The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-18

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Beck said the papers exhibited by
the comptroller Of the currency tC
the Senate committee on finance
this morning, not only showed he
had vigilantly prosecuted the of
tenders, but that he had in his posses
sion papers the contents Of which
the Senate would not desire, in the
interest Of justice, to see.
HOUSE.
Washington IT. -Slocum pre-
scented the conference report on the
FitZ John Porter bill. The effect is
to strike out of the bill the words
"togetrer with all rights, titles and
privileges" and to insert the words
"provided that said Fitz John Porter
shall receive no compensation or
allowance whatever prior to his ap'
pointment under this act" instead
Of the following words in the bill.
"but this act shall not be construed
as authorizing pay or compensation
or allowance, prior to his appoint
ment under it," The conference
report was agreed to. yeas t5s, nays
81.
Payson, from the committee on
public lands, reported back the bill
to restore all lands held in indemn-
ity limits for railroad and wagon
road purposes. House calendar.
The House went into committee
of the whole, Dunn in the chair, on
the deficiency bill.
Several amendments were offered
and rejected. when the committee
reached the end Of the bill, Randall
moved as an Additional section, his
proposition against political ASSESS
ments.
Cannon made the point that the
amendment was ont OF order, under
the rules.
Randall, admitting that the
amendment was open to the point
regretted that the point
had been made, aiding that the
judgment Of the people was that
political assessments had been carr
ried on to an outrageous extent.
KassCn argued that the amend
ment was Objectionable. not only as
being against rule, but as being
against good policy. II in Iowa q
farmer sold 100 bushels of oats to an
army commits ssry, re could not use
any of the money for disseminating
political information, or for printing
member Of Congress would
not be permitted to spend any of
his own money for the or
1iaary purposes O. his election,
while his competitor. net being
4 member might eXDend any amount
ne chose. The chairman expressed
his regret that such a wholesome
and one conducive to |
public morals, was outof order. The
was therefore not ads |
aitted.
The COMMITTEES then rose, and the
House agreed in bulk to the amend.
nents reported, except that striking
ut the provisO as to compensation
If fourth-class postmasters.
A vote Oh striking it out was
AIKEN by yeas and nays, and re-
ulted, yeas Isl, nays 81, the result
,eing in the interest Of postmaster5.
The bill then passed.
Hewitt New York;, OF the CONS
mites of ways and means, reported
bill to carry into effect the con-
'ention between the United States
f America and the United States
f Mexico, signed the Goth of Janu-
ny, 1888. with a favorable report.
he report was ordered printed and
he bill placed on the calendar.
The bill TO prohibit the importa
ion of labor under contract was
ostponed until Thursday, and that
ay was st apart for its cons!dera-
ion.
A bill was reported from the COM
littee on Pacific railroads, to
mend the several Pacific railroad
cts. 1t requires companies to file
'ithin ninety days from the pas
age OF this act, or within sixty days
fter the completion of surveys, a
ST of sections of land claimed by
aem, and deposit the cost of sur.
eying, selecting and conveying the
anne. The Fl st question was
aken on an amendment offered by
'ayson to one offered by Hanback,.
[anback's was that all lands em~
raced in noEce Ue given by the
ecretary of the Interior to a rail- (
PAD company, to take its patents,
nal! be subject to State, Territorial
nd mUni ipsi tayatiOn after sixty ;
avs from dale OF notice, Payson 5
rs that the lien o. the Unite1
tates for cost and expenses of sur
eying, shall not be affected by the
ale OF lands. Payson's amendment
as adopted, aud then Han ]
ack's, as it was amended, was
lso adopted, on a vote by tellers.
risp demanded yeas and NAYS on !
ne amend ment declaring it was the {
Of the security which
overnment had in these lands.
ole by yeas and nays resulted.
eas SO nays So. SO the amendment J
as agreed to. Vote was then t