Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.

| 'FVH our NfgMdf Correspondence
WASHINGTON ID. g., Jan. 49,
Public iuterest In tho quarantine bill
has been transferred TO this House since
the Senate passed tho bill without
division, but not without an earnest
effort TO pile up amendments on the
bill. This bill is In some respects one
OF the most remarkable TINT was ever
passed by the United States Senate,
although II does not, rs some have
supposed, actually establish n system OF
national quarantine, but 1t gives the
President more authority than ever
exercised by president. He may, II
the bill becomes a law, whenever In his
discretion 1t IN necessary to keep
out contagious or infectious diseases,
not only suspend immigration for any
period not TO exceed one year, but he
can also suspend the importation OF
merchandise from injected countries.
The authority 10 take possession OF
state prof. erty when II becomes M ccs.
sary TO use the samu Tor quarantine
purposes, without the CONSENT OF the
state authorities, gives the national
government all the power II could
exercise under national quarantine
law.
Notwithstanding the clause In the
quarantine hill, giving the President
authority TO suspend immigration for
any part OF n year, whenever he deems
10 advisable, Senator Chandler says hs
intends to push his bill providing for
suspension OF European immigration for
one year, through the Senate; but 1t Is
believed that this ~ merely bluff on
The part OF the senator 10 make the
steamship lobby keep Its hands Off the
quarantine bill, which the House in.
terstate and foreign commerce com.
mlttee IL now working TO get
before tue House, through u special
order from the committee on fules.
The Representatives OF the steamship
companies Intimate that they viii
ondeavor to kill the bill In the House,
IN some manner not named, but there
are reasons for the belief that they also
are making "A bluff, to prevent action
on the bill Tor one years suspension Of
immigration, anu that they are willing
The Indians that enlisted In the
army are dissatisfied with the life OF n
soldier, or ut least sixteen Cheyenne
anu ArapahCe Indians who are men,
bers Of troop L. Fifth u. IS. cavalry are,
They have united In letter to Indian
Commissioner Morgan asking him TO
use his influence to get them dis.
charged from the army. They give ~
hall .T..A nj Al q.
and wishing to work their farms, The
letter has been referred t. the secre.
tary OF war, who has II under consid- |
Representative Holman has been
persuaded 10 Withdraw his opposition
TO the bill providing for tho purchase |
aud opening To settlement OF the
lands known rs the Churohee strip,
and II " expected that the bi,i !
will shortly become law.
Mr.. Holman said all along that
his reason for opposing the 6ill was
that the condition OF the treasury was
not such as to justify paying out the
3, 100000 required by the bill, and In
order 10 meet this objection the bill
was changed 80 AZ 10 call for only
5000, 900 cash, the remainder 10 be maid
within hvo Year,, Mt the option OF the
government, with per cent interest
thereon as long aH IL remains unpaid,
No change will be made by this
Congress In the date for the meeting of
Congress and for the Inauguration OF
PRECEDENT, the House having defeated
he resolution providing tor the change
by vote Of III 10 10.
The reported action OF the Pcnnsyl.
vania ana Reading railroad com ca niles
n insisting that their employees take
heir choice between leaviuy tho labDr
ana losing their positions,
las stirred up some feeling In Con.
,ress. Representative Miller, OF Wis.
,onsn, has intoduced In this House a
'esolutioD author. cling the committee
IN labor u inquire and report whether
here IN any remedy to prevent ouch
'utrages upon people who arc Obliged
o labor.
For the second time within less than
line months the Vice President's desk
n the Senate cha mber was Yesterday
presided over by Cardinal Gibbons, OF
he Roman Catholic church, arrayei
n his impressive canonicsi robes and
ccompanied by the Insignia OF his
'ositi0n. The first time was last MAY,
When the cardinal conducted the fune.
al services OF the late Senator Barbour,
4 Virginlaand yesterday he was there,
ssisled by Bishop keane Of tho Catho.
10 university, ami half ecore OF
riests, to conduct the funeral services
I Senator kenna OF West Virginia,
rho died hero Wednesday morning
tier a long and painful illness. The
DOR and galleries were crowded 10
heir full capacity, anu few who were
resent VIII ever fofget the scene.
There Is much talk In Congress
bout silver legislation at this session,
ut unless there ~ more "gettipg to.
ether" than there is now any sign OF