The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-03
The Proceedings.

Washington, March 2.-Senate joint
resolution for the prevention of the in
PRODUCTION and spread If contagious and
infectious diseases in the United
States was passed
Mr.. Quay CRep., PENN asked and
obtained permission to be personally
relieved from the obligation of secre-
cy as to the executive business of
yesterday and then he went on and
complained that the names of certain
postmasters in Pennsylvania We're pub
lished in the Record and in newspapers
as confirmed, when they were in real
ity not confirmed. but laid on the table.
Mr.. Cameron (Rep., PENN offered a
resolution, which was agreed to. call
ing on the state department for cor
resoondence in the case of United
States Consul McCord of Pennsylvania.
arrested in Afequipa, Peru, in June,
1895.
House bill regulating fraternal bene-
ficiary societies, orders or associa-
tions in the District of Columbia was
passed.
Senators Hale (Rep.. .Me), Quay
Md. were appointed conferees on the
naval appropriation bill, and Sen
ators Teller (Sil, Colo), Allison (Rep-.
Ia), and Cockren (Dem.. MOI, on the
District of Columbia appropriation bill.
Mr.. PETER (PoD., Kan.) moved to
take up the resolution offered by him
several weeks ago. instructing the
finance committee to inquire into the
issue and sale of bonds.
After some discussion, the matter
went over without action.
Mr.. Cullom (Rep.. Ills.) gave notice
that he would move to take up the
house anti-scalping bill at the first op-
portunity.
On motion of Mr.. Platt (Rep., Conn.,,
it was ordered that after the passage
of the two remaining appropriation
bills (the fortifications and the de-
ficiency bills), house bills on the cal
endar unobjected to shall be taken up.
The fortification appropriation bill
propriated in the bill as it passed the
house was S9.253,325. AS recommended
by the senate committee on appropri-
ations, the bill carries S9.717. 141.
IT was passed without question.
The general deficiency bill (the last
of the appropriation bills) was then
taken up.
The bill. as it passed the house, ap-
$S,442, 027. AS reported from
the senate committee on appropria-
tions it carries $40, 334 ,939.
The consideration of the deficiency
bill was interrupted, and the house
to the international none
tary conference bill were laid before
the senate at l pm, when Mr.. Chand-
Ter Rep., n. H.) moved that the SEN
ate concur in the amendments.
POLITICS AND NOTHING ELSE.
Mr.. Dubois (Sil., Ida) argued that
the bill seemed to be a political propo-
sition and nothing else. All admitted
that nothing could be done in an in
conference without theson-
sent of England. He should vote for
the bill and hoped that it would avail, !
but he was convinced that Republicans
did not intend to and would not ac-
anything by the bill 1t was
playing politics" and nothing else.
Mr.. Dubois read extracts from a letter
by him recently from Mr.
Morton Frewen of London, stating
that the movement in England for cur
rency reform was apparently hopeless, |
and headless. Talking of the silver ag-
tators, Mr.. Dubois said that they had (
eft their Republican friends for good. |
DO not" said he, addressing the Re- /
publican side of the chamber. lay the |
1attering JUNCTION TO your souls that !
hey will come back. Ten of. your
party will come to us for one of US
hat will go to you so long as you ad-
lere to the gold standard. You will |
,ool nobody by your pretended inter-
national agreement; you will fool no.
body any more by planks in your plat
,orm. The issue is squarely joined,
md you must meet it squarely / mean
hat you must declare for the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to l.
md when your tariff fails and prosper
ty does not return. then you will be
brought face to face with this ques-
ion, and in my judgment the result
will crush you out as party"
Mr. Cannon (Sil.. Utah) called for the
eading of the house amendment which