The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-04
DENOUNCED AS ALE
Watson Denies the Charges of
Crisp's Clerk.
A LIVELY SCENE IN THE HOUSE
Simpson Calls Cullom IAN InIquitous Railroad
Attorney"-Claim for Sugar BOunties-Es-
Inmates for Pension Appropriations.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-There was a
lively scene in the House this morning
when Watson, leader of the Peoples party,
arose to question of privilege and de-
nounced the correspondent of the Atlanta
Constitution for accusing him of improper
motives IN voting with the Republicans in
the Cralg-Stewart election contest.
Inc dispatch in question stated Watson
voted so because he expected financial aid
from the Republicans in his next race for
Congress. The correspondent in question
is clerk to Speaker Crisp.
WATSON DENOUNCED THE ARTICLE
IN unmeasured terms. He said it was false;
the speaker Of the House knows it to be
false; the man who wrote it knows it to be
false, as does every member in the House.
Ever since l have been here" said
Watson, this clerk OF the speaker has
thought 1t his duty to deride me, ridicule
and mlsrepresent me. In the article which
nave sent TO the Speakers desk, the
Climax Is reached. The time when silence
was prudent and good policy is past The
time when any man. be he ever so prudent,
would feel driven to denial and denuncia-
tlon mas come. Mr.. Speaker, den ounce
that lnslnuation, cowardly as it is, as
BASE, INFAMOUS FALsEHooD."
Great applause.
The matter was then dropped and the
House went into committee of the whole
on the District of Columbia bill. The un-
nnlshed sections were considered without
amendments. The committee rose, re-
ported the bill to the House and it was
passed.
Inc House resumed consideration of the
bill allowing railroad companies to give
special rates to commercial travellers
O'Neill, OF Pennsylvania, offered an
amendment providing nothing in the bill
shall be construed to prohibit common car
rlers from granting reduced rates of trans
portatlon to passengers or make reduced
rates for freight.
Harris, of Minnesota, offered an amend
ment providing any common carrier may
give reduced rates TO members of the
Grand Army of the Republic travelling to
or from the annual encampment
In speaking to the bill Simpson, of Kan
sas, referred to the author of the interstate
commerce act Senator Cullom, as
AN injurious RAILROAD ATTORNEY.
He was promptly called to order by Lind,
OF Minnesota. Simpson expressed his
Willingness to withdraw the 'inquitous, D."
but this would not satisfy Lind, and Simp-
son withdrew the entire expression A
demand for the previous question was
voted down, and pending action the House
adjourned.
A statement prepared by the commits
sloner OF Internal revenue in regard TO the
sugar bounty shows 2, 1923 claims for bounty
amounting to .6, 9l4, 654 have been received,
and 925 claims, amounting to &, 952, O2O,
have been paid. The beet sugar counties
were SIZE, 4O4, distributed: Nebraska, S53.-
9I4; California, Sl39 534; Utah, 81, SIS.
The Latin-Amerlcan department has Just
received from its commissioner in Chilli
Information that the Chilian congress adj
Iourned without taking any action in re-
gard to an appropriation for the representa-
ton of that country at Chicago in 1898.
NO nL-FEELING WAS EXPRESSED,
but the impoverished condition of the conn
try and lack of means are alleged as the
cause. 1t is probable, however, when the
congress meets again and the action of
other South American countries becomes
known, some action will be taken. In any
event, many individuals have promised ex-
hiOits
The House committee on public buildings
refused, s to 4, TO adopt Bankhead's resolu-
ton declaring in view of the condition of
the general treasury 1t would be unwise
and inexpedent 10 enter upon legislation
buildings.
The House committee on foreign affairs
to 4, decided to report resolutions of sym
patty for Russian Hebrews.
The Senate has ratified the protocols and
treaty making the United States a party to
the convention of Berne, relating TO the
protection of patents in all of the signatory
countries.
The subcommittee of the House commit
tee ad ~,
sioner Raum with reference to the
ESTIMATES FOR PENSION APPROPRIATIONS
for the next fiscal year. The commissioner
said last year 81, $50, 900 had been spen for
medical examination, and this year s., 500
coo would be speLt, which would bring that
work up TO date. The actual amount of
money expended on account of pensions
during the first six months of the year was
l63, 065, 613. About S43, 00J,000 was on hand
for the remainder Of the fiscal year
Senator Sawyer, from the committee on
postoffices and post roads, to-day reported
10 the Senate oil in the nature of sub
stitute, providing after the lst of July next
all articles of mail matter of the third and
fourth class shall be comprehended in one
class to be known as third class matter,
postage to be at the rate of one cent for
each two ounces or fraction thereof.
The joint English and United States
commission on the Behring sea fisheries
held long session this afternoon and prac-
tically concluded their deliberations The
members are pledged to secrecy and it is
impossible to obtain any official iuforrua-
tion as to the result of their conferences.
There is good reason, however, for the
prevalent belief that the commissioners
failed entirely in their efforts to reach n
satisfactory agreement as to the best
method of conducting the seal fishing in
dustry with a view to the preservation of
the species.