The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-17

the pensions of those who have lost a
limb or limbs. or have been totally dis
abled in the military or naval service
OF the United States. The house amend
ments 20 the bill reduced the increase
allowed for the loss Of a hand or foot
from S45 to $40: for an arm at or below
the elbow, or a leg at or below the
knee. from $50 to S4S; a les at the hip
joint or an arm at the shoulder from
$50 TO S55.
No amendment was made to pensions
s $50 '0'a' u'''O'''''' WHO" remains
The committee also added an amend
ment TO increase the pensions of SOL
diers under the dependent act of 1890,
when they require frequent and pc
riOdical aid" from So to $50.
The bin was passed, IS to IS.
Subsidy Coinage for Hawaii.
Mr.. Southland Rep., % moved the
passage, under suspension of the rules,
Of a bill 10 retire the Hawaiian silver
coinage and replace it with subsidiary
coinage of the United States. He ex-
planned that the bill proposed to do for
Hawaii what was done for Porto Rico
in the matter of coinage. The Hawaiian
silver today circulated at par with gold.
The bill was lost, ia 10 IL twO-thirds
not having voted in the affirmative.
Mr. Mcclellan Of New York moved
the adoption, Under suspension of the
rules. Of a resolution appropriating
500, 900 toward the erection of a mOnu-
ment to the prison ship martyrs at Fort
Green, n. Y. Mr.. Mcclellan said the
state Of New York had appropriated,
SIS, 900. and the city of New York $4,000,
and that $4,000 had been raised by pri-
20 b..
adopted
Mr.. McCleary Of Minnesota moved the
adoption, under suspension Of the rules,
Of a resolution to appropriate S25. 900 for
plans for d memorial monument in this
city 10 the memory of Abraham Lin
coin. Although thirty-eIght years had
passed since Lincoln died, Mr. McCleary
said, there was no worthy memorial to
this great man here
Cannon Has Another Kick.
Mr.. Cannon said he was in favor of
proper memorial to Lincoln, but if IL
was proposed to erect the memorial at
some place where it was to be used as
an argument for the proposed memorial
bridge he would oppose II.
Mr.. Richardson, the Democratic
leader, called attention to the fact that
the four members of the commission
to select the design (the secretary of
state, secretary of war and chairmen
Of the senate and house committees on
library were all Republicans. Lincoln's
memorial, he said, belonged to no po-
litical party. It was common heritage.
Thereupon Mr.. McCleary, after dis
claiming any thought of politics in con-
nection with the matter, asked unani-
nous consent that Mr.. Richardson be
added to the commission. The sugges-
ton was received with applause.
Mr.. Richardson protested unavailing-
", and his name was added to the com
mission. The resolution was adopted
unanimously.
The senate bill was PASSED to amend
the act granting pensions to the sur
viyors Of the Indian wars of 1922.
To Favor American Built Ships.
Mr.. Stevens of Minnesota moved the
passage, under suspension OF the rules.
of bill to authorize the secretary of
war. in his discretion, to favor Ameri-
can-built ships in the transportation Of
government supplies to the Philippines
across the Pacific ocean.
Mr.. Underwood of Alabama started a
filibuster, but failed.
Mr.. Stevens, in support of the bill.
said ii hardly merited the opposition
it seemed to have aroused. It provided.
he said, that the secretary of war
should employ our transports. as far
as possible, in the transportation of
supplies. The remainder was to be
carried, under the provisions Of the
bill, IN American bottoms, at his dis
erection, If such service did not cost ex-
ceeding 10 per cent more than similar
service in foreign vessels. At most. ne
added, the secretary could use his dis
erection only two years, as in 1904 only
vessels Of American register could ply
between the United States and Philip
pine ports.
Is not this homeopathic dose of
the ship subsidy bill?" asked Mr.. CLAY
of Alabama
I am willing" replied Mr.. Stevens.
| to pay 10 per cent additional for the
next two years in order to establish a
direct line Of communication to the
Philippines"
Mr. Slayden Of Texas said he was
surprised to see so good a man as Mr..
stevens support bill so vicious. 1t
was a direct application of the shin
subsidy principle to a few individuals.
Mr.. Clayton of Alabama said the bin
was proposition to give unnecessary
gratuity 70 certain ship owners.
Nlessrs- Snodgrass OF Tennessee, IN
derwOOd Of Alabama. Cochran of Mis-
souri, and Williams of Mississippk also
| opposed the bill. Mr. Jones of WASH
! iugton supported it, 1t was defeated.
( IS to Sc, tBo-thirds not having voted
for it.
At 5:25 the house adjourned.