The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-29
WASHINGTON.

ment of State has received informs
ton from the United States consu
at Birmingham. England, that tn
foot and mouth disease Is anon
the cattle in almost every county o
England. The Secretary of tn
Treasury has equested the Secre
tary of State to notify cOpsuls Il
Great Britain not to sign cattle IN
voices untii after examination by
veterinary surgeon that they ar
satisfied the ANIMALS are free from
| disease
At the regular meeting OF tn
Senate committee on posto tfiees aut
post roa ~, this morolng, William
| Penn Nixon. proprietor of tn
| Chicago Inter Ocean, made an argu
ment an advocacy of the reduction
Of postal rates GA newspapers to 1c
ger pound.
The post rou e bill passed by thu
81 use was reached, but was tenn
porarjly laid aside to await the &C
ton of the President with respect Il
the general bill recently passed
making all the public roads anC
highways post roads. Ii the laGtel
becomes a law, it will probably bs
held by the com mittee that the pas
sage Of the pest route DILL is unneces
sary.
The Treasury department has
Issued warrants for about $ll, $780,
GOO on account of pen Ions the pres
ent m Onth. 1t is therefore expected
that The reduction in the public debt
for the month will be less than
usual.
Senators Vance and Brown and
Representatives Bennett. Gambler,
w. h. Cox and DibbrelI, made argu.
ments before the WAYS and means
com mittee to. day, and advocated a
change in the Territorial revenue
laws. The proposition to allow fruit
growers to make their own brandy
without taxation was favored, and
speakers were for less obnoxious
laws relative to distillation. One or
two CoDgressm en- advocated the alb
clifton of internal revenue laws.
A bill was introduced in the Sens
ate by Pendleton, by request, to
facilitate the settlement and de-
velopment of Alaska. 1t proposes
an appropriation OF 100000 to be
made for survey, exploration and
of a highway from
Fort Wrangie to the nearest and
most available station on the Cam
adam Pacific railroad, at or IS near
as practicable to the line of
the Hath degree west longi-
tuds. The agricultural and
grazing lands of the Territory
IF Alaska to be opened to settle
nent under the homestead laws In
Quantities of 6i0 acres to heads of
antilles and 800 acres to persons,
male and female, over 20 years of
age and unmarried.
Representative Brewer was di-
'ected by the House committee or
manufactures to report favorabIy
lis bill to impose fine o. not more
han 500 or punishment by inns
prison ment OF three months, on any
persons interfering in any way with
! commercial traveller selling goods
y sample. - '''''i --a---s-
The House com mittee on foreign
fairs, by party vote, the Demo-
rats favoring and the Republicans |
agreed favorably to report |
With two amendments, the |
ILL prepared by the Pacific
in Congress tor
be prevention Of Chinese i'm nigra-
ion. The clause in the orig nal DILL
Which made it necessary for Chi
ese students to have certificates
Eating the studies which they pur-
osed prosecuting, at what place
nd length of time for completing
he same, and that no student
hould remain in this country for a
eriod exceeding ninety days after
mpleting his studies, was stricken
ut. The second amendment to
1e bill makes it necessary for the
Tnited s ates to pay all expenses
II the subsistence. maintenance
nd return of any Chinese person
no may not have been permitted
, land from any vessel by reason Of
le act. Representative Lamb WAS
1th0rIZed to report the amended
i'll. He expects to have it pre-
AIRED on Monday.
The American government has
'ceved an invitation through the
IMPERIAL German legation in Wash
laton, to participate in the exhibit
on OF dairy products at Munich, {
ON the End to the 18th Of October,
,S4.
The Secretary of the Interior {
ansmitted to the Senate, in reply !
} Senator Van Wyck, re-
'lution calling for information as
} whether the Union Pacific Rall> I
lad compahy issued any new stock {
made any mortgage, pledge, {
ase, running arrangement or other |
attic contract since March 3, 1878.
he documents transmitted are
luminous.
The President gave a state dinner s
the White House to night, at
hich mum Der of pro ninent guests
ere present. II