The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-10
THE ADMINISTRATION
Undergoing an 0verhauling
in the House.
rs EON-PARTIsAN STAND.
D.h.te Concerning the Pension Once
AppointmeDt-Proceedings In the
senate on Wednesday.
SENATE


WAsHIseroE. June 9.-Butler read
..issram from the mayor and large
n1Ther OF citizens of Spsrtansburg,
C. urging Senators rom that State
IN Congress to use their influence in de-
fssline-the oleomargarine bill, which
s,gners declared was the worst form Of
dat the people buy oleomargarine,"
they saw, Gas they would any other ar
ricis Of food"
ter he routine bu mess the Senate
,eeded 10 the consideration of bills
On he calendar under the five minute
rule.
Among the measures passed were the
folIowiDg: The bill to relieve the late
OF Colorado from charges on account
~ ordnance stores furnished TO the
Territory and State, amounting to
$50, sol.
a bin providing for the purchase of
the portrait of General George ID.
Thomas.
land distsct 10 wyoming. The bill
constitutes the Counties of Johnson
and Crook, in that Territory, new land
district.
A bill TO Iegalize the Incorporation of
national trades unions.
A bin amending section 1888 Of the
revised statutes relating to the trans
DOrta.ion of obscene publications
through the mail. The bill extends the
scope o. the old section.
A bill authorizing the payment Of
S25Ol 70 Mrs. Louise A. Jacsman, aud
1850 70 the legal representatives of
Mrs. Martha Vaughn, for patriotic ser
wees rendered and hazards and losses
incurred in carrying information OF
grea. value TO the Union officers in
Kentucky n 1868.
A bin relating TO the supreme court of
the Territory OF Montana, and provid-
ing for the establishment OF judicial dis
tricts II that Territory. (The bill makes
the court 70 consist hereafter of q chief
justice and three associate justices, TO
hold office four years. The Territory
Is divided by the bill into four judicial
districts.
A bill to create two additional land
districts in the Territory Of Dakota.
(This bill authorizes the President to
appoint register and receiver for each
district,)
A bill to grant the right of way
through the Fort Bliss military reserva
ton IN Texas 10 the Rio Grande Rail
road Company. before this bill passed
1t was amended, on motion of Mr.. Ed
munds, BY the addition of a clause for
teiting the right OF way il the road be
not built within three years after the
passage Of the bill.)
4 bill referring TO the conrt of claims
Tor property seized by the General John
son Utah expedition Of 1857. In the
consideration OF this bill some little
warmth OF debate was deVelo ed. grow
ing out OF Mr.. Edmunds' objection 10
ne character o. proof permitted, there
Oeihg danger. be thought, of its being
ex-Parte.
Mr.; Teller declared it to be burn
ing shame for a great government like
mat OF the United States to keep push
lug honest claims OF for quarter of
as stale.
Nh kdmunds had not so pocr an
opinion OF the government. II a wrong
was done, the claimant had his rights
under the law.
M. Teller said the q .eStion here wss
Rhether the claim was within the law.
The facts were all admitted.
ho2r remarked that the scandal of
the English court OF chancery, which
A2sd been immOrtalized " the genius OF
Dlekens, did NOT surPass the treatment
oy Congress Of claims of American
clnZens. Aenscame here year after year
sltn claims that nobody knowing
The facts would disput bui some Sen.
stor, who knew nothing about the case,
would get up and guess that the facts
were nor as represented. though the
committee On claims had exhaustiyely
Investigated the case.
When the debate closed the bill was
passed
a considerable number of bills for
private relief were passed and the Sen
ate adjourned.