The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-05-26
Resolved TO
Cut GUar CAKES


Washington, May 23.-The house to-
day adopted the resolution to allow the
committee on ways and means to sit
during the recess of congress for the
purpose of framing a bill for the reduc-
tion of the war revendes, and the reso-
luton for sine die adjournment on
June 6.
The Democrats insisted that congress
should reduce the war taxes at the
present session, but Mr.. Payne, the
majority leader, said the treasury fig
ures showed that the refunding Of the
bonds now going on would practically
wipe out the surplus for this fiscal
year. He contended that it would be
unsafe to reduce the taxes at this time.
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee, the
minority leader, declared ennphatically
that congress ought not to adjourn I'M
til some provision had. been made for
the reduction OF the war taxes. The
report of the secretary of the treasury
showed that the surplus at the end Of
the fiscal year would be 5000 GOO. The
gentleman from New York might jug
gle figures, but he could not get away
from the fact that the secretary of the
treasury said there would be a vast
surplus June so. Mr.. Richardson s2id
he was IN favor of repeating the tax
on beer. Democratic applause.)
Mr. Sulzer IN W declared that the
Republicans never intended to repeal
the war revenue act, and were plan
ninC politics.
Mr. Grosvenor (OJ called attention
to the straits to which the govern
ment had sometimes been put by
failure of confidence in administra
tons, and of the situation that arose
in 1894 when a Democratic secretary
of the treasury asked congress for
power to borrow $500, 600 to meet
current expenditures. Contingencies
must be guarded against. If there was
any assurance that the present regime
would continue, congress would pro-
coed with more confidence.
1--WE can give no such assurances"
observed Mr.. Richardson. Democrat
ic laughter)
The adjournment resolution was
adopted without division.
The house passed without division
the eXtradition bill framed by the jul
dietary committee but only after a
debate in which considerable political
rancor was aroused. There was no di
vision of sentiment as to the duty of
congress to pass a bill to permit the
extradition of Neeley, but the Demo
bill, which covered any foreign coun-
try or territory, or part thereof, occu-
pied by the United States.
The Democrats wanted the bill to ap-
ply specifically to Cuba, contending
that the broader language assumed the
possibilities of further acquisitions by
the United States of a character sim
liar to that of Cuba. A motion to re-
commit with instructions to change
the language was defeated by a strict
party vote.
Mr.. De Almond (Mo) unsuccessfully
endeavored to offer an amendment to
the bill He then launched into bit
ter and scathing denunciation of the
'peculation and wholesale robbery pro-
ceeding with the rapid exploitation of
imperialism in Cuba" He said the dis
ease might not be confined to Cuba,
but might exist elsewhere, where it
was contended the constitution did not
extend, but where only arbitrary pow
or controlled, dominated, plundered
and disgraced."
Mr.. Cannon Gid supported the bill.
Mr.. Lanham (TeX.) said the United
States occupied such a fiduciary and
confidential relation toward Cubans
that the utmost endeaVors should be
used to secure absolute faith and the
fullest integrity in our relations with
Cuba.
A motion to recommit was lost. De-
bate being cut off by Mr.. Ray calling
for the previous question, the bill was
passed without division.
The postoftfce appropriation bill was
sent to conference.
The senate bill to provide a collector
of customs at Honolulu, at a salary
of $4,000 a year and deputies, was
passed. 1t was arranged that the
house should meet daily at II o'clock
until the Alaskan code bill was dis
posed of.
The blind chaplain, in his Invocation
in the house today, rather startled the
house by referring to the Cuban frauds
which he said brought the blush of
shame to the cheeks of every true
I'VE pray" he continued, that the
culprit viii be brought to speedy JUS
tice that we may give an object lesson
to the world in dealing with perfidy
and fraud"