
delegation to a1vocsts legislation for
the establishment Of a nrsnch dead
letter Office at San Francisco, and
moved its reference to the committee
on postoffices. Conkling made point
of order that the paper was not
addressed to the Senate or to Congress,
but only 10 individuals, and that,
therefore, under the rules, il could
not be considered a memorial en-
titled TO reference to q committee.
The vice president remarked that
this question had never before been
raised in regard to resolutions OF
state legislature, but he felt Obliged 10
sustain tine point OF order. The Joint
resolution, therefore, was merely re-
ceiYed and laid upon the table, With
out reference to any committee, but
Farley followed up the matter by Civ
ing notice that he will Introduce and
urge the passage of bill to carry out
the request. Berry, to day, presented
a duplicate Of this joint resolution to
the House Of Representatives where
it was received and appropriately re-
fered, subject 10 the regular call OF
states.
Representative Daggett, 20 day, in
troduced a bill providing that all
public lands within railroad limits,
lying opposite a constructed sec
ton of railroad, and which
have heretofore been subject
to presumption entry at $3.50 an acre,
shall be reduced to 81 % per acre,
when three years shall have elapsed
after the completion of said section
of railroad. The theory of this bill Is
that all the best double minimum
lands have been already sold and that
the rest should be reduced in price
for the benefit of poorer settlers.
Col. Chapman, of Portland. and 1.
E Hogg, of CORVALLIS, Oregon, were
before the Sens ta railroad committee,
to urge the incorporation of some pro-
vision in the Northern Pacific bill,
that shall secure for any and all Iall
roads the right to run cars over the
track TO be constructed through
the Columbia River pass. Chap
man showed that this pass
of about seventy miles through
the Cascade Mountains, is the only
gateway to eastern Oregon, and
he argued that it should not be mono
pelized, either by the Oregon Steam
Navigation Company. or by any one
railroad company, with which they
may unite their interests.
General John A Bingham, now
minister to China will. il Ia under
stood. soon come home and run again
for Congress in his old Ohio district.
Bingham, it will be remembered, was
for many years a very prominent
member of the house Of representa-
tives, figuring especially during toe
conflict between Congress and Presi-
dent Johnson and acting as one of
the house managers during the lat
ter's impeachment trial.