The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-12


BORDER. When quiet was restored NJ.
/ Smith said there was not a bureau of
the government that showed proper re-
spect for the direct representatives or
the people.
Mr.. Smiths time had expired, where
upon Mr. Clayton Of Alabama asked
amid shouts Of approval, that Mr.
clude.
i object shouted Mr.. Overstreet. i'm
the midst of the uproar. Dir. Overstreet
/ then asked for a continuation OF the
debate for three days. Mr.. Overstreet
failed to secure an extension Of the de-
bate.
McCaH's Motion.
Mr.. Mccall Of Massachusetts, argued
/ that the state of the public mind with
respect to the postoffice department was
such that when a whisper was made
/ by any one in connection with postal
/ AFFAIRS that whisper reYerberated from
! one end of the country TO the other. he
| opposed a general Investigation at this
time.
| Mr. Mccall then submitted a motion
! to commit the pending report of the
committee on postoffices and post roads.
and all accompanying papers and COM
munications, to a select committee of
seven, to be appointed by the speak
I I.
Its origin and all communications there
in contained relating 10 members; and
That said select committee is hereby
authorized TO sit during the sessions of
the house 80 examine witnesses on oath
10 compel the attendance of witnesses
and the production Of papers,
The recommendation Of the committee
10 lay the Hay resolution on the table
was read. Mr. Moon proposed q substi-
the entire postoffice department by a
committee of five house members.
Against this Mr.. Overstreet raised a
point of order.
Shielding Republicans.
Mr.. Williams said that an investiga-
ton Of the pOstoffice department an
parently was not desired, because it
had been thought best for the Republic
can party" Members, he said. had
arisen and had not only charged. but
mad proved, that the postoffice depart
ment was guilty of suppression of let
ters and documents and he added.
suppression of the truth"
Addressing the Republican side. he
said: The country knows. the world
knows and you know that you have the
power and the right. upon an appeal
from the decision of the chair, 10 make
II in order. Are you going 10 do it, or
not?'
Speakers Ruling.
In passing on the question Speaker
cannon said that the question before
the house is matter of such high
privilege, touching the dignity of the
house and the integrity of members in
their representative capacity, that it
displaCes all other business" Then. in
an elaborate opinion. quoting many de-
q ISL 1a-~
he sustained the point OF order against
the resolution.
Mr.. Griggs of Georgia appealed from
the decision of the chair. whereupon
Mr.. Overstreet moved to lay that appeal
on the table. The appeal was laid on
the table by a strict party vote.
Speaker Cannon then laid before the
house the committee recommendation
that the Hay resolution lay on the ia
bic. BY a viva vOce vote the house re-
fused 10 table the resolution. Mr.. Hay
then claimed the floor Mr.. Mccall
also contended for it, and after discus
sion Mr.. McCalPs resolution was read.
Defense of Bristow.
Mr.. Cooper CRep., Wis.) was yielded
the floor by Mr.. Mccall and vigorously
assailed Mr.. Calderhead of Kansas for
his remarks against BristOw and in
situations against the president. Mr..
Cooper added:
This matter has degenerated. as I
knew it would, into a covert attack on
the president OF the United States"
This remark was met with n derisive
laughter and Kisses on the Democratic
side. Mr.. Cooper then defended Bris-
tow, and said he never had attacked
the house of representatives or any OF
its members.
let any member rise and prove to
the contrary" he insisted
Challenge Answered.
The challenge was answered by Mr..
Cooper's colleague from Wisconsin. Mr.
Jenkins, who called attention to a state
ment made on Wednesday that the
names OF members had been associated
with that of a W. Machen. a convict
ed felon. on his way TO the peniten-
tiary." Then. shaking his finger AT Mr..
Cooper, Mr. Jenkins said. amid cheers:
You are the gentleman who made
that statement
Mr. Cooper declared he did not refer
to the BristOw report in his remarks
He then further landed Mr.. Bristow
and said he had worn himself out in
the cause OF pure government and had
received as his reward villihcation and
abuse.
There is not particle Of printed tes-
lllnUl1. hb rdlO. 10 JuEILy LIlS or
Ciaught on him"
When Mr.. Cooper had concluded. Mr.
Williams read from the congressional
record. and like Mr.. Jenkins. called
attention 10 DIR. COOper's remarks OF
Wednesday about associating members
names with that Of Machen. and said
that on Wednesday Mr.. Cooper was as
rampageous as a roaring lion" against
BristOw's charges. but now he was
standing up and defending him.
McC9ll's Motion Carried.
Mr.. Mccall demanded the previous
question. and his resolution was car
ried. 2J6 to ,. Lind Dem. Mimi and
Gillespie (Dem., Tex voting in the
negative.
The vote had the effect Of sending the
Hay resolution TO the select committee
named in the Mccall resolution. but
does not provide for an investigation Of
the pOstOffiCe department.
Mr. Williams Of Mississippi then Of
fered a resolution providing for the APP
pOintmenL of a committee of i've house
members to investigate the postofice
department. Mr.. Payne demanded the
regular order and made an objection,
which was carried.
Adjourned.
SMOOT CASE WILL DRAG
ALONG FOR SOME TIME