Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-12

The general debate having closed. the
reading OF the bill was continued. The
paragraphs relating 20 the civil service
commission were passed over for the
present, and without dispo.lng of the
bill the committee rJse aud the House
adjourned,
~ THE stSATE,
In the SENATE Harris inquired Of
Spooncr, chairman of the Committee
on Claims, n to the hill passed by the
House for payment Of the findings Of
the Court % Claims, In which bill, he
said, many Tenn,sseeans were Inter
estcI.
spooner explained that he hal ex.
amincd the testimony accompanying
the findings II the Court In sjne cases
included la the bill aud found II did
not Justify the action VI The Court In
the matter on loyalty " the claimants.
lie had reason 70 think that during the
last administration the interests Of the
were not faithfully represented and
protected. He had not therefore felt
Justified In reporting the bill. He had,
II )wever, drawn up an amendment,
which he had presented 10 the com.
nhiNAAt NHlN luNlbluNs hiih hilNfh ilil
boon adopted, and hc expected 20 to.
port the hill and amendments TO the
Senate today.
TELLER OFFERED 4 RESOLUTION,
which was agreed 10, calling ON the
Secretary Of the treasury for list If
all persons, nrns or associations by
whom silver bullion j. Offered under
the net Of July u, lsvJl the amounts
and prices Of those from whom silver
bullion IL purchased, the basis on
witch estimate IN made Of the market
price Of silver and the amounts aud
prices Of silver bullion purchased out
side the United states.
Morgan offered resolution, which
was agreed 10, calling ON the Secrc-
tary Of the Interior for copies Of the
regulations for carrying Into effect the
land forfeiture act OF September 20,
1850, including all the Instructions and
decisions.
Consideration Of the naval appro.
printlon bib was Resumed, the pending
question being on the amendment la
reference 10 the site OF n dry dock on
the Pacific Coast, whether on Puget
Sound ON the Columbia River.
The amendment recommended by
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ma and IN tho shols ti,,ny rna ~,
c,,..,an wa. n.ya,,l,s,.s c.,r,,n,,,d hy
Cockrc,l. uiscoot. Ws.hburn. Cali.
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anu " was agreed to-yeas, ~, nays,
u. III directs tue secretary OF the
Navy 70 acquire, "at cost not 10 tx.
coed sSs,oDO, traci OF Two hundred
acres ON fuget SOUND ~ Fort Orchard,
anu TO cause TO be- erected dry dock
not less Than six hundred feet In
length anu seventy feet In width, cap
ahle OF admitting vessels drawing
thIfty fcot OF water. Tue cost OF tie dry
dock no, 70 exceed s'ov,ooo."
Inc reading OF the oiii having been
concluded anu All the committee
amendments disposed Of Gorman
onclcd an amendment prONiulns That
no money beuseu Tor thv purchase OF
or paymcn, iof hriiior OF gun steel, I'M
less u shaIi nave been submitted 10
pubic competition ny advertisement.
Hnie oHcteu rs substitute Tor Cor
mans ameniment that no contract
snail nc mnuo uhUl tnv subject matter
shsll havo oeeh supnil,.eu 10 = puhlr
conpeu,lon ny auNett,sehehl; Cor
man aceep'eu Tue SUBSTITUTE anu IL was
agreed 70; ,