The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-13
The Proceedings.

The Proceedings.
There was an unusually full attend
ance on the Republican side of the
chamber today. as Mr.. Morrill,. chair
man Of the finance committee, had
given notice of a motion to take up the
tariff. The deficiency appropriation bill
held it's place as unfinished business,
and there was no disposition to dis
place it.
MIR. vest secured the adoption of
resolution calling on the secretary OF
agriculture to report what recent
changes had been made in the quaran-
tine line against cattle coming north
from Texas.
Mr.. Vest explained that a recent pub
LEGATION stated that the secretary had
issued a proclamation making radical
changes to the detriment Of the par
ties in interest. PETER came forward
with a. lengthy resolution proposing
senate investigation of the clrcum-
stances Of all recent bond issues. The
resolution proposed q special commit
tee Of FIVE senators and gave conpre-
bensive directions as to the scope OIL
the inquiry, dealings with synolcates,
the effect of such dealings and explicit
information as to the purchasers OF
bonds. rates and all attendant clreum-
stances.
Mr.. Morrill, asked that the resolution
go 70 the finance committee, but II
went over by the rules until tomorrow
Among the favorable reports pre-
scented was one on the Haze Din max
tnp February u (Lincoin's birthday a
national holiday.
across the Potomac river connecting
yysshin9ton and the old Arlington
property in Virginia was passed.
The consideration Of the urgent de-
fciercy bill was then resumed.
The item Of 100000 for salaries oi
.D6ess and officers of the federal
courts In the Indian territory pro1 S1s5I ~
ont a protest from Mr.. Chandler. 1Wo
of the Judges (Springer and hilgorel
are ex-members of congress, and haa
gone TO the Indian territory with all
the extravagant notions engendered
bv life in Washington and MEMBER
shin In a billion dollar Democratlc
congress" Mr.. Chandler said he was
not yet prepared to make charges our
he believed from letters received that
an IS not as it should be in the admin
istration ofg the Indian courts.
Mr. Chandler also criticised the
rowing expenditures under the de-
partnaent of justice. These had trebled
In ten years, with little increase in
business. The senator pointed out
7Eat the last congress, Democratic in
both branches and with a, Democratic
president. had appropriated S675. 900 for
the United States marshals and made
Il necessary to provide S1,190000 for de-
hciencies for Unuited States mar
shals Mr.. Chandler declared that
the fee system was responsible for the
growing extravaganza Of federal court
officers He spoke of conspiracies in
Alabama, South Carolina and else
Ia an FrafYAf1Teaf
tons TO swell fees OF officers
This brought Mr.. Tillman Dem. S.
g to his feet for a characteristic
speech. He agreed with Mr.. Chandler
that the fee system was wrong. A su-
preme- court judge had recently pointed
out that court officials were encouraged
TO get UP fictitions prosecutions. There
Is a class of habitual witnesses in the
south. They do nothing but earn wit
ness fees going around "bamboozIing
negroes" and getting whole teams of
negroes to prosecute fictitious cases,
The thing TO do was to reform the law.
Mr.. Herman spoke of the enormous
cost Of our governmental system,
which arose in part from the complica-
ton of appropriation bills. Mr.. Sher-
man urged that the budget system in
use in England was far simpler than
that in use in the United States. and
EOOiG De ptOntaDly ADOPTED
Mr. Vest spoke of the robbery and
plumber practiced by United States
marshals in order to obtain fees. There
were cotertes and rings of these mar
shals who made it trade to 30 around
arresting men and dragging them hun
dreds Of miles to jail. not for the pur-
poses Of justice, but to swell marshars
fees
The deficiency hill was laid aside at
4:10 p. m.
afr. Hale called up the bill making
February u Lincoln's birthday ma
tional holiday.
Mr.. Hin Dem N. y said he had in
tended offering an amendment making
the birthday Of Andrew Jackson a legal
holiday but in order not to Interfere
with this measure, he would submit his
bill separately.
Mr.. Hawiey objected to the immedi-
ate consideration of the bill and this
prevented action.
The senate. at Ais D. m. adjourned
until tomorrow.