Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-11
a. r,s and Game Preserves viii
Be Established,
CANNON SCORES SCIENTISTS
rbe,r Aim Is 90 Fssten Them
no.. on Pubiio Tes,-.Lacey Makes
vigorous Reply TO niinoi'an'

r,.blngton June lO.-The house to-
~, defeated the bill TO transfer GER
~. crest reserves to the agricultural
,.asrtment and to authorize the pres
49,, 70 establish game and fish pre-
.,yss IA death was accomplished by
,,,klpg out the enactlng clause The
,,6r was made by Mr.. Cannon and
nos carried by a vote of 100 to 70. lie
claimed that the bin would greatly In
.,.ose the cost Of administering forest
,.seryes and declared that the esiimat-
"A receipts Of the next fiscal year were
.,,oody exceeded by the appropriations
IN 10 The present time by over Sji 'OoO'-
om The house then adopted a special
o,isr for the consideration Of the Cor
NJ, Pacific cable bin by vote OF lOS
,7 and for the remainder Of the az
,,noon listened to the author OF the
rsaaIre argue in favor OF Its passage
Mr. Dalzell OF Pennsylvania, who pre-
,,nied the rule, announced that he was
opnosed 10 the government building a
cable to the Philippines. He said he
favored the construction Of an Ameri-
can cable by American capital and
gave notice that at the proper time he
vo,da offer as a substitute a bill TO
authorize the president to contract for
,be construction Of cable under GER
tain conditions.
The minority of the commerce COM
uIttse opposed the corIss bill on the
round that the Commercial Pacific
company Is now at work building a ca
Ne. which is TO be laid by American
capital,
The house today. after preliminary
spsiness. resumed consideration Of the
ull for the transfer of certain forest
reserves 10 the agricultural department,
and authorizing the president to create
eme and fish preserves In such re-
sryes. Mr. Cannon. chairman OF the
lamentations committee, moved to
strike out the enacting clause Of the
tl By unanimous consent, Mr. Cam
non. in connection with his motion.
made statement ny to the status Of
revenues and expenditures.
He argued vigorously agaist the pro-
posed transfer on the ground that 1t
would take the administration OF 4G,-
10000 acres from fully equipped land
CfHce and place them under an inexper-
fenced division Of the agricultural de-
partinent creating divided jurisdlc-
lion ana rendering the service much
more expensive than ut present.
He said he had no criticism TO pass
upon the scientists Of the agricultural
department., but he observed sarcastic
ally that the principal industry OF
many alleged scientists was TO fasten
themselves to the public teat. While
The president had recommended this
tiansfer Mr., Cannon said that what he
really had In mind was the increased
Efficiency Of forestry work In the Unit
ed States.
Il am not hero worshiper." said
Mr. Cannon, but measured by his adj
mlnlstration thus far / am abundant
ly thankful that Theodore Roosevelt
succeeded the great president who was
stricken down at Buffalo. ] believe in
him.
AS Mr. Cannon warmed up to his sub
Jet he created some amusement by
removing his collar and necktie.
MI Cannon then made statement
regarding the expenditures and receipts
oil The coming fiscal year For the cur
rent year the apparent surplus was
t9@oOt, for the coming year the es-
tlmaled revenues were s639. 100000.
Ihe regular appropriation bills In
yer present status aggregated $780,
WSW. The permanent appropriation |
were Stg,OOOOOO the miscellaneous ap- |
pIoprlations, including the omnibus |
pnshe bill, were tlO.0O00 400, the dea-
eleneles already aggregated 81 900. 900. |
lhe apparent excess Of appropriations
over expenditures already reached the |
sum OF S5l s2s.l2S This showing made |
no provision for the sinking fund (s54,- |
vMVVO), which could be paid or not. II |
old not Include anything for the 18TH |
man canal, for the Pacific cable. for I
.ns omnibus nsh hatchery proposition, |
OF hundred kindred appropriations.
" might be said that the treasury |
sS1h'alned a great surplus. observed |
Sh cannon. II eny Of the great
ending enterprises were undertaken, |
vac surplus would vanish like the mist
seloIe the sun. He said he did not |
ueslle 70 be an alarmist. but he adj
luleu MS colleagues 10 weigh carefully
appropriations before they allowed ex.
p'nuulures 10 march beyond estimated
eveipls Every cent Of revenue for
ne next fiscal year was necessary To
pday expenses In sight. lie Appealed 10
p,us colleagues not TO pass a bin Ike
Ine bending measure, which would
'trtelnly beget extravaganza.
Let US cut its head off," he said
. Jus, behind the ears Applause and
aughier)
AR Lacey Of Iowa replied to Mr.
. .%lnon' lie Insisted that the latters
nn'/sm u the pending bill was not
ssa,lue1' lie paid high tribute 10
=, .esr roosevelt saying II was FORUM
w. ior iSe country that II had a presi-
''aa. VINO knew something Of the great
~, ~ ana the needs Of the future there.
b. lannon's motion 70 strike out
y '"ac'ihs clause was carried, &C 10
a.. i,ls was not record vote. The bill
,i,t immediately reported TO the house
~ ~. ue RECOMMENDATION that the on
s ..s clause be stricken out. Mr..
y IN charge Of the bill. demanded
81 ~ ana noes on the adoption Of
Z "a. e.giumendatlon OF the committee
9.9,pled, 400 to 10
M Oaize'l OF Pennsylvania then pre-
a. lhe special order for the con-
'auon OF the Pacific cable bin Nv |