The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-11
PENSIONS FOR
FORMER SLAVES
Plan Of Republicans to Help
Along Their Party.
IS DENOUNCED IN THE HOUSE
REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE BILL ADOPTED.

Washington. Feb. 10.-The house to-
day adopted the conference report on
the depa rtment of commerce bill BY a
vote of 215 to 10. one Republican (Mr
Littlefeld) and nine Democrats voted
against this action. Several Democrats
took the position that the Nelson
amendment" to the bureau of corpora
tons was a weak and Intellectual at
tempt to provide the machinery for cor
poration publicity. Mr.. Mann of I'LL
nois. on behalf of the Republicans, con-
tended on the contrary that it was a
better measure of publicity than had
been presented ia any other bill
The remainder of the day was devot-
ed to the sundry civil appropriation
bill. Mr.. Cannon, chairman OF the az
preparations committee, gave noIlce
that at the proper time he would move
two amendments. one to provide for rhe
purchase of site and the erection or
a three-story 400-room office bullding
for members and others, and an appro-
priation of $500, 900 to carry out the
original plans for identifying and en-
larging the main wing of the copitoI-
Pension For Ex-slaves.
The enthusiasm increased as Mr..
Cannon said that congress should go
further and complete the central BODY
of the capitol in accordance with the
plans which were made when the
wings were built. The capitol, ne saio,
could be completed for $2,5OOOOO, ana
both this work and the new Office build
ing could be finished in two and IA IL
years. There was plenty of money in
tire treasury, and now, he argued, was
the time to do the work. II 1t was not
authorized at this session of congress
II might be a decade before it was done
e
debate on the bill was speech by MI
DeArmond on the Hanna bill to pension
ex-slaYes. He spoke in a sarcastic vein,
but the subject assumed serious
phase when Mr.. Richardson of Tennes-
see said that adventures in the south
were using the bill to impose on ignor-
ant credulOus negroes, and called on
Mr.. Cannon to give assurance that the
passage of such a measure was not
contemplated. This assurance Mr.. Can
non gave.
Talked For Statehood.
Mr.. Smith. delegate from Arizona, Sc
cured the floor and replied to some OF
the statements derogatory to Arizona
made in the senate during the state
hood debate. He declared that the IL
literacy charges were untrue and that
the Mormon scare" was a gross eX-
aggeration. He ridiculed the investiga-
ton of the senate subcommittee on
territories. which, he said, spent two
days in investigation and two months
in telling the senate what they thought
they learned. He declared that the out
rageOus Misrepresentation and Islander
of the people of Arizona in the senate
and in the press had hurt their credit
and standing.
Mr.. De Almond of Missouri. in a brief
but exceedingly sarcastic speech rela-
tive to the bill recently introduced by
Senator Hanna to pension the eX-
slaves, precipitated an interesting de-
bate. He called the bill "a curious evil
dence of the prevailing trend of poll
ties" which was more valuable as a
piece of political maneuvering than as
a piece Of prospective legislation
The introducer of the bill" he said.
announced that he was not candidate
FOR the presidency, but from the same au-
ShOrity came the announcement that there
were no trusts"
The exact facts could. he said. be BAL
anced in the public mind. after a study of
both statements. The negro delegate. he
said. was an important factor in RepJb-
hcGn national conventions. and there was
nothing like making preparations in good
time, 1t was an interesting game. and
those not concerned could watch it with
equanimity.
Farces Have Solemn Aspects.
1t was a farce. he said. but still farces
had their solemn aspects. And il was
SOLDERING to think of the old negroes in
their cabins in the south giving up their
they would turn for relief to their nat
ural protectors-the white people of the
south
Mr.. Cannon. in reply. treated Mr. De
Almonds remarks lightly, calling atten-
ton to the fact that Senator Hanna bill
had been introduced by request
Mr.. Richardson of Tennessee treated the
matter very. seriously He said that com
ranies were already being formed and
circulars were being sent out to ignorant
colOrsd people by INSCRIPTIONS 8dvenTur-
ers. and he thought both sides should
join in an assurance TO them not to invest
their quarters and dimes in this chimeri-
cal scheme.
Mr.. Cannon responded that all should
understand. rich and poor. white and
black. cultured and ignorant. that the
government promised TO all alike equality
before the law and equality of opportunity
and under it each must work out his
own salvation.
Eulogies For Moody.
Mr.. DE Almond was not satisfied with
this statement. but asked for a more spe-
ciftc assurance, and in reply, Mr.. Cannon
stated with emphasis that if the ignorant
undeceived-that in his judgment no such
bin could or would pass.
At the conclusion of general debate the
bin was read for amendment under the
fiVe-minute rule. It was agreed that on
the session on Sunday Feb. p. eulogies
20 the memory of the late Representative
Moody of North Carolina should be in
order
At 5:45 p. m. the house adjourned.
CIlCEDEHC 0UED IN HANcAC