The herald., 1893-12-14

ment as to the probable time OF sending
the Hawaiian papers to the senate.
HousE PROCEEDINGS.

Iutions Adopted.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The bill for
the admission of Utah was passed with
out division by the house at the con-
clusion OF the debate. The only amend
ments of importance incorporated in the
enabling act we're one by Powers of Yer
mont prohibiting polygamv forever and
another by Wheeler reducing by one
half the land granted to the state for
common school purposes.
HITS HAWAIIAN RESOLUTION.
Just before adjournment the resolu-
ton of Hit calling for the correspond
ence in the Hawaiian affair, amended
30 as to include the extension of the
period to be covered by the correspond
ence to March, 1889, the beginning of
the Harrison administration. was taken
up and passed. It was expected that q
lively debate would occur when the res-
olution was reported back to the bouse,
but Hit RETAINED from criticism and
there was no explosion. Boutelle, who
manifested disposition to speak, was
taken off his feet by motion to order
the previous question.
NEwLANDs' MAIDEN SPEECH.
Newlands of Nevada made his maiden
speech in support of the admission Of
Utah. He thought Utah fully prepai ed
for statehood, but objected to leaving
the question of the allotment of lands
in Utah to the bureau officers at Wash.
ington, who did not understand the con-
ditions there. The United States should
cooperate in the reclamation of the arid
lands of that region. In defending Ne
vada, he said he was unable to under
stand why there should be 30 much
aversion to the etate, which, when the
country was in revolution, had poured
5000, 100000 into the treasury. New
lands claimed that the cause of the
present depression in Utah was the re-
suit OF Legislation leveled at her inter-
eats. Silver, that enabled the country
to resume specie payments, had been
stricken down, and now the Democratic
tariff bill proposed to crush Nevada's
sheep-raising and borax mines by plac-
ing wool and borax on the flee list.
UNION OF UTAH AND NEVADA.
Oates of Alabama proposed the union
of Utah and Nevada. He had observed
that Nevada continued to lose popula-
tion and that it was question as to
what was to become of Nevada. He
had no doubt of the intelligence of the
people of Nevada, but the fact could not
be controverted that the population was
decreasing. The census of 1890 gave
her 10000, and recent San Francisco
papers say that her population has since
been reduced to $4,000. If her mining
industry continues to be depressed hei
population, Oates said, would continue
to fail aft till it might get down to 90.
600. &
sUNDRY AMENDMENTS.
Mahon offered an amendment reserv-
ing to congress the right to prohibit and
punish polygamy, continue the present
laws in force there and give the United
States courts exclusive Jurisdiction.
Powers of Vermont offered substitute
providing that polygamy and plural mar
riage be forever prohibited.
Mahon's amendment was defeated.
Dolliver made speech favoring ad-
mission, and dwelt on the fact that the
Republican party had always been a
friend to the territories.
Powers amendment was agreed to.
The amendment reducing one-half the
land granted to Utah by the bill for
school purposes was adopted.
Amendments reducing the grant OF
land to the state university from 200, ,000
to 10000 acres; increasing the grant
for the use of the agricultural college
from 10000 to 100000 acres, and de-
cressing the per cent of the proceeds Of
the sale of public lands, subsequent to
the admission of the state, which shall
be set aside as a permanent public
school fund, from 10 to 5 per cent, were
adopted.