The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-11
Senate Adopts Proposition to Change
1t to May 4th.
SEVERAL GOOD REASONS
WILL ,LENGTHEN THE SHORT
SESSION OF CONGRESS.
The Weather Will Also Be More
Agreeable For Inauguration Cere-
monies-Postofice Bill Passed and
Several War Measures Considered
"A Volunteer Signal Corps.

Washington. May 10-Four war
measures were passed by the senate to-
day. One of them provided for carry
ing on the additional work in the adju-
tant generals Office, the second author
lied the enlistment of a volunteer sig
nal corps, two-thirds OF the members
of which must be expert electricians or
telegraphers, the third was the social
ed immune" bill passed the house,
and the fourth was a measure sus-
pending existing laws so that addition
al hospital stewards can be appointed.
The postoffice appropriation bill, car
rying appropriations which aggregate
more than $S9OOO,OOO, was passed after
a debate which has lasted for several
days.
From the military affairs committee,
Mr.. Carter OF Montana favorably re-
ported and secured the passage of a.
bill providing for a volunteer signal
corps. The measure authorizes the
president to organize a volunteer signal
corps for the existing war. The corps
shall consist of one colonel one lieu
tenant colonel, one major, as disburs-
ing officer, and such other officers and
men as may be required, not exceeding
one major for each army corps and
two captains, two first lieutenants, two
second lieutenants, five first sergeants,
ten sereeants, ten corporals and 80 pri
Yates TO each organized division of
troops. Two-thirds of all officers be
low the rank of major and q. like pro-
portion of the enlisted men shall be
skilled electricians or telegraph OPP
orators.
Mr.. Hawley of Connecticut chairman
of the military affairs committee, called
up the bill calling for volunteer bri-
gade of engineers and the enlistment
of 10, 900 .immunes" in the southern
states. It had been passed by the
house with two amendments, and Mr..
HaWley moved that the senate concur
in the amendments. The motion pre-
vailed. The bill will now go to the
president for his signature.
Mr. Morrill, of Vermont called up the
house bill to re-admit Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris to citizenship to the United
States. The bill passed. 1t has already
passed the house.
.POSTOFFICE BILL
The consideration of the postoffice
appropriation bill was resumed. Mr..
Butler, whose amendment was pending
when the senate adjourned last even
mis- proposition. His substitute amend
ment provided for the appointment of
! two joint committees. one to investi-
gate the cost of transporting the mails
over the railroads and the other to in
vestigate the receipts and expenditures
of the postoffice department.
After an hours debate, the voting be-
gan at . o'clock. The first, vote was on
Mr.. Buffers amendment providing for
two investigation committees. The
amendment was defeat ted, "a to 40.
Mr.. Chandler offered the amendment
proposed last evening by Mr.. Butler,
! limiting the investigation provided for
in the bill to the cost of transporting
the mails. 1t was defeated without di-
vision. Mr.. Butler offered another
amendment, striking out the paragraph
of the bill making it discretionary with
! the postmaster general whether he
shall exDend Sis, 27S to secure a spe-
cial fast mail service between New
York and Washington, to Atlanta and
New Orleans. The amendment was de-