The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-16
MORE SARCASM
IN LOWER HOUSE
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he said. "if the publication Of all those
things would convict not only men un-
der indictment. but men higher up or
lower down, the report should be taken
Tor what II is worth"
If there We're men in the inspection
service. he declared, who were afraid TO
have their reports see daylight, such
men ought TO be gotten rid Of and men
put in who were not afraid.
We sought to investigate the post
office department" he said. and you
gentlemen turned out here like hornets
and insisted that the whole department
from top 10 bottom must be investi-
gated"
House Turned Tail
Both Republicans and Democrats. he
said, had declared that they would
tear the roof off the old thing" and he
inquired: What did you do? The
house got scared and turned tail
Amid laughter and applause he
chided the members of the house with
having started out 20 investigate the
department and having wound Up By
having the department investigate
them. THAT was a great coup on the
part OF the department" he said, with
sarcasm. He pOked fun at the Republic
cans for having so readily yielded TO
the persuasiOns Of the party leaders
and voting against a departmental in
vestigation adopting instead a miser-
able resolution investigating your
selves"
The Republican organization. he said,
was the finest i'm the world. There is
nothing like it, he continued. from
julius Caesar down 10 President Roose-
velt-'
Mr.. Griggs then said the present sys-
tenn which had grown up i'm the depart
ment requiring members to go person
ally and ask what their constituents
were entitled To was wrong.
The secret regulations of the post
office department. Mr.. Griggs con-
demned as a wrong system. He advo-
Gated the publication of "A departmental
daily record and the requirement that
the rules OF the department be made
public.
Notice of Amendment
Mr.. Townsend. Michigan. gave notice
of an amendment he would offer to the
bill To Increase the salaries of rural
free delivery carriers to $500 a year.
He submitted a statement Of cost TO
which the carrier was put for the
maintenance Of his horses and wagon.
This expense was given as 1854 year.
Calling attention to recent postal
l
the useful purpose Of pointing out the
defects IN the American system of gov
eminent. Each new administration
brought changes in certain employees
according 20 the eXigencies of the par
| ty i'm power. II was not the fault of
/ the men exercising the control of af-
| fairs of the country. But" he said.
Eve will be at fault if. in the presence
Of overwhelming danger that cOnfronts
us. no effort is made TO change the sys-
tenn
He then spoke of the growth OF
abuses in the various government de-
Dartments. and pointed to the fact that
I Presidents Cleveland. Mckinley and
/ Roosevelt had misapprehended public
property i'm using naval vessels as theiI
private yachts. President Roosevelt
declared he found IT necessary to have
! two vessels, the MayhOwer and the
! Sylph, The latter fitted out at an eX-
Dense Of 500, 900. The papers referred
! flower and the presidents yacht
Sylph."
Examples Higher Up.
| Continuing. he said, that with these
examples before them, is there any rea-
son why the underlings and under
strappers in the departments should
not feel authorized 70 oveTstep the
boundary just little now and then
! He spoke Of the number of carriages
and horses in use by the department
of commerce and labor, and it showed
"a pretty rapid development"
! In a vigorous five-minute speech Mr.
Hughes, New Jersey, upheld the right
of letter carriers through their mem
bers in congress to ask for fair treat
ment.
After agreeing that general debate OF
the l-in be limited to five hours, the
house, at $50 adjourned until tomor-
row.