Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-24
A STORMY TIVE.
The neadiuE Of the journal .. the
Cause of 10.

on having II read In full.
Severni Southern democrats protested
vigorously against the action OF the
SPEAKER In counting them u make =
quorum yesterday. Turner tua said
he had voted for the yeas aud nays anu
then lef, the House In M dignihed a
manner ~ possible.
Mckinley got tho door anu would
not yield 20 any Of the democrats anu
tremendous uproar onsued, III tne
midst Of which Spinola, placing u strip
OF paper on bis shoulder, thfeatvningy
turned that shoulder toward the re.
publican side until the Speaker pro
teDi tPayson) called him TO order =,
Finally the journal Wa. approved
and tho Senate blll, liking the salaries
Of United States District Judges AZ
5000. was taken up. McNillan's
amendment 10 reduce the salaries to
$1,000. mud u. J. Tnylor's amendment,
that the present salaries be increased
$500, wero both defeated and tho Dill
passed. ,
The House went Into Committee Of
the Whole on the postoillce Approprl-
alton bill, after voting down a motion
by Holman 10 adjourn.
After considerable discussion the bill
was laid aside, with favorable no
commentator.
Cannon called up the deficiency APP
preparation bill, but after long discus
sion ns 10 the Limitation Of debate, the
committee rose and the House adj
Journed, without dirposing Of the poet
office appropriation bill.
IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate the sundry civil ap-
Precipitation bill was reported.
The Nicaragua Canal Till was taken
up; Morgan addressed the Senate In
defense Of the bill.
Edmund-, referring 10 n misunder.
standing mn 10 the amount Of capital
stock subscribed for by the Construc-
ton Company az appearing In the
committee report ~ 500, 900, OOOl, said
he had n telegram from the president
Of tho company saying that was mis-
print for 81 100000.
Morgan, commenting onNcst's refer
enccs 10 the Clayton-Bulwer treaty,
asked whether tho senators were TO
take Off their hats 10 Queen Victoria
and say "By leave Of your Majesty"
That, he said, was not the American
view Of the question. II had not been
~ since the days Of President Monroe,
and never would he. No move had
ever bsen made In the Senate Ia the
direction which the bill aimed nj that
had not been met by somebody with
tho threat OF the Clayton.Bulwcr trea.
". He was tired OF II. The subsidy
argument was totally Irrelevant, be-
cause the United States would never
have 10 pay dollar OF II. Tho bill
did not Infringe on any 81 the condi-
tons Of the treaty. lie rerudlated that
treaty IN having been fraud at tho
time II was made and having been
mthlessly andl audaciously violated by
the British government since that
time.
Vest said there could not be- a more
unfavornblc time for such n bill, when
tho Farmer-' Alliance were demand.
Ing legislation considering visionary.
IL would never do 10 refuse that legis.
lntion and Mt the rame time guarantee
800, 900, 900 OF bonds Of company or.
ganizcd In New York, to be spent on a
foreign territory, and In the employ
mcnt Of Jamaica negroes, "Dagos, /"
Indians and Cinnamon.
Turplc spoke against the bill, dcclar-
ing himself against any subsidy
scheme.
Stewards amendment, providing that
the chiefof engineers Of the army shall
have supervision aud control Of the
cnnal, was disagreed to-2a 10 %. Tn,
bill then went over without action.
Tho conference report on the navy
appropriation bill was agreed TO. Ad
Journcd.
THE PROGRAMME oP coNoRRss.
wAsHIHoToN, Feb. 22.--Only eight
working days remain 10 the Fifty.iirsl
Congress. and from now until the ith
Of March the proceedings Of both
branches win he marked by haste
Tho chief effort In both houses viii b,
TO secure early and complete action OF
the Appropriation bills, OF which bu
two, the Army and Fertilization
have yet become laws. The status o
the remaining Appropriation bills Is a
follows:
Thc Naval bill awaits the approva
Of the conference report by the House
The Pension, District Of Columbii
and Military Academy bills are II
conference.
The Diplomatic and Consular bill 1
awaiting an order for conference b,
the House.
line bunufy NtNif nin mas uttu ~
ported by the Senate Committee aud I
on the Senate calendar.
The Legislative, Executive ant
Judicial Appropriation bills and tn
Indian Appropriation bill are In th'
Senate Committee.
Tho Postofiico, Agricultural an,
General Deficiency bills await til,
action Of the House.
A.. lNa.. AanaN.. xNlll sIatFaf.
its time during tho week mainly I,
the Appropriation bills. beginning
with the Sundry civil bill tomorrow
aud following with the Legislative ant
Indian Appropriations lills. Thcs'
unpostpona6le measures nre likely /,
leave but little time for other subject
Professionally provided for In the ofde
Of business arranged by the Republican
caucus.
Tho Nicaragua Canal bill IL un
finished business In this citegory; FOL
lowing Il are tho Pure Food I'LL an,
the Couger Lard bill, the Army Ro
organization bill, this Interstate Com
merce bill, Bankruptcy bill, Liant
Court bill, tho bill 10 transfer th,
Revenue Marine Service 10 the Navy
.nd the Pacific Railroad Funding bill
The House adjourned
~ BAD TEMPER,
aud lis mood on ro.a~embling will
have considerable effect on tho coursl
OF legislation during the week.
The postoillce appropriation bill II
not yet out Of tho committees Of TIN
whole, and the consideration OF III,
agricultural aud deficiency bills has no
begun.