The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-01-27
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, January 26.-Pursuant
to an order of the House, made yestei-
day, the Speaker proceeded to call the
States under which call the following
bills and resolutions were introduced
and referred:
By Morrow-To establish life saving
stations on the northern and southern
shores of the entrance to San Francisco
harbor
By Townsend-Proposing constitu-
tioDal amendment providing that the
President and Vice-President shall be
elected by a majority of the people,
abolishing the electoral college and the
regular method OF counting votes by
the two houses of Congress.
By Worthi1gton = Authorizing the
President to invite autonomic govern
ments of America TO send delegates to
enter the national American Congress
to arrange for the arbitration of all
national differences.
By Woodburn-A resolution direct
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to re-
port the reasons and authority for
closing down the Carson mint, dis
charging its employees and suspending
its corps OF officers.
By McAdOo-Asking information
from the Postmaster-General as to
whether the eight hour law applies to
letter carriers. and as to whether it is
enforced in their behalf, and if not for
what reason.
BY Throckmorton, Texas-A resolu.
tary of the Interior for copies of any
or1d OF 1nnfrontS nr loooa yuhi0h ORR IN
be found on file in his Office between the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
and any railroad to which
land grants have been made, or
which have received bonds from
the United States; also for a copy of
the charter of the Southern Pacific
Railroad, and also for copies of any
contracts on file between the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company and any Of
the subsidized roads.
In the morning hour, Thomas, OF
Illinois, on behalf of the committee on
naval affairs, called up the bill author
izing the voluntary retirement of GER
tain officers of the navy, who have rem
dered conspicuous service in battle or
served thirty years in the navy. Thomas
explained that the bill would benefit
those men who were known as forward
officers" such as boatswains, gunners,
sail-makers, etc., who, though having
performed meritorious service, have
never received any advancement. 1t
would also benefit the navy, because it
would result in removing from the way
of promotion officers who were known
as idead-Woods" who held high rank
but who were incapable of performing
their duties. The bill had been intro
duced for the purpose of relieving the
present stagnant condition of the navy,
and bringing to the front some active
men who have had the advantage of
modern education. The tide of pro-
motion should have started in order
that the best men in the service would
not quit in disgust, after having been
ensigns for ten. twelve or fifteen years.
Reagan, of Texas, opposed the bill as
adding another class of the American
aristocracy to be fed and clothed by
the labor of other men. The country
had gone far enough on the road
towards establishing an American
aristocracy.
Thomas. inquired what the. gentle
men would do with the retired list OF
the army and navy. 81 :
Reagan replied that he would repeal
the un-American and un-Repubilcan
laws and leave the officers to work for
their living like other men. He would
have no man to live on the work Oh
other men in a country claiming to be
free. constitutional Republic. If he
could succeed in preventing the spread.
of the evil, he would congratulate HIM
self even though he could not secure
the repeal of the retirement laws. -
Pending action the morning hour ex-
pired. and the House adjourned.