The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-01
SUNDRY CIVIL
BILL DEBATED
Disclosure Made Concerning
California Soldiers Home.
ABUSE WILL BE CORRECTED
ASSAULT UPON COAST AND
GzoDETIc SURVEY.

men the provision relating to state
or territorial homes for disabled SOL
olers and sailors was reached. Mr..
BEL (Dem-. Cali assaiIed the policy in
force at these institutions regarding
the disposition Of the inmates. Refer
ring to the home in his own state. he
SAID Its officials had degraded the state
70 the position Of conducting a saloon
ana grog shop. Under the rule now ex-
lStlhg' ne declared, the officials conn
PEI the soldier TO surrender his pensiOa
ana then pay IL back to him in can
Teen checks he offered an amend
ment IL terms along the lines OF the
Law applying to the soldiers home in
this city.
Mr.. Hemenway (Rep., Ind. in
eharge Of the bill. opposed the amend
Hent. because Il was new legislation
on an appropriation bin.
IN the course Of the discussion
which followed. AIR. Hemenway de-
ciared that states homes not only Sc
cure from the government 500 a year
Tor the care Of each soldier. but with
hold a part OF the soldiers pension.
thereby specializing on the generosity
or the government
Canteen Checks.
Mr.. Bell interrupted to INQUIRE if the
state was not Epeculating on the pen
stons OF the cid soldiers when the
money was spent IN canteen checks.
am ashamed of any state that
would do that remarked Mr.. Hemen-
way.
And am ashamed to say my state
does 1t" Mr.. Bell declared. land I am
here 20 stop it,
Mr., Hemenway replied that he would
De ashamed to represent a state that
robbed old soldiers.
Mr.. Bell protested that he was proud
OF his state. but-ashamed Of the board
OF governors OF the home.
A point of order by Mr. Hemenway
against the amendment was overruled.
Taking the floor again. Mr.. Bell Wig
orousiy protested against the canteen
at the California state home, and
urged the adoption OF his amendment.
The amendment provided that no part
OF the appropriation shall apply to any
state or territory home into which the
wives and daughters of soldiers are adj
United and maintained, nor shall any
part OF II be apportiOEed TO any state
or territorial home that maintains a
bar or canteen where intoxicating
liquors are sold.
Mr.. Sher;ey (Dem.. Ky) offered an
amendment 10 the amendment striking
out the canteen feature. He was. he
said. as greatly grieved over the con-
ditiOn OF affairs in the California home
az was Mr. Bell but he empha tically
declared against that species of pa
ternalism which undertakes to legis-
late the morals OF people," He was he
said, opposed % any anti-canteen law.
Mr.. Sherley's amendment in favor OF
the Canteen was voted down. The Bell
amendment was then agreed 20 by a
rising votes 10 81.
House Would Not Listen.
Mr.. Hitchcock Dem, Neb) made an
unsuccessful attempt 10 amend the bill
by providing that no salaries shall be
paid to United States district attOr-
neys who FOR six months after the pass
age 81 the bin shall fan to proceed by
suit in equity or criminal prosecution
against persons. firms or corporations
violating the antitrust law,
Mr. Benton tDe a.. Mo- interrupted
the reading OF the bill 10 call attention
10 the remarks OF himself and Mr.
Hemenway regarding the appropria-
tion for furnishing the White House.
lie said he die not want TO be put in
the attitude OF having suggested that
a 600 White House stable was de-
sired when there was no foundation for
the statement. He then asked for the
estimate OF the secretary of the treas
ury. which includes $50. coo for White
House stable. and read from the testi-
nony OF Colonel II. W. Symonds SUI
lElAMhfAlnNIA VI Uunilt nultulll8E ana
grounds calling attention 20 the de-
plorabie condition of the present sta
Die. He also referred TO a supplemental
estimate IF $4,000 FOR the purchase of
land upon which TO erect the stable.
Got Around the Point.
Mr. Mann made a point of order. |
which was sustained. against the last
paragraph Of the bill. providing that
purposes shau have painted upon them
Tic name Of the department TO which
they belong. Mr.. Hemenway got
around a point by Offering a substitute /
slightly different in language. but pre-
serving the requirement of the original T,
paragraph. The substitute was agreed |
to.
The use of public carriages Tor pri- |
waite purposes Mr.. Baker characterized !
as graft"
The house then reverted 10 the por- !
tion OF the bill which was temporarily |
passed over relating 10 the coast and I
leodetic surveys. Mr.. Robinson lInd5 4
openly charged malfeasance in the con-
duet Of this office which he said had i
approached scandal He offered an !
amendment requiring that the allow +
arcc shall not he made unless support ]
ed by properly authenticated vouchers 4
Mr.. RobinsOn's amendment was dis /
fSreed To-
Provision Stricken Out.
Under "a point OF order the proviso 4
prescribing the method OF appointment !
and allowances for special agents and
others IN connection with timber depre- /
datiOns was stricken out, as also was /
The prOvisO to the paragraph for tran
scripts Of records and plats in the gen.
eral land office. restricting cOmpensa-
ton OF clerks 10 s. "a day and provid- i
ing that only one-twelfth of the appro- Il
priation shall be spent in any one
month.
An amendment was agreed TO apprO- /!
priating SS09e5 for new machinery, fur 1
niture, etc, 10 complete the equipment I
necessary TO inaugurate a coinage /
press at Denver.
The bin was about % be passed when I
Mr. SuIzer forced a roll call on a mo- /
ton 20 recommit with instructions to /
esrike out the paragraph relating TO /
the appropriation of $4,000 for rent I
OF the New York customs house. which \
paragraph he assailed- The call result
ed 81 yeas. 90 nays and seven present"
eight less than n quorum. Mr.. Wiz
Jams then moved 70 adjourn, which /
was carried
Amid applause on the Democratic
side the house, az $40. adjourned until /
tomorrow.
NEW PoSTMAsTERs.