The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-19

by which the bill to open 100000 acres
in the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache
reservations in Oklahoma was defeated
at the session last night. He said he
would not press the motion at this
time. The house then went into COM
mittee Of the whole and entered upon
the consideration Of the general de-
dciency appropriation bill. While Mr..
Cannon, who was in charge of the bill,
was trying TO arrange for the division
of time. he announced that if he could
have his way congress would adjourn
sine die before July A. The announce
ment was greeted With applause on
both sides Of the house. 1t was ar
ranged that general debate should ex-
tend for two and One-half hours.
More Pay For Postal Employees.
Mr. Loud Of California, under the
latitude allowed in general debate, sub
mitted some remarks upon the question
OF salaries for postal employees. He
said he believed that the government
should pay liberal salaries. as high as
private corporations, but no higher
Employment in the government service,
he maintained. had advantage over pri-
vate employment A government en-
plOy had liberal leaves OF absence His
employment was continuous whether
times were good or bad. There was, he
said a steady agitation for the increase
Of pay of postal clerks, railway mail
clerks and letter carriers. The particu-
lar agitation was for the increase of the
paw Of the latter class from an average
of s91S to $1,000 a year. He declared
that, all the circumstances considered,
the pay Of the letter carriers was the
highest for the service performed of
that in any branch of the government
service. He undertook to show, COM
paratively speaking that if the letter
carriers should receive 81, 200 the rail-
way mail clerks, whose salaries aver
aged $1,000, should get $500
Richardson Scores Administration.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. LIQUIDS re-
marks. Mr.. Richardson Of Tennessee,
the minority leader took the floor. The
Republican party, he said, has had abb
Eolute control of all branches Of the
government for six years He pro-
posed to examine into its trusteeship.
The dominant party. he said, had come
into power with certain promises and
pledges. and he argued that its record
was spotted all over with the leprOsy
of pledges unredeemed. First, he di-
rected attention to the promises Of rea-
sOnable trade concessions to Cuba, sol
EMMY given, which had been defeated,
he stated. by discord and rebellion in
the Republican ranks.
He then went back TO 1895, charging
that the Republicans had betrayed
their pledges on the Monroe doctrine
question, and later, in 1900, when they
appealed for further lease of power
in order to cure the alleged defect in
the legislation for the perpetustiOn OF
the gold standard. Not one line Of
remedial legislation had been placed
upon the statute books since 1900.
Mr.. Richardson announced that, in
his opinion, the gravest danger now
threatening the welfare Of the people
and the country was the growth Of the
power of the trusts.
There was. he declared, an irrepressi-
bic cry throughout the country for gov
eminent control of the great trusts.
Congress alone could heed that cry. If
il was not needed these remOrseless
trusts could proceed in their greed to
defy the power of the government it
self. Mr.. Richardson charged that the
growth of these great trusts was due to
the existence Of the highest protective
tariff ever placed on the statute books.
There was sworn testimony OF the ben
eiciaries of the tariff that it was the
mother Of trusts"
Sherman Law Dead Letter.
The Sherman antitrust law, which
the dominant party pointed to with
pride, he said, was a dead letter. I'm
der 1T the trusts flourished like mush-
rooms in a dark cellar. Congress did
nothing. II the people did not turn out
Of power the friends of trusts. he said,
they would deserve the fate the trusts
had in store for them. The Republi-
cans. he said. seemed to be paralyzed
from fear. They cried out and asked
whether the president and attorney
general were not now endeavoring TO
restrain the trusts. That was true, he
said but action against a single trust
could accomplish nothing. Congress
must act Presidential strenuosity
would not compensate for congression-
al ennui.
Mr.. Richardson declared that the
Democrats were willing TO remain in
session until the snow flew in order to
give the people some relief from tariff
taxation. His Democratic colleagues
gave him a round of applause. He
quoted a statement attributed to Speak
or Henderson about the circulation Of
false reports regarding Cuban reci-
prOcity, and added:
From recent developments 1t would
seem that possibly the government it.
self was particeps criminis to the cir
latiOn of the reports Of which the
speaker complained" Gaughter).
Reckless Extravaganza.
In conclusion. Mr.. Richardson charged
the Republican party with improper,
n four years the increase Of appropria-
tons. he said. was $1.O67 600. 600. For
that vast sum of money he asked what
the United States had gained. and in
reply read the closing paragraphs OF
Senator HOar's Philippine speech. in
which the Massachusetts, senator gave
a list OF the vessels we had acquired by
the war with Spain.
AR Shallenberger OF Nebraska brief
IS condemned the action Of the secre-
tary Of war In dismissing Miss Taylor
a clerk I'm the war department, for cri-
ticising the administration. He also
condemned the action Of General Wood
in using Cuban funds to make public
sentiment in the United States in favor
Of Cuban reciprocity.
Cannon Replies.
Mr.. Cannon made a brief reply to the
speeches Of Mr.. Richardson and Mr.
Shalleuberger. and aroused great en-
thuslasm on the Republican side Of thC
house
II listened with care for almost ar
hour and a half" said BIr. Cannon, ''tC
the ramraks of the gentleman from
Tennessee. the leader on the other side
Of the house. and after listening to hin
j am here to confess that on this sid'
of the house. and I rather suspect OF
that side OF the house. the millennium
has not yet come. We are not perfect
and we do not claim TO be. We pul
the wagon. and we do the work, anC
you find the fault You have been a
that now for over s generation anC
sen rra have n5ITn1 along III does VOI