The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-07

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M house today. after the reading
and approval of the journal. Mr.
Gaines (Tenn), who has just returned
from the Philippines. appeared at the
bar. where the oath of Office was ad-
ministered to him. Speaker Henderson
then announced the appointment Of
the following committees;
Ways and Means.
Republicans-Payne IN. y, Dalzell
CPa-), Hopkins QIls), Grosvenor 90,
Russell Comm, Steele 0nd), Tawney
Odinn), Mccall (Mass.). Long (Kan.),
Babcock CWis), Metcalfe (CaL)
ts-RichardsOn CTenn.), Rob
ertson H4a.), Swanson (Va.), Mcclellan
On. ", Newlands (Nev), Cooper
(Tex)
Appropriations.
epublicans-Cannon 0lls), Bling
ham GPa.), Hemenway Qnd.), Barney
| (Wis.). Moody (Mass.), Van Foorhis
| (O0. McCleary Mimi, Littauer IN
", Brownlow CTenn.), Gardner
! (Mich.), Burkett (Neb)
/ emocrats-Livingsto (Ga.), McR2e
! (Ark). Bell CColo), Pierce (Tenn),
/ Benton (MO), Taylor (Ala)
Enrolled Bills.
| Republicans-W (Md.), Ball
/ DeI1. Burk (Pa.), Currier N. H.)
Democrats Lloyd (Mo), Edwards
/ CMOnt)
! In each OF the committees announced
TODAY the majority representation was
/ Increased and the minority representa-
ton reduced to that extent. This pol
lev is to be followed in the appoint
ment Of the other committees. Mr.
Metcalfe of California is the new Re
publican on the ways and means com
mittee. Messrs. BrOwnlOw of Tennes-
see. Gardner of Michigan and Burketi
of Nebraska are the new RepubicaI
members on the appropriations COM
mittee.
Mr.. Wood of Alabama was the Demo
/ Graf dropped from the ways and means
committee. The retirement of Mr.
Allen of Mississippi from congress:
made it necessary to drop a Democrat
from the appropriation committee.
Mr.. Wachter of Maryland succeeds
Mr.. Baker of the same state as chair
man of the committee on enrolled bills
Mr.. Baker was not reelected
Anti-Chinese Bill introduced.
Representative Kahn, who represent
the San Francisco district containing
the Chinese quarter. in which SOm
10000 Chinese reside, today introduced
a Chinese exclusion law. 1t define
strictly the status of those who b!
treaty have a right to enter the coun
try including ali except Chinese OIL
Gals. as teachers, students, merchants
travellers and returning laborers.
III each of these excepted cases
section is devoted to the rigid identi
fcation and specification of the except
ed parties. In the case of Chimes
officials. the Chinese government is re
| quired to furnish a list of its official
coming to this country. Mr.. Kahl
says this will overcome the wholesal
creation of officials including those O
the Six companies, who are said {
have been made officials in order Z
take. them outside of the exclusion Law
For An Isthmian Canal.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa to
day introduced his isthmian canal bill
which, by reason of his being the an
thor o. ;Se bill passed last year an
his probable continuance at the hea
of the house commerce committee,
considered as the measure which wi
serve as a basis for action by tn
house 1t differs from the Hepburn
! bill passed last year in making the to
tai appropriation $3.50. 600. 600 instead G
! $140,0 000 OO OF the total amount, $40
O00,000 is made Immediately available I
begin work.
In other respects the bill follows thu
, / Of last year. authorizing the presider
TO acquire a right of way from Cost
! Rica and Nicaragua, and then to dire,
the secretary of war to begin the cor
/ structiOn, from Greytown on the Car
bean sea to BritO on the Pacific oceal
. with suitable defenses, etc.
Representative Gardner of New Jel
: sey has introduced a joint resoIutio
: authorizing the state department
purchase the Danish West Indies an
% appropriating $4,000. 600 for that pu
J.. pose. The resolution refers to the d.
o STABILITY of American ownership
: these islands under the Monroe do
: trine.
4 Representative Tayler Of Ohio tods
: introduced a bill to pension Mrs NJ
f Kinley at the rate Of $1,000 a year, b.
p ginning Sept. Il, 1901 the date of Il
! death of the late president.
At 1906 p. m. the house adjOurnt
s., until Tuesday