The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-01
BLAIR'S RHETORIC.
People Yearn for His Orations
LET 'em Yearn.
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
Or. Green States His Views Before the House
Postoftice Committee and De-
merits of the English System.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator ingalls,
was elected Vice-President pro tenn and
Will officiate during the absence of Vice
President Morton in Florida.
Blair took the floor He said he had re-
celved letter, one of many, complaining
that the Associated Press and the newspa-
perS OF the country failed to give such re-
ports of important matters of debate in the
Senate as would properly inform the peo
pie touching affairs in progress. The letter
in question referred to his educational bill.
''This," said Blair, ''is but specimen of
the general complaint throughout the coun-
try that the press, to which the Senate
furnishes privileges, and the Associated
Press, whose reporter has the privilege of
the floor, fail in discharge of their impor-
tant duty connected with legislation. The
press has constantly intimated that the
reason OF its alleged delinquency in not
puohshlng such important matters rather
than prize nights and dog fights, is that my
speech was not entertaining. have spent
many thousands of dollars distributing nv
speeches, and this would have been I'M
necessary had not the press been muzzled
and lntlmidated and false to its trust in
That regard. | have been told by RESPONSE
bic newspaper men that the Associated
Press has not transmitted. or scarcely. any
of the facts which, day after day.
have been placed before the Senate and
which should have gone before the people,
On the contrary, the papers have been
Tilted with falsehoods, lies and misrepre-
sensations of gross character, bearing on
the merits of the question. That cannot
be accident. The press should not cater to
the worst side of humanity, even if it sup
plies its owners with little more CASH.
Hawley said he knew the Associated
Press performed its duty. 1t sent from
washington every day quite full abstract
of the proceedings of Congress in both
houses.
Hale and Hear also spoke in defense of
the press, the latter finding an excuse for
the press in the habit of Senators and
Representatives preparing long written
speeches and delivering them to empty
benches.
Blair said, however, there is demand
for information which the press
does not satisfy. There might be
provision made for general cheap
circulation of the Congressional Record:
that provision had not been made With
regard to the Associated Press he was
glad to hear what the Senator from Con
necucut (Hawley) said, but he had been
told by responsible newspaper men that it
was not true. The matter was then DROP
ped.
The Senate then proceeded to consider
atom OF the bill reported from the com
mittee on pensions, the 18th OF January.
granting pensions to eX-soldiers and sailors
Incorporated for the performance OF man
ual labor and providing for pensions to de-
pendent relatives of deceased soldiers and
sailors.
Davis, chairman Of the COMMITTEE on pen
slons, addressed the Senate in explanation
OF the bill The annual expense under the
bill would be S35, 90S, 900, divided among in
valid pensions, increase of existing pen
slons, widows, of unpensioned soldiers
widow pensioners, widows whose claims
were pending or rejected, children of
WIDOWS, aud children under pending bills
Plumb offered a substitute for the second
section, under which no pensioner would
receive less than 81 per month
Moody spoke for the substitute, and Vest
opposed the bill. One of its inconsistencies
was that a parent who could not support
himself by manual labor, but who might
by mental or clerical work earn 8, 900,
kl0,OOO or SO, 900 a year, would be entitled
TO pension under it. He also spoke of
the unreliability of the estimates, and said
no man could tell within millions and
Millions how much this bill would cost
1t went over without action. =
The House bill for the appointment
two persons to represent the United States
In the Madrid conference in reference 10
industrial property, passed. Adiourne q
until Monday.