The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-18

Mark Hanna, because he had the cour-
age Of his convictions and Instituted
action against the Standard Oil COM
pany. If the attorney general Of the
United States was honest enough to do
his duty. every trust in the country
would be broken and if Mr. MOnnett
had been backed by his party the
Standard Oil monopoly would now De
out of business.
In conclusion. Mr.. Sulzer dared the
Republicans to pass the financial Dill
IT was but q signal to the American
people 10 rise up and put in the White
House that peerless statesman and
man of irTeprCaChable character. VIII
liam J. Bryan
Mr.. Gr0svenor replied in a humorous
Vein. adyerting to Mr.. Suffers aspir-
ing that after Mr. SulZer had been
"hippOdroming about the country, he
had come back to Washington loaded
down with lot of political garbage"
In answer to a question of Mr.. Sui
ZeT, he said that Mr.. MOnDett had
not been renominated for attorney
general of Ohio because he had already
served two terms and stepped aside in
response to an unwritten law of Ohio
Republicans.
Grosveuor Defends Hanna.
He referred To Mr.. Monnett as "a
very bright young man" and declared
that Senator Hanna had not had the
slightest hing to do with what Sulzer
had termed MOnnetS turning down.
The OhiOan paid a tribute to AttOr-
ney-GeneraI Griggs, declaring that "a
better lawyer and a clearer headed ad-
ministTatOr of justice had never been
known in the department = justice
He closed By saying that the Demo-
Gratis had ample opportunity between
1892 and 1895 10 enforce the antitrust
laws but had failed TO do so.
The American people know that"
he said, and they know also that be-
tween 1892 and 1896 business broke
down. people starved and everything
in general went to the devil
In reply, Mr.. Sulzer said. THE
American people will not accept the
brutal diCtatiOn of the gentleman from
Ohio tGrosvenOr) and his master
Mark Hanna.
Mr.. Cannon poured oil on the troubled
waters In an amusing speech in which
he appealed to the belligerents to per
nit a little public business to be tran
sacted just TO fool the people
CLaushter-)
Cut OF the Incompytents.
Mr.. BromweU Ohio offered an
amendment providing that the head
Of any department upon whose rolls
the name of any employer or clerk per
incapacitated from perform
ing service apears, shall report those
names TO the civil service commission.
IN order that an employee of proper
capacity may be designated for the
service. The amendment was adopted.
An amendment was offered by Mr.
Hit (llinois) providing that permission
be given to j. b. Richardson Crepre-
sentative from TENNESSEE TO compile.
edit and publish the state papers and
diplomatic correspondence Of the late
confederate states. and il was adopted
after an explanation that no expense
To the -OVernment
The committee then arose and the
bin was favorably reported 10 the
house.
The amendments were agreed % with
he exception of that striking out the
appropriation for the civil service. on
a rising vote. the amendment vas
defeated. SO TO IS. The yeas and NAYS
were ordered. The amendment was
ost, q TO 123. The bill was then passed
without division. At 800 D. m. the
house adjourned.