Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-09
WASHINGTON Sorrs.
Proposed Amendmsn, Of the Rules Of
tue House.


Proposed Amendment Of the Rules OF
tue House.
WAsuiNuToN. Feb. 7.-Iu the House
today Townsend (Colo.l offered Tor re.
ference resolution amending the rules
Of the House 30 IA to provide that when
fur members Of any committee shall
make n statement In writing that aft.r
iivo hearings ON amy bill tother than
revenue or appropriation billsl the
committee refuses TO make any report,
favorable or uniavorablc, II shall lie In
order to move TO discharge the com.
mittee from further consideration OF
the measure.
This amendment OF the rules i
directed especially towards the Com.
mitten on Coinage. Weights and Meas.
ures, having charge Of the Free Coin.
age bill.
The Star says: II IL threatened by
the republicans Of the House II tho
Senate attach free coinage amend.
mont TO any appropriation bill, they
VIII amend 1t 10y putting on force
bill ~ rider. II this Is done aud the
bill sent to the PRECEDENT. IT Is said he
would probably Sign the cDnglomentc
bill, taking frec coinage rather than
veto an appropriation blll and force
hill. This may deter the democrats
from entering upon the plan Of putting
free coinage ON an appropriation bill.
THE SILVER Mss nusY.
Since the defeat OF til, atlemp, 10 at.
tach n ffco coinage amendment ~ n
rider 10 the sunlry civil appropriation
bill, tho silver men have been busy
I a.. s.sl...a l.tH -
which 10 compel vote by the House
on the question Of free coinage. The
| vote yesterday IN not regarded 10y them
as fair test Of strength, for the reason
that u was complicated with u question
Of parliamentary practice, on which
they did not regard their position as
strongly fortified, and they arc there.
fore anxious 10 bring the matter up In
some new form. The Townsend rcso.
luton, offered today, was the flrst FL.
fort In the new plan Of campaign.
The opponents Of tho free coinage
bill will resort 10 every available means
10 secure the Attendance OF absontccs
known 10 be opposed 10 the free silver
coinage.
ONLY siNTN.0SH MEMBERS PRESENT.
The caucus OF democratic membcts
OF the House, called together at the
suggestion Of bland, was SHINY at.
tended, only siXty-One members being
present. The silver bill was tho sole
topic OF conversation, and after several
resolutions were offered and Withdrawn
the following resolution, offered by
Rlchardson Of Tennessee, was unani
mously adopted:
II l. the sonsO Of this caucus that tn
Senate silver bill II, In our opinion, al
Important Isublie moaAitss. lusery ing dui
. consideration by thu House. aud W
earnestly request the corninittoa TO whic
tho same was referred nearly montl
ago To report II 10 the House without de
lay.
CONCERNING THE CENTRAL AMERICA
MISSION.
Sherman, from the committee OF
foreign relations, reported ~ the Scnat
an amsniment proposed 10 be made /,
the diplomatic aud consular appropria
ton bill, which contcniplatcs division
OF the Central American mission Int
two missions, one % include Nicsra
qua, Costa Rica and Salvador, and III,
other Honduras aud Guatemala. Til,
salaries OF the Ministers are liked al
5000 instead VI $1,000, which IL III,
salary Mt present Of the single mission
The division II proposed by the com
nittee on the ground that the diIllculty
OF travel Ia so great that II Il not posi-
BILE for one Minister TO properly meet
the necessities OF the mission.
TIM POSTAL TELEGRAPH Hills.
In tn, House today, Evans Of Ten
ncssce reintruducei the bill heretofor,
offered by him 20 establish limited
postal telegraph service. The section IL
the former bill making II unlawful foi
the contracting company 10 engage
directly or Indirectly, or 10 be interested
In, the sale Of press or other reports
market quotations, etc., beyond the ser
vice OF transmitting at uniform rates
10 stricken out Of the present bill.
Gambler introduced a bill nuthorix.
ing the Postinaster.Generalt TO contrac
with any person or persons operating
telegraph lines for the transmission oil
telegraphlc corresponIonce at rates Il
be agreed upon.
foR UTAH NOMINATIONS.
The President sent 10 the Senate IN,
following nominations: Probate Judge
In uph-Jamrs A. Stark. Pint
! County, James ID. Jones, Utah County
THE PRESIDENT APPROVES.
The President approved tho nc
granting u pension to MaJor-Genera
Franz Siegel and the act making NJ
apportionmpnt Of representatives II
Congress among tho several State
under the lth census.
Tho Pope on the Educational aur-
u Ou.
I RoME, Feb. The Pope la,
finished the long anu exhaustive stud,
ho has been making OF the educationa
, question In the United States and 4
, preparing letter to Cardinal Gibbon
, upon the subject Of Archbishop Ire
lands discourse. The Pope In highl,