The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-29

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-The house
today passed the Picker general pen
sion bill by vote of 1877 to 81.
The Republicans and Populists voted
solidly in favor of the measure and the
Democrats, with six exceptions, solidly
against it.
The section to which the bulk of ths
opposition was directed provides thai
veterans otherwise entitled to pensions
shall not be disqualified on account OF
prior service in the confederate army,
provided they joined the union forces
ninety days before Lees surrender.
The bankruptcy bill was taken up
under special order providing for a
vote Saturday at pm
Quite number of minor bills were
passed before the regular order was
demanded among them a bill to re-
store the lands embraced in the Fort
Lewis military reservation, Colorado,
| to the public domain.
HAMMoND's CASE.
At 1:40 pm, Mr.. Mahaney Dem,
! N. W created furry by asking for
lowing resolution:
Resolved, BY the house of represerl-
tatlVeS, that whereas the cable report
announces that John Hays Hammond,
otherwise described as Eugene Ham,
mond, an American citizen, has been
condemned to death for treason in the
| Transvaal, the secretary of state take
Immediate action to safeguard the in
tereSts of said Hammond and exert the
friendly offices of that department in
his behalf, if the secretary of state in
his judgment deems such interpoSition
advisable
Mr.. Bartlett Dem, N. W asked if the
resolution had been considered by the
foreign affairs committee.
Mr.. Mahaney explained in reply the
URGENCY OF THE CASE.
It was matter of life and death
Hammond might be executed under the
sentence at any time and any delay
might be fatal
rs not the secretary of state COM
petent to deal with the case?" asked
Mr. Bartlett.
Certainly" replied Mr.. Mahaney,
but the case might escape his atten-
ton. With the house of representatives
behind him he can proceed vigorously :"
The whole power of the English
diplomacy, he said, was being en1-
ployed to safeguard the interests of the
subjects of the queen who are being
tried at Pretoria. Some one would be
made the scapegoat of this affair and
he was determined that an American
shall not be that man.
Are you member of the foreign af-
fairs committee?' asked Mr.. Bartlett
Il am not, but l am member of this
house and have the right to seek the
protection of an American citizen any
where on this globe" (Applause.)
HIGH TINE.
81 desire to say" interrupted Mir.
Hill (Rep., Comm that some time ago,
at the request of some of my constlt-
uents, l wrote the secretary of state
regarding this case and received the
usual American reply to the effect that
the interests of Americans in the
Transvaal were guarded by the Eng
lish government. L think it high time,''
he continued emphatically. that the
American government protect the in
terests Of its own citizens" prolonged
applause.)
Mr.. McCreary Dem, Ky) thought
the state department would take such
steps as We're necessary for the protec-
ton of American interests without in
structions from the house, and he OBJ
jected to the resolution.
Mr. Mahaney disclaimed any pur-
pose of rejecting upon the state de-
partment and appealed to Mr.. Hit,
chairman of the foreign affairs com
mfttee, who had just entered the hall, !
to give his opinion on the subject, but !
the opposition of Mr.. McCreary pre- |
vented further discussion. The resio- !
luton was then, at Mr.. Mahaney's re- |
quest, referred to the foreign affairs |
committee.
mi IL ia 81
retire John NJ. Quackenbush as a COM
mander Of the navy was passed by a
vote of 161 20 40.
Mr.. Henderson Rep., Ia.) then, from |
the committee on rules, reported a
special order, which was adopted with
out division. for the consideration of
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL,
debate to run until 4 o'clock on Satur-
Gay, when final vote shall be taken
The house accordingly went into
committee of the whole and entered
upon consideration OF the bill I was
that Mr.. Henderson should
control the time in favor of the BILL
Mr.. Bailey Oem.. TeX.) who favored a
voluntary bankruptcy bill, one-foulth
and Mr.. Broderick rep, Kan.), who
opposes the enactment of any law on
The subject, the remaining one-fourth.
Mr.. Henderson took the floor and
submitted an extended argument in
iavor of the bill as reported by the
judicial committee.
The bill before the house, he said.
lad for it's basis the Torrey bill, which
mad been urged upon congress unsrlc-
,essfully for a number of years. 1t had
been stripped of the harsh features
in former bills and could not
De objected to by any honest debtor.
At $40 pm, upon the conclusion of,
Mr. Henderson's speech, the house ad-N