The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-06

| Washington, Feb. 5.-The vacancy which
has existed in the senate since the 4th
| of March, 1896, by reason of the failure
| of the Delaware legislature to elect
| senator from that state, was filled to-
| day by the admission of Mr.. Richard r.
Kenney whose credentials, in due form,
were presented by Mr. Gray dem. Del9
and were accepted as prima facie evidence
of his right to the seat. Even Senators
Chandler Rep. n. H.) and Hoar CRep.
Mass) recognized Mr.. Kenney's right to
| be sworn in and to take his seat. sug-
costing, however, that the question of
| the Delaware legislature which had
elected him was a fraudulent body, be
| hereafter presented to the committee on
| privileges and elections. Meantime Mr..
Kenney holds the seat. and the 40 states
of the Union are now fully represented
| in the senate by 80 senators.
| The house bill to prohibit the sale of
| intoxicating liquors in the capitol was
not taken up today. Mr.. Hill Dem- N. V
| stating that it could not be disposed of
within the morning hour, but notice was
given by Mr.. Morrill, (Rep. Vt) that he
would move to have it taken uD tomor-
row.
Mr. Thurston (Rep. Neb0 then con-
| tinued his speech in opposition TO the
! resolution of his PopuliSt colleague (Mr.
Allen questioning the right of the exc
cutive department to consent to judicial
! sale of the property of the Union Pacific
Railroad company. His argument was TO
| show that that disposition of the cues
| ton was the legal and proper one. He
| had not finished his speech when the
morning hour expired.
The Nicaraguan bill was taken I'D and
| speeches IN opposition to 1t We're made
! by Allen Pop. Neb) and CafferY Dem.
Lao.
Afterwards some so pension bills and
some % unobjected-to house bills were
taken from the calendar and passed and
the senate at sos D. m. adjourned until
| tomorrow.
! During the routine morning business
NJ. Gray Dem., Del) presented the Gre
dentials of Richard r. Kenney as senator
elect from the state of Delaware-the Gre
dentials being in due form and being
siSned by the governor and secretary OF
the state of Delaware. Mr.. Chandler took
occasion to say that while he should not
object to Mr.. KenneyS being sworn H.
he believed Mr.. Dupont should NIL the
vacant seat. and that the matter would
doubtless be brought before the senate
in due time in a contest of Mr.. Kenneys
right to a seat \ "a
Escorted by Mr.. Gray, Mr. Kenney then
! appeared before the vice president and
too.- the oath of office.
UNION PACIFIC FORECLOSURE.
A. effort was made by Mr.. Morrill,
rep, Vt) to have the house bill taken
up prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
LIQUORS in the capitol, and Mr. Thurston
CReo., Neb), who had the floor on Mr.
Aliens Pacific railroad resolution. con-
scented to yield it in order to accommo-
date Mr. Morrill,. But assurance was
given by Mr.. Hill Dem., n. " that the
vote on the bill could not be reached in
the morning hour. Thereupon Mr. Allen S
resolutions were taken up and Mr. Thurs
ton proceeded with his argument against
his colleagues resolution and in FAVOR
of a compromise arrangement by which
the government would receive from the
Union Pacific company at least $29, 100000
net for it's claims against the company:
Discussing the proposition that the
CbOn16 nOSSoSSiOn of the
Union Pacific road, Mr.. Thurston stated
that on the 1.040 miles of line from Omaha
to Ogden the government would nave 10
pay over $27. 900, 600 in cash to eStlngulsh
TIE first mortgage. and would also nave
to forego the receipt of the 900 net
offered for its claim against the com
pany. That would make 600 which
= would cost the government for that
line of road. to say nothing of the million
dollars of unpaid bonds on the Omaha
bridge and the some $2Oe Sc0 Oo 70 OF equipe
undisposed land, which would revert 10
the government. he stated that they
could not be sold at so cents an acre He
had not concluded his argument when the
morning hour expired and said he would
continue it tomorrow
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
The Nicaragua canal bill was laid be-
fore the senate as unfinished business.
Thereupon motion was MADE by MI
Daniel Dem, Va to take up the bank
ruptcy bill, thus displacing the Nicaragua
canal bill.
motion was withdrawn by Mr. Daniel,
who said there was a disposition to take
up the bankruptcy bill later on:
Mr. Allen Pop, Neb) opposed the canal
bill. declaring that that colossal under
taking would cost at least $500, 600 600.
He would not vote for the issue of bonds
for ANYTHING The country had become
bond crazy and was bond weary. And
congress would have to retrace its steps
speedily if it would not engulf the coun-
try in lasting ruin and bring the people to
a condition of perpetual poverty.
Mr.. Caffery (Dem., Lao opposed the
bill He thought the protest of Mr..
Rodriguez, the minister plenipotentiary
of the greater republic of Central Amer
leo. should be treated with proper re-
snect. but, instead of the senate consid-
ering a bill which affected vitally the
interests of Nicaragua as If no such pro-
test had been made Mr.. Canery dld not
finish his speech, but yielded the floor TO
aIiovy private pension bills on the calen-
da~ to be passed. There We're y OF
thern. and they were all passed in 30
minutes. including the following: Grant
ine pensions of $50 month to widows of
General Samuel A. Rice, General Will
;am A Nichols and Captain Law of the
navy of $50 to the widow of Colonel Ely
8 Parker of $40 to the widow OF Major
Turtle, and $50 to General James w. Nc
The session lasted until p. M, and the
senate adjourned until tomorrow.
In the House.
MI with a fauv in