The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-03
BILLS WITH WINGS
War Measures Pass the Senate
Without Debate.
MINERS WHO ENLIST
NOT REQUIRED TO PERFORM AS
SESSMFNT WORK.
Bill Providing For Enlistment of yell
low Fever Immunes-No Bond
Resolution Goes to Finance Com
mittee-Tilt Between Chandler and
Hawley-Thanks For Victory.

measures We're passed by the senate
today, and, Notwithstanding their i'm
portance, not one of them ELECTED the
slightest debate. Probably the most
important measure passed by the SEN
ate was the emergency war deficiency
bill, carrying $35, 100, 945. Not more than
ten minutes were consumed in passing
it, that time being occupied in reading
the measure. Mr.. Hawley, CHAIRMAN
of the military affairs committee, Sc
cured the passage of a bill providing
for the enlistment of a volunteer DR.
gade of engineers, and of 10000 men IN
the south who are immune to yellow
fever. these enlistmentS to be in fd-
clifton to those provided for in the pres
ident's call for 1885, 900 volunteers. The
men will enlist "for the war.
FOR SOLDIER MINERS.
Two other war measures were passed,
one suspending for the duration of
the war, the restrictions placed by eX-
listing laws upon the quartermaster
department of the army, in order that
supplies may be purchased without the
present formalitieS; and the others pro-
viding that owners of mining claims
shall not forfeit them for not perform
ing assessment work upon them, pro-
The war revenue measure passed by
the house of representatives last Fri
day, was received by the senate, and
referred to the finance committee Tor
consideration.
THANKS FOR VICTORY.
At the opening of the senate's ses-
sion. the chaplain offered devout thanks
for the glorious victory won by Com
modore DeWey's Asiatic squadron.
Mr.. Turpie of Indiana, chairman OF
the Democratic caucus, presented an
order appointing Mr.. Chiffon Dem.,
Tex.) to fill the vacancy on the nnance
committee. caused by the death of Sen
ator Walthall. The order was adopted.
The conference on the sundry civil
bill was agreed to, and Messrs. Allison,
Quay and German were named as the
senate confereeS.
The final conference report on the
naval appropriation bill was agreed to.
A bill to amend the act to permit the
use of right of way through public
lands to tramways, canals and reser-
VCirs, was passed.
NO BOND RESOLUTION.
The resolution presented last Thurs
day, by Mr.. Butler of North Carolina,
declaring that no necessity existed Tor
issuing bonds to provide funds for the
war, and in favor of the levying OF an
income tax was laid before the senate.
Mr.. Butler, in supporting the resolution,
declared in favor of paying the expenses
of the war las we go" No issue of
bonds would be necessary, If the war
was carried on as Lincoln carried on
the great civil conflict. If the navy
and land forces of the United states
were allowed to move on the enemy
promptly and aggressively, the issue
would be over before the bond sharks
could further succeed in ''mortgag1ng
the future of our own people.
The resolution was then referred TO
the finance committee.
The senate agreed, on motion of Mr.
Allen, 10 adjourn from today until
Wednesday next, and at l o'clock went
into executive session.
At 2:3O o'clock the doors of the SEN
ate were opened. The senate took a
recess until o'clock, to await the
emergency war appropriation bill.
When the senate Teconvened, at 8
o'clock. the bill was passed to amend
the postal laws relating to the use of
postal cards, so that persons using
cards may provide them, under certain
restrictions, and mail them, by plac-
ing upon each 1-cent stamp.
WAR APPROPRIATION BILL
bill was received by the senate, and
Mr. Hale asked that it be laid before
the senate and considered at once Mr..
Chandler of New Hampshire inquired
whether the bill had been properly con-
sidered by the committee. Mr.. Haw-
lev thinking that Mr.. Chandler re-
ferred to his bill, replied holly, address
ing Mr. Chandler directly:
THAT is two or three times the gen
tleman has asked me that question
about bills l have reported. l have
already stated that the bill was duly
considered l want you to understand
that what l bring from my committee
I tell the truth about. The committee
have given the bill consideration.
DO / understand the senator from
Connecticut to say inquired Mr..
Chandler. that this army deficiency
bill has been before the committee?
1.-The bill I've got here is not an ap-
preparation BILL" replied Mr.. Hawley.
IF the senator from Connecticut had
kept his temper" continued MIR. Chand-
Ter. tartly ''he would have learned
that the bill l addressed my remarks
to was not his bill If he would listen
before he undertakes to lecture me, it
would do him good"
II do not desire to enter into any
discussion with the senator, replied
Mr.. Hawley. R
Il think the senator would better
not" said Mr. Chandler 4 addressed
myself TO the bill that came from the
house of representatives, and the SEN
ator lectured me on an entirely diff
ferent BIZ"
The war deficiency measure was read
at length and passed without a. word OF
debate The senate then, at O'Clock,
under the order previously made, adj
iourned until Wednesday.
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