The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-25
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-,
SENATE.

Washington, "a 1t was agreed
that the Senate would meet st II
O'Clock for the remainder Of the sss-
sion.
Consideration Of the Mexican PEN
sion bill was resumed. At 3 O'Clock
| the debate was closed, and voting
| on the amendments was then begun.
The amendment was agret d to that
| no person shall be entitled to more
than one pension at one me, under
the Law of the United States, unless
that fact be specially stated In the
law. The bill then passed, yeas 81,
nays q, as follows:
Yeas Allison, Blair, Bowen,
Butler, Cameron tPennsylvania),
Cameron (Wisconsin), COpger,
Dawes, Dolpb, Frye, George, Hale,
Harrison, LII, Ingersoll, Jones( New
Lamar, Logan, Latham, Mcmillan,
Miller (Cala.), Miller IN. " Mits
chen, Morrill,, Chslmer, Pike, P,atte,
Plumb, Ransom, Riddleberger,
Sawyer, Sewen, Sherman, Van
Wyck and Wilson-37.
Nays Bay ard, Beck, Brown, Call,
Cocktell, Coke, Colquitt, Edmunds,
Fair, Farley, Garland, GrOome,
Hampton, Hawley, Jackson. Jonas,
Jones lFIa.) Morgan, Pendleton,
Pogh, Salisbury, Slater, Vance,
Vest, Walker and Williams,
Following pairs were announced:
Aldrich with German, Culiom with
Kenpa. Anthony with Gibson, Hoar
with Harris. fhe House bill to
authorize the President to appoint
two additional justices OF the su-
preme court of Dakota and one adj
ditiOnal justice OF the supreme court
of the territory OF Washington,
passed. Legislative bill was taken
up. After executive session the
Senate adjourned.
sas
HOUSE.
Washington, 24.-The Senate
bill passed granting letter carriers
Gfteen days leave of absence each
year.
Oury,-From committee on In.
dian affairs reported a resolution
calling on the Secretary of Interior
for information relating to claims OF
certain persons to a portion of the
lands of Zuni Indians in New Mex.
SEQ and AriZ3na. Adopted.
The House resumed consideration
of unfinished business viz; bill re-
realing presumption, timber culture,
and desert land laws and amending
homestead law. Holman offered an
"a m on n mont nrouidiDD fbof haro.
after no public lands, adapted to
agriculture, shall be sold except |
mineral lands and town sites; also
that they shall be reserved TO. |
actual and bonafide settlers under |
the homestead law. Agreed to.
On motion Of Henley an amend |
ment was adopted providing that |
nothing contained in this bill shall |
be construed to repeal the act for |
the sale of timber lands in Califor.
MIA, Oregon, Nevada and Washing~ |
ton Territory. The bill passed.
yeas lat, nays Al.
The ectoral count bill was taken |
up. The House bill was adopted as |
a substitute for the Senate BILL
yeas 127, nays 50. The Senate bill.
as amended by the substitute, was
read the third time and passed.
Recess until 8 pm.
at the evening session the House
passed the following bills. For the
settlement Of accounts OF officers of
the army who served In the war of
the rebellion. To authorize a re-
tired list for privates and non-com~
officers of the United
States who served thirty years: To
provide for the settlement OF claims
Df officers and men for loss of pri.
Vate property destroyed in the
service; the bill appropri.
ating $3.50, 600 for the location of
branch soldiers homes in Arkaneas.
Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota,
Missouri or Nebraska, gave rise to a
rood deal Of discussion and on the
question of It's passage no quorum
Joted and no further action was
AIKEN. Senate bill passed provid-
pg for the disposal of abandon ed
Useless military reservations AID
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