The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-31
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Declares Amendment an Insult.
Mr.. King explained briefly that he
would have been perfectly willing to
include Utah with Indiana, but could
not do 50 without leaving il subject
, TO point of order. He again reverted
to the amendment already adopted,
which he declared was a gratuitous
insult to his state. He spoke of the
Agricultural college of Utah as one
that had gained a splendid reputation
by its achievements and paid a high
tribute TO the governor of Utah who,
he said, had appointed so-called Gen
tiles" IF teachers had been appointed
who We're obnoxious they had been ap-
pointed by men outside of the pale of
the dominant church The amendment
was an affront to the people of Utah
and to the Republican officials Of the
state, said Mr.. King
Mr.. GrOsvenOr said he had not voted
for the amendment with the idea of
assaulting the people of Utah.
Mr.. Myers Qnd). appealed to Mr.
King TO withdraw the amendment. It
had served the gentleman's purpose
he said, and he appealed to him not
TO cast a reflection upon the college at
Lafayette. Ind.
The debate was cut short at this
point by demand for the previous
question and the amendment was voted
down by a viva VOce vote.
After this action had been taken Mr.
King asked the privilege of withdraw
ing it. He said it ID not been his in
tention to allow it to come to a vote.
The request was not granted.
The proposition to appropriate $50, 900
for INVESTIGATING the question of irri-
cation and for the publication of re-
ports upon the subject precipitated an
other lively debate.
Mr., Moody CMass.), a member of the
committee on appropriations called at
tentiOn to this paragraph and warned
the house that congress should not be
SCALED upon to deal with this subject,
involving expenditures of vast sums
of money.
Mr.. q wIand New, replied to
lIr- Moody pointing out the various
methods from which the irrigation of
the arid lands so much desired by the
west could be accomplished.
The para graph was allowed to remain
and the bill was passed.
Mr.. LattiIneT (SOuth Carolina) offered
an amendment to increase the aDprO-
priations for farmers bulletins to
$50, COO Mr.. Mahon Pa). de
clared that the increased dissemination
of farmers bulletins would not do the
farmers any good. He inveighed
against the alleged friends of the farm
ers who were always bowling against
railroads and prating their friendship
for the farmers.
Mr.. Shackleford CMO0. replied to
Mr.. MahGn very sarcasticalIy, calling
attention to his economical sugges-
tions for the agricultural department
while he favored the big claims of the
down tTOdden "Cramp Ship Building
company" He spoke of Pennsylvania
as q trust ridden state and said that
whenever g. man from the west cham
piOned the farmers cause he was de
nominated a 'POpulist."
Mr.. Lattimer's amendment was
adopted, % TO Sc
Democrat Wins Contest in Committee
When the house met today Mr. Tay-
Tor (O), chairman of the committee
on elections No. J. submitted the re-
port of the contested election case of
Walker VS.. Rhea from the Ninth Vir-
ginia district The committee found
that While there were gross frauds and
Irregularities in the election, they fell
very far short Of changing the result
The committee recommended that Mr..
Rhea, the sitting member, who is a
Democrat should retain his seat.
Messrs. Linney On O., and Samuel
Davenport CPa-), dissented from the
conclusion OF the majority and were
given leave to file their views. The
report viii be called up in the near
future.