The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-26
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.

L
WASHINGTON, 25 Blair intro
duced a bill to provide for the free
circulation of newspapers and other
period cal publications within the
State where published. Referred.
Sherman called up bis resolution
in regard TO the Virginia and Mis-
issippi elections.
Lamar hop, d It's consideration
would be postponed till Monday.
Sherman had no objection, pro-
vided it d d not lose its position.
The resolut on went ever till Non
Id y.
Millrr, California, presented a
petition of the Chamber OF Com
merce of Gan Francisco, praying
Congress to increase the strength
and efficiency of the navy.
Gibson introduced a bill to facil-
itate reform in the civil services.
Bayard, from the committee on
finance, reported favorably the bill
providing for the issue of circul-
sting notes of the National Banking
Association. Calendar.
The House having disagreed on
the Senate amendment to the Gree
ley relief bill, the Senate insisted on
its amendments. A Committee of
conference was appointed.
Beck called up his bill in
tended to prohibit the Secretary of
the Treasury from purchasing bonds
above par. If our revenues 60 on
incre. sing beyond our needs as at
present, and purchases are made by
the treasury as it seas fit, there will
be gu tie as much instability in bonds
AZ in the bank circulation based on
them. The bill under which the
treasurer professed to act was
simply to provide for an emergency
then existing, not to give the secre-
tary absolute power to 60 into the
market and buy bonds at a premium
Of twenty and twenty four per cent.
or whatever other price the holders
choose to demand. The intention
of the set was that the recretary
should buy such bonds as the gov
eminent had then the right to re-
deem at par, ipstesd Of buying up|
those bonds now at high premium.
Beck thought the better plan would
be to accumulate less surplus and
thus reduce taxation.
Marshall said it wss not profitable,
considering the time per cents. had
to run. By then there would be II
or Is per cent. premium. The fact
that our bonds are at a premiu 10
should not be SUI ject of reproacb
but compiime Mt. The bill was
referred TO the committee on fin
ance.
The bill passed donating part of
Forth Smith M l:tary reservation to
the city of Fort Smith for the benz
fit of public schools.
The Alaska bill was then taken
up.
Harrison moved to amend go as
to pay the actual travelling ex-|
penses of the marshal and q salary
Of S2,5e0 besides, vouchers to be ap-
pointed by the judge. Agreed to-.
Consideration of the bill having
been completed and adopted in COM
mittee Of the whole, it was reported
to the S na'e, the only reservation
heing the prohibition clause That
clause prohibits the importation,
sale or manufacture Of intoxicating |
liquors in Alaska, except for medi-
cinal or scientific purposes, and led
to quite q long debate.
The bill passed with the prohibi-
ton clause retained.
Hoar then called up his bill pro.
viding for the performance OF the
duties Of President in case Of the re~
moval by death, resignation or ina
bility of the President and Vice
President. 1t was read three times
snd passed. In the contingency re-
ferred to, the bill vests the right to
perform presidential duties in the
OF State, or in case there
be none, then in the Secretary of
the Treasury; in case there be no
of the Treasury, then in
the Secretary Of War, and 80 on
through the cabinet.
Executive session, and adjourned.