The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-28

Ocp. i, l9ti-
ar Cannon declared that he had
never heard OF this man Christmas un-
til yesterday he had no knowledge or
information concerning him, but ae-
cOrdiug 20 his own belief. he was q
briber and worse.
But he was accredited by the score
tarv OF state" interposed Mr.. Richard
son, "and Instructed 10 go to our min
lister In London"
The gentleman artfglly says the sec
Tetary of state made this man his
agent" cried Mr.. Cannon. Indignantly
Il know nothing about it. If anything
ought % De Investigated. I am for an
Investigation. But I am not in favor Of
proceeding upon the extracts the gem
tleman has read, Let the documents be
printed in full then each member of
tie house can act intelligently. No one
Wi. D2 more swift than i to investigate
charges affecting federal officials and
members OF the American congress-.
''But these charges were printed in
Denmark and We're known here from
Jan. IS to Feb. Il" interposed Mr..
Richardson.
Secretary's Duty Neglected.
Does the gentleman not think the
secretary Of state should have called
The attention of the senate to charges
that 100000 was being spent to bring
about successful termination of the
HegC tiaUiOns?'
do not know anything about it,"
responded AIR. Cannon warmly. and
until [ do I viii say nothing that would
dishonor any one. / demand a vote"
Il am not seeking to dishonor any
one. I am seeking 10 prevent dis
The gentleman fears to have the
house examine the documents before it
votes retorted Mr. Cannon
Il am not insisted Mr. Richardson.
That is exactly what Z desire. / ask
unanimNls consent now that this re-
port be read in full from the clerks
desk
Hut Mr.. Cannon angrily objected his
objection being sustained by half a
dozen other Republicans. The speaker
then put the question on Mr. Cannons
motion TO postpone The Republicans
generally voted for the motion. but
such a stentorian chorus of noes came
from the Democratic side that the
speaker announc q, The noes seem to
have it,"
MIR Cannon did not ask for division
and the speaker declared the motion
lost
Mr.. Richardson said that Christmas
was speaking of inviting members of
congress TO dine with him at the Hotel
Raleigh in this city.
Quotes From the Report.
He then quoted from the report as
follows
1T was not alone the members of
congress I had to invite. 1 had as my
special assistants two men-C. W.
Knox, who was an intimate friend of
senator Hanha. and Richard P. Evans,
lawyer in Washington, who represent
ed Mr.. Gardner and his friends in the
house. These took an active part in
the personal agitation. since they
talked with a large number of mem
bers Of congress and agitated for the
purchase of the islands I had con-
tracts with them both, according to
which they. and through them certain
members of congress, should have q
share of the commission if the sale took
place. but the two gentlemen's agita-
ton expenses, etc, bills in restaurants
and hotels, 3 had to pay. The two press
associations. Abuer Mckinley and
Brown, Evans. Knox and others had
promised that their contracts should
be guaranteed by the house of Selig- I
man. To this the banking house had
agreed, as it should in one way or an
other have to be recognized by the
Danish government"
Mr.. Richardson then proceeded
Now, Mr.. Speak , ] could make
more Of these quotations It I will not
take the time OF the h. It is enough /
to show what q rel this creature J
has made to the Danish government |
. Htges ff
used as an AGENT was about to say /
tool. but as an agent-to carry a trust |
ed diplomat from our legation in Lon |
don TO the court at Copenhagen, and /
there entertain this trusted agent and /
procure his admission and introduction /
to- the prime minister of Denmark, /
which resulted in putting on foot the /
n regulations leading 20 this treaty.
Half a Million For Lobby.
Nov, am not here TO charge, and I
dc not charge that any American 4
or senator has been /
lribed in this matter; but here is the !
declaration of this agent Of the Danish /
government and of our own govern /
ment that ne had contracts for S500,O00 :
Of the money which we supposed we /
were paying into the treasury of Den /
mark for these islands, to be used, as |
he said, for the corrupt purpose of /
oribing American congressman.
Does u IS not demand an investiga- 1
hon at our handsI Are we To sit here /
and permit this paper to be published /
n the leading papeis not only of Den /
mark and the United States-because I
D portion of this report. making these 4
charges. has already been printed in a /
paper and i'm some other /
papers in this country. also in the Lon
lon Times? It has been printed, 1 !
venture To say. in the leading papers /
lf every capital OF Europe. These /
,haFges have gone forth % the world 4
hat there is q condition of affairs in I
he United States congress, as Je-
scribed by this minister, that is sim
ply horrible. and that he has known it
.Or long time
Does such a state of affairs exist.
NJ. Speaker Every member of con-
.ress can be called and interrogated
mon his oath IL he met this man
rhristuas. If he dined with him at the
lotels. If he sought in any way to make
public opinion in favor of the ratilca-
ion Ct lhis treaty for the purchase OF
he Danish islands
Marshals the Facts.
ST have so far made no reflections
lpon any American official; but 1 do
say this, that these facts that 1 have
submitted here, the extracts from these
Danish papers. show that al this cor
upt contract business has been eX-
,osed ana published since the 2Sth of
January i'm the Danish papers ] take
{ that the senate Of the United States
ia not kEoW on the 18th day of Feb
navy that S50c.000 of that money had
'een bar gained away for the corrupt
purpose Of buying them and you and
he balance Of us into the support of
his measure. and vet on the 18th day
# February the American senate al
most unanimously. as ] believe. and