The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-04
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fund, to be expended by the president
at his discretion. The amendment was
| accepted without debate or explana-
| ton.
| Mr. Platt Comm made a plea against
the acceptance of amendments by the
senate without due consideration. He
said the present congress would go on
record as the most extravagant that
had ever held session in Washing
| ton
! Many other amendments were offered
and ruled out on points of order. Among
them was a proposition for govern
ment exhibit at the Greater American
exposition at Omaha.
| Among the amendments agreed to
We're these;
| Authorizing the secretary of the in
terror to establish at Omaha a ware
house; providing two months extra
pay for the volunteer officers and vol
unteer enlisted men of the navy who
served beyond the United States in the
war with Spain, and one months extra
pay for similar officers and men who
served during that war only in the
! United States.
| Mr. Carter offered and secured the
adoption of an amendment providin~
| that the secretary of the interior may
approve any survey or right of way Of
! wagon road or railroad across or
through any reservoir site or forest res
ervation, if. in his Judgment the public
| interest would be subserved thereby
| The bill, as amended, was passed.
| A bill providing for government ex-
! hibit at and to encourage the Ohio
| centennial exposition, to be held at To-
ledo, and appropriating 100000, was
passed.
Consideration of the army appropria-
ton bill was then begun. The few
amendments of the senate committee to
the bill were agreed to as the reading
of the measure proceedd.
REWARD FOR CORBIN.
Mr.. Warren, a member Of the commit
tee on military affairs, offered an
amendment providing that the adjutant
general oe the army should have the
rank, nay and allowance of a major
general.
Mr.. Pettus objected and made a
point Of order against it, on the ground
of general legislation. He said that If
the amendment was pressed there
should be discussion of it.
MIR. Hawley declared there was not a
man in the army who had done more
or better service for the country than
had Adjutant General Corbin.
Mr.. PettigreW made a point of order
against the amendment that it had not
been referred to the committee on ap-
preparations.
The vice president held the latter
point to be well taken.
Mr.. Foraker offered the same amend
ment, restricting it's application to the
present adjutant general.
Mr. PettuS made point of order
against it. and he was sustained. Mr..
Allen appealed from the chairs de-
cision. and by an aye and nay vote it
was sustained, Al to Z.
NO CUBAN FRANCHISES.
Mr.. Foraker then offered the amend
ment of which he gave notice a few
days since, declaring against the grant
ing of franchises in Cuba, emitting the
portion relating to the withdrawal of
the United States troops in the island.
The amendment as offered, was as
follows:
THAT no property, franchises or con-
cessions of any kind whatever shall be
granted by the United States or by any
military or other authority whatever
in the island of Cuba during the occu-
patton thereof by the United States"
Mr.. Sewell made the point of order
that the amendment was not relevant,
but he was overruled by a viva voce
vote.
Mr. Burrows stated that ne had been
informed by the war department today
that no franchises had been granted
and that none were to be granted.
Mr. Morgan thought the amendment
premature and a dangerous innova-
ton. He said there were many men'in
Cuba ready to cut each others throats
and we should go slow in our delibera-
tons.
Mr. Morgan contended that the mat
ter should be left in the hands of the
president. When we find such tu-
mutt as there has been over General
Gomezs acceptance of the $4,000 900
proffered by the United States, it is
evident that the people are not capable
of government"
Mr.. Platt Comm also argued that
the amendment was unnecessary and
that it was an unjustified insinuatiOn.
Mr. Foraker said there was undue
sensitivenes5. He disclaimed any in
tention to reflect upon the president,
saying that he resented the effort in
this direction by certain senators. He
read an article from the Washington
Star, giving an interview with the
president of the colonial board, saying
the board would take up questions
affecting patents and she granting of
franchises. Evidently, he said, the in
tention was to grant a railroad fran
chi.e, which would not be qualified
IF this programme is to be followed"
he said, 1.-The United States won't get
out of Cuba for hundred years"
"Of course it WON'T interjected Mr..
Hale.
WHAT M'KINLEY ASKED.
Mr.. Foraker said the president had,
in fact invited congress to legislate
when he had, in his Boston speech, said
the matter was now in the hands of
congress.
Does the senator know" asked Mr.
Hale, that any attempt at legislation
is to be contravened and stifled? / am
surprised" the Maine senator added.
that you don't see the effort to stifle
and thwart all efforts at legislation"
Replying to this point, Mr.. Foraker
said he had not intended to go so far,
as he had not supposed that there was
any effort to thwart legislation.
Mr.. Lodge supported the amendment.
1t was important that this country
should be absolutely free from all i'm
putation of favoritism in the admins
tration of affairs in Cuba. To pursue
a course calculated to prevent this i'm
putation was to strengthen the presi-
dents hands and not to cast an impu-
tation, as had been charged.
Mr.. Spooner contended that no fran