The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-08

III HuCoIlOu anu Ellis anu Tx
raised the point of no quorum. and
Robson withdrew the bill saying
as ne did so, that he had made an
honest effort to reduce taxation. but
that the democrats had defeated IT,:
to which Randall retOrted that his
proposition was mere buncOm0e
and was not SINGER. and that he
knew II when he offered it. Ifall
members of Congress in the .ci5v
could be got TO the House ther5
would not be quorum.
Successful attempts were made bv
MeSSrS. Pare and Burrows TO take
up bills providing d territorial form
OF government fer Alaska and erect
ing the southern portion Of Dakota
into state.
Mr.. Burrows reported resolution
which provided for the appointment
of a select House commute to ex-
amiDe into the work now IN pro-
gresS from point OF the MissiSS-
ippi River below Cairo. and to re-
pert to Congress at its next session;
committee to take cOgnIzance also
of all matters of interest pertaining
TO the different systems and cues
ton of extending the same for the
facllitatiOn of the navigation of the
river. The resolution empowered
the committee to sit during recess
at such places as may be necessary,
the sum of 5000 being appro-
priated from the contingent fund
of the House for committee and
expenses. Unexpected as was the
introduction of the resolution it was
a matter Of greater surprise to see it
taken up tor consideration when q
few objections would have defeated
it. The surprise arose from the
fact that Mississippi members had
made such hard fight and 10 have
worked one day laying plans Of the
commission, and the appointment
of this committee looks to a review
of those plans The resolution was
passed, however, without a division
after few words of explanation by
Burrows. and remarks in support OF
it by MessrS. Cox and Page. Later
in the day the Speaker announced
the following as members of the
committee: Messrs. EurrOW VS., of
Michigan; BItterWOrth, of Ohio !;
Robson, Of Massachusetts,; Hazel
ton. of Wisconsin; HiscOck, Of New
York; Townsend, of Illinois; Car
Isle, of Kentucky; Holman, OF 1ndi-
ana; Ellis, of Louisiana; as highly
respectable q committee rs could be
made up Ia The House, and one
which Is generally believed 30 be
hostile 70 tie plans Of the MlssIs
S;pui River c0u mission.
i motion fr recess then pre-
vailed.
Hiscock, who made the molten
stated tha5 the chauces we're now
that Congress would adjourn &c
night. As soon as the House re-
assembled, Hiscock, OF New YORK
moved to adjourn.
Anderson, of Kansas, moved
that wbea the House aG.'H2rn-
ed it be to NEST at 800 TO-
morrow, saying it seemed
that their royal maje5tys in the Seq
ate could not sit at night and that
the House had nothing in the world
to do.
Blackburn suggested that the
House adjourn until Friday and
! Hi>cock stated that if the Senate
took up the tax bill tomorrow, he
would have no objections to ad-
iourning until that date ThereupOn
Anderson withdrew his notion and
the House adjourned till tomorrow.
Among the few members there
| was a good deal of indignation at
the action Of the Senate in adjourn
ing to-day without taking action OH
The resolution for final adjourn
ment. Members congregated in
groups and many expressed a desire
that the President would avail
himself of his constitutional right
to declars both houses adjourned.
In fact, Anderson, of Kansas, had a
resolution drawn requesting the
President to exercise that
right and only refrained
from Offering i Tonight at the
request OF some of his colleagues.
AuOLAACl -ACD1CC "a - s-s--0 - HOo4AN
tO grant the Senate extra mileage.
which its labor asks for. providing
they will go home and stay there.
Altogether a strong sentiment pre-
vailed that the Sena'e had treated
the house in cool manner.
The amendment offered In the
Senate this evening, by Gamer N. of
Wisconsin, for final adjournment at
II o'clock, tonight, was defeated
through a failure of the clerk tG
hear tie response Of Senator Bay
ard. who voted in the affirmative
Had this vote been recorded the
amendment would have been ad-
opted.
The President and cabinet met al
the Executive Mansion this after
noon, for The purpose Of facilitating
the adjournment Of Congress. Al
congressional business was acted
upon as soon as received