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 70. Bliss
and Morse voted aye with the re-
publicans, 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 its 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 70, 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-generals Office to the Office
Of the adjutant general. AS the bill
originally passed the House it APP
propriated $19,SS0,273; as it passed
the Senate it appropriated $40, 276,-
800; as agreed upon by the confer
ence committee, it appropriated $20,-
03S, 900. The conference report was
agreed 10 and a 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.
ciic Railroad Company and remain
ing unratented the first of July
1882.
Also a joint resolution requestin;
the President to see that no patent
shall be issued to the Missouri Pa
cific Railroad Company for an!
lands remaining unpatented the fGs
Of July, 1882, or until Congress shall
have acted on the foregoing bill.
By DiRgley, fixing the duty or
imported hay at 20 per cent. adyalo
rem; also, joint resolution for tht
| appointment of four senators ant
six representatives, to Investigate
the conditions and wants of Ameri
can shipping interests and report a.
the next session Of Congress.
By Flower On. ", proposing {
constitutional amendment granting
the President the right to veto an,
distinct item or provision of a bill
while approving other items.
BY Atkins (Tenn.), to protect TIN
treasury. 1t provides that no CLAIM
or account against the United State
shall be allowed by accounting Off
GERS Of the treasury unless flet
within six years after the passage o
this act or within six years from tn,
time such claim or account accrued
r By Chase, 20 make bills Of ladin;
negotiable in the District of Colum
q bia.
Business having been taken u
and an attempt to repeal all licens
taxes on commercial travellers fail
: ing under the rules, adjourned.