The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-12
F0RTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS
HOUSE..

WASHINGTON. 11.-Ellis, from the
committee on apprOpr atiOns, re-
,,orted back TIE Senate bill authors
nc tie Secretary # the Navy to
ar . IF .ard or S. coo Or lescuIng
or ascertain Dg tae faie OF the
Greeley expedition. alter prle.
DEBATE the b Il passed
Benly, fron the commit &c on
public lands, reported bill foffeit>
ing the Northern Pacific railroad
land giants, House calendar.
The House Ewent into committee
Of til, whole, Springer in the char,
on the pension appropriation bill.
Hopkins, as R privileged matter,
called ND the res, luton declaring
that the charges against H V.
BoyntOn are not sanctioned by the
evidence, and that there is no
ground for any action by the House.
He stated that the committee re-
porting the resolution did not desire
TO debate it. Keller, author of the
charges was present, but di not see
ft to make a speech, and the resOlu-
lion was adopted without oppOsi-
ton.
The bill appropriates 500, 694, 400,
and reapprOprIaEes an amount estim.
sted at S66,O0o,00O, appropriations
for the current year 1925, COOS COG, of
which only SIS, 67S, 900 were exs
pended the first half Of the year.
After debate and without action the
committee rose.
The Speaker laid before the House
a message from the President, subs
hitting special estimate from
the chief of ordnance for
the payment Of an annual az
preparation of S1,500.00e to
provide necessary ornaments
for coast Notifications. The Presi
dent says: sin presenting this es.
innate l do not think it necessary
TO enumerate the considerations
which make 1t of the highest i'm
pOrtance that there shall oe no IN
necessary delay in enter ng
upon work in which must
be commensurate with the
public interest to be effective,
and which will take much time"
The message was referred, and
the house took a recess until the
7:30 evening session for the con-
sideration of pension bills.
At the evening ee5Sion RepTesen-
tstive Warren reported from the
committee On the pensions, bounty
and back pay bill providing every
person specified In the pension laws
who served for a period Of three
months or mere, who has an konor=
s3le d;scahrge, and is not recetV-
ing pension, or greater
pension than that provided by the
Oil, AMI who is now disabled by
fes:on Of wounds. injury or disease,
which there is reason to believe
originated in the service, shall be
emitted to receiYs pension during
continuance of disability at a rate
ITr1oporn0aste to the degree thereof.
Inc bill further provides that de-
Pendent parents shall only show by
comp6ient evidence they are with
out otner present means of support
tnan their own manual labor, or
contributions Of others not legally
oound for their support.
Inc House comm ttee on judiciary
instructed Representative Broad
mead 10 report adversely the bill to
Sneho the Revised Statutes so that
D9le!a'eS SHALL have the right toI
vote vote IN the House Of Representa-
Representative McCoid vas in
1 structed toreport adyerseIvthe Hill 70
amend the Revised Statutes en No
person shall be licensed to deal in
intoxicating liquors as a beveraTa
until be has frst secured q IicenSo
I[om the local authorities of tha
pace where he proposes to carry on
/ that traffic. VI
/ Representative Tucker was in
structed to report fsvorably the bill
1 70 prevent and punish counterfeit.
/ ing within the United States of the
tElUrFtiP1 Of T.roso-,,