Show LATEST TELEGRAlS b V FORTYSEVENTH CONGRESS REGULAR SESSION n SENATE Washington 13Lapham offered a resolution directing the secretary of the interior to report all Indian In-dian reservations where troops are stationed and where troops destroy the timber Adopted Tho tariff commission bill was taken up and Slater maintained that the greatest hindrance to the achievement of commercial supremacy suprem-acy was protection and the only condition on which we could win success was the adoption of free trade tradefter an executive session of three hours the Senate adjourned g HOUSE Washington 13The Speaker announced an-nounced a select committee on womans suffrage Camp White Sherwin Stone Hepburn Springer Vance Muldron and Shackleford The Speaker presented a memorial from the Utah Assembly asking Congress to suspend action upon Utah affairs until a committee of investigation learns the facts and lays a tangible foundation for rational ra-tional proceedings Referred Belmont member of the committee com-mittee of foreign affairs asked ieave to offer a resolution calling on the secretary of state for information informa-tion as to what compensation had been paid or is to bo paid by the state department to Trescott as envoy en-voy to the South American governments govern-ments alsoout of what appropriation appropria-tion he has been or is to be paid also by what law he would be appointed ap-pointed or employed by the state department at any time since March 41877 and what compensation had been paid him since that time Williams of Wisconsin chairman of the same committee objected Butterworth reported the army appropriation bill appropriating I 29293382 Referre 1 to committee I of the whole Bills introduced and referred by Dunn to supply rations etc for the sufferers from the overflow of the Mississippi River also for the repair of the levees also to authorize author-ize f emails to enter public lands The Senate bill was V taken up to punish polygamy on which on the I bth of March the point of order had been made by C inverse of Ohio that it must receive its first consideration in cjmmittea of the whole as it provided for an appropriation appro-priation Converse called attention to the fact that the bill provided for the appointment of he commis sioneis at a salary ot S3 030 each and cited precedents in support of his point IL ibkell contended that the precedents pre-cedents cited vreie not applicable There was not a line in the bill which required an appropriation troiii the public treasury or attached at-tached any liability to government govern-ment for payment These com missioners It merely proposed to aupercede the election system in Ltah and territorial laws pre Videil that every election officer should be allowed fair compensation compensa-tion These commissioners therefore there-fore would be paid out of the territorial I terri-torial fund They would not be federal officers in any sense Springer asked Haskill who was to pay these commissioners 1 Haskell replied the Legislative Assembly would provide for their pay Springer ula there is no Legislative Legis-lative Assembly in Utah it is abolished by this bill HaskillThen there is no provision pro-vision for their payment and they cannot look to the United States for payment until they are adopted as federal officers The Speaker asked if the point of order was to the provision in the bill abolishing the Legislative Assembly As-sembly SpringerThe Legislative Assembly As-sembly has adjourned without day and there is a provision that there shall be no Legislative Assembly under the provisions of this bill Robinson contended that the officers of-ficers provided for would according to every expectation of law be paid out of the s tine fund and same treasury as the officers whose places they would rill and whose duties they would perurrn Carlisle Who pays the salaries of the Governor and secretary of the territory i RobinsonThat hits nothing to do with it CarlisleWho pays the salaries of the election officers in the bill RobesonThey are not yet appointed ap-pointed but when we pass this bill we as the Legislature of that territory terri-tory will appoint and acting as that Legislature will make their charge on the territorial treasury Townsend of Illinois denied that the democratic side fought the antipolygamy bill under cover He did not know a single member who was not ready to demonstrate his opposition to polygamy ne appealed to his democratic de-mocratic friends to authorize a withdrawal of the order of the N tlemen on the other side winch would allow a mil and iiee discussion and an opportunity to amend the bill There was some doubt as to its wisdom He was ready to vote for it as a step in the right direction Springer in supporting the point of order declared that the object of the democratic side was not directly to oppose the bill but te consider it as other bills were consideaed under un-der the rules of the House and it would then be found that the dem crats would be as ready as republicans republi-cans to pass string nt measures Randall asked that reasonoble time about two hours be allowed for discussion and the bill be opened for amendment but he was interrupted by cries of regular order from the publican side which were repeated from the democratic side when Haskell attempted at-tempted te state the reason which impelled him to ask for the immediate im-mediate passage of the bill A motion to adjourn having been defeated Robeson withdrew his motion for a call of the House An attempt was then made to arrive at some compromise but the democrats demo-crats insisted upon being permitted to offer amendments and Haskell stated his determination to have the the bill passed without amendments I knowing as he did the enemies of the bill had been lurking around the lobbies Ileggng for an opportunity to have amendments adopted io satisfactory arrangement having been arrived at Springer moved to refer the bill to the judiciary committee com-mittee yeas 74 nays 96 Then followed another roll call on motion to adjourn which was again defeated Cassidy of New Jersey being the only democrat who voted with the republicans on this as on every motion mo-tion The question recurred on seconding the demand for the previous pre-vious question and no quorum voted A call of the House was ordered but on motion of Haskell further procepdings of calling were dispensed with and the House took a recess till 11JO a m tomorrow when the bill will retain re-tain its present position |