The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-01
THE LAWGIVERS
Proceedings in the Senate and
House Yesterday.
WRECK AND RUIN SOCIETY.
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General News.
SENATE.

w,sgrxerox, July Si.-The select
.,o,rrittes on the proposed celebration
,f,bs 10Th anniversary of the Consti-
ton and the 4OOth anniversary OF the
...,ovsrv Of America, was announced
r, consists Of Sherman, Hoar, Sewel
g,~lev. voorhees,, German and Eustis.
The S5nate took up Hoar's resolution
from the library committee) Tor the AZ
Soinfment of a committee 10 inquire 70
fse eTpediency Of and plan Tor celeorat-
no ~ hundreth anniversary Oh the
Constitution, and the Tour hunoretn Oh
the discovery OF America.
Haxley spoke Of the Efforts OF cerIaln
gentlemen, who, by pamphlets ana
Otherwise, we're industrlously pressing
nan for q great international exposl-
ION on some Of the public GROUNDS In
Washington. with the idea OF erecting
expensive buildings, which we're 10 De
permanent. II was question Whetner
he manufacturing and business inter
ssts OF the country we're prepared Tor IT,
Hs had not the slightest idea that they
we're No permanent exposition OF
.uch q character had ever been anything
but disastrous failure. he wanted TO
bsvs initiated q movement guarded so
tina. government would not be ccm-
mit,ed to il.
Hosr declared that the purpose Of the
resolution was absolutely free from
committing the governWnt to any
hing.
AR more debate, the resolution was
modified, at the suggest Of Hawley.
90 IS TO direct a committee OF seven OF
whom one shall be the presiding officer
n the Senate TO consider the expedl-
sncy Of D rOperly celebrating, at the cap
hsl OF he Republic, these two illustrious
anniversaries. and If said celebration be
deemed eKpedieut, shall report on the
method cost and general plan thereof,
81 The next session of Congress, and was
siODted-yeas Al, nays u.
Eyarts asked leave TO offer a resolu-
Ton requesting the President to open
correspondence with the principal
commercial powers of Europe, with tine
view Of ascertai ling their estimate OF
he effect now operating upon com
msrcial exchange and with the
values Of the commodities therein
exchanged, By the great fall in
Of free silver coinage, which date pro-
gres-ively from the decentralization OF
silver by Germany in 1870; also to as
certain by such correspondence whether
such powers, or any of them, are dis
posed sepRrately OF with others, either
With or without the United States, 70
engage, either by domestic regulation
OF International convention, IN any
movement towards the restoration OF
the parity between gold and silver,
In full function, as intrinsic
money. upon ratio to be
established by law, and TO
hy such correspondence before Con-
rress at its next session. He said that
be would, next Monday. ask the Senate
% consider the resolution, and would
accompany the request with some
5riei observations. Ordered printed and
aid over till Monday.
The select committee on the proposed
ebrttiOn Of the one hundredth ami
Tsrssry of the Constitution in 1889, and
he four hundredth OF the discovery OF
America in 1892 was announced. II
0nsists of Sherman, HOar, Sewell
hsEiev. Voorhees,, GoriHan and Eustls.
The conference committee on the SIR
AeSSrS. Allison, Aldrich and Beck.
On motion oi Eustis, the Senate took
U The House bill 10 amend the laws as
9 he mode of packing and selling cut
ooaccO. He addresse the Senate in
A7or OF the bill.
Aldnch moved its recommittal TO the
oommittee on finance, as 1t was charged
AaI the bill would open the doors 10
= mil
I'd
The Senate then went into secret SEES
IN secret session, the Senate, by a
~ yIssleTable majority, nominated w.
Saathews, OF Albany, 10 be recorder
=. me District of Columbia, and con-
- -l.led A. h. Upshsw to be assistant
o4!i-nissioner TO Indian affairs; fourth
T-l.of, Charles ". Shelley, of the
T;Ss@slfy Department, and Surveyor
co ,,f-h' OF San Francisco, were
II, IHe report of the committee on
StS;.sn relations, favorable TO the ratifi-
49, OF the Nicaragua treaty, was
- 2 d Edmunds, and after brief
Tt-SslOn was postponed till Deem Der.
son 3, iOllillnauOn Of Captain Beecher
coIi. u henry Ward Beecher, to be
nv y s'oI Oh customs Of Port Townsend,
Ssr.,5, H2S brought up al 5 O'Clock, and
i or,cSlIs Dolph and Mitchell ma je
sens. sl'eeG4es against his confirmation.
I'm ~ hawley and Eyarts defended
Law me case was postponed till Mon
S,' n1eh aI NE doors were reopened, the