The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-05
HOUSE

hOUSE
WASHINGTON, September 4. - Kelly,
of Pennsylvania, offered a reso-
alton directing the special COM
mittee on the investigation of
the construction of the new library
building to inquire whether any mem
Der of the House has by himself or in
combination with others, sought by
persuasion, intimidation or corrup.
ton, or improper means, to influence
J. u. Smithmeyer in the selection, &C
ceptance or approval of inferior or inn
proper material to be used in the con-
struction of the building. Kelly stated
that he made the proposition to the
House on information he received in
the early part of the session, and which
had been corroboIated by increasing
testimony and additional facts. He
would name the member when he ap-
peared before the committee.
Blount, of G eorgia, intimated that the
charge was brought at the instigatio
of Smithmeyer.
AS an Offset, Kelly declared that the
offering of the resolution was his own
act. the result of his own cool, calm,
long intended purpose TO have the
country know some of the facts that
came to his knowledge early in the ses-
sion. Neither Smithmeyer nor any
other human being than himself was
responsible for the conception of the
charge nor the manner in which it had
been mads. He alone claimed all the
honor or all the disgrace.
1t was finally decided that a new
committee be appointed, it being in
timated that the member referred to by
Kelley was a member of the present
committee.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Townshend, of Illinois, submitted the
conference report on the army appro
priation bill.
The agreement was reached on all the
the establishment of gun factory and
the manufacture of ordnance. A
further conference was ordered. The
House then proceeded to the considera
ton of the
RETALIATION BILL.
Belmont, of New York, chairman Of
the committee on foreign affairs, opened
the debate by recalling the fact that he
introduced bill last year similar to
that under consideration, approving
the terms of the pending measure and
recommending its passage.
McCreary, OF Kentucky, said the
Presidents views as expressed in his
message, should be upheld by the coun-
try. That message. together with the
message on the tariff, would be remem-
bered forever. The President would
have been subjected to criticism if he
enGeayored to retaliate against Canada
without special authority.
McCreary discussed the motive of the
various treaties and touched upon the
outrages committed upon American
fishing vessels by Canadian officials.
Hit, of Illinois, commented upon the
fact that the Pre- sident's fisheries
message had been received with partisan
applause and that one Democratic mem
Der had declared that it was gooG
campaign document. The gentleman
from Kentucky, McCreary, connected
the message on the fisheries with what
was known as the free trade message.
1t was an apt combination. The treat
ment of our fishermen and the tend
ency toward free trade had gone hand
IN hand since the day of inauguration.
Was there anyone who could forget the
in 1ignant feeling in 1886, at the scene
from week to week of American
ships tied up and of inhumanity to
American fisherman! The whole story
was one of
WRONG AND OUTRAGE
wrong unredress2d and insult una
venged. Congress had taken the mat
ter up and passed retaliation act. 1t
stood on the statute book still and
eighteen months had passed and none
of the powers conferred by it had teen
exercised. The system $ the outrages
had been checked in pal rgely By the
influence of the passage Of the retalia-
ton bill, then the neg citations went On
and blossomed into the Bayard- Cham
berlain treaty. In the Senate 1t was
subjected to severe debate and
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