The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-07
A Lively Debate in the House.

WASHINGTON March GA message from the
President, transmitting the report of Chippewa
Indian commission, was referred
Morse, of Massachusetts, presented a petition
from the Women s Industrial league, asking that
two women be appointed on the worlds fair
committee in 1899.
The entire morning was consumed in the dis
cussion of the bill for the compulsory attend
ance of witnesses before registers and receivers
Of the land Offices No action was taken. The
House then went into committee OF the whole
and proceeded to the consideration of public
buildings measures.
The bill called up appropriating 5000 for a
public building at San Jose, Cal, was the OBJ
Ject of vigorous attack from Cannon, of Illinois
He criticised the action of the committee on
public buildings and grounds and alluded 10 the
pork in the - In his own town, Danyille,
the postotfice site was leased for 800 year.
That was sufficient for the postoffice building
there, and the business was more there than
the average business of the towns where the
committee had provided for the erection of pub
lie buildings.
Milliken replied that nobody doubted the
gentleman'S town was cheap town.
Cannon said he would content himself with
voting against the bills which his judgment told
him were not proper. Gentlemen must answer
to their constituents for their votes Ii his con-
stituency vii! excuse him when he told them he
had got for them So 900 or $500 0OO in compensa-
ton for improvldent appropriations, he. Cannon,
supposed It was all right.
Miliken said he would endeavor to get along
with his constituents without lecture from the
gentleman from Illinois. If it was not for
friendly feeling towards the gentleman from
illinois, be would suggest further that he had
never seen man impute to another man that
he had pork in the pot He was not the first
fellow to set his hand into the pot.
Cannon asked the gentleman to be kind
enough to explain his last remark. Did the
gentleman hear me say that he (Cannon), had
asked or intimated that he desired the commit
tee to recommend any bill?
Milhken said the gentleman had severely re-
flected upon the committee.
Cannon said he had criticised the committee,
as he had a right to do. He had not criticised
the gentleman personally. And if the gentle
man. he continued in his seat sought by in
slnuation or by Intimidation 10 allege that if it
had not been tor his friendly relations with me
he could urge aught against my character or
otherwise, here and now let US have them, Seth
Milliken.''
As he was uttering these words he was slowly
approaching Millken, and as he finished his
sentence he tapped that gentleman on the
shoulder amid the laughter of the House.
Throughout the colloquy both gentlemen man
Tested a good deal OF excitement, but the House
was very good humored and thoroughly enjoyed
the controversy which ended by Milliken dis
claiming any Intention to insinuate anything
against the gentleman who was as nearly per-
feet as any man in the world.
Peters, OF Kansas criticised the bill as ex
trayagant and u2Sked CClunie, of California, to
give statistics showing the postoftce business
there transacted.
| Clunie said thatif he had known his bill was
going TO create so much disturbance in the
! House he might not have advocated it, but he
had thought IL would not be immodeSt in him,
mot having public building IN his district, 80
ask Congress to give him one Laughter He
was informed by "a gentleman On the Republican
SIDE that there was disposition
on the part of Congress 10 ex
pend the public money in giving the people
! the buildings necessary to carry on their bust
ness. He did not believe after he voted fol-
every bill coming from the Republican side, the
gentleman from Illinois would create so much
| excitement over the first bill coming from the
Democratic side. Laughter. What better
use could Congress pnt the money to than in dis
| tributing it over The country in public buildings
! While the pile was being DIVIDED round he die
not think 1t lmmodeSt aSSa little slice for Sar
Jose Laughter. There w2s not n man OF
the Republican side who had not patted him OF
the back and said: "Clunie, we will stand b,
you Laughterl and the Democrats wert
anxious to get d chance to vote for his bill.
| After further debate the blli was laid aside ia
| vorably. and the committee urging it, togethe
with the preceding bill, were reported to til
House.
In the House Cannon made q vigorous figh
against the Washington, d. c., postofice bil
moving to adjourn amid cries of ''dilatory me
ton" from the Democrats, and raising the poin
mo quorum amid shouts of -.filiDusJering
from the same source. The speaker counted
quorum and the bill was passed as were othe
bills reported favorably
The House then adjourned.