Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-06
Measures for the Relief Of the suffer.
ers from Famine In Rus
STA.
a BILL ron LOCAL GOVERNMENT
or UTAH.
Bills introduced In the House Under
the Call by
States.
BY TELEGRAPH TO the SEwsl
The Two Branchs. at congress Resume
Business.

thnNt III hAtAtakt' thltH hNktnhuh W
the movement IN the West to collect
Hour ard meal for The famine suiieTcrs
In Russia, and thAt tie fefpontes have
been such as TO Justify the belief that n
ship. cargo can soon be delivered AZ
the senbOard. lie states that the Fec.
Rotary OF the Navy has at mis- disposal
40 steam vessel that could be used for
the transportation Of these supplies,
and, Therefore, he recommends that he
be authorized to charter "a suitable ves-
sci 10 be sent, under the charge OF q
naval officer, 20 Russia.
The credentials VI Is. w. Perkins, tho
Senator, 10 succeed the late Senator
Plumb, were presented, and Perkins
took the oath Of office.
Various additional bills were intro
duced and referred, among them being
n bill 20 regulate the rutes VI popsions,
aud 10 prohibit free railroad pssses, ex-
cent IN certain cakes.
A resolution was offered by Senator
Steward auu referred 10 the Judiciary
committee, inttiucting the committee
10 inquire whether any further legis-
lntlOn IL necessary to compel the
proper OH orr Of the mint 10 receive
anu coin silver bullion for the benefit
Of dupositors.
Vance was sworn Senator for his
new tenn.
A resolution offered by Vest Deem.
Der lOths rtquesting the President 10
caut. to be isid before the Senate the
correspondence and negotiations he
had through the Department OF State
or otherwise with the British authori-
ties, Tor the purpose OF securing the
abrogation or modification Of tue re-
gulatiOns which require American
cattle TO be slaughtered at the port OF
entry, etc, were taken up and advocate
ed by Vest.
Senator Hale treated the regulations
IN question az q marked instance OF
Crest BTitain's Inconsistency In the
matter OF Tree trade. That nation was
constantly preaching ON free trade,
Directing In every way TO protection
ms embodied In the statutes OF tue
United States, ana yet, under the form
OF quarantine regulations, Ia actually
prohibiting the expectation from the
United States to Great Britain OF the
live animals, establishing n complete
prohibitory tariff.
Senator Vest deprecated the intro
duction Of tariff discussion. Great
Britain's action was based ostensibly
on the fact that there had been spor-
adlc cases of pleuro-pneumonis found
In exported American cattle. That
those cases had been largely exagger.
ated In England from mercenary mo-
tiveE had been made, lac thought, fully
apparent by the report OF the Senate
telect committee. H. after the State
the British government TO the sub
L.. ia a lad N
the facts sh wing that no diseased
cattle were exported from tho United
States, the British authorities refused
10 treat American cattle Justly he
(V.stl would not be found tagging
when the Senator from Maine proposed
the most extreme measures In order TO
remove the outrage. After some fur
Their discussion the resolution was
adopted.
FOR UTAH.
Among the billsintrodu ced were one
for a local government OF Utah Terri
tory and one prohibiting free passes
ON railroads, except IN certain cases.
The Senate then pfocee ded to the
consideration OF executive business,
after which 1t adjourned till tomorrow.
THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Catchings, from the committee
on rules, reported resolution prOvid-
ing that today shall be considered bill
day, when public bills shall be intro
duced under the call OF States, and
private bills shall be presented through
the Petition box, after being anne nued
"a TO number Of copies OF each bill that
are 10 be printed. The resolution was
agreed TO.
Mr.. Mills Of Texas was granted In.
definite leave Of absence. Messrs.
Wilson OF Kentucky and Buchanan Of
Virginia appeared AZ the bar Of tho
House ana took the oath OF Office.
The House Ii now engaged In the
work OF referring measures introduced
by memters under the call OF State.
Every representative IL fortified with a
large number OF measures, and the
prospects are that the call Will not be
COMPLETED within two days.
kilgore OF Texas objected to the re-
quest of Blount OF Georgia for imms-
diAte consideration ofthe Senate rvsolu.
ton authorizing the secretary OF the
navy to use naval vessels or 10 charter
a ship TO convey food 10 the starving
inhabitants OF Russia.
Under the call by States large
number OF bills were introduced.
Among them:
Authorizing national banking men
to loan money on real estste securities.
To regulate immigration.
BY breckenridge (Arkansas)-For
the admission Of Indian Territory as
state.
By Geary (CAlifornia(--To absolute
ly prohibit the coming OF Chinese to
the u. :.
~ Caminetti (Californial-For the
establishment OF u gun factory ut
Beneois; also prohibiting aliens from
holding ufilces Of trust under the gov
erumtut.
ny Mol<onns (Caliiornia)-To eS-
tend the bonded period ON distilled
spirits, also to encourage silk culture In
California.
by Townsend (Colorado)-For the
iteo coinage Of silver.
by Watson Georgia. place Jute
baggit x, cotton, ,iesnhd binding twine
Oh thf rer l'-t.
by Zane (Illinols)--'r AK trusts.
by ,o"ler Qndiana)--hor an in
vsttlgstion VI the pension bureau.