The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-22
The Proceedings.


Washington, Jan. 21.-House bill
transferring the county of Auburn, in
Missouri, from the west to the eastern
judicial district of Missouri was
passed. Also house joint resolution
authorizing the use of Fort Bidwell,
Cal, for an Indian training school,
Also the senate bill extending for four
years the time for the completion of
the East Nebraska & Gulf railway,
through the Omaha & Winnebago In
dian reservation.
Mr.. Chandler, (Rep. n. h presented
an amendment TO be offered to the
naval appropriation bill looking to the
erection Of a statue in the City of
Washington to the late Admiral David
D. Porter Referred.
Mr.. Gallinger, (Rep. N. HI, called
attention to what he called '-extraordi-
nary legislation" in the house of rep
reSentatiVeS. He referred to senate bills
increasing individual pensions and said
that these bills We're amended in the
house by reducing the amount of pen
sion now being paid to the beneficiary
The better legislation, he said. would
be for the house to reject those bills
instead of necessitating conference
committees.
Mr.. Hill, (Dem. n. ", asked unani-
term of postmasters at four years
taken up and passed. Objection was
made by Mr.. Sherman, (Rep. o., who
suggested that the bill go over until
tomorrow.
Mr.. Chandler. (Rep. N. h, stated
that the bill had been reported unani-
mously from the postoffice committee:
that it had been carefully scrutinized
by senators of all politics, and that
there seemed N be M ohiac+iOy, n
Mr.. Hale, (Rep. Me.). suggested that
the passage of the bill would lead TO a
general scramble for these offices.
IS ON NOW.
THE scramble is on now" said Mr..
Chandler. and the object of the bill
is to prevent the custom of partisan
inroads on new administration for
the clearing out of the official post
masters Of the country
the bill was laid aside without ac-
ton.
The District of Columbia electric sub
way bill was taken up and Mr. Hill,
Dem., n. ". made another argument
against it, cOntending that the bill was
in the interest of a monopoly and
against the principle of fair competi-
ton.
The morning hour closed at D. M,
without action and the Nicaraguan ca
nal bill was taken UP.
Mr.. Turpie, (Dem., Ind), resumed his
argument against the bill. There was
no parallel. he said, between the Suez
canal and the Nicararuan canal Dis
Iaen had bought for the British gov
eminent the control of the Suez canal
because that was "a bird in the hand
but if Mr.. -Olney were to do the same
:, e, - 10
buying "a bird in q BUSH He char
acterized the Maritime Canal company
of Nicaragua as IAN Incorporated
myth"
Referring to Mr. Morgan's statement
that there was q race between Great
Britain and the United States as to
who should build the Nicaragua sanal,
Mr.. Turpie said that if there was such
a race it was very languid and in
doient one. 1t was a race in which the
books had been open $50 years, and
there were no entries yet. If this offer
were made to the British parliament
the answer to the company would be:
You have no right to make the trans
fer That right is forbidden by the
terms of your own contract You took
this concession for ten years from the
21st of April. 1887, and your life expires
on the 21st of April, 1897. Do you
lHdI~ we iIG " give you
500, 900 900 for a corpse and then have
to bury it at our own charger"
Gaughter.)
Mr.. Turpie closed his speech at 5 p.
m, having thus occupied exactly five
hours in the three days through which
his speech has extended.
Mr.. Morgan asked Mr. Turpie
whether he had any amendments to
offer to the canal bill.
Mr.. Turpie said that he had a sub
stitute to offer for it, but he was not
prepared to offer il now
WITHOUT DELAY.
Mr.. Morgan remarked that the bill
was one on which action one way or
the other should be taken without I'M
necessary delay. He wanted action one
way or the other, and he asked unani-
nous consent to have the vote taken on
the bill and amendments at o'clock
tomorrow.
Mr.. Turpie objected, saying he was
not prepared to offer the proposed sub
stitute and that he knew of two or
three senators not now present who
desired to speak on the bill.
Mr.. Morgan suggested the taking of
the vote on Tuesday next at 8 o'clock,
but Mr.. Turpie would not agree to hay
ing any time fixed.