Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-04

ADVENTURE OF SOME SAGINAW
FisHrRM
General Miles Tanks lie has an
Enemy Who Is Trying 10
Inlurc Him.
Nv Telegraph 10 the news.
IN CONGRESS.
E~.Mini-ter Miner Defended ny Nc
henua Of California.

hthhh ~ tntu0rutn.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Aiter the APP
ptoval OF the Journal the House pro.
ccedcd 90 dispose OF the various matters
ofprivato business ON tho Speakers
table.
The Senate bill 10 prohibit the sails II
tobacco 10 minors under III years Of ngc
IN the District Of Columbia was passed.
also the Senate bill granting TO the
umatilla Irrigation Company the right
ofway through the Umatilia Indian
reservation, Oregon.
On motion Of Caldwell (Ohl0l the
Senate amendment ~ the House bill
granting pension 10 the widow Of the
late General Noyes was agreed 10.
On motion Of Cmin (rexas) the
Senate amendments were c0ncurred In
to the House bill 10 promote tho con.
struction OF a safe deep water hnrbor on
the coast Of Texas.
Tho House then went into Commit
tee OF the Whole on tho Diplomatic
aud Consular Appropriation bill.
Mckenua (Cal.l, replying 10 Me.
Crcary's criticism, n Few days ngo, OF
the Bsrrundia case. defended tho nc.
ton OF Minister Miner In the matter.
IL he lMckenua) understood Miners
situation, no was supported by every
publiclst OF rcpute. Miner had as
strong regard for the Nag and ss
tender CONSTITUENCIES towards II M any
gentleman ON the door. lie me.
k-nna) asserted that In his situation nj
the post In Guatemala Miner did him
self honor aud his country honor.
Applause.
Dalzell (rcnn.) came 10 the defense
Of Commander Rcitcr. In due time
he proposed 10 submit some REMARKS
la support Of these propositions; That
the Secretary OF the Navy had no
right under The law TO administer n
public rcprimand 10 Commander
l.citer, M he had dono by an insulting
letter published In the press, second,
that Reiter and Mizner followed
international law, Us practlced In the
last fifty years In the country's his.
tory.
| Hit ulls.) made most eloquent
defense " the State Department. Hs
reviewed the cnse nj length, aud said
In closing: "God grant that no man ol
any party shall ever bo Secretary u
State who will not disavow the act Of q
minister who orders the surrender Of .
political victim that trusts 10 our pro.
lection and the act OF a commandei
who sits supincly, with two war vos
sells nj his back, and permits such q
bloody tragedy aud disgrace to oul
national name" lApplausc.)
| Afur further debate. the committee
without disposing OF tho bill, rose aud
the House adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Thc Houst
bill In reference TO temporary icsigna.
tious TO MI vacancies was passed.
Consideration OF the Qualifications
bill was then resumed.
The fint Item that attracted notice
In the Qualifications bill was one appro.
prlhting 81 100000 for the purchase Of
oll.tempcrcd aud anncaled steel foi
high power coast dofensc guns, OF s, III
anu l2-inch caliber. The committee
on appropriations recommended thc r..
ductl0n OF the amount 10 $500, 900, aud
German moved s,ill further reduction
10 s25O,00D. After long discussion
Gorman'r amendment was rejected aud
the committee amendment agreed to-
yeas, 30; nays, 7 chandler, Cullom,
Dolph, Frye, Hawley, Stewart aud
Teller.
The next amendment reported by
the committee on appropriations was
to insert "For breech-loading SEA coast
mortars, cast iron, hoped with steel,
or twelve-inch caliber, siOO,0o0, pro.
vided TINT contracts may bo made fol
not more than one-half Of them To IL
constructed on the Pacific Coast, In
the discretion OF tho Secretary OF
War;
Chandler moved 10 amend the para.
graph 10 read: 'For brccch. loading
r.iied steel mortars OF twelvc.inch cali.
ber," etc. No action was reached.
The Senate bill authorizing the SEQ.
rotary Of War 10 have suitable site
selected for military post aud harbor
deienses at Ban Diego, CAL, and report
the cost thereof 10 Congress was passed
The Senate coneurrcd In the House
amendment 10 the Senate bill for n
public bullding NJ 81. Paul, Mum, 10.
during tho amount from 100000 10
$500, 900.
III. Military Academy appropria.
ton bill was reported and the Senate
adjourned.