The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-17
HOUSE.

In the House to-day, James, from the
committee on coinage, weights and
measures, reported adversely BANDS
bill for the free coinage of silver and it
was placed on the calendar. Bland OBJ
tanned leave to FLEA minority report and
stated that the House would be asked
to consider the bill at the earliest op-
portunity.
Hammond. from the Judiciary COM
mittee, to which was referred the reso-
luton, directing that the committee
furnish Information under what law the
Acknowledgement had authority in the
name OF the United States and at the
expense OF the United States, at the in
stance and in the interest of private
corporations, to institute and carry on
or defend against suits to cancel, or
annul letters patent, issued to United
States citizens, on account of inventions
or discoveries, reported a resolution,
which was adopted, requesting the
committee on judiciary to transfer
the question asked by said resolution
and 6dvise the House as to the present
state of the law on said subject, and TO
report any amendmen. thereto which
may be deemed needfuI.
Clandy, from the committee on COM
merce. reported a bill authorizing the
construction of bridge across Staten
Island Sound, and establishing the same
as post road. House calendar.
Irion, from the same committee, re-
ported joint resolution rendering the
thanks Of Congress to Joseph Francis,
for his lifelong services to humanity in
the construction of life-saving appli-
auces. Private calendar.
Laird, from the committee on military
affairs, reported bill authorizing the
President to raise two regiments of
volunteer cavalry in New Mexico and
Arizona to suppress Indian hostilities.
Committee of the whole.
The ways and means committee to-
day agreed to report bill in lieu of the
| bills referred to that committee touch
ing the same subject, directing the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to apply all
above 500, 100000 of the surplus funds
in the Treasury to the liquidation of the
Understanding bonds.
Mr.. Riggs, of Illinois, from the COM
mittee on postoffices and post roads
reported back bill compelling all the
vessels of the United States to carry
mails to and from foreign ports, when
offered to them by the officers of the
United States. House calendar.
In the committee the vote on report
ing this bill favorably stood IL to s.
Messrs. Blount, Barry, Dockery, Mer.
rimrn Jones, Warner, Gunther. Tay-
lor, Wakefield, Ward and Riggs voted
In the affirmative, and Messrs Peters,
Burrows and Miller in the negative.
Mr.. Burrows will submit minority
report.
J. NJ. Taylor, of Tennessee, from the
same committee, reported adversely
the bills granting pensions to the en-
ployees of the postal service who have
been in service for twenty years. Laid
on the table.
The House went into committee of
the whole, Springer, of Illinois, in the
chair, on the FitE John Porter bill.
after debate, the committee rose and
the House took a recess until o o'clock.
The evening session will be for the
further consideration of the Fitz John
Porter bill.
At the evening session of tn House,
the Fitz John Porter bill was taken up.
Mr.. Brown, of Pennsylvania; Mr..
Rowell, of Illinois; Mr.. Perkins, of
Kansas and Mr.. Peters, of Kansas, op'
hill