The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-07

DEBATE CLOSED
Senate Spends Day Discussing
Canal Routes. /.
ROOSEVELT is CONDEMNED
PRESIDENTS MEMORIAL AID
DRESS SEVERELY CENSURED.

H1ASHINGTON. June 6.-General
w debate on the ant-auarchy
bin closed today The Inv
cident of the day was a speech
By Mr. Richardson, an Alabama
Democrat, condemning the pres
ident in severe terms for the references
in his Memorial day grafton at Airing
ton to the epithets applied to Lincoln
and Grant during the civil war and
for his illusions TO iynchings. He de-
clared that the presidents remarks vio-
lated the pr0prieties Of the occasion.
Mr.. Littleheid led in the argument
or an hour and half in closing Tho
debate on the anarchy bin. The see
ton of the senate bill providing body
guard for the president was stricken
from the senate bill as a precaution
IN case the house substitute failed. An
effort was made 10 strike from the first
section Of the substitute the words linn
ting the crime of killing the president
TO the president in his official capacity.
but the motion was lost So to So.
only one section had been disposed
Of when the house adjourned.
At the opening of the session of the
house today. Mr. Hull. chairman of the
committee on military affairs, reported
back the resolution requesting infor-
nation as to salary or other compen-
sation paid General Leonard Wood
during the occupation of Cuba. The
committee recommended that it lie on
the table.
Mr.. Richardson of Alabama. during
the course of some remarks upon the
agar ffrsse1 liz
ROoseVeltS Memorial day grafton al
Arlington. He recalled the visit of
the late President Mckinley to Hunts
vile. Ala. a year ago. the reception
given him by the confederate and union
veterans. The noble sentiments Mr..
mckinley uttered upon that occasion.
Mr.. Richardson said endeared him to
the south. and he told of the great sor-
row felt there when Mr.. Mckinley fell
al Buffalo. Reluctant as he was 10
DO so, Mr.. Richardson said he felt il
his painful duty 10 contrast MIR. Nc
kinley's sentiments at Huntsville with
Mr.. RoOseYelts remarks at Arlington.
May 80.
He then read that portion OF Presi-
dent ROOsevelt's speech in which ne re-
ferred to the epithets applied to Grant
and Lincoln and the resolution passed
Dy tho confederate congress denounc-
ing the methods of warfare EMPLOYED
by the Union armies Mr. Rfchard son
said he should not so far forget his
enVirons as TO characterize as ia de-
served language which came from the
president of the United states upon a
solemn Memorial day occasion. when
honor was being done to the thousands
Of brave dead who died in defense Of
their flag. But he would dare TO saw
that IL would have been far more ap-
prOpriate il the president had referred
upon that occasion 10 the magnani-
nous terms which Grant accorded Lee
at AppomattOX. which had done so
much TO reconcile the divided sections.
i doubt whether there is said he.
"a brave federal soldier within the
sound of my voice who would have ut
tired the sentiments expressed by the
president. even in the heat OF debate
much less upon Memorial day. I say
the prOprieties Of the. occasion were
violated when the president referred to
what had been said about Lincoln in
the heat of battle when men were aim
Ing at each others lives
Mr.. Richardson also condemned the
presidents reference to lynchings in
the south
After further remarks in criticism Of
some features Of the bill BY Mr.. Kle-
berg (TeX.) and Mr.. Smith OKy). Mr.
Littleheld (Ie.) closed the debate with
an hour and half speech in support
Of the measure.
Having disposed Of the FIRST section
Of the substitute the house, at sos D.
NJ, adjourned.