The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-03
WITH THE SOLONS
IN the House of Representa-
tives.
SOME OF THE LAST MEASURES.
g-.,isent Cleveland Amxes His Sig
nature IN the OIeomargarine
BiIl-Etc., Etc.
SENATE.

W,sHrsGros, August 2.-Allison
,-,-, the conference committee on the
,r,irv civil appropriation bill, reported
.battbe committee had been unable to
,,,ss The conferees had gone over
.rs,v item in the bill with great care.
there we're certain points on which the
uo1ss conferees were to ask instruc-
IONS from that body, and in which
~ Senate conferees desired the judg-
,1ert ~ he Senate. The first difficulty
-sIatsd 10 the appropriations for coast
s1-vev rae House provision had re-
51ced the Appropriation for a coast
.,.rvsv about slO0. 900 below the appro-
,-iations of last year, and made a prac-
,;callv neg arrangement and adjust
1Ssnt with reference TO the official force
M tbs survey creating new offices,
sboIisbing old ones, changing the COM
-s1sation OF the field force by allowing
n reduction from sixty-four 10 fifty-two,
As vacancies should occur. The House
conf rees insisted that new adjustment
should be made in the bill. The an
syer of the Senate cOnfereeS was that
he coast survey had been (since Aug
ust. 1851 practically without scientific
head, and that when the Office had a
responsible head, with scientific knowl-
edge, the question could be carefully
taken up and considered.
The next items of difference were in
relation to the enlargement OF the new
pension building; TO the survey of pub
&c lands; to the Yellowstone park; to
the erection of a hospital (adjacent TO
the Insane Asylum) for insane convicts
and homicidal patients; TO stenograph-
ers for the Chief Justice and Justices of
the Supreme Court; and to item of S10,-
100 to be expended by the Library
Committee for the works of art.
In reference to the Yellowstone Park
item, Mr. Plumb declared that the Park
Ess in the hands Ola monopoly.
Mr.. Vest said the statement was in
correct. He had been notified, time
and time again, that unless he with
drew his opposition to the scheme to
build a railroad through the park, the
Park would be broken up. This rail-
road company had lobby in Washing
.ol composed of newspaper cores
DOndents and others who were
engaged in assaiiing Senators and
attacking their character. After
urther discussion Mr.. Vest insisted
insisted generally on It's engagements
% other items, and further conference
vas ordered
The Chair presented a resolution
,ffered by Evarts on Saturday last re
Iuesting the President to open cores
5Ondence with foreign powers on the
iubjeCt of silver.
Evarts advocated the resolution, but
did not define his position upon the
silver question. The resolution
vent over until tomorrow. The
Senate then took up the House
bill relating 70 the taxation of fractional
parts of a gallon of distilled spirits,
amended by making the time when it
goes into effect. THE second Monday
the month in which this act
is approved" and by extending the act
Of March Sd, 1877, relating to fruit
brandy, to brandy distilled from apples
OF peaches, passed it, and asked con-
ference.
The Senate then tOek up the bill re-
ported from the finance committee 10
provide for the inspection OF tobacco,
cigars and snuff, providing for their ex-
pOrtatiOn to foreign countries without
payment Of taxes under the rules and
regulations of the treasury department,
Il was passed.
Adjourned.