The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-22


Fl challenge the. gentleman to bring
in. all the cOurtmartial proceedings, re-
spandeG Mr.. Hepburn, warmly.
The point of order against the Sher-
man amendment finally was sustained.
Money to Entertain Kruger.
aIr. Fitzgerald of Massachusetts Of
fered an amendment to appropriate
$4,000 for the entertainment of Presi-
dent Kruger upon the occasion of his
visit to this country. Mr.. Cannon at
once made a point of order against it
and Mr.. Lawrence Of Massachusetts in
the chair, sustained him.
Nj Fitzgerald of Massachusetts criti-
cized the government for not prevent
ing the shipment of horses mules and
supplies from. our ports for the use of
the British army in South Africa. He
charged that the secretary or state was
IL league with the British and contend
ed that the treaty of Washington, made
between Great Britain and the United
States lie 1871 was being violated. His
remarks drew from Mr.. Hit. chairman
of the committee on foreign affairs a
statement of the position of the United
RIGA from an international standpoint
Mr.. Hit said that both the United
States and Great Britain had Variously
construed the treaty of 1871 and IN
teruadOnal law as affecting sending of
supplies and arms 10 belligerentS dc-
cOrding to the purpose to be served.
BY the ancient doctrine of the Ameri-
can people as to the rights of neutrais
to trade, the Americans, ne said, are
free to sell horses, to sell flour, to sell
even arms at their risk. They may be
intercented, but that is the doctrine Of
nations.
Salary Grab Causes Row.
A long row was stirred up in con-
nectiOn with some items for extra pay
for certain employees Of the house. Mr..
Maddox of Georgia. Mr.. Loud of Cali
fOrnia and others endeaVOred TO ascer-
tain what extra work these employees
had performed. In the course of the
dispute that followed. Mr.. DinsmoTe Of
Arkansas asserted that one of the en-
plOyees, j. J. Constantine the tele
Grapher of the house, was not getting
the pay of the telegrapher, but that
another man was drawing that while
Constantine was drawing that of an
other position. That developed that
Constantine was on the rolls as a team
Ster.
Mr.. Bailey of Texas charged 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 Pennsylva-
Z
for an investigation
Much good it would do in this
! house, replied Mr. Bailey. Then sud
denly he Strengthened up and delivered
another challenge.
4 VIII ask consent" said he, ''for the
appointment of an investigating COM
( mlttee, and agree to produce employ
t ees who viii make affidavit to the truth
/ of the statements 1 have made"
! Mr.. Bailey paused. Some one on the
/ other side said such a 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
i ask unanimous consent for the appoint
( ment Of an investigating committee.
Calls Attention to Job.
Mr.. Bailey then pointed out that the
/ man who was on the rolls as telegra.
! pher, but who was also performing
/ service in the library, was to be tn,
! recipient of, in an item in the bill, $40
in addition to the $1,000 he drew a:
/ teiegrapher.
/ This drew an exclamation from Mr.
/ Steele, who said that the man in ques-
/ ton had come here to take the position
| as telegrapher at 81 500, but yielded the
/ position to the man then teIegraphel
upon the appeal Of ar. Berry of Ken
lucky.
Mr. Fleming of Georgia then an
nounced that until the committee o.
investigation which Mr.. Bailey would
ask for reported, he would explain al
the items for. extra service in the bill
and they went out on points of order
Mr.. Olmstead (Rep., Pa offered al
amendment to provide that no money
4 appropriated in the bill should be paiC
to any cadet at Annapolis or Yves
Point who had been guilty of a bruta
/ form of hazing. The amendment wa
adopted This completed the bill, which
! was then passed.
] Tt was agreed by unanimous cOnSen
/ That tomorrow the session, until
O'Clock, should be devoted to unanimOu
consent legislation, and the remainde
of the session until o'clock divides
between the committee on claims an
the committee on pensions
Presidents Resolution for Inquiry.
Mr.. Bailey, in accordance with tn
notice he had given in committee, the
/ asked unanimous consent for the con
sideration of the following resolution
Resolved, That the speaker of tn
house shall Immediately appoint a com
mittee. consisting of five members, no
more than three of whom shall belOn
I to the same political party, whose dut
it shall be to inquire into the appro
pTiatiOn of payments to the employee
of the house and report all the facts re
lating to said employees to the nous
within six days after its appointment
I On motion of Nh Payne the reSO
luton was referred to the commftte
on rules. Mr. Payne said that in hi
( opinion the committee would report III
resolution promptly.
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