The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-17
n.liberations in the Senate on
Wednesday.
cue MILITARY ACADEMY Bill.
representatives Did In the
What " The Wool Tariff
Question - Etc.
SENATE

49,, liter the opening Of the Sen
i. .s Tdnunis moved an executive ses-
' -, bg. yielded to a request Tor the
' '-O--. o. morning business.
DsTes presented a memorial oil the
,, - legislature, which was
The memorial recited that the
Ieau, eo-,-t Of Massachusetts, viewed
seiteiss. 80 co, Germ the recent interior
WIZ ~ 81 tbs 90, eminent of Canada with
en- en- .;-brs al the fishermen OF the
NC 1-t;..57 states and urges Congress to
7 M; Immediate relief for that class
Of citizens. 4.h.++bere was a very
natural feeling OF uneaslness on the
-'s-t of the fishermen OF Massachusetts
gT. the present conduct OF the
noninion government. hoar was
-rrs however, that the committee on
fo-eign relations wss active and alert
- -sgs-I 10 the necessity OF pr =
I = the honor and dignity OF
~ II limited States and the inter
- ~ it, citizens. There was no
- - orIr citizens whose wrongs
wonjd secure greater sympathy and de
~ Tor redress than wonId those OF the
Lmerinsn sailors. Hoar was sure that
T15er he lead OF the Junior Senator
tom Maine. (Frye) who, he supposed,
new as much about this subject as any
Tosn in the United States, everything
atlsrislation could accomplish will be
ACCOMPLISHED 70 maintain the position
az the United States in this controversy.
Hoar wished, however, to add that IN
his iudementit would be necessary to
enlarge somewhat the scope OF legiSla-
ton already adopted from the amend
ment - the shipping bill, and
10 Dut il in the power OF
the President when committee
privileges we're denied 10 United States
vessels in foreign ports, to retaliate, not
merely ~ denying like committee
privileges, but authorizing the Pres
ident in his discretion to deny all COM
mittee privileges in United States ports
70 vessels OF the power so denying, or TO
the vessels Of any province. colony or
dependency Of any such power.
The Senate a. l2.S0 p. N, went into
executive session.
At Lib the doors we're opened, and on
motion OF DOlph, the Senate decided to
take up the House bill providing for
the repeal Of the presumption, timber
culture and desert land act.
Wilson, Of Iowa, obtained leave pend-
ing the regular order 70 address the Sen.
ate on the bill making the rate of postage
fourth class mail matter two cents on
per ounce. Wilson gave way, however.
Tor the consideration of the invalid pen
son appropriation bill, reported by Mr..
Logan, and Il was at once passed bv the
Senate as reported from the Senate COM
mlttee on appropriation.
Inc military academy APPROPRIATION
bll vas then taken I'D.
On the passage OF the hill
Flumb called for the yeas and nsvs
tie said ne would vote against ali an
preparations for the West Point Ace5-
ny ny, =. S1eh time as a change was
Ia iaaee 70 me law which would allow at
.saS' one-half Of the appointments to
s.e army vacancies 10 be made from
wv NE. de believed that in the ex-
y.lSlVeneSS which We were creatipg in
cle etny'Te were building up an aris.o-
eia1S and un-Republican lnstitutiOn
Us. ~ piasus
me vote resulted yeas 70. NAYS : The
I4ss were the char. Plumb. Teller
ana wilson OF Iowa.
-. -e OH was passed as reported from
'-S !p!opnatlOn committee.
II. ne senate then proceeded TO the
Sso-s-lieratlon OF the House bill respect
- me Presumption, timber culture
ana desert land acts
ls-5'e senate committee on public
s- -. Ave amended tire House bill by
an -'--lue The provisions Of the Senate
;-. :. oliered an amendment proyid-
e, s - euect to desert lands, that on an
s o,s-..lre OF S. for improvements
80 ShOu' q part with the title
bsi5 LAT none OF the lands should be
- - 70 larger bodies than go acres in
1-s.s ownership.
tiue -. s4ld itAt by postpOni1g the
is-fs zen -sA 99r supply of arabic public
pos.-.,-,- -ollo De exhausted. we would
In -. me Time OF being brought face
ws 49, yin The consideration whether
otbs- -o - restrict immigration, or that
tio- N-g more dangerous considers
on n-eiher We should enter
NEW leS career Of CONQUEST Tor the
So1fb -. % aO4 Olrlng IN the north or
u'1s -,- - territory over which our sur-
IL EQUATION might spread.
as5 5,. -lno did not agree that there
e. - such gro frauds as had been
ee-a--.a ii-y supposed with regard TO
Ii 81 i4ndS OF any other form of nun
Iou r-1.- , !iitiher debate. the Senate ad-
tie Ts - ss:lIAout action on the bin OF
fehaing amendment.