The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-14
THE LAW MAKERS.
They Yesterday Tackle The
Labor Question.
THE INTERESTING DEBATE.
A Bill for the Relief of the Labor
ing Glasses of the United
States.
THE INTERESTING DEBATE
The Senate.


WASHINGTON, February 13.-Dawes,
from the committee on appropriations,
reported the Indian appropriation bill,
with amendments. Placed on the cal
endar.
Ingalls, said he had observed in GER
tain quarters statement that the Re- |
publicans of the Senate were endeaYor- |
ing to so direct legislation as to compel
an extra session. He asked ALI |
son, chairman of the appropriation COM
mittee, as to the condition of the appro-
priation bills.
Allison said the military academy
bill was the only bill that had been !
signed by the President. The District |
of Columbia bill, the pension bill and |
the consular and diplomatic bill were
now in the conference committee. The
army bill passed the Senate yesterday.
The Indian bill had just been reported
by the Senate committee, and would,
he hoped, be considered by the Senate
tomorrow; that left with the Senate
committee only the agricultural bill,
which will be ready for consideration on
Monday. The other appropriation bills
had not yet come to the Senate from
the House. The work of the Senate
House would take care of the bills, there
would be no difficulty in the Senate.
Beck said he had had many years ex-
perience in the appropriation commit
| tees of both houses, and he thought
the work on the appropriation bills in
the House was better up than usual for
| the short season.
Ingalls, was glad to have the assurance
that the appropriation bills were likely
to get through, and denied that the Re-
publican Senators desired an extra ses-
sion. If there was to be an extra ses-
sion, the responsibility for it would de-
pend upon the party friends of the
head of the next administration.
Hoar, from the committee on privil-
eyes and elections, reported resolution
Senator from Alabama, 81 ,132, being
actual and necessary expenses In main
tanning the title to his seat.
Salisbury said, as a member of the
committee, he did not concur in the re-
solution.
On the objection of Cockrell, the reso-
ton went over one day.
Hoar, from the conference committee
on the electoral count bill, reported that
the House and Senate committees were
unable to agree.
The disagreement, Hoar said, had
taken place in the first week of the seS-
sion.
The Texas Pacific land forfeiture bill,
as the pending special order, was
placed before the Senate.
Blair asked unanimous consent to
take up the anti-foreign contract labor
bill.
Van Wyck declined to yield.
Van Wyck said the Senate and country
understood the nature of the bill. He
did not wish to put it in further peril.
1t had been in peril already. 1t had
, been displaced by taking up another bill.
whose principal feature made it impos-
sible to get the concurrence of the other
house. The principal features of this
forfeiture bill were SO plain that, if Van
Wyck might be allowed, he would say
= they had been passed by the House OF
, Representatives almost unanimously.
j.. The Chair said it was not in order to
make reference to the proceedings oil
: the House of Representatives.
e Van Wyck said that he merely wanted
, to get the idea in some way before the
were very remarkable. The very mo
ment the land grant forfeiture bill
doomed up in this body, terror seized II
n some directions. The bill was demanded
: by the unanimous consent of the Amer
lean people. There was at least unanim
:. ity there, whether there had or had no
: been.unanimit in the other place. W.
! could not daily in double sense with
r q matter of this kind. The people had
demanded, and the platform of both
political parties had demanded
that there should be action in the direc
ten of this bilI-prompt and speedy
IL action. Every days delay imperilec
e the bill. Soon the bill would be met BY
&c the appropriation bills and then ingeni
q Gus gentlemen would, by long speeches
. be able to prevent its consideration
Only one of the forfeiture bills had beer
was the bill that the railroad company
itself had been ANXIOUS to get passed
! Had the Senate forgotten the celebrated
letter written-by the celebrated histo
le rian, Huntington, of the Central Pacific
E. as to what was done about the Texa
n Pacific when he was lobbying here We
should be admonished by that history
to furnish no opportunity for any othe
historian like Huntington, or possibl,
Huntington himself, to duplicate or re
70 produce similar historical chapters
" Van Wyck wished to say thi
n much now, because he did no
0, know whether, owing to the "rules" ant
IL processes of obstruction, he would hav
a chance to say anything more on tn
subject.
Blair moved that the Senate proceed
" to the consideration of the labor bill.
3. Van Wyck asked the Chair if thi
Is would not again displace the Texa
p Pacific forfeiture bill and relegate 1t t
1e the calendar.
II The Chair said it would.
n Van Wyck-Then / want that dis
d. tinetly understood. Van Wyck GALE
~ for the yeas and nays on Blair's motion
c. and it was agreed to, yeas 30, nays ~.
ct The labor bill was, therefore, takel
n up. and its consideration proceeded;
tn The labor bill is house bill, and en-
he TITLED AN act to prohibit the imports
tion and migration of foreigners an
Aliens under contract or agreement
perform labor in the United states, II
or territories and the District OF Co1um
,e, bis.n
considerable debate arose on the bll