The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-14
pORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS
SENATE.

washing on, IL Logan, from tu0
nmittee on military sffaire, re-
cO o-tsd favorably the bill to place
EEorersI Grant on the retired llsC
q ogan asked that the bill be put at
nnee upon its passage. IMAM nous
Cnnsent was given and the PHI Wa s
~ once read the third time ana
nocsed without debate or remark,
vent Logan SAID be presumea
fhere would be no objection TO H.
Tba bill croyides that "ln recognl-
tinn If the distinguish ed service
rondered the United States, Oeneral
n s. Grant, late genera OF ihe army
he placed en- the retired ilel VIII Inc
rank and file pay of a general OF the
q Harrison. from the committee on
TeTritorieq. reported favOrably with
on amendment the bill providing
for the expenses of com mission
for the pxpl ration of the Territory
ofAIaska.
sIatel, at his own request, was
oycused from further serV ce on the
c6mmittee on commerce, and the
President Of the Senate appointed
Farley to the vacspcy.
Iogan gave notice, in order, be
said, that the pension committee
might look into the matter, that
when the Mexican soldiers pension
hin came Up for consideration, he
would move to strike out the
amendments Of the Senate commit
Iea that provided that no one should
have the benefit of the bill unless
unstle to maze q living. This Lo-
gan said was treating them as pau
1ers and putting them on the pen
sion list because Of their being pau
pers. He was opposed to such an
amendment.
Williams gave rotics that on Tues
dav next he would call up the bill
referred to.
Vance called up the resolution
heretofore submitted by him, pro-
viding for an appropriation of 500
600 or SO much thereof as may be
necessary for the erection Of suit
able monument to commemorate
the landing of Sir Walter Raleigh's
expedition On Roanoke Island, N.
c.. on or about the 4th Of July, 1884.
Vance said be offered the resolution
in order to commemorate the land
ing of the first Anglo-Saxon colony
on the American continent. Re-
ferred to the committees on library.
Frye then called up the shipping
bill. The question was On the ap-
real OF Beck from the decision of
the chair that motion for a com.
mittee Of conference was in order
before a sp cific disagreement OF
the House to the Senate amend.
meDts. The appeal was Withdrawn
by Beck.
Sherman an Bayard opposed the
motion for a conference committee
At this stsge o. the bill as q danger
cur innovation.
FIVE de ended his motiap aud
cited precedents for it. The fact OF
q con erence committee being apps
pointed would not, he said, interfere
with tie full discussion of the bill
in the House, but would put it out
Of the p Wer of any one member to
control a bill by interpreting an OBJ
lection to its consideration. There
were 1876 bills on the Seekers table
to pTecete this, and unless the priv
ileges OF a confers nee committee
could go with the bill TO the House
the bill would be killed. With
conference committee the majority
could move it on an intarposition,
on a member objection would not
Kill it GU righi- rhe molten for
conference WIS agreed to, yeas %,
nays II. Sh 3rman was the only
republican WHO voted in the mega.
tive. Of the democrats B own.
Garland, German and VOORHEES,
voted with the majority. The chair
appointed as conferees n tho part
OF the senate, Frye, miller On. Y }
and Vest.
The senate then resumed conside-
ration Of the Indian sppropristit n
Dul, the provisions for the education
OF Indians were debated at con-
siderable length by Dawes, Plumb
The bill was proceeded with,
ooH peUea and passed as amended,
ana The Senate adjourned.
before adjournment the chair laid
Uerore the Senate the Utah bill, and
blair gave notice that after morning
BUSINESS tomorrow he would call
b Sp ahe House bill to establish a
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