The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-08
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS
SENATE.

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| Washington. 7.-Senator Well
introduced bill to grant ~ ''a st
Kansas City and Gulf railw., me
right Of way through Indian TUE sue
tory from q point south of the OIL
of Baxter Springs, Ks, to a noia!
near the citv of Fort Smith, Az
Senator Dawes reported fsvorah,.
from the committee on Ind;a9
affairs a bill to ratify the apreemont
between the Secretary of the Int,
ior and the com missioner of Indi"n
affairs, and Chief Moses and otbar
Indians Of Columbia and Colvii1a
reservations, Washington Territorv
relative to the transfer of lands hv
said Indians to the United States.
and also introduced bill to provide
Tor the return Of certain NeZ PerceS
INDIANS from Indian Territory Ia
their homes In Idaho, in conformitV
with an agreement made by General
Miles with Chief Joseph, of the Me-
Perces tribe. ''N
A bill to provide for making the
cities of Tao INA and Seattle. ". p
ports OF delivery in Puget Sonn3
district. was reported to the Senoto
TO day from the committee on COM
merce. as s substi ute for the binY
introduced by Senators Dclph AMI
HOar for the same purpose.
Williams moved to discharge the
committee on military affairs from
the consideration OF the bill TO REQ
ulate retiring army officers. ItNSs
q bill, Williams said, which had
been introduced by Beck, who SUP.
posed he was acting for William
had been note d as having INTRODUCES
1t. He (Williams) knew nothing
whatever about such a bill and di.
claimed all responsibility for It,
Beck explained that he had intrn
duced the bill for his colleague, as
he supposed. A young gentleman
came in looking for Williams, and
saying that senator had agreed to
introduce the bill. In Williams,
absence, Beck had introduced II.
but now found there were provisions
in it, which neither he nor his col.
league would consent to be resi- Onsi.
le for. He supp2set they had cen
imposed en-.
The committee Was discA EYED
from further consideration o; the
bill
The Senate passed the bill re-
ported by Garland, from the COM
mittee on judiciary, to constitutes
majority OF the judges Of the So.
preme Court OF the United States 10
be q lorum of the court instead OF
six judges. IS Heretofore. The bill
also prohibits judges who have
heard ca il a circuit court from
sitting on the supreme bench when
q case comes up on appeal.
The bill to establish a bureau of
statistics Of labor is being reached on
the calendar of unGbjected csses,
a. d being subject to the operation
of the rule limiting remarks to five
miDu-es, Morrill, sugges ed the prO.
priety Of postpOning consideration
and chang ing its place en- the csl.
endar 60 as to allow greater facility
OF debate, the subject being one /
that could hardly be dealt with /
justly under the limita ton OF de-
bate.
Blair opposed delay.
Hoar said the subject was one of
great Importance. 1t bore UPON
tbs collection statistics relating
to the wages Of American
laoOr, and while disclaiming
any purpose of making any bid for
votes, he would say that if the exist.
ing rate OF wages paid working men
ia this country could not be main.
tanned and increased, he for his part
despalred of the maintenance of the
republic for many generations. 1t
seemed to him impossible to have
republic founded on universal SUI
lrage unless the great mass OF the
community could receive az re.
ward for their labor a sum sufficient
to afford them comfort and enable
Them to educate their children and
1evelop in them patriotic interest
n the republic.
Hawley, Plumb and Others
thought there were already enough
a1reaus for statistics to accomplish
he purpose of the bill.
Miller, Of California, opposed de-
lay.
Tine hour of 2 o'clock having ar
ived, the bill went over.
The Senate took up for considers
ion the bin for the relief OF the
leirs of Maurc Grivot. The oil
provides for the repayment to the
heirs Of Grivot Of about 500, cons1'
u;ing the bank deposit seized BY
,rder of General Banks in New Or.
cans on his tsking possession Of
hat city. The bill PASSED, yeas 10,
lays 9.
Plumb, from the committee Oh
'ublic lands, reported favOrably the
Iouee bill declaring forfeited the
ands granted the Texas Pacific
railway company, and stated thai
he minority of the committee &c.
lred the privilege of submitting a.
heir convenience their views III ais'
ent, and the majority reserved lle
'ght TO present hereafter thelr reS
0ns in support OF the bill.
Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.