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

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
orlng 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 Il SCandstIIl on the
section providing for a survey Of
public lands. A clause III that sec
tlon provides thdC no ceEtl6 cate IS
sued for deposit Of money for q
survey of lands under section 2.4O3
of that law shall e received in paw
mant of lands, except in the land
office IN which the lands are sur
veyed, for which Tie deposits made
are subject to entry. me object Of
this was to break up the fraud that
has 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 iona 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 Mcfarland. 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
to do. Page, OF California, made a
point OF order against the DrOvis-
ions as new legislation, and Chair
man AaSSon, after it had been dis
cussed for a long time, decided to
rule on it, and referred it to the
House, which refused to sustain The
point OF order. The order will come
up forI discussion in its turn in the
morning.
In the finance committee, Senator
Beck offered au amendment to tbe
internal revenue reduction bill hut
1t was rejected, and he gave nOtics
that he would intrOdUceit when fine
Dill had been reached by the Senate.
The eject OF the proposed amend
ment IS to reduce duties 10 per cent.
on a large number of articles,in
ing the manufactures of cotton and
WOOL, iron and steel and their man
fractures; iron and steel, wire-rope
and chains, even if coppered, galyan-
lzed or gifted, to pay the same
| duty as iron and steel. watches,
jeWelry and articles of personal
adornment; paper, its manufacture
erSl except Oh unslzed paper; manu-
tacturers OF India rubber, gutta
Percha ard straw, oil cloths, glass.
glassware, leather and hides. and
their manufacturers, etc.
/ Williams also gave notice of an
amendment to repeal the tax on to-
bacco, after January list. 1888.
Morgan gave notice of a proposed
amendment eXempting farmers
from the special license required of
dealers.
Vance gave notice of several
amendments to the bill the effect of
which will be to admit. free Of duty
for five years, all kinds OF machin-
cry used exclusively in the manu-
tdctIre OF cotton or wooden goods:
to repeal the duty on salt, reduce
] the existing rates Of duties so per
| cent. on hannels, blankets, knit
goods, baImOrals, wooden and
yarns, hoop iron, stoves, butt hinges,
hollow ware and silken fabrics.
| Just before adjournment. Beck
gave notice of two additional
amendments. One provides that
after July lst, 1888, the duties en-
imported merchandise of various
kinds shall not exceed 50 per cent.
al 0GtOTenl; the other proposes to
repeal the provisions in the Revised
Statutes, which protect the pur-
chase by citizens of the United
States Of ships built in ether cOun-
tries.
I The amendments agreed to at the
J republican caucus were adopted to-
: 1 day by the finance committee by a
, strict party vote.
| The statistical returns Of the
| department of agriculture for
July show cotton improved since
the first June, average condition
being three points better than the
1st OF July; general average 90,
which is higher than in July 70 and
, IA and lower than in any other year
, past. Drawback reported on those
!. Of the past. Mainly defcint stands,
slow growth and general backward
J mes, but there Is a marked absence
| of the present unheaIty condition.
J The returns are nearly unanimous
in indicating a good degree Of
J Yigor and rapidity of growth.
: The STAR Routes.
Washington, 10. On January
22d, 80, Brady made an order
1 l. 80 -,