The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-03
General Capital Topics.

Washington, 2 -The Senate com
mittee on Territories reported
adversely the House dill providing
that no person shall be appointed
governor of q TER tory who has
not been resident for two years
in the State. The bill is opposed
because it seeks TO limit the Presl-
dent in his selection of governor
for certain Territories, because IL is
extremely doubtful, whether any
law could limit the Constl-
tutional power of the President
to appoint such officers, ano
for certain other reasons. The com
mittee say further that they are OF
opinion that the law could % wei
restrict the President in the mattel
to residents in any particular State.
or to persons of certain height OF
weight, or of any particular COM
pl' xion.
Senator George reported to-day
from the committee on agriculture
and forestry, an amendment he H.
tended 10 propose to the agricul-
turaI appropriation till, to provide
an APPROPRIATED of $4,000, to be
expended under the direc Ion OF the
commits Toner Of agricu ture, IN the
enc uragement aud devei pment OF
the culture aud raising u raw silk.
Senator L>pham Introduced TO
day a bill to provide that the pro
visions of the act approved Augast
9Th, 1882 to encourage and promote
Geographic clmmunlcatiOU between
America snd Europe, be extended
to cover the period until the 9Th OF
August, 1886.
House committee on invslid PEN
sions to-day instructed representa-
tive Morrell to report favorably
r. ans oil repeating the limitation
in the arrears OF pensions act.
Combinations Henry w. Cannon
Of Minnesota as comptroller OF the
currency.
Post Masters: J. M. johnson,
Tu'are, Gala.
The committee on expenditures
of the department of justice. will
continue the star route investigation
On Monday.
a bill was introduced in the Sen
ate to-day by Plumb, for opening to
homestead settlement portions Of the
Indian Territory.
Representative Georges L. Cons
verse OF OHIO, will introduce in the
House at the earliest opportunity,
an amendment or substitute for the
Morrison tariff bill. The features
OF this proposed measure, or amend
ment, are as follows; wool duties Of
1867 to be restored, except as to
carpet woods, which he placed on
the free list, with some twenty other
metal schedule to be equal
jZed, by reducing the duty on some
and increasing it on a few
Others. Tobacco internal tax to be
abolished, and provision to be
made for giving alcohol to manuiac |
turers free Of tax. Manufacturers
who manufacture for export to re- =
ueive rebate on their raw matters
ais equal to the duty less 10 per
cent. 10 be made in favor of goods
Imported in American BIT Oms.
This is said to be similar to sn old
aw passed in Jefferson'S admins
tration, except the Jefferson differ.
entail duty was an increase Of the
10 per cent. On the then existing
asiff list, while Converse proposes
: 10 per cent. reduction. Converse
kinks his bill will reduces the rev.
,nue $70,000.000 year.
A Georgia postmaster has sent to
enclosing a circular re-
Iuesting a contribution OF S24 for
purposes. The circular
Vas shown to Pesumaster-General
Gresham, who says he will protect
my postmaster vho refuses the
contribution called for by tbs cir
,ular.
Hon. John M. Langston, United
) ates Minister to Eayti arrived in
he city to-day, having started on
lis return as soon as possible after
1earing Of the charge of murder pre-
erred against his son. Lsngston
alks freely concerning his sons
crime, saying the plea Of self-defense
will be made, and a perfectly good
md conclusive defense can be
hown. He has procured the ser
ices Of Col. Ingersoll and Attorney
l. G. Riddle as consel for his son,
nd says the defendant will be on
land when the Government is ready
o proceed with the trial.