The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-10
AT WORK.
The Legislators Beginning
in Earnest
WITH BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
In the Senate and House the Out
look is for q Busy Session
First Moves. !,
WITH BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, December 9.-After the
transaction of some routine business,
the following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Sewell-To amend Section 1861 of
the Revised Statutes, making an annual
appropriation to provide arms and
ammunition for the militia: also to
authorize Colonel w. Getty, retired, to
! be placed on the retired list with the
rank and pay of brigadier- general.
| By CullOm-To reimburse the several
! States for interest paid on war loans.
By Jones, (Ark. ITO provide for the
deposit in the Treasury of the receipts Of
the money order system, and for the
payment Of its expenses out of approprl-
ationS; also to secure cheaper tele-
graph correspondence.
By Wilson-To prohibit the mailing
of newspapers Containing lottery adj
refreshments, and prescribing penalty
/ for the violation of the same. Itpro-
Yides that it shall DE unlawful to carry
by mail, or deposit in any receptacle
| for mail matter, any newspaper or
other publication containing any adj
Yertisement of lottery and provIdeSa
a penalty of $500 for each violation of
the act
By Plumb-To forfeit the unearned
! lands granted to the Atlantic and
| Pacific Railway Company; to aid in the
construction of a railroad and telegraph
line through the states of Missouri and
Arkansas to the Pacific States, and to
restore the same to settlement; also to
provide for the contesting of surveys of
private land grants.
By Van Wyck-To tax unpatented
lands owned by railroad companies;
also for the relief of settlers and pur-
chasers of public domain in Nebraska
and Kansas.
The following joint resolutions were
introduced:
By Mr.. Blair, proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States, extending right of suffrage to
women. Referred.
Also, proposing an amendment to the
Constitution in relation TO alcoholic
liquors pnd other poisonous beverages.
This, at Mr.. Blair's request, was laid on
the ia ,le for the present.
Mr.. Hale offered the following reso-
luton, which was agreed to:
Whereas, 1t is alleged that S. s.
Brown. citizen of the State of Maine,
has been instrumental in procuring the
removal of certain Postmasters IN said
State, and the appointment OF others to
serve in their stea and,
Whereas, 1t is further alleged that said
Brown has written to certain parties
whose appointment he has secured as
aforesaid, letters in form and substance
like the following:
WASHINGTON.
Dear Sri have secured your ap-
pointment as Postmaster at your place.
Your papers will be sent in day or
two. II you feel like sending g small
sum to help defray the expense OF
attending to our Maine matters, you
may do so.
Respectfully yours,
). S. BRowN.
Therefore. resolrsd, That the Post
msster-General be, and is hereby
directed. to furnish to the Senate, q list
of the pOstoffices in Maine, and the
names OF persons removed, and those
appointed .PostmasterS at the same,
where the said s. S. Brown has favor !
ably recommended the same or en-
dorsed the applications therefor.
The following resolution, offered by
Mr. Vest, was agreed TO:
That the President be requested, II |
not compatible with the public interest, |
TO transmit the correspondence had by |
the government of the United States |
with the gov ernments of Italy and |
Austria Hungary in relation to the APP !
pointment, by this government. OF a. |
NJ. Kelley as Envoy Extraordinary and |
Minister PlenipOtentiary first TO the |
government of Italy and then 10 that OF !
Austria Hungary; and also any other
CORES poulence or information which |
may be deemed b. the President i'm |
portant and pertinent to the subject
matter of this resolution
r A resolution offered by Mr.. Morrill, |
was agreed TO, requesting the President,
if not incompatible with public
interest, TO transmit to the Senate
any information or documents re-
ceiyed from our Consul-General
at Paris, or I'm our special
agent sent to the financial centre of
Europe in respect to the establishment
of such an international ratio OF gold
and silver coinage as would permit OF
the coinage of both metals at the minis
of those countries and our own.
A resolution, offered by Wilson, OF
Iowa. was. at his oWn request, laid on
the table for the present and ordered
printed, calling on the Secretary Of the
Interior for a copy of each report.
made bv the government Directors of
the Union Pacific Railway Company
from the date of the first appointment
~ srch directors IN the present time.