The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-18
In The House.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE agr1-
,,,a+,,,>aI a.npropriation bill occupied the
.tten+ior of the house today. A great
5eaI Of criticism of Secretary Morton
was INDUCED in on both sides OF the
roIiticaI aisle. but. as on SATURDAY no
one arose to his defense. AT last MI;
PEARSON of North Carolina arose ana
asked if there was not some IneIiuei'
Democrat. Populist or Republican VINO VINO
would raise a voice in his defehse. ms
Question was greeted with choruS OF
Noes" from all sides of the house
The omission in the bill of a provision
for a chief clerk OF the bureau OF am
nal indust1~v at a salary OF $z,oUU,
which was made upon the secretary
recommendation, led to the insinuatlon
that the secretary wanted TO leglSldte
out of Office P. +. Lysle, a
FREE SILVER DEMOCRAT,
s~o,, Missouri. the present incumbent,
- ms aD0Oinued on the recommen-
detion of the Missouri senators. ana II
was intimated that Secretary Nlorlol
action was an attempt to retaiate upoh
SENATOR Vest for the latter's attack on
him in the senate about two weeks
ago. An amendment was pending Wnen
The house adjourned. making manda-
t0rv the execution of the provision IN
+be hill for the distribution OF SEEDS.
II IS understood MI Cousins OF iowa
min tomorrow offer an amendment OIL
,.ectine, the secretary OF the treasury
to Withhold the payment OF secretary
ATorton's salary until this provision
was executed. An amendment appro-
priating S42 $50 for a new edition OF the
sshorse book was adopted.
Before the bill was taken up the
senate amendments to the urgent de-
fciencv bill, were non-concurped in and
A bill was passed for the examination
and classification of lands in the rail-
road grants in California.
The bill is practically an extension Of
the act Of the last congress for the
segregation OF mineral lands in the
railroad grants in Idaho and Montana
to the state OF California.
Mr.. Dalzen CRep. Pa.), from the COM
mittee on ways and means, reported a
resolution OF inquiry calling on the
secretary Of the treasury for an eH-
haustive report relative to the
SALE OF BONDS
under the resumption act between the
two periods between 1879 and March !,
1893, and between the latter date and
January 1, 1896.
Mr.. Washington Dem, TENN of
fered an amendment calling on the
secretary Of the treasury for detailed
information as to The manner in which
bonds had been sold between 1873 and
1853.
Mr. Washington said the country
should know whether the method pur-
sued by this administration when the
treasury was In dire distress was diff
ferent from that pursued by other ad-
ninistrations
MI Grosvenor Rep). of Ohio. said
that ne would also be glad to have all
the facts as to the financial operations
Of the treasury known, but he ex-
pressed the opinion that the result
would be a great disappointment to
the Democratic side.
What premium was obtained for
the bonds sold to effect resumption"
asked Mr.. McATillin Oem), of Tenn.
''They were sold at par" replied Mr.
Grosvenor.
''Then less was obtained for them"
retorted Mr.. McATillin, than was OBJ
tanned by the sale complained Of"
ct must he remembered" returned
Mr.. Grosvenor. that at that time gold
was at a premium, and we were
struggling against the opposition Of
the Democratic party and their predic-
tons of universal disaster"
Mr.. Dalzell said he would have no
objection to the purpose of Mr.. Wash
NtlE bcll > 1ltlShO4utAls Out ne InOOE0T
1t was not germane TO the resolution
before the house.
Nj Washing ton's amendment was
defeated and the resolution was
adopted. The house went into
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
and resumed consideration Of the agri-
cultural bill under the FIVE minute
rule. Amendments were adopted as
follows:
On motion of Mr.. DoolittIe CRep), Of
Washington, directing the secretary
Of agriculture to distribute fibre fax
seed in the state of Washington, and
on motion of Mr.. Long CRep.), of
Kansas. appropriating $4,000 for con
tinuing the investigation Of modes Of
irrigation.
At s o'clock The house adjourned.
SILVER HEADQUARTERs.