The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-24

objects that do not benefit COM
merce and navigation, and to
specify such work and object; to
tell the House whether the expen-
dlture of any money appropriated
IN the bill has been withheld, if 80,
how much and for what cause; and
TO make statement of the balance
on hand for river and harbor i'm
pr0vementS. The resolution also
called upon the secretary to furnish
reports and estimates of the engin-
eer department as required by law.
Section 1869 Of the Revised Stat
utes requires the secretary of the
treasury to submit book of esti-
mates to Congress at the beginning
OF each session, all estimates for
public service; estimates for river
and harbor improvements were
omitted from the last book of esti-
mates. This omission, friends of the
river and harbor improvements
say is a violation of law and the
failure of the secretary Of war and
the secretary of the treasury to pro-
vide these estimates, is construed
by congressman who voted for the
river and harbOr bill last session,
to be reflection upon their action.
Section 291 Revised Statutes, re-
qulres the secretary Of war to furn-
lsh Congress a full statement to
show what extent the general COM
merce of the country will be bene-
fitted by the Improvements contem-
plated by such surveys and examin-
ationS as may have been made.
Section 1875, Revised Statutes, re-
quires all reports Of theheads Of de-
partments to 0e submitted to Con
gress at the beginning of each re-
gular session, except otherwise pro-
Vided by law. The first volume OF
engineers reports upon the opera
tiOns Of the engineer department
for the fiscal was received at the
House to-day. AS all of the ap-
preparations made for the river and
harbor bills are based upon the es-
mates furnished by the engineers
corps, the supporters of the bill of
the last session imagine that the
secretary Of war will have a diff
Iculty in replying to the resolution
above mentioned, without endorsing
| the bill.
| Mr.. Page, chairman of the COM
meree committee, who has been
made speaker pro tenn
pore by Mr.. Keifer during
his absence from the city, informed
the Associated Press correspondent
to-day that at meeting of the com
mittee next Wednesday, if a quorum
was present, he should ask favor
able recommendation upon another
resolution to be submitted to the
House inquiring the reasons for the
delay that has occurred on the part
of the secretary of war in replying
to the resolution of December 9th
Henry Clews, before the corner
committee, testified that he thought
+ corners was speculation carried to
extreme and was unnecessary. AL
the important houses deal in futures
, but these are legitimate specula,
tions aud need no legislation
Bucket shops, Of all classes, should
however, be suppressed by law
This was merely betting on quota
lions and the inducements were
3 glittering for people Of small means
Pooling of railroads should be pro
: hibited by law also coal combina
7 tions. A short sale sometimes sus
/, tains the market. His bushes
}, amounted TO over fifty millions
/, year. He described the Hannibal s
st. Joe corners when stock run VI
to 2OS without paying a dividend.
Van Wyck's amendment, pendin;
iSince yesterday, agreed to striking
out the words "as Tar as practicable
: so as to require that the apporti0n
: ment of Offices among states ant
e territories be made absolutely o.
J the basis of population. On Tia
0 motion Of Morgan the first sectio,
a of the bill was amended so as t
l. provide that there be three commits
8, sioners instead of five and the
a shall hold no other official place
e under the United States.
d voorhees, offered an amendment
e of which he gave notice the Otne
II day providing that applicant
n for appointment as commits
lie sioners under this act shall b
le examined by board of schOo
ID teachers, to ascertain their comp,
n tency and prescribe rules for IL
3 examination of other candidates fl
al Office Rejected.