The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-08
IELE6RAmS
XLYII CONGRESS.
REGULAR SESSION.
sENATE.

w dShIHB Ton, line following
passed: House bill, pensiOning the
widow OF General Ramsey; House
bill, repeating the section of the Re
ylsed statutes which imposes an eX-
port tax on tobacco: Senate Joint
resolution allowing per diem to en-
plOyees OF the Senate AID an extra
months pay. The House joint resO-
luton apprOpriating $4,000 to sup.
ply the deficiency in the appropria-
ton for fees of United States district
attorney for the last fiscal year
passed. The House resolution in
structing the secretary of the Havy
to convene Il court OF Inquiry to
investigate the loss of the steamer
Jeanette, and the death of Lieuten-
ant Commander belong, passed
The House joint resolution for a
joint select commission upon Ameri-
can ship building and ship owning
interests, passed. 40 to Is.
The House bill passed for a rail
way bridge across the Mississippi al
or near the mouth Of the Upper
Iowa River.
Plumb offered a concurrent rese-
lusion for adjournment at pm.
Morrill, objected to the present
consideration of the resolution in
order to leave it lie for the day under
the rules.
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, then
moved an executive session but
yielded temporarily to Morrill,, who
appealed to the other side to allow
The tax bill to come up and either
be voted upon without furtheI
debate or at the time fixed.
On motion of Mr.. Grover, the
Senate bill giving Mrs. Louisa
Boldly, Of Lake County, Oregon,
$4,000 for damages incurred in the
MOd0c massacre was passed.
Brown offered a resolution pre-.
senting the thanks of Congress tC
John F. Slater, of Connecticut, fol
his donation Of 100000 to the
cause Of education in the south Re
feTred.
Blair, chairman Of the COMMITTEES
on education and LABOR, called uL
the resolution Greeting an inYesti
CATION during recess into Labor
strikes. This is to he made by tht
committee on education and labor
and is to include the subject of th;
relations between capital and labor
wages and hours of labor, the con
dition of the laboring classes in the
United States and their relative
condition and wages as compare,
with similar classes abroad, viii
the causes and agencies producing
strikes. The committee is to recon-
mend to remove or modify sucI
causes and provide against their re
currence and is empowered to SEND
for such persons and papers, admin
lister Oaths and visit By sub-commit
tees different IaIts of the country
A resolution was adopted witt
the amendment, offered by George
directing an inquiry into the divi
SIGN between labor and capital il
their juint productions In tue United
States.
The N.caraguan ship canal wa
made the special order for tbC
, second Monday of December.
The Ben Holiday bill was mad,
the order for the second Tuesday O.
December.
Shortly after vote was taken OF
the pending motion of Cameron
Pa for executive session, Morrill,
Mean and White insisting upon thu
consideration of the tax bill. Tht
motion prevailed, yeas 81, nays 49,
all negative votes republican.
When the doors reOpened, thu
Senate proceeded to the cOnsidera
ton Of the House concurrent rese
luton for final adjournment On Sat
urdays August stu.
Cameron, of WiscouS n, moved tC
amend by fixing the hour Of ad
journment at Il pm. today tMOn
day..
salisbury imputed Of Morrill, il
he intended to call up the tax bill
and received an affirmative answer
Sherman said he would never VOTE
to adjourn until the tax bill wa
voted upOr.
Beck said the tax bill as PROPOSED
only meant all at empt to take TN
bill from the Senate, when it Wa
| well known the House had not
quorum.
The amendment was l0st-yea
10, nays 10.
AdiOurDed until fos5corrovT