The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-06
HOUSE..
FRIDAYS SESSION.

HVUSEs
FRIDAYS SESSION.
Washington. 4.-The House met
at 10 o'clock this morning in con-
tinuation OF Thursdays session.
The conference report on the bill
to consolidate the bureau OF military
juetlce and the corps Of judge advo-
Gates was agreed to.
The House then resumed consid>
Grafton of the Senate amendments
to the Mexican pension bill, but the
want of q quorum Was disclosed,
and after several roll calls a call of
the House was ordered.
Brewer New York; moved at u
o'clock that the House 20 into COM
mittee OF the whole for the purpose
of considering that state paper, the
Declaration of Independence, and
that the important document be
now read for the information of
members not absent from their post
of duty.
The Speaker ruled the motion was
not privileged.
Roll call followed roll call in mon
otonous succession On motions to
adjourn, and for calls Of the House
until 80, when Randall presented
the conference report on the general
deficiency appropriation bill 1t
announces an agreement on all
amendments in controversy except
%.
Calkins moved that the House re-
eede from its disagreement to the
amendment in controversy, appro-
pria!ing small sums for paving
streets around public buildings in
DesM oines, st. Louis and Grand
Rapids. Lost, yeas Is, nays 116.
Asimilar motion in regard to an
amendment m king an appropria-
tien to reimburse ex President
Hayes, the amount paid for the ex
penses of the commission appointed
to go to louisiana in 1877, met a
similar fate The report was agreed
toe and Randall, Bnrnes and Cal.
Kins we're reappointed cenferees.
Wells presented the conference
report on the river and hsrbor ap-
preparation bill. Agreed to. The
bill as it passed the House ap Jro.
priated 12eSs. 200. as agreed to in
the conference 1t appropriated
1885, ZOO. Mr.. Miller submitted
the conference report on the bill in
troduced by him limiting the line
within which prosecution may be
instituted against persons charged
with violating national laws.
Agreed to. AS agreed to the bill
reduces the time within which Of
tenders may be prosecuted from
i've TO three years, VIXEN the pen
atty is imprisonment in a peniten-
tiary, and to two years in all other
| cases.
Filibustesing against the Mexican
pension bill was then continued I'M
til 4:45, when the house took recess
until clock this evening.
At the evening session the House
resumed consideration of the Mexi-
can pension bill and in view of the
strong opposition to the measure
both on the part of those who
thought that granting a service
pension was inSdvisable and of
those who were opposed to the res
trictions placed upon it by the Sem
ate.
Townsend, who had charge of the
bill, proposed that the Senate
amendments be nonconcurred in,
and a conference was ordered.
Hewett also objected.
Shelley suggested that the bill be
laid aside and the House proceed to
the consideration Of private pension
bills.
Calkins asked Townsend to COM
ply with that suggestion, at the
same time complimenting him on
the gallant fight he had made for
the Mexican pension bill.
Townshend, however, refused TO
accede to the request, and the ques~
tien required on ordering the previ-
GUS question on concurring in the
sixth amendment OF the Senate,
which limits the provisions of the
Dill to off1cers and enlisted men and
widows who may become 62 years
OF age, or have or may become sub
Ject to any disability, CT depending
equivalent 70 some case, recognized
by the pension laws az sufficient
reason for the allowance of q pen
sion, and excludes from its benefits
such persons as have incurred disa~
billy while aiding or abetting the
rebellion. This is the question
which has been pending the whole