The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-22

LII AAuldte diAu pass d Per16cL TeOTSdIl
ization bill, and he added that no bill
such as had been proposed should bt
passed.
We propose" said he, ample pro-
vision for every emergency. We viii
! give the executive every dollar and
every man TO sustain the government
! thai is necessary"
He then analysed and explained his
| bill, offered as a substitute for the
! HULL aWley measure. In the course
OF this part of his argument, Mr.. Cock
rell maintained that one brigade was
/ amply sufficient for the needs of the
/ United States in Cuba, and that a
/ greater force was a menace to the
peace of the island If the CubanS, he
said, were given the right to govern
themselves, and there was no doubt in
his mind that they had the ability to
do so, they would give the island a
good government.
Discussing Mr.. Hawley's contention
that the additional men provided for in
the measure he had reported were
necessary, Mr.. Cockrell said: I'VE will
give you every man and every officer
that is necessary, but we are not willing
at this short session to faSten upon the
country standing army of 100, 900 men,
and to increase the expenses of the peo-
pie by millions of dollars. We are Of
=
and right We have no disposition or
intention to force an extra session of
congress, and we say to you that every
bill that legitimately and of right ought
to be passed can be passed at this SEES
sion. We viii give you every man you
need by the extension Of the provisions
of the present law for two years. That
will meet every emergency likely to
arise, and in the next congress we can
discuss " nd fT.av. f,Ix
Il indulge in d flibuster occasionally
myself" said Mr.. Mason, interrupting
Mr. Cockren but 1 always give full
notice when | mean to do so. L think
it perfectly permissible under the rules,
and / would like 10 have the Missouri
senator inform Us if such is his purpose
now"
Il am always frank" re9liei Mr.
Cockreli. and I am frank when say
that have no intention of beginning 4
flibuster. 1 only want TO secure a full
and fair discussion of the army BILL
such consideration as SO important a
measure should have, and every sena-
tor here knows that it is impossible to
get such discussion in the ten days left
of the session.
Then" retOrted Mr. Mason, I'VE are
not 10 have an announced flibuster?"
PETTIGREW ON LEGISLATURES
Mr.. Pettigrew Is. ID presented 1es-
olutions of the legislature of South
Dakota, urging the senators OF that
state TO support the treaty of reace.
Commenting upon the resolutions, Mr..
PettigreW said that he denied the right
of the legislature to instruct him, al
though he was always glad to hear
from that body.
The present legislature of South
Dakota, said he. lis the third since L
was elected a senator the last time. In
one a resolution was passed endorsing
the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
Both houses OF the next legislature
passed a similar resolution. The pres
ent legislature is in favor of the single
gold standard. Ii 1 should undertake
to follow the course laid down by the
legislature, / would be on alEnost every
side of almost every public question"
The conference report on the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bin was agreed to.
Ma. Allison reported from the finance
committee house joint resolution,
the act Of June j., 1898, by
adding 10 it provision thai whenever |
any bond or note shall be secured by /
a mortgage or Geed of trust, but one !
stamp shall be required, that being the |
highest rate REQUIRED for either pur-
pose. The bill was passed.
PUBLIC BUILDING COMBINE.
Mr.. Quay rep, Pa, chairman of |
the committee On public buildings and |
presented a batch of reports /
favorable TO the erecting Of public /
in various parts of the coun !
ny. These reports brought Mr.. Allen
Neb) to his feet with an inquiry as to
Why certain bills which hal been be-
,ore the committee for a year or more
lad not been acted upon. lie said:
This reporting of public building
bills is like the expert shutting of cards.
rhe favored bills are placed on the cal
sndar in the orGer which the commit
ee desires their passage. L make this
Instinct char-c. There has been no
Meeting of the committee on public
buildings and grounds at which these
bills were authorized to be Ieported If
my meeting OF the committee has keen !
leld. il was a secret meeting. 1 make
his statement slGply To cali the attcn-
ion Of the senate ard country to the
natter, and nos because ! expect il
.hange in the methods + the commit
ee
Mr.. Allen proceeded TO charge that i
public building combination existed.
md that none bat favored few could
Jain consideration by The combination.
Il want 10 say to me SENATOR 1e-
lied Mr.. Quay, emphatically, that lis
tatement that there IS any "umblEa-
ion is unwarrantad and false. 1t is not
rue n any sense