The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-11
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, March 10, - Among the
bills placed on the calendar was one for the
of postoffice buildings in towns
and cities where the postoffice receipts for
the last three years have exceeded $4,000.
The bill fixing the times and places for
holding United States courts in the state of
Washington, passed.
Other public building bills for the state
of Washington were reported and placed
on the calendar, as follows; Tacoma, Sc
attic, Spokane Falls, 100000; Walla
Walla. $50. 600.
Stanford offered preamble and resolu-
ton instructing the committee on finance
to enquire what relief for the existing ag
ricultural depression may be furnished by
the United States and particularly whether
loans may not be made by the government
on mortgages on real estate, independent of
improvements at such rates and to such an
amount as will make the security to gov
eminent perfect, the government to re-
ceive some small rate of interest, 1 to 2
per cent, and to be able to call in per
centage of the loans from time to time at
it's discretion. He submitted some remarks
in support of the resolution offered. Re
ferred to committee on finance.
Plumb offered resolution, which was
agreed to, calling on the secretary of the
interior for statement as to the cause of
withholding patents for lands within the
limits of the Union Pacific land grant.
The bill appropriating $500, 900 for pub
lie building at Salt Lake city, Utah, was
passed.
On motion of Sherman, the bill provid-
ing for the inspection of meats for export
alton and prohibiting the importing of adul-
terated articles of food or drink and author
izing the President to make proclamation
| in certain cases. was taken from the calen-
| der.
Henderson suggested that one of the
great troubles in connection with the
expectation of meat products was the lnu-
nicipal requirements of foreign countries,
and he asked Sherman whether there was
anythingin the bill that could remedy that
| trouble
Sherman said that for several years past
restrictions had been imposed in France,
Germany and Great Britain on the impor-
tation of meat products. The general com
plant made in all those countries was there
was no meat inscription law in the United
States such as existed in European coun-
tries. He believed the passage of the bill
would enable the proper authorities of the
United States to procure and release vari-
Gus restrictions more or less, and would
thereby add at least million to the Amer
| lean expectation of beef products.
Bates remarked that several bills kind
red to this one were pending before the
agricultural committee and that 1t was q
matter of vast Importance; that the pend
ing bill was substituted for the original
bill, and had only been reported last week
and more time should be allowed for con
sideration of the measure. The discussion
was further participated in by Allison,
Plumb, Teller and Edmunds, when the
hour of 2 o'clock arrived, when the bill was
laid aside without action and the educa
tional bill was taken up.
Higgins addressed the Senate in advocacy
of the bill.
Jones, of Arkansas, followed Higgins
He said the legislature of his state had in
structed her Senators to vote against TIT
bill and he should obey those instructions
At the close of Jones' speech the Senat
proceeded to vote on the amendments pro
posed by the committee and they wer
severally agreed to. The bill was thel
laid aid aside, and after executive session
the Senate adjourned.