Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-22
u0IISE HAS DAY OF
- BIG SENSATIONS.
.,,,,,o on Tyranny Of Officers Bailey
''p r. .res that Some Employees Receive
' pav for Services Not Rendered.
man amendment finally was sustained

fored an amendment TO appropriate
50 900 for the entertainment OF Presl
dent Kruger upon the occasion Of hii
visit TO this country. Mr.. Cannon a
once made q point Of order against Il
ana Mr.. Lawrence, Of Massachusetts
In the chair, sustained him
Mr. Fitzgerald, OF Massachusetts
criticised the government for not pre-
venting the shipment Of horses, mules
and supplies from our ports for the
use of the British army In South AZ.
rlca. He charged that the secretary
of state was in league with the British
and contended that the treaty Of
Washington, made between Great
Britain and the United States In 1911
was being violated.
His remarks drew from Mr. Hit
chairman Of the committee on foreign
affairs, very clear statement Of the
position Of the United States relative
To the war In South Africa from an in
ternational standpoint. MIR. Hit made
Il clear that both the United States
and Great Britain had Varlously con-
strued the treaty OF 1871 and interna-
tional law as affecting sending Of sup
plies and arms to beligerents, accord
Ing to the purpose to be served BY
the ancient doctrine Of the American
people as to the rights OF neutrals to
trade, our people, he said, are free to
sell horses, to sell flour, to sell even
arms at their risk. They may be in
tercepted, but that Is the doctrine Of
nations
A long row was stirred up in conneo-
ton with some items for extra pay for
al Of IL
Maddox, OF Georgia, Mr.. Loud, of Cali
fornia, and others endeavored to as
certain what extra work these en-
ployes had performed In the course
of the dispute that followed, Mr. Dins-
more. Of Arkansas, sprang sensation
by asserting that one of the employees,
j, j. Constantine, the telegrapher Of
the House, was not getting the pay OF
the telegrapher, but that another man
was drawing that while Constantine
was drawing that of another position.
That developed that Constantine was
on the rolls as teamster.
Mr.. Bailey, Of Texas, charged out
right that for four years employees of
the House had been compelled to divide
their salaries with those who did not
work at all.
IF what the gentleman says is true"
called out Mr.. Olmstead. of Pennsyl-
vania, then the gentleman ought to
ask for an investigation"
Much good II would do in this
House" replied Mr. Bailey. Then sud-
denly he Strengthened up and delivered
another challenge, II will ask con-
sent said he, "for the appointment of
an investigating committee, and
agree to produce employees who will
make affidavit to the truth Of the
statements | have made" Mr.. Bailey
paused. Some one on the other side
said such request could not be made
in committee Of the whole,
TOO late, too late" called Mr..
Sprague Of Massachusetts.
Mr.. Bailey then gave notice that as
soon as the committee rose he should
ask unanimous consent for the APP
pointment Of an investigating commit
tee. He then pointed out that the man
who was on the rolls as a telegrapher,
but who was also performing service
In the library, was to be the recipient
or IN an item In the bill, $500 in addition
to the $1,000 he drew as a telegrapher.
This drew an exclamation from Mr..
Steele, who said that the gentleman in
question had come here to take the pc.
sition OF telegrapher at $1,000, but
yielded the position TO the man then
telegrapher upon the appeal OF Mr..
Berry OF Kentucky.
Mr.. Fleming, Democrat. of Georgia
then announced that until the commit
tee Of investigation, which Mr.. Bal
ley would ask for, reported, he would
explain all the items for extra service
In the bill, and they went out on points
Of order.
Mr. Mercer, Republican, OF Nebraska,
chairman Of the committee on build
ings and grounds, offered the omnibus
public building bill providing for ad-
dluonal appropriations for sixty-three
public buildings In the Usited States.
Mr.. Cannon raised a point OF order
against the amendment and was sus-
talned by the chair.
Mr. Olmstead, Republican, Of Penn
sylvania offered an amendment to pro-
vide that no money appropriated in
the bill should be paid to any cadet at
Annapolis or West Point who had
been guilty Of a brutal form Of hazing.
The amendment was adopted. This
completed the bill, which was then
passed.
II was agreed by unanimous consent
that tomorrow the session until
o'clock should be devoted TO unanimous
consent legislation, and the remainder
)f the session until 6 o'clock divided
between the committee on claims and
The committee on pensions.
Mr., Bailey, In accordance with the
notice he had given In committee, then
asked unanimous consent for the con-
'ideration Of the following resolutions
Resolved. That the Speaker OF the
House shall Immediately appoint a COM
nittee consisting OF Ave members. not
more than three Of whom shall belong
10 the same political party, whose duty
I shall be TO inquire into the appropria-
Ion Of payments TO the employees Of the
House and report all the facts relating
% said employees TO the House within
'ix days after its appointment.
On motion OF Mr.. Payne, the resolu-
Ion was referred to the committee on