The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-11
UTAH IN THE HOUSE.
Delegate Caine Presents the
Constitution
AND THE MEMORIAL AND BILL
Fer the Admission of Utah as State
They Are All Referred
Other News Notes.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, January 10.-Sawyer,
from the postoflee committee, reported
with a recommendation of indefinite
reinforcement, Buffers resolution for
the appointment of select committee
on postal telegraph. The resolution
was indefinitely postponed, with a re-
marx by Edmunus that he should not
wish that action to be understood as q
determination that the propr1ety of
special inquiry into the subject st some
future session had been decided ad-
versely-
Among the bills introduced and re-
terred were the following:
By Teller, to grant the right of way
through Indian reser sations to the
Rio Grsnde Pacific and Denver d Rio
Grande Railway Companies.
Also to equalize allowances for extra
expenses at Presidential postofhces.
By Edmunds, to incorporate the
Maritime Ship Canal Company of Mica
ragua.
Berry offered a resolution directing
in cases where tax was collected from
citizens, either directly or by the sale
of property, that amount should be
pail TO the Governor in trust for such
cit zens, whether they be or De Dot in
debted to the United States.
Sherman, Beck, Salisbury, Plumb,
Mcpherson and Chandler spoke in op-
position to the resolution, which was
rel cted, 80 to IA.
Berry said as his amendment had
been vote down, be. did not think the
bill was a lust one and he hoped it
would not pass.
Gray favored the passage of the bill.
but argued that the States had dealt
directly with the general government,
also the general government should
directly deal with the States, in refund
ing the amount, and he moved to strike
out the proviso in the third section,
where tax was collected either directly
or by the sale of property,
tie sums 30 paid to be held in trust for
the benefit of the heirs of those from
whom they were to be collected.
Edmunds moved to amend the pro-
vision proposed to be struck out, by
making it apply only where the tax
was collector by the United States.
Agreed to.
Edmunds also offered an amendment
requiring that all claims under the
trust should be filed within six years,
anu ClaI oil CldIluS uOb 81 nlCo SAoA NC
forever barred.
At2 O'Clock the bill was laid aside,
without further action.
Chandler offered resolution in
structirg the judiciary committee tc
inquire into the suppression OF the
votes of Colored citizens at Jackson
Miss, at the recent municipal cleo.
tim in that city, and into the alleged
participation in such suppression by
the United States district attorney anc
deputy collector of internal revenue
and tbs deputy United States marshal
Laid on the table.
Stewart introduced bill to es.a blisf
a national university in the District o
Columbia, for the edueatlan of teacher
in the common schools of the State
and Territories and District of Colum
bia. Referred.
The Senate then proc seded to th'
consideration of the Blair educatlona
bill, and Wilson, OF Maryland, made
constitutional argument against it. Tht
people of the Southern States. he said
did OF seem to comprehend the nature
of the bill, They 81 ut their eyes to tn
fact that it would cost the people mos
favored quite much in custom duties
and taxes, as they would receive unde
the bill. He would not vote for
measure which not only would no
bring any pecuniary gain to the States
bat which tended ins1diously to disrup
and overthrow the principles of GU
government
Coke obtained the floor, and the Sen
ate proceeded to executive business.
Senator Edmunds, from the juciciar,
committee, made al adverse report OF
the nomination of L. @. G. Lamar to b
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
and Senator Pugh, in behalf OF tn
minority of the same committee, sub
mitttsd favorable report. Calendar.
Senator Sawyer, from the postoftic
committee, made favorable report OF
the nomination of Don NJ. Dickinson
to be Postmaster General. Calendar.
Adjourned.