The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-25
HOUSE.

Washington, 24.-Knott presented
the views of the minority of the ju-
dietary committee upon the North
ern Pacific land grant. After some
discussion, on a motion of Town
send to have this minority report
placed on the calendar, the Speaker
decided that the views of the mi
nOrity had no parliamentary status,
and ruled the motion out. COx's
appeal was tabled, 81 to 20. Bliss
and Morse voted aye with the re-
puOlicans, Payson with the demo-
Gratis. The minority report was Or
dered printed and laid on the table.
The Speaker announced the reg
ular order was the bill to allow
draw back on foreign material used
in connection with domestic mate
rial in the construction of steam
and sail vessels for foreign account,
and the pending amendment was
fuckers, extending it's provisions
to the construction of vessels for
domestic account. He ruled out
Kelly's motion to recOmmit.
A motion to reconsider the vote
by which the yeas and nays were
ordered upon fuckers amendment
was agreed to, "a to Is, and Kelly
moved to reeommit the bill but it
went over.
Cannon, of Illinois, submitted the
conference report on the legislative,
judicial and executive appropriation
bill. The report announces an
agreement on all items of the bill
except to transfer the records in the
surgeon-general's Office to the Office
Of the adjutant general. AS the bill
originally passed the House it ap-
prOpriated $19,880,273; as it passed
the Senate it appropriated 500, 1885,
800; as agreed upon by the confer
ence committee, it appropriated $780,
03S,000. The conference report was
agreed to and further conference
ordered.
The following bills were referred
to committees:
By Anderson, of Kansas, to col
lect from the Kansas Pacific Rail
road Company the cost Of surveying,
selecting and conveying certain
lands.
By Knott, of Kentucky, declaring
forfeited to the United States certain
lands granted to the Northern Pa
eitic Railroad Company and remain
ing unEatented the first Of July,
1882.
Also a joint resolution requesting
the President to see that no patents
shall be issued to the Missouri Pa
cific Railroad Company for any
lands remaining unpat the first
of July, 1882, or until Congress shall
have acted on the foregoing bill.
By DiRgley, fixing the duty on
imported hay at 20 per cent. advalo-
rem; also, joint resolution for the
appointment of four senators and
six representatives, to investigate
the conditions and wants of AmeTi-
can shipping interests and report at
the next session Of Congress.
By Flower On. ", proposing
constitutional amendment granting
the President the right to veto any
distinct item or provision Of bill
while approving other items.
By Atkins (Tenn.), to protect the
treasury. 1t provides that no claim
or account against the United States
shall be allowed by accounting Off
GERS of the treasury unless fled
within six years after the passage Of
this act or within six years from the
time such claim or account accrued.
By Chase, 20 make bills Of lading
negotiable IN the District Of Column
bia.
Business having been taken up
and an attempt to repeal all license
taxes on commercial travellers fail
ing under the rules, adjourned.