The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-22

Washington, Feb. 21-There was Just
sixteen senators in the chamber when
tho Al o'clock session opened today and
Mr. Wolcott Q2epublican), of Colorado,
suggested the absence of a quorum
The jingling of the Senate bell hur-
riedly assembled the senator's, and
forty-seVen responded to the call for a
quorum, two more than the required
number.
Mr.. Irby. Democrat, of South Caro-
lima, presented the credentials of Mr..
Tfllman, as senator from South Caro-
lima for the term beginning March
next
Mr.. Turpie offered a resolution from
the committee on foreign relations ex-
pressing the high appreciation of the
Senate as to the distinguished honors
Rcco9led by the Mexican government
on the occasion of the obsequies of the
United States minister, Mr.. Gray, and
direS1w5e the secretary of state to for
ward~eopjes of the resolution to the au-
thorities of Mexico. The resolution
was agreed to.
The House Joint resolution was pas
Eed for the suspension of certain fsa-
lures Of the law authorizing the trans
poroation of goods through the United
States to the free zone of Mexico so
long as the Mexican free zone law e4-
lists.
Going Bond Crazy.
Mr.. Allen, Popuust), of Nebraska, in
dulged in a short and personal criti-
cism of the financial situation as an
incident to Mr.. Harris resolution for
"a night session to consider the bill
ia issue s7,000000 sewer bonds for
Washington. D. c.
I'VE are going bond crazy" said Mr..
Allen. The president wants bonds, the
secretary Of the treasury wants bonds.
senators on both sides of the chamber
want bonds.
IN the course of his speech Mr.. Allen
referred to reports that Mr.. Teller and
MIR. West were PopuliStS and he eX-
tended to them a cordial welcome to
the POpulist ranks.
The income tax question came up
next on Mr.. Germans motion tc re-
consider the Senate approval OF the
conference report of the bill amending
the law
Mr.. Morgan said singular feature
had crept into this conference report
that, had not been considered by either
house. It changed the law so far as
10 exempt corporations from furnish
ing a list of the salaries of employees.
Mr.. Vest defended the conference
changes. The employees had asked
for 49,. ,.,,.,,,,
able attitude of the other branch of
Congress on the question Of corpora
lions and compared the course of the
House on the tariff bill with the
course of the House eonferees now.
Danger Of Conferences.
Mr.. Chandler said this disclosed the
serious dangers of conference COM
mitteeS. Legislation was enacted
which neither branch of Congress had
considered. This change was worked
into" a conference report in the inter
est Of great corporations. One class
Of these corporations employed was
about the halls of Congress today
laboring to secure the passage Of the
pooling bill. Undoubtedly this was a
class Of employees the great railroad
corporations did not wish to report
with the list of salaries for their work
about Congress.
Mr.. Vest said the conferees had not
gone as far as conference committees
had frequently gone
Mr. Hale said he agreed that the
change was gernane and proper.
On a motion OF Mr.. Vest the motion
of Mr.. German to reconsider the
change was laid on the table, yeas 81,
nays 10.
priation bill was then resumed The
conference report on the pension APP
preparation bill was agreed to. 1t re-
tains the provision making S. the
minimum for pensions It also retains
the repeal of the present law suspend
ing the pensions of persons living out
side Of the country.
The amendment concerning Cherokee
Indians was changed so as to make
JANUARY I, 1895, the time for removing
5ntngRSrs
To sectarian school question came
up when the item of Indian schools
was reached Mr.. Cocllrell explained
that the appropriation committee had
sought to take out of the bill every
thing that was Catholic, everything
that was Protestant and thus to sep
arate church from state and eliminate
the UNCONVENTIONAL questions. Catho-
lie schools had heretofore been omitted
from the bill and the committee omit
tea the Lincoln school at Philadelphia,
and Hampton school, Virginia, be-
cause they were Protestant schools.
The bill also provided for the gov
eminent purchase of Indian schools
noWt owned by various denominations.
AboIfshfng Sectnrian Schools.
Mr.. Lodge said the secretary of the
interior had recommended the grad
nal abolition of sectarian schools and
fkey had carried out this policy.
Ir. Hawley urged that in abandon
Y sng sectarian schools there should be
! No abandonment of christian teachings
\ in government schools. He would
I rather have a school run by Jesuits
than to have one with no God in it al
N al.
4 While Mr.. Daniel Democrat, OF
Virginia, WAS urging that no one de-
nomination controlled the board OF
Exemption school. Mr.. Can asked: "Ara