The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-13
TELEGRAMS.
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE.

Washington, 12.-Bill introduced:
By Teller, TO enable Colorado to
select lands under the acts OF July I'd,
1862, and July 23j, 1866, making q
grant for the benefit OF agricultural
colleges and mechanic arts.
The bill for the relief of the widow
of General Custer Wss indefinitely
postponed.
TIE request Of Gordon, that his
intsr - oceanic canal resolution be
taken up, was unanimously agreed to.
Hill called the attention Of his co..
league to the TACT that Groome, who
had offered a resolution for the ap-
pointment of a special committee
before Gordon offered his, was not in
his seat.
Williams said the subject no. only
presented foreign, commercial and
legal questions, but might also pre-
sent military and naval questions.
He hoped a special committee, COM
posed of the ablest men of all the
committees of the Sensts would be
appointed to consider it, "because,"
sir, eff We intend 10 make our declar-
alton good, it may be necessary to
look into the condition of our army
and navy. This, cir, is the greatest
question that has been before the
Senate during this session OF Congress,
for let me say, sir, the American
people have made up their
minds upon this subject. There
opinion here, but TIE country is of
one mind, in this regard. The
people of the United States do not
intend that any foreign nation or
nations shall put a Chinese wall. or
dig bitches across this continent, that
shall stand as barrier against their
aspirations to an empire, OF COM
merclsl supremacy upon this con-
tlnent. That is the fiat and feeling
on this whole continent from north
to south, from east TO west, and that
statesman or politician who puts HIM
self up against this current of popular
opinion will be swept away as with a
rushing food. l hope this committee
will be composed of the best, most
patriotic and wisest men of the Senate,
and that all questions connected with
this subject may be referred to them"
After debate Gordon and Groome
withdrew their resolutions for a spe-
cial committee, and tee resolution of
Plstt requesting the President to COM
municate to foreign governments the
desire of this government to secure
the neutrality of any transit route
across the isthmus, was referred to
the committee on foreign relations.
The calendar was considered and
the bill for the erection OF building
at Denver was being discussed when
the morning hour expired.
Allison demanded the regular
order, the fortifcation bill, which.
with the committee amendments,
passed.
Kellogg sent to the clerks desk
and had read an extract from a
Charlestown newspaper, alleging that
Jessie Raymond was brought 10
Washington by Kellogg for the pur-
pose of influencing action on his con-
tested election case.
Kellogg said the article WAS false in |
every particular, denounced its
authors as towards, and offered q
for the appointment of a
to investigate the charges.
Thurman asked if the Senate had
,ome TO such degradation as to notice
very newspaper article scandalizing
senator. When the resolution came
p he shUuld move tU table it and lot
sleep for ever.
On motion of Wallace, the Star
QUITE deficiency bill was taken I'D.
Adjourned until Monday.