The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-06

employees in the Office of the sub-treasury
at New York have given as surety the
bond of a foreign corporation; and If so,
what reasons operated to secure such pref
erence for such foreign corporation.
| Moody, South Dakota, introduced bill
to prohibit officers and agents OF the gov
eminent from requiring the payment OF
special taxes under the internal revenue
laws for the manufacture or sale of in
toxicating liquors in states where such
manufacture or sale is prohibited by the
stote constitution. Referred.
BY Senator Hale, a bill for the relief OF
sufferers by the wreck of the United States
men of war Trenton and Vandelia and the
stranding of the Nipsic in the harbor of
Apia, Samoa, last March. The bill pro-
vides that the surviving officers and crews
of the wrecked vessels shall be paid sum
equal to the losses sustained by them; but
in no case shall the compensation for such
loss sustained exceed the amount of twelve
months sea pay of the grade occupied by
the sufferers. In case of death the widow or
children are to be entitled to the money and
the expense of the removal of the bodies
already recovered shall be paid to the rela-
tives. The bill also directs that Clerk
Alexander, who died aboard the Trenton
while en- route to Samoa, shall be compen-
stated for his personal effects lost by the
wreck. Also that the sum of S120 be given
to Lieutenant Wilcox, being the amount Of
public money stolen from him while going
from the Samoa islands to Auckland to
communicate to the navy department the
news of the stranding of the vessels. The
bill authorizes the secretary of the navy to
remove the remains of the lost officers
buried at Samoa to the United States at the
expense Of the government, and to have
them inferred in the national cemetery at
Mare island.
BY ingalls,, bill to aid and secure the
commemmoration of the four hundredth
anniversary of the discovery of America.
The bill provides for the appointment by
the President of a commission consisting
of two members from each state, of differ
ent political affiliations, and from the terri
tories: the extension of an invitation to all
American nations and states to participate,
and to the European powers, if they desire,
the Joint commission is to decide on site
for the exposition, the purchase of grounds,
not less than three hundred acres. The
President shall apportion the lands for
buildings of the various countries, each
one to select its own style of architecture.
The appropriations are as follows: for the
purchase of ground, S., 600; for grading
and clearing, 81, 500, 600; for buildings for
the United States, $4,000 for incidental
expenses, 81, 100000. Total, sS,000,000.
by MlUCuell, prONluluS Gud1 any PClooh
or association which for any reason fails
to make good its entry Of public land and
abandons the same, shall have the right to
make another entry under the land laws.
BY Hale, the Ford immigration bill re-
ported in the House last year from the
special immigration committee.
By Hale, authorizing the President to
have constructed by contract eight battle
ships of 1900 to 10000 tons displacement;
two armored coast defense vessels; three
gunboats of 800 to 1000 tons displacement,
and five first-class torpedo boats. Discre-
ton is given to the secretary of the navy
in the matter of premiums to be allowed
for speed in excess of the contract require
ments. The secretary may build the YES
sells at the navy yards in case he cannot
contract for them at reasonable prices.
The Vice-President having informed the
Senate that he would be absent from the
city two or three days next week, Mr.. In
gals was elected president pro tempore
during the absence of the Vice-President.
The Senate then adjourned till Monday.