The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-03

| ASEOAS CA IAo pOoIOulCO appAOpA4o-
tion bill, which states a continued
disagreement on the items, proVid-
ing for special mail facilities, and
limiting the compensation to be
paid to subsidized railroads.
RObinsonl Mass, moved that the
House recede from its disagree
ment to the two amendments, and
agree to the same. Agreed to. The
effect of this vote is to pass the bill
retaining the appropriation OF $780,
600 for special mail facilities, and
without the clause limiting the
compensation to be paid subsidized
railroads for mail transportation.
In the contested election case of
Buchan oS. Manning, of Mississippi,
a resolution was adopted confirming
the right of Manning to the seat.
The House refused to consider the
contested case Of Sessinghaus 0S.
Frost.
Bingham moved to suspend the
rulef and pass the bill to adjust the
salaries of pOstmasters.
Bingham explained that the OBJ
ject was to adjust the salaries of
$1,000 postmasters. This had been
rendered necessary by the action of |
Congress in reducing the rates of
postage, to take effect on the 1st of |
October next. The measure met
with the approval of the depart |
ment, and was considered by the
postOface committee as the best and
talrest proposition that could be
drawn. The bill retained the pres
ent classifcations of postmasters as
to the first class. The bill carried
$4,000 additional compensation.
The salaries of postmasters at St.
Louis, Chicago, Boston and Phila-
delphia were increased from $4,000
to $4,000, and at Cincinnati, Balti-
more, San Francisco and Washing
ton from $4,000 to $4,000. The COM
pensation to second and third class
p0stmasters remained as at the pres
ent rate. The commission granted
to fourth class poStmasters had been
changed so that they would receive
about the same compensation under
the &c. law as they did under the sc
law.
Mcmillan and Colman opposed
the bill.
The motion was agreed to, IS to
p, and the bill passed.
Butterw0rth moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill to au-
thOriZe the Southern Pacific and
other railroad companies to unite
and consolidate, to form continuous
lines of railroad from the tidal
waters of the Pacific Ocean to the
Gulf of Mexico. Butterworth ex-
planned that the bill simply author
lied consolidation Of nine roads
to forn continuous line from the
Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico, In
order to meet every objection the
bill had been amended in many par
ticulars. No authority was given
to consolidate other roads, to oper-
ate branches or spurs, and the pro-
vision had been inserted prohibiting
the consolidation of any parallel or
competition line. There was also a
provision that nothing in the act
should be construed as to relieve
any of the companies from the con-
sequences of any failure to perform
any act required by any law or by
any provision in their charters A.;
nor should anything be construed
to revive or confirm any land grants
to any railroad company, whether
made by the United States or by any
state. The bill also protected the
states and their citizens in centrO.
versies which arose with any of the
consolidated companies; nor did
the act deprive the courts of any
state of Jurisdiction over the con-
troYersies between the companies
and the citizens of such state, nor
extend the jurisdiction of the Uni
ted States courts over those cOntro-
Versies. After discussion, and
without action, the matter went
over.
On motion of Strait, the Senate
bill was passed, in relation to GER
tain fees allowed registers and re-
ceivers. 1t provides that fees
allowed registers and receivers for
testimony reduced by them to writ
ing for claimants, in the re-establish-
ing of presumption and homestead
| Ito anu ClIb11COg OICll1 AOb
be considered or taken into account
in determining the maximum COM
densatiOn of said officers.
Flower moved to suspend the
rules and pass the joint resolution
proposing the constitutional amend
ment, granting the President power
to veto specific items in bills MAX
Ing apprOp' iations i'll money. while
approving of the remaining items in
such bills. Lost, 100 to So, the not
necessary two-thirds in the afirma-
tive.
The Speaker laid before the House
a communication from the secretary
of the navy, transmitting the re-
port of inquiry into the loss of the
Jeanette. Referred.
Recess.
EVENING SESSION.
In the evening session the Frost
Sessinghouse contested election
case came up. Frost occupied half
an hour in the defense of his right
fO retain the scat Hp said he k0ew