The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
Proceedings in Both Houses
Yesterday
PASSAGE OF NUMEROUS BILLS.
The Law makers Getting Down to
BUSH ess at the Eleventh
Hour.
The senate.

WASHINGTON, February 81. - Hale
called up the naval bill, but objection
was made to its consideration until the
completion of morning business. Hale
said he wanted Senators to realize the
almost intolerable condition in which
the Senate finds itself, with great APP
preparation bills tumbling in upon it dur
ing the last week of the session. In Or
der to avoid an extra session it was es-
sential to give appropriation bills every
possible advancement.
The naval bill was then taken up and
the reading proceeded with.
At 1o'clock, the unfinished business
being the anti-silver coinage bill, it was
laid before the Senate, but was tenn
porarily laid aside and consideration of
the naval bill was continued. In the
discussion on the bill, Mcpherson
favored building larger cruisers than
were provided for, and on the sugges-
ton Of Miller, California, without
objection by Hale, the limit OF the
maximum tonnage for the two new
cruisers recommended by the Senate
committee was made 5000 instead of
1000 tons. An amendment offered by
Hale was agleed to, appropriating $l12,-
600 for the purchase of Erlcson's
torpedo boat Destroyer With this
exception the bill passed substantially
as reported from the Senate committee
on appropriations. eles
Malone, from the committee on
public buildings, reported favorably the
House bills providing for the erection
of public buildings at Port Townsend
Washington Territory, at cost of So.
600. Calendar.
When the doors were re-opened, legis-
lative business was proceeded with.
Cameron, of Wisconsin, moved to re-
sumo consideration of the House bill
limiting the time for the presentation
of claims against the United States.
Morrill, called for the regular order
being the trade dollar bill.
Cameron's motion was agreed to
yeas 81, nays 81.
Van Wyck obtained unanimous con
sent that the claims bill be temporarily
laid aside, to take up the pension bill
originating in the Senate and favorably
reported from the. committee. The
bills favorably reported were then takel
| up in their order.
Bills were passed granting a pension
! of $50 a month to the widow of Genera
| ben JdullIlA AlfOIu, TJu luOIltI u
the widow of Commander S. Dan
Greene, of the United States navy; $50
month to the widow of Commodor,
Moreland, United States navy; increas
ing from $50 to $50 per month the pen
sion of General Charles II. Morgan.
The House message announcing .
disagreement on the legislative, execu
tive and judicial appropriation bill wa
laid before the Senate, which insisted o.
its amendments and conferees were az
pointed.
The House substituted for the rive
and harbor bill appropriating SIS, 000, 00(
was laid before the Senate, and havin
been read once, Cameron of Wisconsin
objected to its second reading, so tn
bill lies on the table, not having bee
referred to committee.
Morgan asked unanimous consent t
take up the bill for the relief of Letiti
Tyler Semple, daughter of the late Pre-
sident Tyler. The bill would give her
pension of $50 a month. The lad
named, Morgan said, is now blind an
dependent on charity in the city {
Washington.
Riddleberger and Cockrell objected.
The vote on the bill resulted: Yea
II, nays IL Nc quorum having votet
4 no decision was reached.
Adjourned. Gr