The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-22
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
Washington, 21.-A bill was in
trodueed by Finerty to confer brevet
promotion on army officers, parti~
cularly for distinguished service IL
active Indian warfare.
By Anderson, to provide for the
adjustment Of land grants made to
aid in the construction of railroads.
Also to reduce the lifetime patent
to five years.
Peters, to regulate United States
commerce through national gov
eminent arbitration.
Cutcheon, to pr:ve civil service
nv srbi ration, also, to prove the
civil service by relieving legislative
officers from performing executive
functions.
Bsines, to encourage educa ion,
and provide a national series OF
text books within the jurisdiction OF
Congress.
Morgan, to regulate attorneys
fees in personal cases.
Taylor, Ohio, reoealinE all limits
of time IN which meritori0us appll-
cation for pensions shall be filed.
George, a resolution authorizing
the commissioner of Indian affairs
TO make investigation of the mas
sacre OF DR.. Marcus Whitman and
oilers in 1S47.
Warner, by request, to procure
information relative to the demand
and price of American agricultural
products in other countries.
Henly, changing the arsenal at
Benicis, California, into an arsenal
for construction and manufacture.
Boutelle offered q resolution re-
questing the Secretary of War TO
inform the House whether it he
true that for several years past
maps, diagrams, etc., in the case Of
Fitz-JOhn Porter have been sub
mitted to members of each gradu-
sting class at West Point, for the
purpose of inviting their criticism
on the Judgment and findings of
the general court martial held In
pursuance of law. The Secretary
is further requested, in Gaze this is
true, to inform the House by
what authority or instigation
tie minds of successive grad
uatlng classes Of youths educated
at public expense are directed.
These youths just emerging from q
course Of study for entering the ser :
vice as subordinate officers, have
oe,n encouraged or permitted 10
alsciedit the action of heir super
lots by an expression of opinion on
Inc action of Porter as perfectly
proper; whether such action was
not calculated to foster q spirit of
Iusuoofdination among the officers
so eoucsted and was q demoraliZing
sna dangerous contempt of the au-
th9rity of law.
Rice. On. ", objected to its pres.
EN- consideration and Gibson to its
reference.
Springer, chairman of the com>
Mlttee on expenditures In the de-
partment of justice, moved to sus.
penu the rules and adopt q resolu-
t sion 70 increase the membership of
mat committee to nine, authorize it
" sppolnt a subcommittee com
Posed Of not less than three mem
SeIs, Which shall be committees of
1ne House and send for papers and
beitOtd believes the present At
@rney>General had been wise, Judi
t tious and honest in all his opera
;nouS' but did think the expenses
a sSScu[red IN the star route trials
1 nn be investigated. His name
t "aS connected with the star route
d i,'ai IN ths last Congress, and he
1o euahded an investigation, and
o oeSi eu an examination TO take into
SHSSio,s,tation the check signed 81
ID r. and given to pay gambling
W., out not by him or TO ray him
b Vile he favored the resolution. he
SeneYed that thousands of dollars
st0 stolen from the Treasury by
t tS officers. 1t would be found
f f"St certain notable Governor of
Iot t%o, and man who last session
rIu ooleu IN the interest of the whisky
anu anu 7, = would deserve striped clothes
lE tne penitentisrrs
u Iip ni! to modify the resolution
An r.tiilS The expenditures TO $4,000.
Ag P to without division.
mitttauuall, chairman of the COM
Joint no on appointments, reported a
he = les r;ess2i9tio1 approp riating for
Tae r9llef of Lieutenant GreeleV and
whole. " committee Il The
rules iu IAN moved to suspend the
in tba, Anu added: Resolved, tbst
judgment of the House. ali