The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-17
RECEIVE SALARY
AND DO NOTHING
Canal Commissioners Have a
Very Soft Snap.
SENATOR MoRGAE'S EXPOSE
PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH BRANCH.
ES OF CONGRESS.

Washington, Dec. 16--Whsn the SEN
ate met today joint resolution. Of
fered by Mr.. wetmore OF Rhoie
Island. was adopted appropriating $S.-
GOO for the purchase of a bronze bust
OF the late President Mckinley.
Senators Allison, Hale and CockrelI
We're named as conferees on the bill
appropriating s50.e00 TO pay the saIa-
RES OF the anthracite coal commission.
Mr. Morgan OF Alabama asked that
his bill fixing the salaries of the 18th
mian canal commission at $1,000 a
year be referred 10 the committee on
lnter-oceanic canals. He said he had
been informed that the present COM
mlssioners were paid 81 900 a month
each and that their services had ex-
tended over twenty nine and a. half
months
In response to an INQUIRY from Mr..
Hale, Mr.. Morgan said that out OF the
tWenty-nine and q half months the
commission had spent six months in
Nicaragua and two weeks in Panama
mat is a very remarkable state
ment," said Mr.. Hale.
a Time For Inquiry.
1T is a very true one" replied Mr..
Morgan, 'and shows the necessity of
our doing something to regulate these
expenses Continuing, Mr. Morgan
said il was necessary 'in advance of
striking one lick on that canal TO make
such provision as viii prevent the
United States from running into the
horrible iniquities Of the old Panama
one
He said there had been spent on that
canal $260.00o.oe0 and there was moth
Ing TO show for it except two-fifths OF
a ditch dug there which was filled up
to a large extent.
The bin was referred, as requested.
and consideration resumed of the mill
tary bill
An amendment offered by Mr.. For
aker was agreed to. striking out as
much Of section "a of the bill as re-
lated to drills, inspections and instruc-
ton Of men enrolled in the reserve
force.
At 2 O'clock the military bin was
displaced by the omnibus statehood
Din, but before a discussion was re-
sumed the senate passed a bill relat-
ing to coded lands on the Fort Hall
indian reservation, Idaho. and a resO-
interior TO transmit TO the senate the
report of DR.. Jackson upon the intro
auction of domestic reindeer in Alaska
Statehood Bill.
When consideration of the statehood
bill was resumed Mr.. Beverage sug-
gested the advisability of diScontinuing
the debate upon the bill on the con-
clusion of Mr.. Dillingham's remarks
until the senate meets on Jan. B. The
arrangement was agreed to, but Mr.
Quay required it to be understood that
Mr. Dillingham; should complete his
remarks and print them in the Record
this week, and that on Jan. some
other senator will be ready to address
the senate on the bill.
Mr. Dillingham; then resumed his
speech in opposition to the omnibus
bill.
After Mr. Dillingham; had concluded
Mr.. Teller OF Colorado desired TO dis
sent from some of the statements
which had been made, and said that
the people Of New Mexico had been
slandered by the committee and by
Mr. Dillingham;. but objections were
made by Messrs. Beverage, Yelling
ton and Foraker on the ground of the
agreement reached, and the senate at
4:1O p m, went into executive session.
At $50 p m. the senate adjourned.