The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-15


Of the measure. sketched briefly the
emergency which made its passage adj
Nlsable- He did not believe its enact
ment would result in the importation
OF much coal or in much reduction in
lis price.
Mr. Maddox OF Georgia deuouncea
the whole proceeding as humbug
Mr.. Cochran Of Missouri declared
that this was late day repentance" on
the other side II the president ana
department Of justice. he said. had
done their dutE months ago when they
We're gailaNanting around denoGncing
trusts, the situation would be diIerenl
now
Mr.. GoIdfogie Of New York spoke
along the same line.
IN reply TO a question bv AIr. Nc
I Gan Of Massachusetts,. Mr. Payne said
That, in his opinion. The rebate on coal
would apply 70 coal iD bond.
Not the Right Remedy,
M Dayton of West Virginia said he
wanted To do everything IN his power ~
reieEe the existing distress. but be dad
not believe tho DeliGi1z biz W0uid ac-
/ conplish anything. a drastic method
he SAID. might be etfectiVe-thc susiseu-
\ sion II the clause Of The interstate COM
ffleree law which prehi6its Discrimination
22ainst classes OF freight for sixty DAYS.
+ lie said that The mines Of his state were
running half time because they eogia
I not get cars 10 move their coal
NJ GalEes West Virginia, opposed the
I bill. declaring that il would give no re-
ceai importers - know, sate he, 'ci
70 class OF business men Who do not
/ charge whatever the market permits theEl
3 10 charge
aIr Mondem also opposed the bin. say
ing il would inizare the coal industry Of
( his section by allowing Chinese-mlned
coal from Canada 20 come ia competition
/ Mr. DeArmond Missouri said the PEND
/ ing bill should have passed the first day
( Of the session. NotvlthstandiEls that the
I high prOtectiOnists on the other side were
/ reluctant 20 admit it. he believed the oil
would be productive Of some good.
An Attempt TO Deceive.
Mr. McDermOtt. New Jersey. declared
{ that the pill was an admitted preteuse,
I and was virtually an attempt TO deceive
the pu6liC into the belief thar something
was being done. The limitation OF time
i on its operation would prevent foreign
[ coal producers anywhere from permanent
~ Investing additional capital to increase
/ their production for this market
Mr.. Grosvenor closed the debate He
said that by his vote ne did not expect
to invite foreign competition TO destroy
the American coal mining Industry We
could produce oar own coal when normal
( conditions re-establisbed themselves
Tic bill then WIS PASSED. - tf'7s The
house then resumed the consideration OF
i the army appropriation Dill
After some debate. in which the argu-
menI was made that the signal corps was
/ becoming one of the most important
! branches of the service. an amendment
offered by Mr.. Hepburn (l0Na) WAS
adopted. to increase the number If off
GERS in that corps by one colonel. two
lieutenant colonies. four majors and eight
captains and eight first heutenants. va
caEcies to be filled by promotion and then
by assignment from the line of the army
Coal on Free List.
4 While the army bilI was under cOnsid-
! Grafton d message from the senate an
nounced the passage of the coal rebate
bill with an amendment Ms- Payne (New
York; moved to concur in the amendment.
Its reading was applaUded on the Demo
cratic side. and Mr.. Richardson re-
marked that the privilege OF making the
motion should have been accorded MS
side of the house The amendment was
unanimously cOncurred in, which passed
the bill.
sumed-
An amendment was adopted. on motioa
of Mr. Hay (Nirsifsiaf, providing that 40
action looking te-the dlsconIlnualfce OF
the zrny transport service should be TAX
en- without the consent of congress An
other. Offered by Mr. Shafroth colorado,
was adopted, providing that no steamship
in the transport service shall be sold pf
disposed of without the consent OF CEN
Al $50 D. m. after disposing Of twenty
eight pages of the bin, the house ad-
jOurned.