The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-22
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Washington, 21.-McMllllan Of
fered a resolution asking the secre-
tary for the full particulars of the
refunding of 10-40 bonds in 1879; to
whom sold, in what amount, the
cash, market value, and all the cor
IrespOndence with the syndicate and
banks relating thereto. Adopted.
BY Warner, to create board of
fiscal inspection to look over the col
lections and expenditures of the
treasury, to consist of three
members, not more than two to be
from a political party, appointed
by the President for life or during
good behavior; and, being qualified,
becoming ineligible for any other
Office under government, 40 to 80
years of age and to be retired at the
age of 20, ON full pay. The salary is
left blank in the bill.
By Turner, for a commission of
three, one being a railroad expert,
one lawyer and one interested in
commercial pursuits, whose duty
shall be to inquire whether any
railroads or common carriers of the
| United States in their freight
/ charges discriminate unjuStly
against communities or individuals,
and if so, what railroads and how.
Second, to inquire whether freight
charges for interstate commerce
are oppressive and unjust. Third,
to report to the next Congress the
result of the inquiry and recon-
mendations to prevent the injustice.
The House, 124 to los, refused to
concur in the senate amendments,
continuing in existence the Indian
commission, and a new conference
was appointed.
Stevenson, under direction of the
committee on mines and mining,
moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill amending section 2,32e
of the Revised Statutes relating to
suits at law effecting the title
to mining claims. 1t provides if, in
any action brought pursuant to sec
ton 1926, the title to the ground in
controversy shall not be established
by either party, the jury shall SO
find, and judgment shall be entered
according to the verdict. In such
cases the costs will not be allowed to
Leither party, and neither party shall
be entitled to a patent for the land
until he has perfected his title. The
motion was agreed to and the bill
passed.
McLane, under instructions from
the committee on Pacific railroads,
moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill altering and amending the
Pacific railroad sinking fund act,
approved May 18th, 1878. The bill
which is long, authorizes the secre-
tary of the treasury to invest the
sinking fund, of the Union Pacific
and Central Pacific Companies in
United States bonds other than
per cents, or invest in mortgage
bonds of companies; and it extends
the funding law to all Pacific rail-
roads. The scope of the bill seemed
misunderstood, and a majority re-
fused to second the motion to suS-
pend the rules, the vote standing 40
to AZ; so the bill was not passed.
GOOde, under instructions from
the committee on education and
labor, moved to suspend the rules
and pass the Senate bill to establish
an educational fund by applying a
lpOrtion of the proceeds from the sale
of public lands to the public educa-
ton, and to provide for more
complete endowment of colleges for
the advancement of industrial and
agricultural education, with an
amendment in the nature of a sub
stitute. This is the bill previously
reported from the committee on
education and labor, and recommit-
ted. The House refused to second
the demand-yeas IS, nays So.
y motion to adjourn over Wash
ingtOn's birthday was defeated.
The Senate was invited to attend
the presentation OF eulogiums upon
The life and character OF Fernando
Wood.
Adjourned.