Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-19

In four years the increase of approprla-
lions, he said was $l.O67 100000. 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.
Mr., shallenberger OF Nebraska brief
~ condemned the action OF the secre-
;ary OF war In Diminishing Miss Taylor,
a clerk In the war department, for crl-
ticising the administration. He also
condemned the action OF Gen. Wood
IN using Cuban funds to make public
sentiment IN the United States In favor
of Cuban reciprocity.
Mr. Cannon made brief reply to the
speeches OF Mr.. Richardson and Mr.
Shallenberger, and aroused great en-
thusiasm on the Republican side Of the
house
II listened with care for almost an
hour and half" said Mr. Cannon, "to
the remarks OF the gen leman from
Tennessee, the leader on the other side
OF the house, and after listening TO him
l am here to confess that on this side
OF the house. and rather suspect on
that side OF the house, the millennium
has not yet come. We are not perfect,
and we do not claim TO be. We pull
the wagon. and we do the work, and
you find the fault, You have been at
that now for over generation. and
still We have pulled along. II does you
good. and ] do not think II hurts US.
You had full power Under Cleveland.
You came IN power partially from time
to tine, but then you had full power.
II is recent--from 1893 to 1897,
Don't you wish you could blot out
the recollection OF the manner In which
you exercised III And for gall and
cheek, With the recent performance.
now. when we are doing the best we
can, meeting every obligation, the
country prospering, passed through the
var with honor, passed through the
war with justice, solving the questions
that grew cat OF that war, and solving
them with courage Notwithstanding
the criticism and opposition gentlemen
Of yourp arty, still you scold,
My friend from Nebraska (Mr. Shall
| lenberger), who has just talked. Is
young and hopeful Bye and bye, when.
| politically speaking, he has tarrled at
Jericho until his beard has grown. he
viii not be so optimistic.
Nov, in conclusion. let us move on.
| In a few days let us adjourn this Con-
gress We have nothing to apologize
for. Peace and prosperity abound with
| as here and everywhere throughout
| our border as never before In the his
| tory of civilization. Print your
speeches, circulate them, go on the
stump. will take my chance that
when the silent ballot drops In Noyem-
Der next YOU will march up to the same
old defeat"
The bill then was read for amend
ment under the flve-mlnute rule.
Mr. Bartlett Of Georgia offered an
amendment TO appropriate s25,500 10 re-
| imburse he revenues OF Cuba for the
amount paid to Gov.-Gen. Wood out
| of the Cuban revenues by direction Of
! the secretary Of war IN excess Of his
salary as brgadler general.
with great grief and pain" OBJ
served Mr.. Cannon, sarcastically, 81
| am compelled to raise the point of or.
der that the appropriation Is not au-
| thorized by law"
Mr. Bartlett pointed out that some
what similar provision appeared In a
former deficiency bill TO pay back TO
| the Cuban revenues the money stolen
by Rathbone and Nicely and Reeves"
That provision was lost in conference.
Nevertheless, he did not believe the
gentleman on the other side should
seek TO prevent by a technicallty, the
return OF money taken from the Cuban
treasury "Illegitimately. Illegally and
In violation Of law"
you cannot cry this matter down."
said Mr.. Bartlett, addressing the Re-
publican side you might as well face
II now. commend to the country this
continued effort on the part OF the
other side of the house to smother
every attempt to investigate the con-
dition Of affairs in Cuba"
When Mr.. Cannon declined TO with
draw his point of order, Mr. Bartlett
withdrew the amendment. The bill
was passed,
At. 500 the house took recess until
O'clock.
Indian legislation was considered al
the night session and these bills were
passed;
To ratIfy and confirm an agreement
with the Choctaw Indians; to ratify
and confirm an agreement with the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians; TO
provide for the sale OF the unsold por-
ton Of the Umatilla Indian reservation;
authorizing the adjustment OF the
rights OF settlers on the Navajo reser-
walton, Arizona.