The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-12
PERRY HEATH
IS ATTACKED
SulZeP Has Letter Read III
the Ifouse.
CHARGES IN CONNECTION
WITH NELLY CASE
Warm Debate Over the South
African War.

Washington. Feb. 11.-This was a field
day in the house, being by Tar the live lest
day during the present session. An in
teresting debate over the constitutional
limitations on the power of the senate
over revenue legislation initiated by the
house was precipitated when Mr. Pavne.
the chairman of the ways and means
committee, brought in the resolution of
the committee to disagree to the substi-
tute proposed by the senate as an amend
ment to the war revenue reduction act.
and to ask for a conference with the SEN
ate. Mr.. Tawney (Minn.) insisted upOn a
division Of the resolution and. after the
first DOTtiOn-tO diSaeree-bad beo1
ADOPTED, he made the point of order that
the second motion was not in order he
cause the senate in its substitute nad in
Ndded the constitutional prerOgative of
the house The house voted 233 to IS 10
ask for conference.
During the consideration of the diplo-
HIdLC anu consular appropriation bill an
ImDaSSiOned pro BOer speech by Mr. Sui
ger of New York drew from Mr. MahOn
OF Pennsylvania a recital of the raising
OF a fund OF about $l,z0V for the benefit
or the widows Of the Boer soldiers at q
meeting held In this city al which Mr.
6ulzer presided He declared that only
SIS reached the BOer widows. This Stung
Mr.. Sulzer, who, in lengthy reply said
he had no connection with the eXpendl-
lures OF the fund. He followed his own
defense by having read an anonymous
letter which made q sensational personal
attack on Perry s Heath. late asSista Mt
postmaster general, who was secretary of
the Republican national committee during
the recent campaign. 1t charged Heath
with being Neeiy's sponsor and denying
1t after the latter $ arrest, and also max
ing allegations against Mr.. Heath in con-
nectOn with government deposits i'm New
York banks
Mr.. SuIzer charged Mr.. Heath with be-
ing responsible for the circulation of the
stories about his connection with fha
IV p n In - 4 7rlElf -
declared that NJ Suffers attack was
contemplate. and moved that the latter
be stricken from the TecQrds Ihe Demo
Gratis HnbuStered against the motion 10
expunge the letter and finally forced an
Adjournment
Denounces Aid OF Weylerism.
Mr SuIzer declared that the United
States was violating the neutrality laws
of nations by permitting the English to
buy munitions OF war mere Tor use IN
South Africa against the Beers. He be
lieved il was the duty OF the president
and congress to stcp the purchase OF sup
plies here.
Il know" said ne, that which Kitchen
ct is doing in South Africa is worse than
free Cuba from Weylerfsm. We are in
partnership with England and Kitchener
IN South africa kItcneners orders are
burn the houses, Kill the men, drive the
women and children out into the veldt TO
die. so that they may understand the
power of the British monarchy Queen
Victoria with her last breath, according
to the reports, prayed for peace. She
left that heritage TO her son. II ne max IS
peace he viii rank one of England s
greatest kings If he pursueS the present
relentless war he will go down TO history
beside the infGmO~s George Ill.
Amid the cons SIon H. followed, MT.
Shatf7fc 20 - secured leave to read poem
ora the Big Man With the Big Mouth.
It proved to be q traVesty on talkative-
ness and was received with SHOUTS OF
laughter.
When the item appropriating for con
sui at Pretoria. South Africa, was
reached. Mr. Sulzer made an attack upon
the appointment of Adelbert &. Hay, son
of the secretary of state, as consul at
Pretoria He declared that the secretary
of state was more of an Englishman than
an American.
Mr. Hit objected promptly and there
was sharp parliamentary fencing Mr.
SuIzer asked Mr.. Hit If Mr.. Hay was
/ accredited 30 the South African republic
or to Great Britain.
M. Hit answered that the consul was
/ accredited to the South African republic
NJ. SuIzer asserted. however. that the
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