Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-05
Conditions Under HarrisOns and
Clevelands Administrations
Are Compared
DID SENATE SESSIONS MERGE?
Question Of Recess Calls Out SHARP
Talk--Gormau Says Tariff
Changes Not Desirable.

washington, req, Sine senate
chamber again today was the arena Of
an interesting political debate with the
provision In the urgent deficiency APP
propria ton bill for a loan OF $4,000, 900
for the ST. Louis exposition the basis
for the discussion.
The controversy was precipltated by
Mr., Lodge who quoted many official
figures TO demonstrate that Republican
policies had not been a failure in the
United States. Mr.. Foraker also spoke
devoting himself largely TO a COMPARE
son of conditions under the Harrison
administration and those under the adj
minlstration Of Mr. Cleveland to the
advantage OF the former
On the Democratic side Mr.. German
and MIR Bailey were the orators. MIR.
German explained his attitude toward
the army and navy. and charged that
at the close Of the Harrison administGa-
ton the treasury Of the United States
was in a very bad way, Mr.. Bailey
followed up this charge with an elabOr-
ate presentation Of statistics and con-
tended that the export trade Of the
United states under Cleveland was
greater than under Harrison. The ex-
position amendment had not been dis
posed OF when the senate adjourned.
THE CRUM CASE.
The resolutions introduced by Mr..
Tlllman In the senate, making inquiry
OF the secretary OF the treasury con-
corning the appointment of w. ID. Crum
as collector of the port Of Charleston.
y e., ana directing the senate commit.
Tee on judiciary TO make an inquiry
as to what constitutes a recess appoint.
ment to office, was taken up today.
Mr.. Tillman claimed that the records
show that on Dec. last MIR. Crum
was both nominated and appointed, and
ne declared that such u course had been
without previous parallel. Mr.. Tillman
declared that there was no interim be-
tween the two sessions.
Mr.. Lodge Called attention To the
TACT that after adJournlng the extra SEES
sion the president pro TEN had left the
chair and descended TO the floor, re.
turning afterward with the chaplain,
who had offered prayer for the begin
ming OF the first sitting Of the new con.
gress.
Mr. Tillman declared that the presid.
Ing officer had not gone three feet
from the chair and had returned i'm
medlately To say that there had been
a recess was like saying that there had
been 40 interim between the last second
OF Dec, 3D. 1903 and the first second OF
Jan /. 1904,
QUESTION OF RECESS.
Mr.. Plat, Comm said that III
there had been no recess I'm December
the recess appointments made prior 20
the beginning Of the extra session did
not go over into the regular session.
MI. Tillman replied that while there
had been no recess the records show
that there had been an end OF one SEES
sion and beginning Of another. Mr..
Platts suggestion. he characterized az
"A very attenuated thread for great
constitutional lawyer 10 hang a COM
mission on quite as unsubstantial as
the spiders week OF which Mohamme's
bridge was built"
WHAT OF THE CONSTITUTION.
What" Mr., Tflman asked, 'be-
comes Of the Constitution"
MIR. Plat replied that II is the inten-
ton OF the Constitution where sessions
come together as the last extra ses-
sion and the present regular session
did, that recess appointments should
hold over 20 the regular session IN order
that vacanses In Office might not bt
created
Mr. Tillman declared that Crum was
not NJ man for the position, and that
the community had made mlny pro-
tests against his selection.
On MIR Hale's suggestion the judi
ciary committee resolution was amend
ed so as to relieve that committee Of
the necessity OF deciding whether COM
missions are held as a result of "unlaw-
full authority OF the executive" Tho
resolution as amended was then agreed
TO- II nstructs the committee to re-
port TO the senate what constitutes a
recess OF the senate and what are the
powers and limitations Of the executive
IN making appointments IN such cases 4"
The other resolution was postponed
indefinitely
The urgent deficiency bill was taken
up and Newands (Nev), denied Mr.,
Spooners charge that In his speech at
Omaha he had repudiated the antl-im-
perialistc issue. Speaking Of the re-
Gently negotiated treaty with Cuba, Mr.,
Newlands said that we We're seeking
exclusive privileges In that island be-
cause trust prices were such In the
United states that We could not com.
pete with other countries In our Cuban
trade m u natural basis
LODGE REPLIES TO GoRMAN
Mr. Lodge then replied TO Mr. Cor
mans speech of yesterday lie con.
tended that. instead Of being q failure
Republican hnancierng had been n
great success. lie said that In the last
three years taxes had been reduced
to the extent Of slOO00O0O0, and added
that no such reduction had been made
under the administration OF Mr. Clcye-
and,
Coming 10 the question Of the pro-
posed loan TO the 81 Louis exposition.
Mr., Lodge said he had merely intended
to call attention to the fact that there
were greater needs than the exposition.
He (Lodge) did not agree with MI.
German that the exposition should be
preferred to the Panama canal, The
latter enterprise he considered the most
important IN which the United States
could possibly engage,
He also defended the Republican ad
mnistration against the charge Of neg
lecting other affairs In the interest Of
the army and navy lie considered that
the navy outwelghed an others OF our
institutions IN Importance. and tina, ID
was the "last place 70 econoni1e and
the Iirst place Go spend lie would
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