The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-06
House Of Representative.

r. tt VI II II
WASHINGTON, January 5.-Herbert in
troduced the following preamble and
resolution:
Whereas: 1t appears that the Presi-
dent of the United States has empow-
cred Hon. John A. Kasson and General
w. S. Sanford to represent this govern
ment in what is styled the "lnterna-
tional African Conference" to consider
the question OF the erection and main
tenance of State in the basin of the
River Congo; and,
Whereas: Such an alliance as this con-
ference seems to impart is departure
from the traditional policy of the gov
eminent of the United States and the
House of Representatives tTF
RESOLVED, That the President be re
quested to inform this body, if not in
compatible with public interests,
whether he has so.accredited Hon. John
A. Kasson and General w. 5. Sanford
as delegates to represent the
United States in said conference,
and if so, he be respectfully requested
to state the reason which impelled him
| to take such steps. If he has SO acere-
dited said Kasson and Sanford, he is
further especially requested to inform
the House whether they appeared I'M
conditionally and apparently with full
powers to act as delegates representing
the United States in the conference as
sembled to discuss the question of
erecting and maintaining new State on
the Continent of Africa, and the Presi-
dent is further requested to impart to
the House such information as may be
in his possession, tending to show
whether the new State to be erected and
maintained by the Powers taking part
in the conference is to be republican OF
monarchial in form. The President is
also respectfully requested to give his
opinion as to whether the appearance o.
the delegates from the United States il
such international conference would no
stop this government to DENY tht
r ghtfulness of any future ALI inc'
European sovereigns might make tt
set up the An erican Continent gov
eminent of such form as to then
might seem wise whenever occasion TO
such interference ssmight arrive. Re
ferred.
By English, to provide for the issue
of one, two and five dollar silver certltl
, Gates.
By Breckenridge. to provide for tn,
creation of river and harbor depart
IutHl, MlliCu DC QlQCi tuC OhaA 3
of a commissioner of rivers and haI
: bors, to be appointed by the Presiden
!, at salary of $4 800.
On motion of Cassidy, the rules wer
! suspended and the Senate bill passed
: appropriating 100000 for the erectio
of public building in Carson City.
Hiscock moved to suspend the rule
and pass bill abolishing the interns
revenue tax on tobacco, snuff, cigar
l. cigarettes and cheroots, the tax o
|. dealers in tobacco, and the tax Q
v liquor distilled wholly from fruit. Th
motion was rejected, Sc to IS.
s Bills introduced:
b Ellis, by request, to incorporate til
l. Utah, Santa Fe Il Gulf Railroad con
l. pany.
l. By Cassidy, throwing open for occ1
n pancy the mineral lands situated 0
l. Indian reservations.
By Cox New York; authorizing Il
Bartholdi statue to be used for ligh
:. house. Also creating the Office
assistant chief signal officer with Il
h. rank and pay of colonel of infantr
st The purpose is to provide position f
lie Lieutenant Greedy.
lg 4 By Hopkins, to provide for the ere
It ton of public buildings. 1t approp
as ates IS, DOC, 900 for the erection OF pub
e buildings in such cities as may
RI thought advisable by commission co
n. sisting of the Secretary of the Treasu
We ana Interior, Postmaster-General al
DIS Acknowledgement.