The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-22
rokrY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

Senate in secret session oh Dy Sne
was then made to the Inn oS;".a
consideration of the reso,ntian Lac
N secret session, and it went over
one day under the rules. The doors
were reopened. 'i0
Bills introduced:
By Lapham, to provide for the
erection OF bronze statute OF simon
Bolivar, in Washington or New
York.
By Edmunds, to amend the act
granting aid for the construction of
railroad telegraph line from the
Missouri River to the Pact ic Ocean,
and to secure to Government the
use Of the same for postal, military
and other purposes, approved July
lst, 1862, and bills amending thereof,
one Of which provides for the settle.
ment OF the claims of the United
States, and to secure to the United
States the Indebtedness of the COM
panie'slto them. In presenting the
bill Edmunds said it was prepared
by the commissioner of railroads.
and was very important, its object,
if possible, being the termination of
the controversy which appears per.
petual between the United States
and these railroads companies, as to
what they should paw, and to pro-
vide for the opening up of transac-
tiOns by new arrangements on a
long bond, to take the place of the
obi cation of the com Uanies to repav
the United States. It also provides
legal securities for such repayment.
and methods for the enforcement
thereof.
Van Wyck introduced a resolu.
ton that further debate on the Mex
lean treaty be held with open doors.
Objection was made to its reception
and the Chair ruled it out of order
to present such a resolution in
open Senate. Van Wyck appealed
from the decision of the chair, and
on motion of Edmunds The Senate
resolved to close the doors in order
to discuss the appeal.
Washington, 21.-The Chair laid
before the Senate bills from the
House, one making all public roads
and highways post routes, another
to enable courts in United States
cases where patents were obtained
by fraud, to annul the patent on
application of the AttOrney-GeneTal.
several petitions were presented
praying for an investigation OF the
divorce legislation CT different
states, ant I 20 arrange for the eollec-
ton of divorce statistics.
Logan presented a petition from
eX-SOld:ers of the Union army,
praying for the passage of laws Civ
ing ex-priSOnerS Of the war the
benefit of public lands.
The bill was referred to the Judi.
cisry committee.
Gibson submitted the following
resolution, which lies on the table to
be hereafter called up:
Resolved, That the committee On
foreign relations be instructed to as
certain and report to the Senate
what Determinations, If any, are
made by foreign governments
against the people o. the United
States, by allowing draw backs in
favor OF their own explorations
which come into competition with
ours in the open markets of the
world, or by subsidies or srecisI
bounties in favor of their steamship
lines, or impose export duties upon
commodities largely used in the
United States, or prohibit or restrain
the Importation Of productions of
the United States by unusual laws
or regulations, or by higher rates on
American vessels, or special recipro-
CITY treaties, or otherwise.
The following resolution was of
fered and agreed to: That the Secre-
tary of the Treasury be directed to
transmit to the Senate copies of
official reports from treasury agents
and collectors of customs tending to
chow the fraudulent undervalustiOn
or classification of wool imported to
the United States, and such further
information as would enable Con-
gress to provide guards against such
frauds.
Morgan offered the following reSO-
luton which was agreed to: That
the committee on foreign relations
be instructed to inquire into the
subject of settlements and trading
posts being established IN the valley
Of the Congo river. Africa, and re-
port any action thai can bs properly
taken by Congress or the executive
in furtherance Of our CONNIE &c IN
that quarter, and committee TO re-
port by bill or otherwise.
Tie Senate proceeded to the con-
sideration OF bills on the calendar
The first to engage attention was
the bill reported by the Conn
mittee on private lands. 1t
provides the methods for perfeeting
the title to lands lying within the
limits of territory received by the
United States from Mexico. 1t pro-
vIdes that any person or corporation
claiming lands under such lawful
though incomplete Spanish or Next
can grants. warrants, concessions OF
surveys as the United States IS
bound to recognize, in virtue u
treaties or cessions, may petLtltT %
the United States district c9uIt iG -
the district in which the Ianu 81
situated, setting forth TIE nstut 1,od
the claim, and the court IS Yes; :a
with power to hear and ueteI .Ilno
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