The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-24
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS
SENATE.

Washington, 23.-HOuse bill to
provide for muster and pay of GER
tain officers and enlisted meu in the
volunteer force passed.
Senate resumed consideration of
the bill to provide for protecting the
interest OF the United States in
respect to sny incumbrance on prop.
erty wherein they have an interest.
Beck said that under the letter of
the act. the President could nav off
the Union Pacific railroad mortgage.
He was lot prepared TO vest so vast
a power In an executive officer. The
authority to pay out $5O,OCe,OO0 or
100000, goo vas a large authority,
and if we should pay railroad mort
cages and acquire railroads were
we to go into the busines of running
the roads.
Sherman supported the bill and
said instances frequently occurred
IN which tbs government lost large
sums Of money because of lack OF
executive officers to pay off
prior liens. Slater said that in
1895, when the Central Pacific rail,
road mortgages mature, the amount
OF all obligations and interest
would be S1SS,e00, O0C, and the roads
would not be worth that much
money, as they could be built for
less. After further debate the gues.
ton went oyer.
Blair yielded to Logan, who asked
and obtained unanimous consent to
take up and dispose Of the annual
pension appropriation bill, which |
was then taken up and passed as re.
ported by tue Senate committee.
The labor bureau bill was then |
taken up, and Blair withdrew a
number of amendments. leaving
the oil as it came from the House. |
Aidrlch moved as a substitute.
which was agreed to, 80 to Is, and |
The bill as amended then passed,
yeas So, nays 2. The bill "a passed |
ls as fellows, being Aldrich's sub. !
stltute for House bill: "Bill TO |
establish bureau Of labor |
Be it enacted, etc, that there |
shall be established in the Departs |
ment OF the Interior, a bureau of |
labor under the charge of a COM |
missioner Of labor. who shall be app
pointed by the President, by and |
with the advice and consent of the
Senate. The commissioner CT labor |
ehall hold his Office for four years.
and until his successor shall be sp-
pointed aid qualified, unless sooner
removed, and shall receive a
salary of $4,000 a year.
Said commissioner shall collect |
information, upon the subject Of La
Dor, it's relations to capital, hours OF |
labor. and earning Of laboring men |
and women, and means Of promot-
ing their material, social, intel |
lectual and moral prosperity. The |
Secretary of the Interior shall ap- |
point chief clerk, who shall receive |
a salary of $4,000 per annum, and |
such other employees as may be |
necessary for such bureau. provided |
the total expenses shall not exceed |
S25, 0C0 per annum.
During the necessary absence of |
the Commissioner or when the
office shall become vacant the chief |
clerk shall perform the duties Of |
the Commissioner. The Commits
sioner shall annually make re-
port IN writing to the Secretary of
the Interior Of the amounts col
lected and collsLed by him contain
ing such recommendation as
be may deem calcula ed 10 pro-
mote the efficiency Of the bureau.
The Utah bill was taken up.
The Senate then went into exgcu
i've session and soon after ad-
ourned until Monday.