The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-11

ate of the intention of the House to
adjourn, and then finish by throwing
over The internal revenue bill until
next session. The members of the
House want to adjourn as soon as
possible, and many of them are lab
OTing with senators to abandon the
changes in the internal revenue
bill they have proposed.
During the debate on the sundry
civil bills, after the regular business
had been disposed Of,then the House
members came to a standstIll on the
section providing for a survey Of
public lands. A clause III that sec
ton provides thaC no certificate is
sued for a deposit of money for a
survey OF lands under section 2,4O3
of that law shall e received in pay
m9nt of lands, except in the land
| office IN which the lands are sur
veyed, for which Tie deposits made
are subject TO entry. Inc object Of
this was TO break up the fraud that
mas grown up in the matter Of sur
veys of pubic lands, by which the
government has been defrauded Of
millions of dollars annually by
spectators who found how the
work can be done. The plan has
been for parties to make Il deposit
with government for surveys Of
comparatively valuleSs lands, with
out any intention OF a bona tide set
| tlement thereon. The certificates on
deposit issued to them under the act
OF March, 1879, they could assign,
and these could be used in taking
up lands IN any part of the public
| domain, The extent TO which this
business was followed became seri-
Gus, and Secretary KirkWoOd and
Commissioner OF the General Land
| Office NacFarland, urged upon Con
gress the necessity Of limiting it in
some way. This is what the pro-
vision I'D the sundry civil bill means
J to do. Page, OF California, made a
point OF order against the prOyis-
ions as new legislation, and Chair
man kass0n, after it had been dis
: cusSed for a long time, decided to
rule on 1t, and referred Ii to the
House, which refused 10 sustain the
point OF order. The order will come
= up for discussion in its turn in the
2 morning.
In the hnanee committee, Senator
!, Beck offered an amendment to the
{ internal revenue reduction bill. but
a 1t was rejected, and he gave notice
g that he would introduce it when the
: Dill mad been reached by the Senate.
The effect OF the proposed amend
: menI Is TO reduce duties 10 per cent.
{ on large number Of articles.incIud
/ ing the manufactures of cotton and
q WOOL, iron and steel and their man
t fractures; iron and steel. wire-rone
o and chains, ever if cOppered. palvan-
T lzed or gifted, to pay the same
t. duty as iron and Steel, watches
l jewelry and articles of personal
a, adorn Hent; paper, its manufacture
y. erS1 except OF UnSiZed paper; manu-
2 fact1rerS OF India rubber. gutta
Fl Percha AID straw, oil cloths, glass,
'e glassware, leather and hides, and
4 their manufacturers, etc.
Wllllams also gave notice Of an
amendment to repeal the tax on to-
ID bacco, after January 1st, 1888.
q, Morgan gave notice of a proposed
amendnent eXempting farmers
from the special license required Of
dealers.
Vance gave notice of severa
ed amendments TO the bill the effect Of
of which will be to admit. free of duty
10 for five years, all kinds of machin
it cry used exclusively in the manu-
er tacture of cotton or wooden goods
er TO repeal the duty on salt, reduct
he the existing rates of duties so De
IN, cent. on hannels, blankets. kni
ed goods, balmOrals, wooden AM
er- yarns, hoop iron, stoves. butt hinges
1T hollow ware and silken fabrics.
as Just before adjournment, BecI
lly gave notice of two additions
a." amendments. One provides tina
ess after July lSt, 1888, the duties 81
Id imported merchandise of variou
dill kinds shall not exceed 50 per cent
AN al oGtOren1 the other proposes
ed repeal the provisions in the Revise
ne- Statutes, which protect the pul
or chase by citizens of the Unite
'ly. States Of ships built in other cOuI
NIL tries.
Ike The amendments agreed to at tn
WIS i4OPuOAAOdu CduCuS were aQOpboQ bC
her day by the finance committee by
ate strict party vote.
IN; The statistical returns Of tt
department of agriculture fl
led July show cotton improved sin,
!, of the first June, average conditiC
, Of being three points better than Il
lra- LIST of July; general average 6
will which is higher than In July 70 al
the IA and lower than in any other yei
the past. Drawback reported on tho
he of the past. Mainly defcint stanC
by slow growth and general backwaI
as mes, but there Is a marked absen
d" of the present unheaIty conditiC
e is The returns are nearly unanim0
taY in indicating a good degree
nts vigor and -apidity of growth.
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be The star Routes.
fter Washington, 10. On Janua