The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-10
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Proceedings of the Senate and
House of Representatives.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Dunnell's Reapp0rtionment Bill is Accepted
by the Republicans Berry's Argument
Against the Force Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The Senate bill to
authorize the First National bank of Fort
Benton, Mont, to change its location to
Great Falls and its name to that of North
western National bank of Great Falls,
passed.
The Senate bill introduced last session to
establish public farm in each county
within the limits of the republic was re-
ported back adversely and indefinitely post
poned.
Plumb introduced a bill to reduce the
amount of United States bonds required OF
national banks and to replace their sur
rendered notes and provide for the free
coinage of silver. Referred to the commit
tee on finance. He also offered an amend
ment ''in the same terms'' to the bill on the
calendar, so that the matter can be brought
before the Senate Independently OF any re-
porC from the finance committee. In dong
so he gave notice, that if the election bill
was not disposed of at an early day, he
would move to lay it aside for the time
being in order that the bill just introduced
by him and all other measures relating to
the financial condition of the country might
be considered.
Mcpherson offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, calling on the secretary OF
the treasury for certified copy of the
accounts Of John 5. Davenport, chief
supervisor of elections for the southern
district of New York, for the elections Of
1884, 1886 and 1855.
A resolution by Jones, Of Arkansas, call
ing on the attorney general for statement
of the moneys paid or called for by the
supervisor of the First and Second con-
gressional districts of Arkansas in con-
nection with the late election, was agreed
to, after a statement by Jones that he had
seen newspaper report to the effect that
the supervisor presented an account for
So, coo.
The election bill was then taken up and
Berry spoke in opposition. AS an illustra-
ton of the bad effect of such law, he re-
ferred to the recent appointment by United
States Circuit Judge Williams in Arkansas
of John Mcclure as chief supervisor OF
elections. Judge Williams had, he said,
| lost the confidence of large portion of the
people of Arkansas on account of his I'M
posing on them the very worst man in al
Arkansas to exercise the high functions OF
that Office The same thing might occur
il all the other states, the supervisors hold
ing their Office for life. If the circuit cour
Judge were Democrats (as they are now
for the most part Republicans the bill
would not be advocated on the other side o
the chamber 1t was therefore a partisan
measure. Berry savagely scored Super
visor Mcclure and entered an earnest pro
test against the bill as a measure designed
to legalize fraud.
Daniels spoke briefly, after which Georg
obtained the floor.
Aldrich; from the finance committee, re
ported the House bill to authorize the pay
ment of rebate in certain cases Ito correc
the enrolment of the tariff bill and aske
unanimous consent to have it considere
but Plumb AFFECTED and the bill went o
the calendar.
Adjourned