The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-28
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Washington, 81. - Williams, of
Wisconsin, offered a resolution re-
questing the President to inform
the House whether any protocol had
been signed by Trescot or any other
diplomatic representative of the
United States, setting forth terms
for ending the war in South Amer
lea, and if so, to furnish the House
copy OF the same, and also with
copies of the correspondence relat-
ing thereto, not already communi-
Gated to one of the Houses of Con-
gress. Adopted.
Caswell reported back the post
Office appropriation bill. Referred
to committee of the whole.
Petitions were presented asking
the passage of the Lowell bill.
a bill was introduced by Haskell,
authorizing the department. of JUS
tiee to audit the claims of medical
experts at the Giteau trial, allowing
not over twenty-five dollars per day
for each. Referred.
BY King, for a joint committee of
five senators and ten representative
to investigate the floods in the Miss
issippi Valley, and report what pre-
ventive measures are necessary.
Bayne of Pennsylvania, iutro-
duced a joint resolution requesting
the President to take such steps as
are necessary to secure the negotia-
ton of an additional treaty be
tween the United States and Great
Britain, which will provide for the
eXtradition of such fugitive GRIMM
ais as may be charged with serious
crimes or felonies, or who may
have escaped before the execution
or completion of their sentences.
and who are'not extraditable, under
the existing treaty referred.
BY Phelps; to establish the de-
partment Of industry, the head Of
which shall be cabinet officer. 1t
provides for bureau of agriculture
fishery, mining, manufactures, COM
merce, statistics and education.
The head of each bureau will be
known by the title of commits
sioner" appointed by the President
by and with The consent of the Sen
ate.
By Thomas, appropriating $685.
600 for the improvement of the
Mississippi River and for continuing
the work already begun, in accord
ance with the recommendation OF
the Mississippi River commission.
By Harris, to provide for an as
assistant secretary of the navy, to
be selected from the officers of the
navy under the rank of rear adj
miral. andlto receive highest rate of
pay of his grade, and perform the
duties of the secretary of the navy
in the absence of that officer.
BY McCook, to restore and fix the
inspector-generals department of
the army.
The secretary of the interior, in
response to resolution calling for
an estimate of the amount required
to pay off pensions of survivors of |
the Mexican and Indian wars. prior |
to 1916, estimated that $50 ,3S0,480 |
would be required to pay the Mex
lean war pensions, and S28,201,632
to pay the pensions of Indian wars
aggregate, $93,5S2,112.
Some bills relating to the District
of Columbia were passed and the
bill incorporating the Garfield me-
mortal hospital was taken up.
Neal, of Ohio, explained that the
purpose of the bill was to make the
corporation perpetual.
Cobb, of Indiana, predicted that
if the bill should pass the govern
ment of the United States would be
called upon to erect the building
and MAINTAIN the institution.
Humphrey. of Wisconsin, thought
the incorporators should have re-
course to the general incorporation
law for the accomplishment of their
purpose.
Bjount, of Georgia, said some of
the incorporators, under cover of
the name of Garfield, and pretend
ing to seek to create memorial to
him, came here asking to accom-
plish by that means what they had
failed to accomplish heretofore
upon its merits. 1t was a mockery
of the name of Garfield for them to
come in here with this old measure,
aud he trusted the House would re-
pudiate the spirit which had been
shown.
Wilson, of West Virginia, offered
an amendment, providing thai
whenever the corporation shall
apply to Congress for aid TO any ap
preparation made for that purpose,
shall operate as repeal Of this