The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-13
FREE COAL NOT
ON PROGRAMME
Senate Evading a Vote on the
Vest Resolution.
MEANWHILE PEOPLE SUFFER
JUDGE KING FIGURED IN YES
TERDAX's DEBATE.

Washington. Jan. 12.-whan the SEN
ate met today, Mr.. Mitchell of Oregon
submitted the report Of the commission
OF the senate on its investigation Of af-
fairs in the Hawaiian islands.
house bill WAS passed Incorporate
ing the Society Of the Army Of Santiago
de Cuba.
The vest resolution directing the
committee on finance to report a free
coal bin was then called up. Mr.. AL
drich announced that there were strong
hopes that action with respect TO a re-
mOval of the duty on anthracite coal
viii be taken elsewhere and he asked
that the resolution go over.
Mr.. Vest vigorously objected, saying
he had no assurance that anything
VIII be done in any other place. Cir
cumstantial evidence" he said, rs
strongly against any such assumption.
No action has been taken and no sus-
picion of any action has been seen
anywhere and therefore, under existing
conditions, to allow this resolution TO
90 into the uncertain and nebulous fu-
ture would be equivalent TO its de-
feat"
MIR. Vest referred to last Thursdays
debate on the subject and declared that
the only partisan feature Of il came
from Mr.. AidWch. In all his expert
enCe. he asserted. he had never seen
such unanimity of public sentiment on
any subject. He called attention to
the action of the Legislature of Rhode
Island. Jan. 8. unanimously voting for
the removal Of the duty on coal and
had read newspaper reports comment
ing or the action. Mr.. Vest said he
did nv want 20 embarrass the senator
from Rhode Island. who was amply
able 20 defend himself, but his desire
was 20 place before the senate proof
OF the sentiment for free coal now ex-
listing.
Based on Judge Kings Letter.
Mr.. Vest again reverted to what he
called his unfortunate reference to
Mr.. Dingley," which had been so Wig
orously resented, and sent to the desk
and had read a letter from Congress-
man Fleming of Georgia. enclosing one
from former Representative King of
Utah, dealing with a conversation with
Mr.. Dingley at the time the DingIey bill
was under consideration in congress.
in which he is said to have apprehend-
Ell changes i'm the bill which were neces-
sary TO obtain foreign markets for
American goods. and that the trend Of
Mr.. Dingley's mind was in that direc-
ton, and therefore bore out the state
ment contained IN the Philadelphia
Bulletin and republished in the Wash
ington Post.
Mr.. C2rmack Of Tennessee charged that
ton.
1T has been murdered in cold blood BY
protection said he. Beneficiaries Of the
protected manufacturers and the protect
ed trusts. he said, have appropriated to
themselves every particle OF the tariff
provided la the Dingley act
Mr. AldriCh said the remarks of the
senator from Missouri and the senator
from Tennessee only confirmed his former
statement that the resolution was for no
other purpose than TO discuss questions
outside the coal question. Referring TO
ithe, newspaper report which Mr.. Vest
had read, Mr.. Aidrfch said the epCpfe o.
Rhode Island fully understood his posi-
ton on the tariff question. There has
been no disguise i'm the past" he said.
and there viii be none In the future as
TO that position
More Delay.
Mr.. Aldrich then took up the statement
attributed TO Mr.. Dingley regarding reci-
procity and declared that the bill was
In print and had been prepared nearly
month before the conversation is alleged
&c nave taken place.
The resolution went over until tomor-
row. when Mr.. Aldrich will continue his
remarks The vote by which the senate
passed the bill Incorporating the Society
Of the Army of Santiago de Cuba was re-
considered and the bill was ordered re-
committed
At o'clock the statehood bill was ia
ken up.
M Nelson continued his remarks in
opposition 20 the omnibus statehood bill,
and had not concluded when, at O clock.
by unanimous consent, a large number of
unobjeetec pension bills on the calendar
were passed
Mr. Mitchell of Oregon announced the
death in this city yesterday OF Represen-
tatiVC Tongue of Oregon. and offered the
usual resolutions expressing the sorrow
of the senate. The president pro tenn
nnnninfnu MrgSTE Mitchell Perkins a
California;. Deliver. Turner and Dubois
a committee on the part OF the senate to
accompany the remains TO Oregon. and
the senate at 5:i5 adjourned until to-