Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-24
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tuition limiting the tenure Of an officers
10 o reasonable term Of YEAR,.
The resolution was agreed 20. In.
stuucting the committee on public land.
TO examine the questions involved ia
the recent declsion Of the supreme
court In the cn.e " the 81. Paul Min.
uenpOlis a Manitoba railroad comuauy
against Ransom phelps; aud to inquire
what legislation II necessary 10 protect
settlers on tio lands Of the company or
to femunOratc them for the loss oi their
homes.
The conference. report on the bill
providing for the allotment u lands
In sover1lty 10 Indians was then agreed
10.
Morgan made a poSonai statement
Ia connection with u Washington dis.
patch to the -. Louis RcpuJhc com.
nending Vests speech M opposition to
the Nicaragua canal bill and stating Il
wa. difficult 70 SOC how any reason.
ably honest man could support the
measure. There were no objections.
Morgan said, ~ certain criticisms bo-
ing made On private account, but the
persons who made this had tho privl-
lcgo of the floor " the Senate. Though
the indulgence Of democratic senator
he had access 10 Senators Ia such u
way rs 10 give, perhaps a peculiar de-
gree Of authenticity u his nccu.atiDu
Of dishonesty against Senatofs who ad.
v0caicd the Nicaragua canal bill.
Morgan went on 10 state tliat the
committee ON foreign relations had not
supposed II was exposing Itself 10 the
criticism of newspaper correspondents
who by the courtesy OF sgnatom bad
aoccs to the noOr. Pressure Of that
sort, lc said, might come ffom outside
the Senate II Il would, Tut when II
came from pcuons enjoying the hos.
pitality Of the Senate, ! was something
he did not feel disposed 10 pat up wilh.'
lie called thu attention Of tho senate
% V and would take action later on
unless the matter wa corrected.
Vest, Ia order TO correct possible
Inference from Morgau'a stat mrnt,
said that Moore, the Correspondent u
the 81. Louis Rcpubio, was not
secretary Of his aud did not enjoy the
privilege 0f the floor through INN.
Morgan admitted that, ami als1 dis.
claimed any Idea that Vest had Inspired
a word Of the dispatchCs.
Vest said lac had never couvcgsud
with Moore on the subject and had
never seen the statement until half an
hour ago. lie was not able TO npprcci.
att Moggan'a reference 70 Captain lads
and the Mississippi J,t'lta and did not
see their pcriinoncc 10 the Nicaragua
bill. He (NosD was not IN Congress
when the Jetiy measure was enacted
aud had nothing 10 do with IL. He did
not know who Captain Ehds'
Associates were, nor did lac know
anything about the expenditures
or profits. Reading III. article
complained ~. calling the hill "'pfo.
posed steal, " he sail II was prepared In
the Office Of. the RcpuJic, and he was
assured Moore never intended TO charge
any Senator with being actusted by
corrupt or improper motives. In con.
clusion lac called Morgan's attention 10
an editorial article Ia the Washington
Sunday Aitruld purpofting 10 give the
statement Of an eX.Oillecr Of the Mica.
ragua Canal Company 10 the effect that
no more work would be done by that
company until Congress supplied the
means 10 resume II.
Morgan said he had called M tho
subject not because the correspondent
chose 10 crlilolse the motives OF Senat-
ors, but lac objected 10 any man having
access TO the iioor who made II his la.
siness 10 libel Senators by the assertion
that they were neither honest nor Sane.
That was getting liUlc too clotu
home. After nmarks by Reagan the
subject was permitted 10 lapse aud the
Senate went into executive session.
Alter the doors were re.Oppnrd the
credentials of Jones, VI Arkansas, for
his new senatorial term, beginning
March 4 next were presented aud
placed on iile.
Tho Senate then proceeded to the
consideration Of tie sundry civil Az.
proprlaiion bill.
The amendment permitting the
secretary OF the treasury 10 make
temporary Appointments OF architects,
skilled draughtsmon and civil cngi-
neeTs In the Office u the supervising
architect was the text of discussion
on civil service examinations. Cor.
man criticised the civil service com.
mlssi0ncrs for drnounclng senators,
representatives and cabinet officers a.
hostile 10 the civil service law. The
discussion was stlll going ON nj y
O'Clock when recess was taken.
In the evening session, after some
further Discussion, the amendment
was agreed 10.
The amendment 10 strike from the
item for national geological park the
provision that one.half should be paid
from the revenues OF the District Of
Columbia, provoked discussion, Nor.
gan suggesting that Congress was
900" enough for the entertainment, Of
the people. The amendment was
agreed 10. without dispjsing VI the
bill the Senate adjourned,
~ THE HOUSE.
The House adopted the conference
report ON the blll amending the net
providing for tho allotment OF land ia
soveralty 10 Indians.
The House then went into committee
Of the whole on the deficiency appro.
priatlon bill. The clause approprlatlng
$4,000 for the relief Of citizens OF Okla.
homa was stricken out,
An amendment was adopted direct
Ing the accounting officers af the
treasury not 10 withhold the nay OF nuy
retired officer ot the army retired prior
10 tho act Of March 30, 1870, notwith.
standing his acceptance Of diplomatic
or consular position. This amendment
has direct reference 10 General Siol,le-.
On tue point 81 order raised by Dun
neil, Of Minnesota, the provision for
the appointment, " n special committee
Of nember-.elect ~ Investigate the OK.
pcndlture VI the appropriations Tor tho
government Of Alaska aud for the
Yellowstone Park was stricken. With
out dlsposlng Of the bin the cS,nmltiee
rose. The pos,oflce appropriation
bill was passed and the House took
recess.
At the evening session the House In