The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-24
The PROCEEDING s.

, Washington, Jan. 2S.-There was a
small attendance of senators when the
proceedings of the day began.
Mr.. Allen, (Pop., Neb.), offered res
olutiOn, which was agreed to without
objection, calling on the attorney-gen-
eral to inform the senate whether he
had entered into an agreement or sup-
ulation with the reorganization COM
mitee of the Union Pacific railroad re-
speeding the foreclosure of the govern
ment lien, the reason and the amount
to be bid in the event of the foreclosure
| of the lien: also to send to the senate
the full text of the agreement or stipu-
| lation, together with the names OF the
parties thereto and of the persons
comprising the reorganization commit
tee. as we'll as the written authority ne
may have for beginning such fore
closure proceedings or entering INTO
anv such agreement or stipulation.
Mr.. Morgan, (Dem., Ala-), onered d
! resolution requesting the president 10
/ furnish COPIES of all correspondence
and official communications relating to
the Nicaragua canal with the govern
ment of Nicaragua since 1881. Inc Ie9o-
luton was agreed TO- m.
The consideration of unobJected oills
on the calendar was then begun. ana
the following were passed, the Near
aena canal bill being laid ASIDE IN
formally for the day: ,...a &c
Appropriating $4,000 for the heirs Oh
three Italians killed by mob Vlolelice III
Walsenburg. Col, March. lSS9-
To refund Ames q Detrick oI son
Francisco drawbacks Oh 81 an
ported in 1882.
To transfer Lieutenant Jerome p.
1rorse If the United States to. the 20
ner cent pay list of retired officers.
To re-ciassify postal railway clerks
and prescribe their salaries. Inc plli
divides these clerks into ten classes.
Class1 is to be paid $500 year - c1 1o0.
$500; class 8, $1,000; class 4, Sl'loO'
class ;. 81 200; class g. $1,000; class =,
81 400. class s, 81, 800; class 9, S1,6OO, and
class 10. $1,000. re.
of the Hawaiian bark Arctlc-
For the examination and classlfca-
ton of certain lands in Oregon
To pay the heirs of the late Jonn
Roach O.511 for labor and material
doclage and detention and occupation
of wards and shops for the gunboats
Chicago. Boston and Atlanta
Authorizing compensation for gun
boats to the Atlantic works, Boston.
Granting a pension of S75 month
70 the widow of General John Newton
Increasing the pension OF the wlooW
of General W. w. Brunes to $50 a
month.
In inveighing against the difference
in amount of pensions in these two
bills Mr.. Allen (Pop. Neb.,) said that
appeared to be something in the
of Washington that en-
such invidious distinction,
and that he sometimes thought that
the man in the moon, as he crossed the
capitol. should hold his nose to keep
out the stencil.
Granting a pension of $40 month
to the widow of Bishop Perkins, cap
tain Sixteenth infantry, formerly
United States senator from Kansas.
All the pension bills on the calendar
being disposed of Q04 in 95 minutes),
the following were passed:
House bill authorizing the cOnstruc-
ton of a railroad bridge across the
Rio Grande river at FL Paso. Tex.
House bill extending the time for the
of the bridge across the
east river between New York and
Long Island to Jan. l. 1900.
House bill to prohibit the sale of in
toxicating drinks to Indians.
Senate bill appropriating 100000 for
The establishment of a quarantine sta
ton at Astoria, Ore.
The senate at 4:50 adjourned until
Monday.