The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-05

WashiSgtoh; x 4.AiWinG0nl. from
the foreign relations committee, re-
ported the House bill to establish
diplomatic relations with Persia, and
for the appointment of a consul
general with salary of $1,000.
Passed. ul4 n.gH W1 HfAH
The conference report ON the bill
for the sale of part. of the Omaha
Indian reservation in Nebraska was
cdncurred in.
The House billto relieve certain
soldiers of the late war from the
charge of desertion, passed, so
amended as To exclude from it's ben
eiits those who served less than
twelve months, or who Intentionally
deserted. no 'fns1 sH5 u3 hs- a
The tax reduction bill was then
taken up, 40 to 20, but was tenn.
porarily laid aside to enable Slater
to call up the conference report
upon the Indian Greek orphan fund
bill. On the latter Cameron, of
Wisconsin, ingalls,, Saunders and
VanWyck. with Davis, of Illinois,
voted with the democrats. The
principal point in the controversy
on the Indian bill was the item OF
100000 for the support of the
Loyal Refugees tribe, which the
senate had voted to have charged
against the Indian Creek fund, and
as to which the confereeS reported
that the money shall be paid by the
United States directly, and nothing
in the act shall prevent the latter
from being reimbursed, hereafter,
for the same by the Creek nation.
The report, after discussion, was
adopted. h.Eot a.0r.ar q ts1t a
! Debate on the tax reduction bill
was resumed.
| Beck replied to Hoar's statement
J yesterday, that he had been aiding
the republican party by his blum
ders aud criticised the Mckinley bill
as fayering Hoar's constituents ano
depressing those of the speaker.
Hale presented the conference re
port on the naval appropriation bill
andIo explained that an agreemen
4 had been reached upon all items IL
dispute, except that III reference [,
the temporary closing of the nav,
yards, TO transfer personal propert.
and stores therefrom, and the, on
authorizing tfat report he mad
upon The additional lands anu /" ATE
front for the Norfolk nav " art
He said the House confe-ees ere
garded the decreasing of the numbe
of yards as the most important II
form In the bill, as the
believed there were nov
too many yards. Personally
the Senate conferees agreed VIII
them in this. but were constrained
inview of the vote of the Senate I
report formal disagreement. Th
result Of the compromises OF til
two. or three items was as follows
The Senate amendment for the pro
lection of government from an
liability to complete the untniShe
= monitors is assented to by this. Th
f reduction on the line navy has bee
II arranged by restoring the comma
doreS to ten in number; in distr
buting the reductions agreed upol
through the different grades, are
follows: Rear admiralS, 4; cOmm'
dores, 10; captains, 5; commander
3; lieutenant commanders,
le lieutenants, 3D. instead OF 80,
to pro osed By the House; masters, 2
ensign, %, as to the retired IL
n the conferees had not interfere
at with the pay now received by al
a. officer. mt had provided hereaft
ia that officers upon the list shall ha'
Of the rank and pay to which tai
q were entitled at the date Oh retir
ne ment. Concerning the duty to Whi'
o. officers shall be assigned who 4
y not at sea, that part of the clau
:, which provides that such office
- shall be assigned to shore duty,
st which the secretary OF the nay
a. can assign what is their duty, is
tanned in the bill, and the remand
Ill is stricken out. The conference
lis port was acceped and new confere
OF appointed upon the two items 4
oS manning in dispute.
II Logan, Cameron, PennsylXani
ne Anthony, Hampton and Jon'
by Florida, constituted the select col
OK mittee under a recent resolution
of examine a report upon heavy or
10 nance and projectiles.
lei After executive session AlllSC
:. Hale and Beck were appointed. CO
n ferees on the sundry civil bill.
"a Consideration of the tax redu
I ton bill was resumed, the quesLl
being upon Harris amendment p
A. viding for a reduction of10per Gel
ssl after January Sth 'S3, and an al
he tional 10 per cent after January
nd "a, upon import duties. Ha.,
nls rose to discuss his proposition:
EAT ear argued that the relief to be ahecl
~ by the amendment would beDt
No. the entire people of the count
:. while that of the reduction OF &c
under the bill, amounting to aD'
- S40,O00,O0O, benefited only a sn
class. He denied that the anne
ment would seriously prejudlce
ISL interest of the country, and g
red notice that he would ask fer a q
rts sion Of the question.
tn, at 6 ID Morgan rose, VITA
f a eVidentintentiOn of making q spe
od on tho h.I1