The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-13
The Proceedings.

Washington Jan. 12.-The hope of
those members of the house who are
anxious to secure some legislation with
reference to the Pacific railroads this
session was quenched today by a decis-
ion OF Speaker Reed.
Yesterday. MIR. Powers (Rep.. VT.
moved that the bill be recommitted to
the committee on Pacific railroads. but
objection was made that this was not
in order as other business had in
tervened.
Speaker Reed asked until today to
render a decision, and soon after the
house met he stated his opinion that
the motion of the gentleman from Yer
mont to recommit the bill was not in
order. The motion. he said. could have
been made if the house had passed the
bill TO a third reading. or if other bust
ness had not interviewed. No demon
stration followed the announcement.
ALIENS IN TERRITORIES.
The bill to better define the rights of
aliens in the territories. which was
passed over temporarily yesterday was
taken up under call of committees,
and the bill was passed by a rising
Vote-Ayes, 80; nays. 26.
\ bill allowing applicants for min
eral land patents TO appear before
clerks of courts and notaries public
instead Of before the land office otli-
daVit was also passed.
Mr.. Brosius, iRep., Pa), called up
house bill increasing the classes to
which preference shall be given in ap-
pointments in the civil service. 1t pro-
Vides that the three classes shall he
disabled Union soldiers and sailors Of
the late war and honorably discharged
Union soldiers and sailors and widows
and orphans of Union soldiers and sail
ors. The present law gives preference
TO those union soldiers and sailors who
were discharged by reason Of wounds
or sickness contracted in service
After some discussion as TO whether
state troops might not be included un-
der the provisions Of the bill. il was
modified so as 70 read that preference
would be given TO soldiers and sailors
of the United States in the war of the
rebellion. The bill was passed.
REMARKABLE SCENE.
Mr.. Johnson (Cal). then took the
floor on question of personal privilege.
and made an impassioned address in
answer TO remarks inserted in the Con-
SreSsional Record of this morning by
AIaeuire. (Rep-, CALI. under leave to
print. He said that last Friday during
the debate on the Pacific railroad re-
funding bill the gentleman from Wis
eonsin (Mr. Cooper. had made some
bitter personal remarks with reference
TO himself He had endeavored to re-
ply to Mr Cooper but refrained from
doing so in the absence OF that gen
tIeman. In the meantime, he had been
informed that Mr.. Mcguire had in
tended 40 assail him personally on the
floor with reference 10 his (JOhnson's)
remarks about another person. and he
had waited for Mr.. Mcguire to do so,
without being gratified. This morn
ing. said Mr.. Johnson, he found in the
Congressional Record one whole col
l.mn devoted to 4 bitter personal attack
on himself That speech was mot de-
livered He did not know whether that
was a violation of the rules of the
house. but he believed It a wanton and
malicious disregard of the rights of
members Of the house to publish
wanton and bitter attack on a brother
member
TeIegraphic information from Cali /
fornia had come TO him that the San /
Francisco Examiner had published the /
speech alleged ito have been delivered 4
by Mr.. Mcguire on the floor of the /
house when It had not been so deliv- /
cred. HE made a cowardly insinua-
ton against me-" said Mr. johnson, !
and had not the courage TO make a |
manly attack.
PAID 1T ALL BACK.
AIr. johnson explained that it was