The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-11
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.
The Charges Against Raum-No River and
Harbor heterogeneous immigrants.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-A number Of
members Of the House committee on per-
chant marines and fisheries met to day
and agreed on composite bill for the &C
ton of the full committee embodying in
one of the principal features of both the
tonnage and subsidy shipping bills. The
amount of silver offered for sale to the
treasury department. to-day was 79S,5Oo
ounces, and the amour. purchased 395, 900
ounces at from LOB TO sl.04-47.
The treasury department has decided
that the regulations prescribe for the
entry of imported Mexican ores must
show the importation embraces no mixture
of ores or concentrates from different
mines. The mixing of ores for any pur-
pose cannot be sanctioned.
The select committee appointed to in
vestigate the charges against Commits
sioner Raum met again to day. Lewis,
Democrat, offered resolution setting
forth Cooper's charge OF improper conduct
on the part of Raum in the late election
+ and providing committee to take testi-
mony concerning such charges, which was
defeated by party vote OF to l.
Lewis w. Turpin offered resolution
requesting the chairman to present to the
House a resolution to investigate the
charges made by Cooper. This also was
defeated by the same vote. The commit
tee meet again Saturday.
Representatives composing the House
contingent of the joint Congressional com
mittee on immigration, have agreed upon q
bill to regulate the immigration. Chair
man Owen will report the bill as soon as
possible.
In explanation of the general features OF
the measure, Owen to-day said: ut is a
new contract labor law. The old law Is so
wretchedly inefficient that according to
the testimony of labor inspectors them
selves, 25 per cent of the immigration now
coming to this country is in violation OF
the contract labor law The statute was
framed to meet condition of things that
existed at the time the law was passed.
Employers have now changed their
methods and the law is unable to reach
them. 1t is practically useless, so we have
framed new law. We have also very
much enlarged the prohibited classes OF I'M
migrants"
The bill is substantially that introduced
a week ago by Owen, and heretofore pub
lished. Polygamous persons are added tc
, the list of classes TO be fixed in Owens bill
as not entitled to be admitted into the
United States. The tax upon aliens which
in the Owens bill was fixed at 80 cents
was increased by the committee to Sl.0o.
, The House committee on rivers anG
harbors to-day formally decided not u
prepare river and harDor appropriation
bill during this session.
The House committee on census dis
e cussed informally and without action tn
reapportionment bill. II was decided t
give hearing Friday to Brooklyn on
!, demand for recount of that city and i
), was also decided that the question OF tn
q accuracy of the count of New York cit
r and similar questions with respect I
. Brooklyn and any other cities should no
= delay action upon the reapportiOument Dill
}. Senator Hawley to-day introduced bi
to define the line of the army and il
: creasing the efficiency. The bill provide
. for the same ndmber OF regiments of IL
g fantry, cavalry aud engineers as at pre-:
J ent, butincreases the artillery by TWO regi
= ments. Each regiment of infantry, cav
y y airy and artillery is to have one colone
. one lieutenant colonel. three majors an
: the usual number OF junior officers wit
i i twelve companies. The number of enliste
. men of all grades shall not exceed 81, 00i
u five regiments of whom may he Indian /. i
;. toe discretion Of the Pres ident. The re-
- ment Of artillery are to be cfficered b
the promotion, assignment and transfer [
= officers now in that branch. Any vacar
. cies remaining thereafter in the grade
= second lieutenant may be filled by transfe
=, from other arms Of the service.
Taylor, of Illinois today introduced
e the House an amendment to the preseI
. tariff act, proposing to fix the duty on t
=. plate at cent per pound, with duty OF
u =. per cent. ad valorem on manufactures
- tin instead OF the sexisting rates OF 2 =
" cents per pound for plato and So per cen
: for manufactures in addition. The ament
IL ment proposes TO maintain on the free Ii
tin ores and pigs, on which the presel
tariff law imposes duty OF cents p
pound after July, 1893
" Cutcheon to-day introduced bill
"a authorize the President to establish sy
tenn of examination for enlisted men in Il
Is army, to determine their fitness for pr
Up mo ton to the grade of second lieutenar
it The bill mbodies the suggestion in the q
q nual report Of Secretary Proctor, relati
o TO the means Of preventing the exercise
- fayoritisn in promotions.