The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-24
table: Finally, on motion of Ed.
munds the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.

u1O 00IoIiiS apart one nOur each day
Tor consideration of any measure
called upon by a committee to
which there shall not be five OBJ
Jectlons was adopted.
Inc Senate amendments TO the
army appropriation and fortifca-
ZION appropriation bills were non
cOncurred in, and a conference com
mlttee was appointed.
WlIllams, of Wisconsin, chairman
OF the committee on foreign affairs.
reported back a resolution calling
on the President for all correspond
ence between the United States in
regard to the treatment of Jews in
Russia. Adopted.
TheHOuSe went into committee of
the whole on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill.
The clause relative to the Yellow
stone national park having been
reached, McCook moved to strike
out the proviso to authorize the Sec
rotary OF the interior to lease DOR
ClonS of the park, under certain
restrictions, and insert in lieu there
OIL proYlso prohibiting the secre-
tary OF the interior from leasing
any portion of the Yellowstone Ma
tlonal Park to any person, com
pany or corporation for any
purpose whatever, declaring of no
force or effect any lease, agreement
exclusive privilege or MONOPOLY al
ready granted, or entered into and
authorizing the secretary of war to
make the necessary detail of troops
to prevent trespaSsers or intruders
entering upon the Park with the
object of destroying game therein.
The amendment was adopted,
Cox, New York, moved to strike
out the clause apprOpriating $4,000
for the support of the Botanic
Garden in Washington, and in advo-
cacy of his motion ridiculed the
bouquet garden" and suggested
that it would not contribute to the
peace of members of the family, if
1t were known where many of those
bouquets went 70. The motion was
lest.
Perry offered an amendment ap-
propriating $4,000 for the payment
OF additional compensation to the
supervisor of census. Ruled out on
point of order.
Wllletts offered an amendment
providing that the clerk of the
Supreme Court will hereafter retain
the fees and emoluments of his
office for his personal compensation.
over and above his necessary clerk
ire, and the incidental expenses OF
his office, a sum not exceeding
5000 a year; repeating so much of
the act of Feb. 28th, 1878, as relates
TO the compensation of clerks from
attendance in court, authorized in
the Supreme Court the proper tables
OF facts to be charged by the clerk;
providing that until that is done the
fee charged for recording or COPY
ing any paper or record shall not
exceed IA cents per folio. Adopted.
On the point of order raised by
Holman, the clause appropriating
$4,000 to pay the expenses of the
circuit judges in going and returning
from the cosrt, was stricken out Of
the bill.
On motion, the House amendment
was adopted granting months
salary to employees of the House.
Casswell offered an amendment
approving the modification Of the
treaty and the agreement made
with the Sioux Indians under the
last sHndry civil act, apDropriating
100000 to enable the secretary of
the interior TO enter upon the exc
cutiOn of said treaty, and proposing
to reserve TO the railroads the right
of way, depot grounds, etc., which
have been paid for by them under
the agreement with these Indians.
On motion of Valentine, the
amendment was submitted confirm
ing all selections of land in sever
atty heretofore made by the Santee
Sioux en- their reservation IN
Nebraska. The amendment. as
amended, was adopted.
The committee then rose and re-
| ported the bill to the House.
| 1t being rumored that the friends
of The bonded spirits bill had OIL gan
lied their forces for an attempt to
call up that measure at the night
session of the House, on motion of
Hancock, and without passing the
su1dry civil bill, the House adj
journed.