The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-22
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-
House..

!, the committee on laws relating
Presidential electi ns, reported bac
the Senate bill to provide for th
; performance of the duties of Pres
dent in case Of the removal, deatl
or resignation OF both the Presiden
ana Nice~P. esiden-. Calender.
Eaton also, at the request OF tn
chairman Of the foreign sffairs com
mittte, reported a resolution, whlc
was adop5sd, calling on the S-cEe
tary Of state for InfOrmali II con
corning the threatened cOnfscatinl
OF the AmeFlctn coll &c IN ItsIy b
law CT dtc,ee of he Italian goYe'n
mint.
Morrison, from the com T. ittee OF
ways and mean reported a re3OIu
ton that on ami alter Aprii q h,
hour o, daily meeting Of the II Jus.
be II o clock.
Bills introduced ard referred: Y
ROSecrans, for the creation of a Fills
culture bureau ana establishing 81 /
culture stations.
Henley, to promote and encouraee
education in tie States ana Ter. j.
tories.
Biount, to reduce the internal re.
venue tax on brandy distilled fro n
app es, peaches aud grapes to 10
cents per gallon.
Mutche er, from the committee on
civil service reform, moved to sus.
pend the rules, and pass the bill re
pealing the section of the revised
statues. restricting the terms of Ger
tam officers TO four years. Mutcheler
sald the simple purpose Of the bill
was to repeal the set OF 1920, and
acts supplemental thereto, which
limit the term of certain presidential
app Jlntees, 10 four years. The con-
sequence of these laws was tha'
every four years the Senate and the
PresldenG were apt to come 10 con>
Hict IN regard to the officer whose
term expired, and when there was
a contest, the off es remained vacant
until 1t was ended. The measure
in no way affected the right of the
I esident to remove officials
Springer said the bill made import.
ant changes in the tenure of certa' n
offices. The term of the offices of
district attorney, surveyor general.
registers. receivers, collectors of
and naval officers. and sur.
vey ors of customs, and po-tma- tiers
which were hereof IRE limited to
four years. would by this biz beck
tended during the pleasure OF the
President, bu; by tn second sec ton,
chief Justices and asloci4te lust q
Of Territorial courts, would
hold their Offices during good
behavior, or until the Territory was
admitted into the Union as a State.
Pass this bill and judicis! officers
" Territory could only be removed
~ Impeachment. In view of prob
bile change in the executive officers
II the government he hoped this
Democratic House of Representa-.
ives would MT pass this bill, and
bus pension permanently on the
overnment and inhIct on the good
cope of tine Territories lot o. no
IS'cal dead beats, who have beer
imposed upon them in Jude al posi-
ions. (Applause
Holm an thought it was q wise
olicy on the part Of government to
init the tenure Of Office, as it W0nId
Omit OF scrutiny of the accounts of
Ulcers every four years. The mo-
ION was lost, yeas 90, nays IA. 1t
vas by no means party Vote, and
he announcement OF the result was d
9ctivei with laughter Oh both
.des. {
DlDgley from the shipping com.
littee, moved to susperd the rules I
nd pass the bill creating a buresu '
navigation in The Treasury D - :
81 ment. Motion agreed to. Bill G
IS ed, yeas us, nays Al. j
Warner, OF the com mittee on pen. 3
ons, bounty and back pay, moved Y
susI eni the rules and pass the II
IL providing that every person y
'ecitied in the several classes en- Q
nerated in the pension law who L
rived in the field in the military or o
avail service in any war In which
le United States was engaged, for a.
rec months, or more, and has an
,norable discharge, and ia not re-
living q pension or grea 'er pension
an that provided herein, but who
reason Of any wound, injury or >,
sease which there is probable :. ~
use to believe originated in the "
Id service, in the line of duty. and a.
&c the result of his own
'sconduct or bad habits
other known cause. and n
curing since such service ia now K
sahled wholly or in part from pro. Z
ring his subsistence by mammal W
Dor, shall, after making due proof 81
facts under such regulations as
ay be prescribed by proper author. "
:, not inconsistent with the pro- 81
lions OF this act, be placed upoh al
e list of pensioners OF the United hi
ates, and be entitled to receive a D
nsion during the continuance Of he
CD disability at a rate in propor~ d.
n to the degree thereof. The oi
le physical condition OF claimant
TO be ascertained aud certified az m
'vided by law, upon examination Iiy
competent board of surgeons nv
ly appointed, such pension TO ~,
q mence at the date of filing the hi
plication therefor; that all a6nIi- W;
ions under the general pension "a
rs including this act, when itap.
lrs by evidence that the ap-