The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-13

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w house today the conference re-
port on the bill to create a gen
eraI staff in the army was adopted.
After some further routine business
of minor character the house went
into committee of the whole and re-
sumed the further consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill
When the item appropriating $50, 900
Tor the care, repair and refurninshing
of the executive mansion, to be expend-
ed as the president might determine.
was reached. Mr.. Gaines of Tennessee
asked why this appropriation had been
increased from $4,000 to $4,000 Mr..
| Cannon replied by calling attention to
| the enlargement of the White House
and the construction Of the new eX-
ecutiVe Offices These changes, he said
increased the expenses.
Mr. Gaines read from the report OF
colonel Bingham extracts ascribing the
increase Of the expenses at the White
House 10 the large amount of enter
tanning" done by the president. Mr..
Gaines said he did not believe the peo-
pie should be taxed for these endless
chain entertainments. He said he was
! sorry 100000 had been spent to remodel
the old White House.
Cannon Disappointed.
Mr.. Cannon. in reply. said he was glad
the old White House had been Overhauled.
but he confessed that the new executive
| ofilces had disappointed him. Il think. "
said he we were entitled to a better
building for the money"
Mr.. Cannon recalled the fact that dur
| ing JacksOn'S administration the land
| grounds was a political issue. He men
! toned this. he said. TO show how the
American people sometimes ran amuck- -
MI Fitzgerald of New York referred to
| a newspaper report taht Colonel Bing-
hams transfer had been due to his hold
ing up certain vouchers in connection
with the White House improvements and
| his opposition to the character of these
| improvements He also criticised the Ian
guage of the appropriation. for the care
| repair and refurnishhlng, which he did
not think actually described the purposes
| for which the appropriation was made
viii not the gentleman state that
colonel Bingham states that he was
transferred at his own request" asked
Mr.. Graham of Pennsylvania.
on replied Mr.. Fitzgerald. 1T is the
| common thing for officers whose future
is in the service to make statements ex-
| enerating their superiors. But it in my
| opinion refle It's upon the president of the
| United States to have il intinated thai
/ an officer is being coerced in approving
| expenditures his judgment does not sane
Imitation of CouxE Life.
! Mr. Cochran of Missouri thought the
! subject raised by the pending item was
] well worthy of serious consideration. He
/ gance Of official circles, the constantde-
/ manG for increased salaries and allow
/ ances. He described official functions IS
an attempt TO initiate court circles
\ abroad. He said that fifty years ago the
| White House receptions were very differ
/ ent and FAR simpler than they are to-
day It was fact. he Sai0, that poor
men today could not accept positions in
/ the cabinet or on the bench because OF
| the social expenses entailed. and he
| thought that an argument for a return 10
| the simpler methods of the older days
Mr.. Cannon. replying to Mr.. Fitzgerald.
| said so far as he knew there was no con-
| flict between Colonel Bingham and the
! secretary of war over the approval OF
vouchers AS to the language of the
! item under discussion ne thougnt II
proper. There was nothing, ne said, 10
| prevent the president, at his own expense,
| entertaining as he chose.
Mr. Simms of Tennessee. in criticiSing
| the work of the architect who made the
/ White house improvements. denomlnated
! the executive office "a hen COOP which
would invite the attack of anarchists
An amendment offered by Mr. Gaines
l to reduce the appropriation from S6009O
| to $4,000 was voted down without divis-
Philippine Item.
| Mr.. Jones of Virginia made a point OF
/ order against the item 10 appropriate
! 50 OC1 600 for the relief OF the distress in
/ the Philippines by the purchase and
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| farm animals. supplies and neceSSdrleS OF
/ life aid through the employment OF labor
/ in the construction of government wagon
/ roads. railroads and other public works
/ He withdrew the point of order. however,
upon the understanding with Mr.. Cannon
! that the word railroads should be
/ stricken out and that provision should
1 be made for a detailed report of eXpendl-
! lures under the appropriation
The point was subsequently, renewed
] hv Mr.. Greene of Pennsylvania, but was
! Overruled by the chair. Co.
The amount suggested by Mr. cannon
was offered by him. and he explained the
/ req. sons which moved the committee al
4 most unanimously to report the item. He
/ had read the TecOmme ndatiOnS of the
/ president and the Philippine commission
\ urging the necessity for some such meas
! ure of relief as that given Cuba and Por-
/ to Rico MI. Benton of Missouri of the
aDpropria lions commit Tee supported the
| provision.
| MIR. Jones Of Virginia moved TO reduce
! the appropriation from S3.100.O0O
Mr. Robinson of Indiana thought II
| there was necessity for relieving distress
| in the Philippines the money should be
/ loaned and not donated
! After some debate by Messrs- Williams;
/ illinois, Mr.. Crumpacker. Indiana. and
| Others Mr. Jones amendment was vote!
4 down y TO Sc. Mr. Cannon's amendment
/ pIefine only twenty-seVen pages the COM
/ T1ittee rose Saturday was substituted
| TOR Tomorrow for the consideration OF
{ nriI-ate bills in order that the house might
( nroce ed with the sundTy civil bill tomor-
1 I'll the house adjourned