Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-02
BLAIR EXPLAINS
-, TESTIMONY CONCERNING
.r ALLEGED SILVER POOL.
Y pr,slisnps Power 10 Make Ten
.0rary Provisions for the Va
'A esncy In the Cabinet.



s-u.. mn Explanation Concern
- rersain Newspaper Hsp"r'''
= .<,sssoroS, Jan. 3i.--rhc Vice.
..'1-or laid before tho Senate tho
[-SIols Of Cameron for the new
-, 1lid they were placed on NO.
D -,~nv tue bills reported from COM
~, s,d placed on the calendar was
~ a, The Exploration and survey oil
n ilIleslor Of Alaska; a.,
German Introduced bill nppropri.
me s..s 900 for a monument 70 chiei
ntiee Chase ia the city or washing
fbe House resolution for the APP
.'nf,ocnt ~ = committee OF nine TO
.,srd fhe funeral OF Secretary Win
~, uns laid kaforc the Senate, aud
sesslIl offered resolution for the ap-
,irimert Of reven Senators To join
4. Uo,isc members attending the
,a.ral aid take luch other action ns
IN H. nDpfoprintc Ia honor OF the
,~,5ofy Of the dcccased.
rj,s resolution wns agreed 20. Messfs.
f,,rrlI. Vvsshinrn. Bhcrinan, Allison,
8sf,l,, Paine and German were APP
'v,rrll also offered n resolution,
rhlrh wzr Agrreli to, for adjournment
III e<nstc sill Monday nj 2 =. m. to
robIe lhe S1nnloes 70 attend Windom's
'fss Joint rssolution for the appoint
y, IL william Preston Johnston- Of
cuiIaua on thu iparf OF regents Of
u smlthannian Institution In place 81
(nah Porter ~ connecticut, Resigned,
Ia taken fmm the calendar and
mfrd l
phIr, rising TO a personal oxplana.
M. said hV had observed circulating
y no newspapers Of The country what
Inrrortci 20 ~ y copy OF an agreement
|Il1rrd 10 have brcn entered into by
rpnoIican prnaton with reference 10
rn,Idsaiion of the force bill, 20 called.
the eleotiolt hill more properly
k>IIcu. Tho nan1cn ~ certain senators
~ givcn e having violated the
f1r<mcnf, and The allegation was
pade that MI thu other rcVnblIcans
Nd sIgncd The agreement without
|Dndltion. A thnt allegation was 40
gcsd and % srperal ~ 10 include iiim-
IL anone shop1 |1Ao hoal nAxncd the
r.ru,kiit y1E|ieut <eDhdl(lop, no dc.
!<6frsfy Mat ne b, vef SlSnt-l Nsich
;feement, except with the clear quail
ksailon that u nllouid not interfere
IN hi efforts for consideration VI the
Iucaiion bill. .....f I.|
Teller said Il. did not Intend 20 pay
leniion 10 newspaper reports, aud, as
general rule, he never gave any ut.
nion 10 the statements madc by
esspipcr correspondents. lie only
eslrrd 10 say now that the statements
pretty generally circulated, that he
Al BEEN la favor OF the force bill, SO
lied, or the election hill, at amy time,
as Incorrect; that the further state
psnl that amendments were made 10
BIZ bill IN committee whenever lac
lied 70 have them made was also In
Dlrect, and that tho statement that lao
Al ever agreed 10 support tho hill,
licctiy or Indirectly, was Incorrect.
u would say now, lest he might have
2 other opportunity, that Ills oppoel-
N 10 the election bill has Ie O.
fvwn out OF his attitude ON the silver
lesion. He nsvor entertained an
a Una! " wouhi bc 30 amended that
should 10 able 20 vote for II, because
~ would involve such a radical
lAngo In the bill that ltsffionds would
Then care al,ou. it, passage. lie
va now, and II wah all lie proposed 20
", no matter what might be said
bout Ills altitude or his relations 10
WI, thht ho had never promised 10
ppof II, that he Ind never Intended
hppof, II and that he would not
ppotl II.
HE army appropriation was then
Ken IN.
The amendment Of the committee ON
lproprlatiOns 10 strike out the provi-
W lhat government transportation on
iAhu grant roads shall not exceed
cents OF the charges TO private
lnie., was agreed to. ON the amend.
Wv 10 insert n provision that such
Evaporation shall be paid for on such
.s rs the Secretary Of War shall
cm lust anu reasonable, not 10 ex.
w per cont OF the charges 10
WE parties, there was n long dis.
s'oh, nut II was agreed to, aud the
Vuay presented resolutions OF the
hnsylvanla legislature favoring the
isfal election bill.
lho iOrtiflcatiO ms bill was taken nm
'aiu aside informally, and 10 pen
a olis passed, including one giving
snsloh OF 80 n month TO the widow
Noyez and tbs House bill granting
n,'oh OF 500 q month 10 General
ne Senate bill granting the Una.
.1lgauon Company u right OF
through the Umatilla reservation,
son, anu granting right OF way
W irrigation ditch and railroad side.
~ Aeros' the quartermaster's de.
Vheht reservation at Yuma, Adj.
~ Were Passed. =
ne WI to pension Mary Ann
.o'y was objected 10 and went
~ Ii9use amendment TO the bill
rel 10, 80 'ino WIS
uulnnus gave notice OF nm amen,l.
y. 70 lhe diplomatic Augmentation
70 enablo the PRECEDENT 10 make
JUDGEMENTS for telegr,,phic comm,,nI.
Ia '.sWet1l the United States aud
,h ss .la Islands fora period not
~ uo lnourteen yearsnn appropria-
4 40 ViuVo therefor, not more than
lourned. ""y ohe year.
lN THE HOUSE.
NshlNGTON, jan. 8l,-In the
fuu,le military academy nppronria.
ositlon. ""o'' i"''ho'
pc House then went into com,
eou.n ,he whole on the diplomatic
''u'" appropriation bill. Jacob