The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-08
HOUSE,.
SUNDAYS SESSION.

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the House recede from its disagree
ment to the point in controversy,
that relating to the change from the
fee to the salary system for court
officials. Agreed to.
Burnes, from the conference come
mittee on the diplomatic and con.
sular appropriation bill, reported a
continued disagreement on the
point in controversy, the clause app
propriating $250,0O0 for Nicar-
aguan water way project,and a long
deb4ts followed.
At it's close Washburn moved that
the House rscede from its disagree
ment to the Senate amendments.
Lost. The disagreement was then
insisted upon. and the House at 7.20
am. took recess until 8 O'Clock.
When the House met at O'Clock,
on motion of Randall it took further
recess till 4 80 in order to enable the
conference committees to assemble
and take action on the appropria-
ton bills.
At43O no conference reports be
ing ready, Brown {Lnd.), took the
floor with a speech in support OF the
Senate amendments to the Mexican
psnsion bill. Three minutes
speeches on the same side were
made.
Miller, Pa) asked unanimous
consent for the passage Of the bill
to increase the rate of pension to
the widows of deceased soldiers
from S. to $12 month.
Turner Ky) objected.
The House then at o'clock took
a further recess,
After recess Randall presented
the conference report on the general
deficiency bill. The bill as agreed
to appropriates $6,996. GIG, being
S274. $40 in excess of the amount
carried by the bill as it
passed the House. Randall
said tne Senate appropriated
$50 coo for salaries and expenses
Of agents of the Internal Revenue
Office. The conference agreed to fix
the amount at $4,000. Another
amend ment appropriated S43, $50 to
pay certain claims Of the States OF
California, Oregon and Nevada,
growing out of the ACT Of 1861, levy
ing $2O,0O0,000 tax on the several
States of the Union.
The House conferees receded from
the disagreement.
The Senate receded from the
amendment appropriating $3.50 to
reimburse the amount paid for ex-
penses of the com mission appointed
to go to Louisiana in 1877. The
Senate also receded from the amend
ment for the payment of claims
growing out of the improvement OF
Fox and Wisconsin rivers. Amends
ments making appropriations TO
pay the Harlan & Hollingsworth
Company, VIM. Cramp & Sons and
John Roach, fol the care of double
turreled monitors, were stricken
from the hill. The Senate had in
creased to 100000 the appropriation
for fees of district attorneys; the
amount fixed upon by the confer
ence committee was $4,000. The
appropriation for fees of mar
shals was fixed at $4,000,
an increase Of $1,000 over
the amount originally provided
in the House bill. a clause had
been put upon the bill appropriatiEg
$27,666 for the payment of Senators
clerks. There was some objection
to yielding to the Senate on the
item Of Senators clerks, but the res
port was agreed to without division.
Randall then submitted the dis.
agreeing conference report on the
naval appropriation bill, and it was
agreed to. No further conference
was asked for. Randall said the
committee on both sides WAS deter
mined, and but one way was open
that was that the support Of the
navy be provided for temporarily
He then suggested a bill making
temporary provision for the naval
service for six months, ending De,
cember 31st, 1884.
Holmon presented the conference
report on the legislative bill
Agreed to.
The appropriation committee was
granted le.ve TO sit during recess.
Calkins announced his resignation
as member of the appropriations
committee and Kasson his resigna.
ton as q member of the ways and
means committee.
The following committee changes
were announced: To be members OF
the ways and means comm tiee
Brown, In6.. and Reed; judiciary
Parker and Valentine, in place Of
Brown and Reed; agriculture, Full
ston, in place of Ochiltree; post of
fees and postrosds, Ochiltree; man,
ufsctures and on militia, Smalls
labor, Fupston; patents Chalmers
presidential election, Chalmers il
place OF Parker; appropriations
Long in place of Calkins; banking
and currency, Kean, in place I
Hooper; public buildings ant
grounds, Libby in place of Kean
public health, Hooper in place o
I Libby; commerce, Hepburn in plac,
Of Long; shipping, McComas il
place of Long
Hiscock offered the following re
solution, which was adopted ami,
applause on both sides of the house
That the thanks Of this house ar
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