The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-01

preferred to act after reflection
and elaboration, and thus avoid the
semblance of what might he
thought hastY action. Seldom. if
ever, during my service in this
House have [ avoided dutv or re-
sponsibilityu but ia this instance !
feel | can better serve the interests
OF my state by the REIMBURSEMENT
OF the labor assigned me. l am
more reconciled to this course be-
cause OF the fact that leave behind
me on the committee of conference
8 member representing nv own
state, and in fact my own city. one
Who mas devoted life time to the
supJecG IN consideration. Whatever
report may come as a result of this
actlon OF the House, when it is pre-
sented, L shall be more at liberty to
pursue such course on its considers
ton, as will enable me to best pro-
mote the great industrial interests
OF the country as to rates and
within proper limitation. There
fore, Mr.. Speaker, I ask to be re-
leased from the service YOU were
KIND enough to assign me to.
Anderson sarcastically suggested
mat Russell Erret be appointed to
fill the vacancy.
The Speaker, the gentlemen will
be relieved and the chair appoints
Morrison, Illinois.
| respectfully decline the service,
said Morrison rising.
The Speaker, chair will appoint
to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the declination, the gentleman from
virginia, Tucker as the third ap-
pelntee to ill the vacancy 0e-
casIoned by the declination of the
gentleman from Illinois.
AS the third appointee, said
fucker, l decline to serve.
The Speaker, tie chair will take
the matter under consideration.
The House then went into COM
mtttee of the whole on the state of
the Union, and after a brief contest
IN regard to the respective claims
Tor precedence of the deficiency and
river and harbor bills, consideration
OF the latter measure was resumed.
Commenting on last years veto
message, Mclean expressed his
opinion that it was ineXcuSable in
a high executive officer to speak in
terms Of disrespect of the legislature
which he was advising. The i'm
propriety became much more Of
tensiVe when accompanied with a
great display of ignorance. He
never knew an executive to be so
grossly misled and mistaken. Not
only was great injustice done the
legislature, but every little penny a
liner had high authority for de-
nounclng it. He cared not what the
newspapers said about this bill.
They had fallen into loose style,
and writers daily called each other
liars and thieves. and vagabonds,
but he was not Indifferent to what
was said on this floor, and he would
never permit a man to denounce a
vote OF his as unworthy Of respect
without calling upon him to prove
| 1t, and he thanked God that he could
brand a man, if not as culminator,
as man ignorant Of facts.
Burrows, Michigan, chairman OF
the select committee on improve
ment of the Mississippi River,
| quoted from the report of the COM
mittee and defended it.
| After further discussion by para
graphs for amendments, the COM
mlttee rose informally and afterthe
appointment by the Speaker of
Speer, of Georgia, as conferee on
the tax bill to fill the vacancy oo-
casioned by RandalPs declination,
resumed the session. After num-
Der of amendments were lost the
committee rose and Page said he
would ask the House to sit the bill
! out tonight.
Bingham, chairman of the COM
mittee on postofices and postroads,
offered a bill to adjust the salaries
Of postmasters. House calendar.
Recess.
The House resumed in committee
of the whole the consideration of
the river and barber bill. Much con-
fusion was in the chamber from $50
till II o'clock. and but little pro-
gress was made in the bill and no
amendments were adopted. Much
time was lost and consideration Of
the bill further delayed by the great
disorder which characterized the
deliberations ofthe committee.