The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-19
proceedings in Both Houses
Yesterday.
sr,srOs DEBATE CONTINUED.
p.b.eiiitation OF the Navy Dis
41s "a. A. Great LeDEth-Its Pres
emit Condition DePloreo'
SENATE.

HAsHIhGGUaf > INV -
al m Hawley's motion to recon-
a. the vote by which the Senate
a..sad the bill prohibiting members o.
f-,,,ess from accepting fees or employ
C,snI from railroad companies thathaVe
-sceiyed government aid.
ls fDssIIs thought his resolution OF
ys.terday requesting the PRESIDENT 70
5'-nish Information as to appointments
and removals under the ciYh service
law had the precedence.
- Tbe chair so decided, spd the reSolu-
,ion was placed before the Senate
u Vsnce offered an amendment request
as 70 appointmentSmade
Thin the scope Of the civil service be
t,-aeo January 18th. 1883, when the act
.sSsad and july 18th, 1888, when y
mi into effect. The resolution as
snended was agreed to. = I
Beck said he had been trying for ten
5sys 10 get I'D HaWley's resolution 70
consider the bill already referred 70
nv him. The bill had passed By vote
n q tolI There must be some means
NJ eettiug 10 such a motion, otherwise
me man would tie up the bill indei-
niteiy.
Hagley said he was prepared TO take
II m at sny time and that the PROPOSE
sons for delay had come from Beck.
Baek SAID he had waited TO see
vhsther the committee on rules would
n rsD0rt as 10 permit debates or expla
nations As 10 motions to reconsider. He
vas nov wiling to let the matter go
over until next Tuesday, in order TO
A. a rnrnrnfrfpa
Hoar asked unanimous consent that
whenever this motion to reconsider
should come IN 1t should be debatable.
Beck then said he would call it up on
Tuesday next
In SenateVance's bin to repeal the civil
service bill vas on the motion OF HaWley,
indefinitely pOstpOned-yeas 50, nays b.
Senators voting in the negative
we're Berry, Call, Eustis, Harris, Jones,
'oi SeYada) and Vance.
ingalls, entered the motion 10 recon
slider the bill passed yesterday, refnnd-
ing 10 the Cherokee Freedmen their
proportion of tie proceeds Of lands sold
under the set OF March 30.
Mr. Chase offered q resolution calling
on the Postmaster General for informa-
ZION as 10 the amount of additional
compensation asserted to be due to
postmasters andlate pOstmasters under
the act OF March Sd, 1888, for the pay
ment of which no provision has been
made. In Offering the resolution,
Chase said he had reason to believe
that the statements made yerterday by
the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Ingalls)
we're correct, snd that the accounts re-
tsrred TO Sere adjusted and informa-
ton called for. The Senate required
thereby transcript from the books of
the department. Mr.. Chace added
that some correspondence placed
n his hands between certain
claim agents in Washington and
elsimsntS outside, pointed very strong
y 10 the suspicion that there might
possibly be some collision between
parties in the Post Office Departm Mt
and certain claim agents in Washing
ton, particularly on such agents who a.
sumed 10 be above not only the Depart-
nent, but Congress itself, and dictated
20 claimants what proportion OF their
claims they should pay him. That
agent having gone so far as 10 give his
own name 70 an act Of Congress passed
n relation 10 the claims in QUESTION
Mr.. Chase believed the Postmaster
General owed it TO himself and TO the
department % take such action
Is should relieve the DEPART
-leht IRON the grave suspension
'.l4' rested on II IN connection with
Use claims. Chase did not mean TO
SlA.se' de could not charge, because
Ie as not prepared 20 prove, that any
-. IN me DEPARTMENT was guilty, but
* WOULD say circumstances pointed TO
very grave suspicion. The claims
Asa.ls' Tie government, Mr.. Chase
Aeueo should need no agent for their
s.sse1'aton or payment. II the bill
Se!e honest, Il should be paid, and no
e-Auh agent should be in a position TO
=! % he claimant: Stand and de-
alef. Tie resolution vas then
me Senate then proceeded TO the CON
s.usfatlon OF the bills on the csien lar
u2Ger tue 5-minute rule.
ne oil Tor the encouragement OF
american merchant marine and to
t f:e--o'e postal and commercial rela-
sons with foreign countries. This i
- = .se OH providing for the payment
- oeu.s a mile for carrying foreign
- - OF Tie United States. The sub
q 49, @-AA Las RtGu 1LLaEDCQ IS
s-' ,sl4'e amendment 70 the postofice
Ioprlatiol bill.
-, ne -s on b provide for the ale OF the
~ y. OF Omaha, Neb.. the sale or
- va. o. the improvements thereof.
~ -. e- -ol new site and the construction
T SL-llaols buildings thereon.
NE Oh authorizing the Score
- Of the Treasury to paw
- FtSst National Bank of Port
-, oregon, 1929 advanced BY the
C-i.es LOT the construction of the
n. -. ~ states reEeaue cutter C,Tria.
5r ~. - Security Of payments to be made
c57--.---' ilitea States. In this case. the
-ue-. ::.l.lon having failed, the govern
ar'o- non. i. .s finished the vessel for less
~ llaH ges due the co .trsotor.
ne -. ON % increase the efficiency of
NJ ny q the United States. gTbis is
1-ov,S S-''1 amended bill. The original
AID - io9 an increase Of the arms,
irsc, "a provision gave Use 70 q pro
oFo ee9ate IN The Senate Some weeks
lie - ~ Is neE form thar feature Of
tie s s,-s..-~l phi has been omitted from
sdior-.--5- executive session. fha Sonata