The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-01
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
XLYII CONGRESS-.
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE.

gan presented minority report.
Logan, from the committee on
appropriations, reported the House
army appropriation bill.
Logan introduced bill to allow
the widow of Minister Hurlbut the
amount of his salary for one year.
Referred.
Discussion of the Senate bill to
reimburse the Greek Orphan fund
was resumed and occupied the re-
mainder of the morning hour. The
contention was as to the liability of
government to make good a defci-
ency in fund alleged to have
arisen from a diversion of portions
OF 1t to purposes other than those to
which 1t was specifically assigned.
The bill was advocated by Slater,
Call and Dawes, and opposed by
Mcmillan. A motion to indefinitely
postpone was voted down-ayes 20,
nays %.
COckrell moved to require pay
ments from the funds to be made to
Greeks who were orphans in 1882,
thus making more specific benef-
Charles. This suggestion was
adopted.
COckrell then offered and advo-
Gated an amendment striking out
the item of 100000 on account of
the investment of the fund in state
bOnds-lOst, yeas Is, nays 20. The
bill then went over without action.
Garland, by unanimous consent,
called up the bill to grant to the
Mississippi, Albuquerque and Inter-
Ocean Railway Company the right
of way through the IndianTerrit0ry.
Garland stated, in reply to Plumb,
that the personnel Of the company
was assurance that the road would
be built if authorized.
The bill being objected to by In
gals, was laid aside.
Bayard gave notice that on Fri
day he would move to consider the
bonded spirits bill.
Similar notice was given by Plat
in behalf of the pension cases on
the calendar, when Allison an
nounced that the appropriation
committee would insist, tomorrow,
upon the army bill having prece-
dence over all other business.
A motion for executive session,
by Cameron, of Pennsylvania, pre-
yailed-Yeas %, nays IL, and when
the doors were reopened, the
Japanese indemnity bill was taken
up.
Morrill, moved an amendment
which, he said, would clear the
original proposition from the en-
tanglement by which it was
surrounded in provisions for
interest on money trrone-
ously received from Japan
and for the claims of Wharton and
others. His amendment provided
for the clear payment of the amount
received as indemnity (S7S5,OOO), and
contemplated the cancellation and
destruction of the bonds held by the
state department as an independent
indemnity fund.
Bayard wanted the return to
Japan of the precise amount re-
celved. as an honorable fullfllment
Of the governments obligations.
Miller, of California, explained
the facts on which the bill was pre-
dictated, and said the fact was that
Japan did not violate her treaty to
keep ports open, because, in cense-
quence of the rebellion, she was
powerless to keep open the ports of
SenOnzeni Straits. When the gov
ernment's authority was restored
the opening Immediately followed !;
and citizens of the United States in
those parts were now free as with
England. This commerce now
amounts to $15,OO0,C0J per annum,
and is constantly increasing.
The deduction from the
amount of $4,000 ~ to pay
claims of the Wyoming and Lakei1lg
we're based upon services rendered
by them to Japan in suppressing its
rebellion, and Miller urged that
this bounty should be voted in
recognition of the gallantry of the
officers and crews Of these vessels,
and added that Japan was willing it
should be so applied.
By way Of correcting a previous
statement on this point, Morgan
said he had been assured by the
representatives of the Japanese
government that no one had been
employed to represent that govern
ment in the matter. He had also
been assured by the japanese
minister of the willingness Of Japan
70 assent to the setting apart of
ing.
ingalls, said the return of the in
demnlty had never been a subject
Oh diplomatic correspondence, and
commented upon Morgan commune
caClng with the japanese minister
As implying an attempt by the sena-
tions.
Morgan explained that he had
merely taken the liberty to inform
HlmseH On a question which had
9een propounded in the debate
u uuLtlng Ingalls, absence from his
ingalls, further criticised what he
GIoognC Morgan had fittingly |
characterized as ''a liberty" on his /
paIC ID conducting, either as
D nrofaU OF citizen, an assumed or
prs'Snaed negotiation with the