The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-08
LOUD APPLAUSE
BY DEMOCRATS
Parker's Name Brought For
ward in the House.
DEBATE ON THE ARMY BILL
GRoSvENoR CHARGED WITH
BREAKING FAITH.

ikI ASHINGTON. April IA resolu-
w ton postponing consideration of
the impeachment proceedings
against Judge Charles Swayne Of Flor
IDA until Dec. Is. 1904. and authorizing
the judicial committee to take further
testimony in the case was passed by
the house today
The partial conference on the army
appropriation bin was agreed to. -Four
senate amendments We're still in dis
agreement.
Mr.. Parker On. j. endeavored to Sc
cure debate on the amendment in
ecluded in the agreement consolida ting
certain war department. bureaus.
Mr.. Hull. in charge of the report, de-
clined to yield for the purpose, and in
doing so paid a high compliment TO
General Ainsworth, who receives a pro-
motion by the amendment
Debate on Amendments.
The four amendments in disagree
ment We're taken up for discussion.
The first provides for the advancement
or officers below the rank of brigadier
generals who served in the Civil war
and who are now on the retired list.
or may be hereafter retired, and their
assignment In certain cases by the sec
retary or war to duty as militia re-
cruiting officers, as military attaches
III military courtmartials. etc.
Mr.. Mahon (Pa.) offered a substitute
eliminating the latter provision of the
senate Exchanging the verbiage of
the retirement provision, leaving its
purpose the same
The amendment was agreed to By
rising vote Of 121 to 10
The SnQond Sapo4 70
priated $25O,OO for a military road from
Valdez, Alaska, to the interior of that
territory at Eagle city. Mr.. Cushman
(Wash.) moved that the house concur
IN this amendment. Mr.. Cushman was
proceeding to emphasize the necessity
Of the road when he was INTERRUPTED
by the hum Of conversation on the
floor.
Il trust. Mr.. Speaker he calculated
loudly. that 1 am not disturbing any
one by my remarks"
The house laughed and gave atten-
ton.
Parker's Name Applauded.
Mr.. Gaines (Tenn.) declared that
charity should begin at home Ten
nessee needed roads. Instead, he said.
the people Of the country were being
taxed to build roads in Alaska and
were besides being oppressed by the
trusts The oppression of the trust
the ice trust-had been relieved by
Chief Justice Parker and five other
members, he asserted, and suggested
Alaska might send ice to New York.
Democratic applause greeted the name
or Judge Parker, and in concluding
Mr.. Gaines again provoked applause
on the minority side by saying: I'VE
are going to put him into the White
House. He is going TO crush the bal
ance of the trusts of the country
which the Republicans viii not do"
on rising vote Mr.. Cushman's mo-
ton was lost, 56 TO az. He demanded
a roll call on the proposition, which
was ordered.
On the yea and nay vote Mr.. Cush-
mans motion was again defeated. Sc
10 133. This amendment and those
remaining, one for a military trail in
Alaska and one for a bridge across the
Spokane river in. Washington at Fort
Wright, were sent to conference. The
bill extending the cOastwise laws to
the Philippines July /. 1905. was
brought before the house under a
special order from the rules committee
by Representative Grosvenor, granting
two hours debate on the bill. Under
the rules twenty minutes debate on a
side was had on the special order. Be
fore this debate began Mr.. Grosvenor
demanded the previous question on the
rule.
Humor Of the Speaker.
When this question was put the
minority voted loudest and Speaker
Cannon humoroUsly remarked: The
noes seem to have it; at least they
make the loudest noise''
On rising vote, the previous ques-
ton was adopted. Mr.. Grosvenor ex-
planned briefly the necessity for the
bill. He said that unless the bill was
passed the cOastwise laws would go
into effect the first of next May.
Mr.. Lucking Of Michigan charged a
violation of agreement on the part of
Mr.. Grosvenor. He said he had been
promised ample time for debate and
OF portunity for amendment.
Mr. De Almond, of Missouri. fol-
lowed up the criticism of Mr.. eros
venor and advised the house to vote the