The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-12
HOUSE

On motion OF O'Neil, from Missouri,
the Senate bill (similar to the one intro
duced in the House by 0'NeiD. assed
to legalize the incorporation of the
national trad unions. Private bust
ness having been dispensed with a ses-
sion was ordered for tonight for the
consideration of the legislative appro-
priation bill, and a session for to-mor-
row night for the consideration OF PEN
sion bills.
Cobb, of Indiana, from the committee
on public lands, reported back the At
lantic q Pacific land forfeiture bill with
the Senate amendments. and moved
concurrence in the amendments. No
action was taken aud the motion was
laid over until Monday.
The House then went into q commit
tee Of the VIII lie, Blount, of Georgia. in
the chair, on the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill.
In the discussion OF paragraphs re-
lating to commi tee clerks, Morrison, of
Illinois, ironically referring to the reduc-
ton of salaries claimed by Holman to be
made on the bill, called attention to tine
fact that $4,000 was appropriated for
assistant clerks to the Committee on
appropriations when there was no law
to prevent reductions being made.
Holman said that the sum- had been
appropriated in former years, but ex-
pressed willingn. SIS TO vote for a re-
/ duction If Morrison made the motion.
The two gentlemen then engaged in q
colloquy which amused the members,
and upon Randall's (Pennsyivan's) at
tempting TO answer q question pro-
pounded by Morrison. that gentleman
exclaimed: 81 was aski-g you'll You
are not an economist up to the stand
ard Of the gentleman from Indiana"
Cobb, of Indiana, offered an amend
ment making an appropriation for first
assistant door-keeper of the House.
The bill fails TO make any provision for
this Office. which was now filed by
Luther +. Warder.
Howard, of Indiana, supporting the
amendment. protested against legislat-
ing Warder out of Office, and hoped
the committee would not attempt TO do
what it indirectly di; a few days ago.
Amendment rejected.
rhe House committee OF commerce,
to-day, ordered n favorable report on
bills extending the limits of Portland,
Oregon, as port OF entry, and allowing
credit TO the revenue m arine service for
expenses incurred in returning ship
wrecked seamen 20 the United States.
The House committee on indian at
fairs, to-day. agreed to favorably report !
Delegate Hailcy's bill authorizing the
appointment of a board of commissions !
ers to examine, adjust and report on all I
claims growing out of the Indian depre- |
datiOns and treaties. A favorable report !
was also ordered on the bill authorizing /
the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate !
with Shoshone and Bannock Indians |
Tor the rrlinquishT5ent of part of their !
lands IN Fort Hall, Idaho, reservation |
for railroad purposes.
Allen. OF Mississippi, offered an
amendment providing that none OF the
money appropriated for contingent /
funds should be used in paving the I
expenses of the funeral of any member /
OF Congress. y
The amendmeut was rejected-I2 /
to a5- The clause appropriate /
ing Tor the salary of the President I
having been reached,
Bayne, OF Pennsylvania, offered an
amendment providing that none
OF this money shall be paid
uAtii the civil service rules
shall have been changed as recon-
mended by the committee on apDropri-
a;lons In the latter part of the bill.
The point OF order having been raised /
not contending that il was not in the
order, stated that if it was germane to
the Dill at ali, 1t was germane at this
point.
Mr.. tindlay. Of Maryland, said that
the provision, whether IN the form pre-
sented by the gentleman from Pennsvi-
vania. or N its original form WAS a pro-
position conserved in,the spirit of purest
buncombe for the baldest purposes OF
TIE moS transparent demagoguery.
lnere was no man here who I
uoooted that IL was subject
TO a point of order, and therefore would
be thrust cut Of the bill as an irrelevant
and impairment intruder. There was
no man who doubted that #. by any
such should not be its late
when II cot TO the Senate, that BODY
would irampie it under foot. with the
scorn and contnmeiy. IL deserved.
The effect OF The amendment reouir- /