The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-06
ON THE TERRITORIES.
The Conferees Adjourn to
Meet on Wednesday.
TO EXAMINE THE CHARLESTON.
The Treaty with the Crssks-To Ia
crease the ReIervOir APP
preparation.

teress on the Territories admission Dill
held q two hours session, this morning
during which the whole situation was
gone over thoroughly, but without any
result. The committee adjourned to
meet again tomorrow. 1t was appar-
emit, it is said, that there would be an
earnest effort made to agree upon a
bill that could be unanimously reported,
but this will have TO include New Mex
leo, if the House conferees are to sup
port the measure. They are reported
to be willing to withdraw their objec-
ton to the division of Dakota. If this
is accorded, then the outspokeu senti-
ment in the Senate Republican caucus
is in favor OF the admission of New
Mexico. which may induce the Sena-
torial conferees to agree to such COM
promise.
In the House the Senate amendment
was concurred in to the House bill for
the retirement of General William T.
Smith, with the rank of msjor of en-
gineers.
The House proceeded to a considera-
ton of the conference report on the
Nicaraguan canal bill.
In the Senate, the House bill for the
establishment of a territorial govern
ment in oklahoma, was presented
PIatt moved its reference to the COM
mittee on Territories. Dawes moved a
reference to the committee on Indian
affairs.
AK EXAMINING BOARD.
The Secretary of the Navy has desig
mated the following officers as board
TO conduct the official examination and
trials of the cruiser Charleston, now be-
ing built at San Francisco: Commodore
George E. Belknap, commander; Henry
Glass, chief engineer; b. l.. Harris and
Lieutenant E. T. Qaaltrough; also the
following board to ascertain the horse
power developed: Chief Engineers R.
L. Harris, +. A. Wilson and W. s.
Smith; Past Assistant Engineers +. J.
Hoffman, A B. Bates, W. B. Dunning
and Z. T. Wsrburton. and Assistant
Engineers I. h. Hollis, G.. w. McElroy,
j.. NJ. Rickwell, c., W. Dyson and W.
F. Daran. The examination is to be
made as soon as the contractors inform
Commodore Bslknap that the vessel is
ready.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The House committee on military af-
fairs directed favorable report on the
bill granting the Big Horn Railroad
Company right of way across the
Fort Custer, Montana, reservation.
A favorable report has been ordered
by the House judiciary committee upon
the naturalization bill.
In view of the insufficient evidence
produced to support the charges made
by Representative Steele, of Indiana,
against Judge Bond, of Arizona, as a
basis for impeachment proceedings, the
House committee on judiciary have
declined to enter upon the considera-
ton of the case at present,
THE GREEK INDIANS.
The President, to-day, transmitted
TO Congress for its approval and ratii-
cation, the provisional agreement lately
entered into between the United States
and the Greek Indians, by which the
Greek nation cedes to the United States
its title to the entire western half of the
domain of the nation, lying west of the
division line established by the treaty
of 1858. The United States agrees to
pay the Indians 81 $50 S57, $3.50. S57 to
be paid to the national treasury of the
nation and 81 QUO, COO to remain in the
United States Treasury to the credit of
the nation, and to bear interest at the
rate of 8 per cent. The nation agrees to
devote not less than $50 900 annually for
educational purposes. -
REsKRvoIRs AND SILVER.
An amendment was proposed by Gen.
ator Stewart, to-day, to the sundIy
civil appropriation bill to increase from
SIS 900 to $35 900 the appropriation for
the surveys of sites for the construc-
ton Of reservoirs for the purpose of re-
claiming the arid lands of the west.
Senator Daniel, to-day, presented G
Retition from the farmers of Virginia, !
asking, "thst silver be restored to its
time honored place as a co-equal |
measure of value with gold"
THE TARIFF BILL.
The ways and means committee, to-
day, continued the formal reading of
the tariff bill, which progressed as far
as the iron schedule. Notice was given
by O member of his intention to move
to strike out the paragraph relating to
fertilization OF wines, but so far the
amendment has not been voted upon.
Another motion entered this morning
was one by Breckenridge, of Arkansas,
to strike out the section providing for a
bounty on sugar. In fact, nearly all
the motions entered so far are to strike
out the Senate amendments to the
original bill.
STEAM VESSEL INSPECTORS.
The board of supervising inspectors
OF steam vessels concluded it's annual
session to-day. 1t refused to change
the form of the sample test OF steel.
The board, however, to partly meet the
wants of manufacturers, changed their |
requirements in regard to steel plate
to the extent of reducing from IS to 40 |
per cent, the reduction of. the area OF
steel plate of three fourths inches and
upward in thickness. The board also |
adopted rule requiring the test of
pieces from each and every plate OF !
iron or steel used in shells or other