The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-11
HALF A CENTURY
OF PUBLIC LIFE
VaIedictory Speech of ex-Speak.
er Galusha A. Grow.
HIS LAST TERM IN CONGRESS-
VENERABLE STATESMAN WAS
AUTHOR OF HOMESTEAD ACT.
JIIAsHINGToN. Dec. 1o.-The fea-

HIASHINGTON, Dec 10.-The fea-
wv ture Of the house proceedings to-
day was a thoughtful speech by
the venerable Galusha A. Grow OF
Pennsylvania on the relations between
labor and capital. At the end of the
present session he retires, at the age of
20, after a career in public life extend
ing over half century. His first
speech in the house was on Mans
Right to the Soil He was the author
of the free homestead act. His speech
today was regarded as his Valedictory
to public life, and was listened 10 with
close attention by his colleagues. His
conclusion was that some sort OF Co
operation between labor and capital
was the only solution Of the impending
problem.
A bill was passed designed to relieve
the tea importers from the effect Of the
recent decision of the circuit court IN
New y ork imposing the 10-cent war
duty on tea imported in bond prior TO
the time when tea is restored to the
free list. Jan. l. 1908
Another bill, to refund the duties col
lected on merchandise from Porto Rico
and the Philippines during the period
between the ratification of the treaty
of Paris and the congressional revenue
acts for those islands, also was passed
| tinuing order. not to interfere with ap-
preparation bills, until it is disposed Of
Relief of Tea Importers.
The house today Immediately after
converting went into committee Of the
whole for the consideration Of the bill
for the relief of tea importers reported
by the ways and means committee, and
| intended to meet the recent decision of
i the circuit court of the southern district
| of New York that goods imported and
held in a bonded warehouse were sub
/ ject to the customs duty assessable at
the time of Importation
| Mr.. Payne explained the bill, saying
/ that il would amend the law 10 make
/ it conform to the intent Of congress
and the practice of the treasury de
partment The bill was passed with
4 out division.
The bill TO refund duties on goods
I brought into the United States from
Porto Rico between Feb S, 1899, the
/ date of the ratification of the Paris
/ treaty, and May 1. 1901, the date Of the
/ Porto Rican tariff act, and from the
Philippines between April II, 1883. and
| March 8, 1902, the date of the Philippine
I revenue act, was also passed
Mr.. Crows VaIedictory.
! The house then went back into COM
! mittee of the whole and entered upon
I the consideration of the bill for the dis
/ tribution of the presidents message
] This course was pursued TO permit Mr.
/ Grow of Pennsylvania, the venerable
I eX-speaker, to make some remarks. For
I several years 1t has been Mr.. Grow s
custom to take this opportunity to
! make a speech on the state of the Union.
Today he discussed principally the re
/ lations of labor and capital in the
/ United States.
10,
| Dor strike is an unequal contest at best.
/ 1t is a contest of endurance, between
/ hunger and thirst of the human stOm-
| ach and the income of capital Capital
/ in such contests loses none of its aC-
I emulation of wealth, unless an indus
/ try itself should be destroyed; and in
/ such case labor would be the greatest
sufferer. Some methods of profit-shar-
| ing between employers and employees
/ that would secure q harmonious CO.
/ operation Of both, so as to prevent
/ strikes and improve the condition of
/ Ia Dor. is of vital Importance to the gen
/ eraI welfare, for the pillars Of the Ie-
/ public rest upon the comfort Of the
home and the happiness of the Preside
/ of labor
+ 1t was a thoughtful speech, one of the
| last Mr.. Grow will deliver, as his long
public career of over fifty years closes
I with this congress.
Pure Food Bill.
/ Upon motion of Mr.. Hepburn Of Iowa
1 the bill to prevent the Inisbranding and
/ adulteration of food in the District Of
/ Columbia and the territories tthe pure
/ food bilD, was made d special eontinu-
I ing order until disposed of, the order
! not to interfere with appropriation 6lils.
] Several minor bills were passed ny
/ unanimous consent One of the bills
{ was to confirm title of Nellie Eft Been,
1 the Caucasian wife of a Chinaman. to
( a homestead entry in South Dakota.
/ Heen made entry in 1895 to $50 acres,
I being in ignorance of the law which
I prevented him from acquiring citizen
/ ship subsequently he died HIS wife
! carried out the provisions of the home
stead law and the bill confirms her