The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-15
SENATORS ARE SCARED
Reckless Extravagances Create
an Entended Discussion.
SHOUP STIRS TROUBLE
ASKS APPROPRIATION FOR A
SOLDIERS HOME IN IDAHO.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE senate de-
voted practically the entire day TO the
agricultural appropriation bill. The
measure was not completed. Mr.. Hale
of Maine and Mr.. Lodge of NTassachu-
setLs sounded notes of warning against
the enormous appropriations being
made by the present congress. Mr.. Hale
declared the people of the country soon
would become alarmed, and then those
who We're responsible for the immediate
expenditures would seek the rocks and
mountains 10 hide from the wrath of
the people.
Mr.. Lodge said that the aDproDria-
tons were getting near the $1.0O0. O0O, 600
line, and that 1t was time To draw the
line.
An amendment proposed by Mr..
Shoup of Idaho to the sundry civil BILL
looking to the establishment of a sol
diers' home in Idaho, started the dis
cussion. Mr.. IIale called attention to
the fact that the committee on apprO-
priatiOns was being Desieged constant
~ for more soldiers homes, although it
is nearly forty years since the close Of
the civil war. The general belief was
that in forty or fifty years the demand
Tor these homes ought TO be on the de-
crease. and he thought it would be
necessary TO give some account to the
country Of the proposed increase.
Mr.. Pettigrew declared that the Unit
ed States was manufacturing material
for soldiers homes every day. General
MacArthur's report for December
showed that there We're 10000 more sick
in the Philippines than could be cared
for properly.
Mr.. Hale acceded to the statement.
and added that every man in the Phil
ippineS would be on the pension list in
five years
A resolution offered by Mr.. Stewart
and agreed to, called upon the attOT-
ney general for ali accounts of the Sec
ond judicial district of Alaska and the
action Of the department thereon; and
Il list oil the officers Of the Second ju-
dicial district of Alaska and their COM
BenSation.
Consideration OF the agricultural ap-
preparation bill was theE resumed. the
pending question being the amendment
of Mr.. Teller striking out the provision
Tor the mapping OF the agricultural
soils Of the United States Mr.. Hale
joined n the fight against the prOvis-
ION
Mr. Hale urged that there was no
demand from The hard-headed farmers
of the country for this scheme.
When we get to the end of this con-
gress," continued he, and figure up
tne appropriations, they will be found
10 be larger, yea, very much larger,
than have ever been made before by an
American congress.
Mr.. Chandler joined Mr.. Hale in the
warning against eNtravagant aPpTO-
pTiatiOns.
Mr.. Bacon CGaD. Hansbrough and
AIcCUmber IN. D., supported the
amendment.
Mr. Lodge CIass.) said any person
who would examine attentively appro-
BriatjOns being made by congress
would realize readily the dangers IN
which the government was running. 1t
was an open secret he said, that the
river and harbOr bill was in danger Of
failure, because it was loaded down
with appropriations of neither imme-
date nor imperative Importance. In
ternational expOsitiOns with govern
mental aid had become an organized
Industry. as had the selling to the gov
eminent of battlefelds.
Mr.. CaffeTy 0a.) and Mr.. Money
(AIiss) took the Massac husetts senator
sharply to task for his observations
relating to the river and harbor bill.
Mr.. Money suggested to Mr.. Lodge
that if d wholesome and genuine econ
Omy was really desired by the major
ity, they could cut off S100, 100000
year in the army and navy by stopping
the war in the Philippines.
Mr. TeTer'S amendment finally was
withdrawn and an amendment offered
by Mr.. Hale adopted striking out the
words Ito map the soils of the United
States and inserting the following:
For Investigations of the soils i'm
the United States and for indicating
upon maps or pIats by cOlOring or 9TH
erwise the results of such investiga-
TONS
MI DOIliver, at the conclusion OF tins
reading of the bill for committee
amendments. offered an amendment
providing for government inspection
and certificatiOn of dairy products in
tended 10 be exported which after
some discussion, went over until to-
morrow.
The senate went into executive ses-
sion and at $50 o'clock q. recess until
o'clock was taken.
The senate met at o'clock, and at
S.35 on finishing the reading of the
district code bill. adjourned.