The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-29
TO REPLEUISH
THE TREASURY
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after attending the burial Of his
daughter at Bloomington, Ill.
Soon after the Senate chamber began
to fill and before some preliminary bust
ness on the vice-presidentS desk was
disposed of, there was the largest at
tendance of senators since the session
began.
The presidents secretary was an
nounced very soon, and all knew he
had the special message on the financial
question. There was the utmost quiet
in the Senate chamber while the mes
sage was being read, and senators on
both sides gave it the closest attention
At the close of the reading, Mr.. Sher-
man Republican,, Of Ohio, suggested
that the message be referred to the
Finance committee. There was some
objection on the part of several sena-
tors. including Messrs. Stewart and
Harris, who desired that the message
should lie on the table so that if sana-
tors desired they might submit some
| remarks upon it.
/ Mr.. Sherman'S motion prevailed, how
ever, on a viva voce vote.
! Unanimous consent was gfv=n to a.
suggestion by Mr.. Harris, extending
the privilege Of the floor of the Senate
I to the late secretary of the Senate, A.
G. McCooll, who is now in the city.
! The Senate agreed to a resolution
/
! Nevada, calling on the secretary of the
treasury for a statement Of the esi-
mated deficiency in revenues of the
| government to pay current expenses
| between December 81. 1894 and Deem
Der 81, 1895, and if the $153, 3S7, 579 cash
balance in the treasury on December
| 81, 1894, will be sufficient to meet such
| deficiency; also to a motion calling on
the secretary of the treasury to ascer-
| tain the claims of the several states
now on file in the treasury department
under the act of July q, 1861, the
amounts due them for expense incurred
! in raising troops as provided by order
/ of the secretary Of the treasury on
February s, 1893.
! The Vice-president laid before the
Senate the credentials of Hon. Richard
| E. Pettigrew, of South Dakota, for re-
eiectf5m, 10 the Senate for six years
from March 4, 1895.
The credentials were placed on file.
| MIR. PETER offered a resolution calling
on the secretary of the treasury for q
! statement of the kinds and amounts of
money received in exchange for bonds
issued and sold under the refunding
act of 1870. Objection was made to #
and 1t went over.
The Senate agreed to a resolution
offered by Mr.. Chandler, calling on the
secretary of the navy for a statement
showing the prices paid per ton for
armor plates for vessels of the navy,
comparing the same with the prices
paid by other nations: and also es-
pecially with the prices paid or to be
paid under recent contracts to Ameri-
can manufacturers for armor plates
for other nations.
| Mr.. Teller expected to continue his
remarks on the Hawaiian matter, but
! gave way to Mr.. Wolcott, who desired
| to call up the House bill Disappearing
the treaty heretofore made with the
! Southern Ute Indians and providing
| for their settlement upon a part Of
their reservation and REIMBURSEMENT
of the remainder to the government.
When the hour of 2 o'clock arrived an
effort was made TO nave the consider
Wolcott sought to obtain Mr. Georges
consent to a temporary displacement
of the bankruptcy bill. The latter,
however refused to yield.
Mr.. Wolcott then formally moved
| that the Senate proceed to the con-
sideration of the Ute bill. BY a yea
and nay vote-29 to 25-the bankruptcy
bill was displaced and the Ute bill
made the unfinished business After "a
| discussion by Villas, Wolcott, Teller and
Jones, of Arkansas, the bill was passed
as it was reported from the committee
by vote of q to II.
a bill was passed appropriating
100000 to purchase sites for public
buildings in Spokane, Cheyenne, Boise
City and Helena
The bankruptcy bill was then taken
UP and made the unfinished business.
The Senate, at 4:40 p. M, took up the
| consideration of legislative business,
and later adjourned