The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-01
HOUSE GETS READY
FOR ADJOURNMENT
Clearing It's Tai of Import
ant Conference Reports.
WAR TAXES REDUCED
NO FREE MAIL DELIVERY FOR
SMALL TOWNS.

cleared the decks today of a number
of important conference reports with
out much difhcdlty. The conference
report on the war revenue reduction
oil proved generally acceptable to both
sides and was adopted without division.
Mr.. Richardson, the minority leader,
acquiesced in it as the best that could
be done. although he stated that the
minority still believed the war taxes
should. be reduced $40, 600, 900. Final re-
ports on the diplomatic and consular
and agricultural appropriation bills
We're adopted.
The major part of the day was de-
voted to the bill to promote the eff
ficieacy of the revenue cutter service.
The friends of the bin were very per-
SiStent, and in face of many dIfncultleS,
hung onto 1t with bulldog tendency,
and finally forced the bill into such a
parliamentary situation that 1t viii be
voted upon after I'VE minute debate
tomorrow.
Mr.. Loud presented a complete con-
ference report on the postoffice appro-
priatiOn bill. He explained that the
most important amendment agreed
upon in conference was that providing
for experiments in mail delivery in
towns and cities rot having free de-
livery or rural free delivery service.
he did not think it wise, as it might
commit the government t. mail deliv-
might ultimately involve an expendi-
ture of $25,ee0,O 900 per annum-
The amendment directing the post
master general TO report upon the feas-
Utility of government postal telegraph
md telephone system he also cOnSld-
red unwise. He was opp sed to the
government entering upon a postal
telegraph scheme, but it had been rep
resented TO the conferees that this
amendment must be accepted to avoid
q closing hours
the session.
Cannon Fears the Expense.
Mr.. Cannon entered his protest
against ms amendment for expert
ments in mail delivery. He declared
that the amendment was the entering
wedge for free delivery in every town
in the United States. There were
$4,000 of such towns. If the expense
was only $1,000 a year IN each town
and il would be twice that much and
mOre-the total cost would be 500 000 600
a year. He said he felt like asking
the house to vote down the conference
report. A halt ought to be called be-
fore this enterprise was started. Once
started. nothing could stop it.
The report was defeated, AZ to rs
and the bill went back TO conference.
Mr.. Hull, chairman of the commit
tee on military affairs, asked unani-
nous consent that the army apprOpria-
ton bill be taken from the speaker )
Iaule- LndL the senate amendments De
non~couCurred in. and that the bill be
sent TO conference. Half a dozen Dem
ocrats. Including Mr.. Hay OF Virginia,
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee and Mr..
King of Utah. objected. and the bill
was sent TO the committee on military
affairs.
Upon motion of M Hepburn of
Iowa. the house then voted. 156 to 81,
To go into committee of the whole to
consider the bill to promote the ef-
iiciency of the revenue cutter service.
Before the house actually went into
committee, Mr. Dalzell Of Pennsyl-
vania attempted to interrupt report
from the committee on rules for the
consideration of the senate amend
ments To the army appropriation bill.
Mr. Underwood of Alabama, made the
point of order that Fl was not -compe-
tent for the sneaker to entertain any
motion after the house had declared
its will. The speaker sustained the
point of order and the house went into
committee (AGr. GrOsvenOr in the
chair.
House in Tangle.
air. Daizeil at once moved that the
committee rise. The house was in a
fauEIe and the Democrats were dis
posed tc take advantage of any meth
DDS TO block the consideration of the
army bin Although generally a. posed
TO the revenue cutter bill. they resist
ed the motion to rise. and with the
friends Of the revenue cutter bill or
the other side of the house defeated
AIR. DalzelI's motion-60 to 1872
The revenue cutter bill was warmly
commended by it's friends as a meas
ure doing only simple Justice to most
deserving lass OF government en-
plovees.f and bitterly assailed by its op-
pyufents as s. vicious piece of class leg
jslatiOn. As the debate progressed il
grew more and more animated and
there We're several sharp personal ex-
changes between Mr. Hepburn and
Mr.. Mann. The committee, without
action. rose Mr.. Payne. the majority
leader then presented the conference
report upon the war revenue reduction
bill and explained in detail the fea
tu~cs of the compromise bill as agreed
10 by the COnferees.
Mr.. Richardson. the minority leader
agreed with Mr.. Payne that the bin as
agreed to in Conference was more
nearly the house than the senate bill
lie said the minority believed that q
reduction OF S7O,0OO,O00 could be made
without harm and every dollar of wal
taxes which could be removed should
be taken off. Nothing was to be
gained. he said, by opposing the con
could be obtained. Realizing that, he
signed the report and now advised
that it be accepted. The report was
agreed to without division.
The conference reports on the dipIo-
matte and consular and agriculture
bills were adopted.
Pay of House Employees.
FIR. Moody of Massachusetts. chair.
man Of the special committee appoint
ed % investigate the pay # en-
plOyees of the house. presented the re
port Of that committee Mr.. Bailey
of Texas, a member from the commit
tee, offered a resolution directing the
speaker to appoint another committed
of five menlbers-eiect of the next hous,
TO prepare a general bill providing fOl
the employees of the house. He though
the testimony taken before the specia
committee would show that the sub
jet needed urgent revision. The resO
luton was adopted
The conference report on the For
Fetterman, Wyo., reservation bill
was adopted. The decks being again
clear Of conference reports, Mr.. Hep
burn moved that the house so bach
into committee of the Whole to consider
the revenue cutter bill and pendiDl
that motion general debate closed il
five minutes.
Mr. Underwood attempted to inter
ject q motion to adjourn. but the chat
held that il was diiatory and the mo
ton to limit debate to five minutes wa
carried. At $40 the house adjourned
until tomorrow at IL O'Clock.
nITIT, IN THE SENATE