The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-29
WASHINGTON

.oliA6 Tor LItC AC'AoA -
nPPthe overflow Of the MieslsslpP,
tIom the Secretary of War VII
his01 the same general plan en-;
iGlUed With so much success 10 sns
pn Of sufferers by the Ohio Il o. .
The department has recetveu en :
nv ~ the proposed treaty oet"s su
Sps Britain and Portugal, W
Itp;ch American i~nseres's at Congt
osfTecttd. The distinct terms =,
'be treaty are not In accotu ON the
,be views Of the Presf9ent ,o o.. On.
inject as expressed in his lasI ash az 10
InoI message. The treaty wiz NC
Dsa- -rad n the Senate committee On
toreign relations ofrn,jsp af-
tairs has received tue ioI'" ncnIR
5 Gsr from indian Agent - aIo
at' Eorr Relknap Indian re,erVa1,on
81 or ds;ed March 9th: "F0Tt
m1hLar" &c nsrtIy under water. We
beiSnap De1 on a hill near BIS. MOI
ale mnch danger yet, but a iaT
eTosnect that the agency ooliolngs
10 avert away, as the river is
Wing VIZ the chsnnel close TO the
Su' Give me permission to pur-
chase tents" ohor
,oi'ded unanimously to report Ia
GGoTahIv the bill masking it a misde,
Voaanor for any State or United
It.res officers to hire out uu er con
.ract any prisoner confined for vio>
i.tion of the United States laws, IN
S"r Of Zoe or Imprisonment. Inc
..ert accompanying the bll! says
~ contract system Is wholly az
r .sr to the reform of prisoners VINO
srefrtquently being trested as dunio
beasts.
olaims will report ~favorably the bill
ont boyizing the settlement of
the Gains Of several states
interest on loans Of money
axpended by the stats in de-
ems of the Union in the late
war. The claims must be presented
OF one yesc after the act Is
The House judicisTy committee
wjll report adversely on the famous
McGsrrsban claim. Ewo OF the
minority report IN its favor, the
7tber giving him a title to the IN
DaUented lands In the tract aud Or
iefing the issue Of scrip at the rate
IF s1.25 per acre for the remainder.
There are 1900 acres in the tract.
Representatives Henley and
Broadhead made argum+ nts to-day
before the ways aud mesns com
nittee on the resolution offered IN
House by the former, providing
for the interrogation of the lease TO
the Alaska Commercial company.
Henley said the law authorizing the
'sase was unconstitutional Snd void,
mat II was awarded through fayorit-
sm and f.aud and given TO
the lowest bidder instead OF
the highest, and the company had
habltuslly violated the terms Oh the
lease. Broa0aead contended that
tbs lease was voi1 Under the Amer
lean system OF government.
The Houss COMMITTEES on COM
merce agreed uDoH a bill providing !
Tor the inspection OF meats for ex-
p0rtstion and prohibiting the i'm
poTtalion of a~dUiterated articles OF
food or drink. they also adopted
that portion of the Senate bill
recently reported from the Senate
on foreign relations,
which referred to adulterated food
or drink. The clause IN the Senate
bill proposing retaliation when IN
Just Determinations arc made
against any product Of the United
States by foreign powers, was disa-
greed to. The House committee
also disagreed to the section OF
the Senate bill providing that
The Secretary of the Treasury
msy cause to he made 8 careful TO-
spectioD, etc, and substituted a
providing for the appoint
ment Of six inspectors IN each Gus
tom house district. Ciardy will
probably make q INTEGRITY report.
he wss opposed to the system Of in
spectiOn proposed by the House
committee, and favors that recon-
mended by the Senate committee.
The joint resolution proposing an
amendment TO the Constitution to
extend The right OF i~uffraee to
women VS. reported favorsbly to
ne Senate to-day.
The measure prevented for
woman 'uffrage by Senator Pal
inef provides that the legislatures o.
Inc several States be askei to raj y
Ine following article which It pro
p?ses as an amendment TO the Con-
stituiion:
section !. The Iight-of citizens of
United 5 ates 20 Vo e shall not
Denied or abridged by the United
osS'es or by any State on account Of
eec. = Congress shall have power
appropriate legislation to enforcs
provisions Of this article.
u House committee on postof-
lces . post roads, 20 day, in |
sLactsd representative Skinner to
lepoTe 1aVoraoly the bill authorizing
,nS rostInaStsr General to lease and
pay a rental for the use OF the prem.
ises 'of second and Third class and
branch pOstoffces.