The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-08

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lDe question anu Ellis and Cox
raised the point of no quorum. and
1IoDesOn withdrew the bill saving
as ne did so, that he had made an
honest effort TO reduce taxation. but
thaJ the democrats had def ated ir
TO which Randall retOrted that his
proposition was mere huncombe
ana was not SINGER. and that he
knew It when he offered it. Ifan
members Of Congress in the civ
could be got To the House thara
would not be quorum.
Successful attempts were made nv
Messrs. Pave and Burrows To taSe
up bills providing territorial form
OF government for Alaska and erect
ing the southern portion of Dakota
into a state.
Mr.. burrows reported a resolution
which provided for the appointment
or a select House commute To ex.
anime into the work now I'm Dro-
gress from point Oil the Mississ-
ippi River below Cairo. and to re.
pert to Congress at its next session:
committee to take c0gnIzance also
OF all matters Of interest pertaining
TO tae different systems and cues
ton of extending the same for the
facultatiOn of the navigation of the
river. The resolution empowered
the committee TO sit during recess
at such places as may be necessary.
the sum of 5000 being apDro-
priated from the contingent fund
of the House for committee and
expenses. Unexpected as was the
introduction of the resolution it was
a matter Of greater surprise to see it
taken up tor consideration when q
few objections would have defeated
1t. The surprise arose from the
fact that Mississippi members had
made such a hard fight and to have
worked one day laying plans Of the
commission, and the appointment
of this committee looks to a review
Of those plans The resolution was
passed, however, without a division
after a few words of explanation by
Burrows. and remarks in support OF
1t by MessTs. Cox and Page. Later
IN the day the Speaker announced
the following as members of the
committee: MeSsrs. Burrows, of
Michigan; Bdtterworth, of Ohio;
Robson, OF Massachusetts; Hazel
ten. of Wisconsin; HiscOck, Of New
York; Townsend, of Illinois; Car
Isle, of Kentucky; Holman, of Indi-
ana; Ellis, of Louisiana; as highly
respectable q committee as could be
made up Ia The House, and one
which is generally believed 80 be
hostile 70 t3e plans Of the Missls
Ssppi River cora omission,
4 m0tiOa fU recess then pre-
vailed.
HiscOck, who made the motion,
stated tha5 the ciIauces we're now
that Congress would adjourn &c
night. As soon rs the House re-
assembled, Hiscock, of New York,
moved to adjourn.
Anderson, of Kansas, moved
that when the House adjourn
ed it be to meet at 500 TO-
morrow, saying it seemed
that their royal majestys in the Seq
ate could not sit at night and that
the House lad nothing in the world
to do.
blackburn suggested that the
House adjourn until Friday and
Hi,c0ck stated that if the Senate
took up the tax bill tomorrow, he
would have no objections to ad-
iourning until that date ThereupOn
Anderson withdrew his motion and
the House adjourned till tomorrow.
Among the few members there
was good deal of indignation at
the action Of the Senate IN adjourn
ing to-day without taking action on
the resolution for final adjourn
ment. Members congregated in
groups and many expressed a desire
that the President would avail
himself of his constitutional right
to declare both houses adjourned.
In fact, Anderson, of Kansas, had a
resolution drawn requesting the
President to exercise that
right and only refrained
from Offering i Tonight at the
request OF some of his colleagues.
Another member expressed a desire
to grant the Senate extra mileage,
which its labor asks for. providing
they will go home and stay there.
Altogether Il strong sentiment pre-
vailed that the Sena'e had treated
the house in cool manner.
The amendment offered in the
Senate this evening, by Gamer N, Of
Wisconsin, for final adjournment at
II O'clock, tonight, was defeated
through failure of the clerk TO
hear tie response of Senator Bay
ard, who voted in the affirmative
Had this vote been recorded the
amendment would haYe been ad-
opted.
The President and cabinet met at
the Executive Mansion this after
noon, for The purpose Of facilitating
the adjournment of Congress. All
congressional business was acted
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