The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-04
In the House.


WASHINGTON, March 3.-When the House
met after recess, it was found the wear and
tear of the heavy work of the last few days
had told heavily upon the reading clerks
and their voices as they read various
measures sent to them were almost in
audible.
Cutcheon, of Michigan, submitted the |
conference report on the bill to increase the |
number of the board of managers of the |
National home for disabled volunteers. AS
agreed to, the bill provides for eleven mem
bers and the names of the following in al
dition to those already appointed: Edmund |
Morrill,, Alfred Pearson. William B. Frank
lin, John C. Black, George Steele, James
Burnett, j. H. Bonebrake and Francis
F'essenden.
! Pending action, Butterworth presented
the conference report on the legislative
bill. An agreement was reached on all
questions except the Senate amendment
making Senator's clerks annual employees.
The report was adopted and further con-
ference ordered.
The House then agreed to Cutcheon's
conference report.
The House nom concurred in the Senate
amendment to the agricultural appropria
ton bill, and a conference wss or1ered.
Cannon then offered a resolution direct
Senate amendment appropriating $40, COO to
enable the secretary of agriculture to col
lect and publish information as to the best
methods of irrigation Of the arid region
Adopted.
The Senate amendments to the deficiency
bill were non -coneurred in. A conference
was asked for. The speaker appointed
Messrs. Funston, Pugsley and Hatch as
confereeS on the agricultural appropriation
bill
Morrow, of California, presented the
disagreeing conference report on the pen
sion appropriation bill and further con-
ference was ordered.
Hit, Of Illinois, submitted the conference
report on the diplomatic and consular ap
preparation bill. Hit stated the only sub
ject which had been in dispute was the
Senate amendment relative to the Hawaiian
island cable. The proposition, as it now
stood, reduced the cost from S. 900, 900 to
81, 250, 900 and provided that the govern
ment OF the Hawaiian Islands should pay
/ third as much as our own. 1t further
/, provides that the United States could at
any moment take the whole property on
payment of the actual cost OF construction.
After debate the conference report was
rejected, yeas, Sc; nays, 126.
E McCreary offered resolution instruct
1 ing the conferees on the part OF the House
to insist on disagreement to the Hawaiian
0 island cable provision. Agreed to.
e Cannon presented the conference report
+ on the sundry civil bill, and 1t was agreed
s to. The House then took a recess until
: s bop. N.
r AT the evening session the speaker laid
{ before the House she Senate Joint resolu-
r ton amending the act establishing the cir
q cult courts of appeals by providing that
. such courts shall hold their first Sc sion
the third Tuesday in June, 1891.
r Caswell, Of Wisconsin,, offered an amend
e ment providing that nothing in the original
Il act shall be held or construed in any way
J, to impair the Jurisdiction of the supreme
= court or any circuit court of the United
States in any case now pending before il
e. in respect to any case wherein q writ OF
e error or appeal shall have been issued out
d of Or taken to said court before July l.
1891. Agreed to and the Joint resolution as
q amended passed.
d The conference report on the postofic
appropriation bill was agreed to.
# Funston, OF Kansas, submitted disagree
" ing report on the agricultural appropria-
t ton bill, with the following resolution
Ne ''That the House ask for a conference
If After a noisy discussion the resolution
it was adopted and the report agreed to aul
10 the bill returned to conference.
70 The conference report on the pension ap-
r. preparation bill was agreed to. j. D. Tay-
TT lor, of Ohio moved to suspend rules anC
If pass the bill to provide for commission Of
a, five persons on the subject of the alcohol,
IA liquor traffic. The motion was declared
IN carried, 60 to "a.
az Spinola, of New York, in speakin.
If against the bill required to his favoritt
,p subject of the erection of monument tt
the memory Of the victims of the British
ID prison ships. Holding up bouquet O
ID roses, he said he would place it as wreath
r. to the marble heart of the speake
IL the bill could not be callet
"a up. Some day, after the speaker was for
a. gotten, there would be such thing as
" hereafter. When the time came when tn
tx speaker was to ascend the golden stairs n
A. would be told to take the path to the left
Laughter.
w The Speaker-The gentleman is out o
id order.
AZ Spinola-What would put him in order
sv Laughter.
% % The Speaker Tstsrnly 1.-The gentlema
tn must confine his remarks to the Questio
before the house.
n Spinola then announced he would yiel
the floor to his colleague, Mr.. Fitch. Fitc
m opposed the BILL contending it was bun
~ combe A motion to suspend the rules an
as pass the bill was defeated, yeas, 81; nays
49, lO2.
n On motion of Grant, of Vermont, tn
~ bill passed providing for the payment
N the bonds of the District of Columbia fal
~ ing due the LIST of July, 1891 and 1892.
W The conference report on the Indian ar
~ preparation bill was agreed to.
~, The Senate amendment to the army r
NJ organization bill was non-concurred in an
an conference ordered.
~ The conference report on the copyrigi
A' bill was submitted and after brief deba
nj was agreed to, III to n.
Nd A resolution was agreed to continuir
We the committee on immigration during r.
cess.
yht Inc I1ouse plii was passeu W supp
mo- instead of five years.
The conferees on the army reorganizatit
liza bill reached an agreement. 1t is regard
mo- as fair compromise by both Sides
o9 general terms, the bill will provide for Il
ino reorganization of artillery in certain res
wi ments ana lor inc suopIion OF plan
hia three battalion organizations. There W
nit De no increase ID tne NUMBER Oh omcers
ill men,
for Inc conierees on Tue uenclency o
ter reached an agreement ON many points,
sed VIII report 1iSagreenene on other amen
ments, including the French spoliati
1ue clalns anu faclnc raAfoau pro'lsions.
m. Macdonald Charged with Anti-Catholicis
IN QUEBEC, March 3.-The Electen accus
nst Sir John Macdonald of being the foe of {
vas Catholic church, and calls upon FrenC
!, Canadians to oppose him as such.
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the Senator Hearst,s FnnaraJ
the 1u- ,,,
= earuioos of Cauator uaorst rriJ +,l,o nj