The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-02-25
THEFIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS
SENATORS voTE THEMSELVES CLERKS
Ar COST OF s<<,e7e A YEAR.

They Also Vote 10 Co.tinue the Utah Cora
mission ana decrease the Appropriation
for the Civil Service Conuissiouers-Mr.
H.rter or Ohio Introduces q Free Coinage
Bm-Mr. Hatch Asaia Derested In an At
tempt to Call UP the Ant-Options BiI.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-After considering a
bill OF purely local importance this morning
the Senate took up the Legislative Appropria-
ton bill. and all the committee amendments
wore agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Sherman tRer.. ohioh
and after an explanation. an amendment
-as agreed to ordering the words "Welland
Canal" to be struck out Of the act OF June 10,
1874. ito aid vessels wrecked or disabled In
waters coterminous 10 the Unitcd States and
tho Dominion OF Canada" Tho explanation
was to tho cfrcct that as the Weiland Canal
was entirely in Canadian territory the ex-
~istcnce OF those words In the law was an OBJ
stacle to it's execution. as interfering with the
principle Of reciprocity.
Mr.. Hawley tRop.. Conn offered q substitute
Tor tho amendment reported by the committee
providing for thirty five clerks to Senators
who are not Chairmen OF committees at 50
Dor day during the session Total. S44.500
The substitute was TO mako these clerks an
nual clerks At S1.205 o year. or a total OF
$44.276. and it was agreed to.
The amendment reported by the Committee
on appropriation to strike out Of the bill q
paragraph abolishinG the Utah Commission.
and substituting for 1t q paragraph approprl-
ating $4,000 for the compensation Of the hro
Commissioner provoked a long discussion.
In which 1t was announced by Mr.. German
lDem.. Md that 1t was the mission OF the
Democratic party. which was Just coming into
" to anioad all useless Offices ana '"fo"
Me Worries iDem:. Ind.) said thai. he was
s commission i"e Worked good and 'yensfciaI
results, 1t had stood as an arbitrator 81
and had protected the Mormons. against the
appetite Tor plunder on tho part oitile Gentiles;
f nMe co auenis ssIon n1 %ss s sS.ir SS' sver. VIII HSss is
end had absolutely, come. or whether 1t would
6s better ITO to h naa. 1t , In sAl 1ssrs to Y Ms sI ips tsa
s ss%. : :&Ss1 Sr. Sisn 5sp'i 5s j sGS, u th ShG ,Ss
M; MepnersSn Dcm;i, \; u provoked a
marking that. after the 4th Of March. the Dem
ocratic Unrty would have tho House. the Sem
ste. The Executive. and at least a part Of the
Atfhs close q the debate the House nara.
s5nrM to IT, s'S Sutie she up wfan tSs oGa nVsrnor. a Ghi tS
Justice. ind Secretary of the Territory o. Utah
vas struck outt1ySasM 81. nays = :, Three
publicans in favor Of striking out.
ali Territorial ofiices to 'Ie niied By bona fide
residents. and addressed the Senate in favor
81 thai ,%S i asno,n TO- shH irS,1 the stS Sha ssstsE, q T. sS S.1s
that 10 had seen the Secretary Of one, OF the
Territories relieving IN the mud beside his
town were. on their way to church. The
a% %Ds,m.n wss o aiispsd 10 on H. 2 r %nIs Of G 'E.n.
,"1is; io oi lie Evil ih s%er sEIS'S aommissid 5Ss r so:
Mr. Hale tRer., Me. accused the Commission
ting their jurisdiction extended; He was get
''' n! 'f hnsr, IN GH psfaen! Ts m si, said ao ns Would VI be
sIaito have the act which created the com
",is'Gn struck from the sta .;a ,h book x.. not .
ped Itho law. but that. indirectly and on
eide issues; its opponents were disposed to
Mr;; WoIeo.t declared that the Commission
Mss fs s.n.it,g. i Esaa .rty 70 Win ths ths h'fh sMs e tna
inyoritisn WAS not practised
MI. Sawyer offered an amendment providing
TINT S clsysn men %t esFs ct the s SSGit9, p POI ssii who
s si,slI " not Be- rs@ a o Without Set Cause. OF 'A''''''
MIR. Cockrell Dem, Mo- said he was pro:
iounily astonished at such q proposition."a and
petty peanut peanut p" aiitHsts whereupon NJ. paw sawyer =!
Withdrew the Am endment. saying that he had
been aske ed to offer 1t. and had no interest In 1t.
No further progress was made In the Lexis-
The Senate hillt to authorize the Inter Oceanic
railway line through the Indian Territory was
taken from the calendar and passed.
rectinc the Finance Committee to ascertain
during the recess OF Congress the effect OF the
t tse sr !aws aF seHe ,I%pslsn sn AMI sSn nsiess "o 81 . aD9e
cultural and manufacturing articles ut home
and ABROAD: and upon wages. ,n., u.w
Tomorrow.