The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-21
SENATE PASSED
THE RESOLUTION
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PoIygamOus Idaho Postmasters
Will Be Counted,
D0LLlVER TALKS ON TRUSTS
SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION
BILL PASSED.
OOLLIVER TALKS ON TRUSTS

Washington, April 9O.-In the senate to-
day Mr.. Hale reported the general de-
ficiency appropriation bill.
A bill donating 20 acres of land at
Bercher Island, Colo, to mark the site of
battle of party of fifty scouts ana
about 1000 Indians which occurred in 1865
was passed.
Mr.. Dubois introduced and the senate
passed without comment. a resolution au-
thOrizing the postmaster general 70 assist
as far as possible and TO report to the
senate what II any pOStmaSterS IN Idaho
are living in polygamy.
Mr.. DOlliver then addressed the senate
on the trust question lie referred 10 the
attitude of the Democratic party toward
the tariff saying that for the first time
in our national history since 1865 the pol
Icy of protection stands approved, its ell
emies themselves being the judges. by the
common consent of the American people.
lie defended Republican policies from the
charge that they fosJered trusts and said:
Tariff and Trusts
There is only one sense in which the
protective tariff can be held responsible
for the trusts and that Is without protect
I'VE tariff there would have been fewer
Industries to combine and therefore fewer
combinations"
lie declared that the effect Of the aboli-
ton of tariffs would be to turn our mar
k'ts ana industries over to other nations.
We approach this presidential cam
palgn united in the bonds OF our historic
ialth. We did not organize 1t, We inner
tied Il from our fOrefatherS.
IF changes are required TO bring the
tdritt law of 1897 into more perfect re-
laGon 10 the Industrial progress Of the
them ourselves. whenever in our Judgment
me work can be undertaken without doing
more harm than good. but we shall not
consent To any change which surrenders
Iht rights OF American labor or the ad-
vantage which every man who makes a
bona flde investment of his money into
the United States ought 10 have over mis-
competitors in other lands. We look for
ward with hope to the progress of our
commerce from the river 10 the end of the
tdCth' nut We do not forget that the sta
, sues OF our foreign trade have brought
ne most encouragement To our people i'm
those exact periods when producers have
been most perfectly guarded against in
furious approach of the outside world and
that the law of 1897 for the first time i'm
our history has yielded US a favorable
balance Of our trade in manufactured
Sundry Civil Bill.
Consideration of the sundry civil bill
was resumed the immediate question be-
ms an amendment for an office and COM
mlttee building for the senate.
Mr.. stone and Sir. Stewart supported
the amendment and Mr. \eWlands ady-n-
Gated "a poStDOnement of the entire uues-
ton until il could be investigated by a.
{ hltects. The amendment was agreed 10
The provision for an addition to the
east front of the capitol. inserted by the
house and amended by the senate COM
mittee on appropriations was discussed.
Mr.. Allison offered an amendment which
was adopted. limiting the immediate ap-
preparation to SO 900
The amendment apprOpriatinE ST. 900 n :
the share of the United States of the cost
or the building to be erected i'm Wash
ington for the bureau of American re-
publics. WAS adopted. Mr.. Bacon offered
and the senate accepted an amendment
apprOprlating SJO0OD for the erection In
w aShingtOn of a statute to jefferson. He
said he desired TO have the provision IN
serted AS an antidotc to the provision
for the statue Of Frederick the Great"
and he asked 10 have the provision in
serted Immediately after the paragraph
relating TO Frederick which was done
The SundTy civil appropriation bill was
then passed as amended
The bill ratifyinE the agreement with
the Crow Indians for the cession and sa lie
OF portion of their reservation in Mon
tana was passed. The pension bill was
laid before the senate, which then at $50
Z. m, adjourned.