The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-14

washington, Feb. 13.-The house
went into committee of the whole TO
further consider the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill. upon which the house
had just entered when it adjourned
yesterday.
Mr.. Cannon (Rep., Ills.), chairman OF
the committee on appropriations, asked
unanimous consent that the bill might
be considered as read. Answering an
inquiry, Mr.. Cannon gave the status
/ of the several remaining appropriation
! bills, and intimated that if the bill
were considered in the usual way the
! better part of a week would be re-
/ quired to dispose of it.
Mr.. Hepburn objected TO the unani-
nous consent asked by Mr.. Cannon,
but after the reading of the bill had
proceeded a short time, Mr.. Dockery
renewed the request that the first read
ing of the bill be dispensed with, and
this time it was granted.
General debate was then begun on
the measure under an ARRANGEMENT
which contemplated the use of the af-
ternoon therefor.
Mr. Cannon was the first speaker,
explaining in some detail the features
of the bill. In the course of his state
ment Mr.. Cannon explained why the
committee had recommended an appro-
priation for certain works authorized
by the river and harbor bill These
were: Oakland. Cal, 100000; Ken
lucky river, s400, 600; dams two and tve,
Ohio river, $400, 900; Yakima bay, Cali
fornia, 100000 1t appeared, he said,
from inquiry at the war department
that these. with one exception, could
not be completed within the amounts
named in the river and harbor bill. to
which the expenditure was strictly lin
ited and, therefore, contracts could not
be made for their constructions, or
any money expended. The exception
was Yakima. bay California, for which
the engineers had reported no project
whatever.
SHIRAS IS ROASTED.
Mr.. McMillin Dem., Tenn.), respond
ing TO a statement by Mr.. Hopkins
(Rep., Ills.) that under the Republic
an administration the Mckinley law
produced revenues sufficient to meet
the expenditures of the government,
with a surplus besides, criticised the
decision of the supreme court which
made the income tax feature of the
Wilson law Ineffective But, he
added, the whole court ought not to
suffer from. the action of one man.
Everybody knows that the man who !
tore uOMH lUG COISlllullOis
the decisions of 100 years and destroyed |
the power of the government TO tax |
the wealth of the country was named |
ShiraS and his name should always be |
remembered in connection with that /
and ever-to-b e-criticised |
decision"
To this Mr.. Grosvenor replied. He
said he should leave the criticism of the |
supreme court and of Mr.. ShiraS, who |
could not respond, to the gentleman
from Tennessee. He desired, however,
TO let the gentleman have the full ben
eft of the proposition that the McKin-
ley law was inadequate. as a revenue
raiser. and the Wilson law was a splen-
did production. That would strike -ee
country as something remarkable. The
law. =. = pf'-
produced not only revenue for the ex-
penditures of the government, out a
surplus as well until God, for some
reason which he has not made known,
menaced the future of the country by
permitting the election of Grover
Cleveland and Democratic congress.
Mr.. DearfTond (Dem. MOI, referred
TO Mr.. Grosvenors reply to Mr.. Nc
sIillin's Just criticism" of the supreme
court in the matter of the income de-
,iSion. He said he yielded to the de-
,iSicnS of the supreme court that gen.
eral respect which every lawyer was
aught was due to the law tribunal of
he nation, but" he continued, Il
,elong to that class of people and
epresent a constituency who do not ,
believe that any institution of the
country or any person or body engaged |
n administering the affairs of the ma !
ion is so sacred that it is not subject J
o just criticism. One of the greatest
nenaces to the prosperity and prog ,
ess of the republic lies in the usurpa-
Il -<f.,
f that subtle, never-ceaSing power {
which overturns the decisions of /
undred Yeas, affects the election OF t
residents and makes strange law by !
trange methods" :
Speaking of the reported action of :
If. Justice Shiras, Mr. Dearmond said:
He changed his mind in such a way
s to lift from wealth a tax of from
80. .000,0 900 to $50 900, 900 a year, and
ransfer it 10 poverty and toll Men
lay change their minds, but when S40, G
DO, 900 to s60, ,00000e annually are in the J
Gale and e trained Judge. without '
Irther argument and additional light, {
hanges his mind, why should there b
OF be comment on it? His naTne viii Z
e kept alive. not in honor, out be- d
ause the American people have been
utraged by him.
Mr.. Dearmond closed with a fervid
npressioned appeal for intervention in 4
ehalf of the Cuban revolutionists.
Mr.. Cannon closed the general debate
nd expressed the opinion that it would
e wise to pass the bill under suspen- o
on of the rules on Monday and he q
ould test the sense of the house on l;
rat point. U
The committee rose and at 5:25 o'clock e
4 motion of Mr.. Cannon the house t
ijourned until Monday.
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In the Senate.