The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-20
The First Tariff Skirmish of
the Session.
IN THE REPUBLIC OF MEXICO.
D3namits-The Lease Approved
Another Bl'zzaId-Other Notes.
THE CAPITAL.
THE FIRST sKIRMIsH.

WASHINGTON, January 19.-The first
skirmish of the opposing lines on the
subject of revenue reform took place
to-day in the ways and means commit
tee. Mcmillan made a formal motion
to refer to the appropriations commit
tee various bills referred to the COM
mittee which had been received from
the puolic printer, and it was adopted.
Mckinley then moved to take up and
consider his bill repeating the tobacco
tax. Some discussion eDsued from
which it appeared that the Democratic
majority was averse to considering any
specific reduction bill at this time, pre-
ferring to take up that class of bills in
connection with general tariff reduction
bills, which it is the intention of the
committee to present to the House.
Finally, Breckenridge, sof Arkansas.
Kinley's bill until the general subject
of revenue reduction be taken up by
the committee, and this motion pre-
vailed by strict party vote of to 4.
The subject Is expected to come up
again at the meeting of the committee
next Tuesday.
THE PENSION BILL.
The committee on appropriations
made ready this morning the regular
annual pension bill, for report to the
House. The bill appropriates $50, 275.-
500. The estimates originally made ag-
e egated SIC 212, 400, and a subsequent
letter from the Commissioner of PEN
sions brought the sum up to the amount
in the bill.
oi ae CARLISLE. .
Speaker Carlisle passed comfortable
night, and is much improved this morn
ing.
TIE ALIEN LAND LAW.
The Senate committee on mines and
mining, this morning, perfected an
amendment TO the alien land law,
exempting mining property from its
operation; that is, allowing foreigners
to purchase and own mines in this
country,
SPANISH LAND GRANTS.
The House committee on Territories
will report to the Honse as soon as it
can be drawn up, bill making provi-
sion for the settlement of Spanish land |
grants in New Mexico. There has been
considerable pressure brought upon the
committee TO hasten the matter.
GIFT TO CALIFORNIA.
McKenna, of California. has been in
structed by the House committee on
public lands, to report fayorably 10 the
House his bill, granting per cent of
the amount from the cash sales of pub
lie lands, within California, to the State.
The effect of the passage of the bill will
be to give to the State, for school pur-
poses, S4S0, 900 now i'll the treasury.
THE LAND LAWS.
The subject of revising and amending
the land laws was again under discus
sion before the House committee on
public lands, to day. Delegate Smith.
of Arizona, urged the committee not to
reduce the size of the desert land entry
to less than $40 acres, contending that
nothing less would induce men to bear
the hardships and expense of irrigating
and improving arid lands The COM
mittee has formally agreed upon clas-
sification of public land. and q special
committee, composed of Chairman Hol-f
man, and Messrs.. Stone and Payson.
has been charged with the preparation
of bill, which is expected 10 be ready
for action by the full committee by
next Monday.