The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-18

ter-sibley's Change Of Front.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE house had
another inning today over the sale Of
the New York custom house by. Secre-
tary Gage Mr.. Sulzer Of New York
the author Of the resolution for the in
Vestigation Of Secretary Cages trans
action with the New York banks,
started the ball rolling by charging
that the mandate had already gone
forth to suppress it.
Mr.. Sibley of Pennsylvania. Demo-
crat, formerly a radical advocate Of
free silver, who is now out Of sympathy
with the Democrats in the house,
warmly commended Mr.. Cages course.
These two speeches precipitated de-
bate which lasted almost three hours
Mr.. GTOSveuOr Of Ohio explained that
the COMMITTEES on rules, to which the
SulZer resolution had gone, had not
acted because no evidence had been
produced before the committee TO war
rant the ordering Of such a far-reach-
ing Investigation.
MT Hepburn (Rep., Ia assailed Mr..
SUlzer FOR some of his eXtravagant
statements and declared there ought to
be some way to rebUke members for
slanderinS h0nOred officials.
Cannon Makes a Bluff.
Later in the day, during the discus
sion of the appropriation for the army,
Mr.. Cannon, in charge Of the bill, chal-
lenged any member to move to strike
il out.
Mr. williams (Dem., AIiss.) replied
to Mr. Cannon i'm an eloquent speech,
in which he affirmed the loyalty of
every American citizen TO the tlag. and
charged Mr.. Cannon with shrewdly
issuing a challenge that he knew would
not be accepted
The urgency deficiency bill was
passed with only one unimpOrtant
amendment
When the house met today it de-
cided by a vote of 147 to 13S that the
census bill reported by Mr.. Hopkins
Qlls) yesterday was privileged.
Mr.. Barnes tWis,) from the commit
tee on appropriations reported the pen
sion appropriation bill
The house then went into committee
of the whole and resumed the cOnsid-
GRAFTON of the urgent deficiency bill
under the fve-minute rule.
Sulzer Is Loaded.
MI DulLEL fDelu-r N IL look al
vantage of the first opportunity to call
attention to the resolution he intro
duced a few days ago. investigating
the charges against Secretary Case in
connection with the deposit Of govern
ulent funds in national banks. The
committee to which il had been re-
ferred had not acted.
Il understand" said Mr.. SulZer,
that the boss Of the Republican party
% "a ta1
that the president does not want them
investigated and that nothing more is
10 be done with these grave and seri-
aus charges"
If that was SO. he continued, the
minority was entitled to know it There
was a remedy, he declared, and that
remedy would be applied. The secre-
tary Of the treasury was charged by
reputable newspapers and reputable
men with a distinct violation of the
law He proceeded TO discuss the sale
of the New York custom house to the
Standard Oil trust"
Where Mckinley Once Stood.
Mr. SUlzer continuing. quoted the
words of President Mckinley while
member of congress, in criticism of the
course of Secretary Fairchild in keep
ing government funds in national
banks. Mr.. SulZer concluded with the
statement that Secretary Gaze had
made the hUmiliating confession that
NE is and was the mere agent Of the
Standard oil trust
He was followed by Mr.. SibIev dem.
Pa, who said that while he had SUD
ported Mr.. Sulzer for the leadership Of
the house and the second place on the
Democratic national ticket. he could
not agree with him i'm his attack upon
Secretary Gage.
AIR Sibisy said ne had been requested
To Introduce resolution OF inVestiga-
zion. He had re1licl that in the hour
of peril the secretary of the treasury
had acted with promptneSs and prud-
ence. and In his opinion congress
should al all times uphold a public Of
1cer striving to- uphold the honor and
credit ot the business interests Of the
country
Republican applause.
Mr.. Sibley said be- had read the an
sWer of Secretary Gage To- the house
resolution and ne considered 10 a fun,
free ana frank statement which COM
Iletely justified each and every trans
action. y cOnlaErati0u had started in
New York. he said. and il REQUIRED
courage and viii Co stop the panic be-
fore il had extended itself
Country Above Party.
per- said he. than 90 see mv party
succeed Republican applause. He
expressed regret that the Democratic
party should thrive upon depression
and again praised the secretary of the
treasury for coming 10 the rescue of
business in behalf of the country. He
rejoiced I'm his action. CRenewed Re
publican applause.
Mr.. Grosvenor OF Ohio declared that
IA fa.rH
fratiOn had been yindicated. The com
miLtee on ruses had not acted on the
SuIzer resolution because the charges
the resolution contained we're simply q
rehash Of the same charges to which
Secretary Case had replied
II am authorized by the chairman Of
the committee on rules To say that no
one has asked to be heard in further
ance of the resolution. Not the most
humbls citizen" said Mr.. Grosvenor.
would be placed upon trial upon a
mere allegation. No one has come upon
his own responsibility % affirm the
truth of the charges
Sibley's Change of Front.
Mr.. Clark C1fo.) ironically commented
upon Mr.. Sibley's speech. Before he
had known of Mr. Sibley's change of
front he had written an article urging
him for the Democratic vice presiden-
tial nomination. He did not wish 20
withdraw his personal praise. but he
did desire now to withdraw the nomin-
alton daughter and confer it upon Mr.
Sulze4 of New York, who had always
been faithful 10 Democratic principles
Democratic anC Republican applause.
He recalled the time when Mr.. Sibley
hal told how ne had been oetra-
clzed socially and commercially because
he had supported silver at IS to l.
I've hailed him as a hero, said Mr.