The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-17

I the waste baskets and was "a report
/ the parentage of which no one would
/ acknowledge"
Mr.. Crumpacker Ind) took up the
subject Of appropriations for special
mail facilities granted certain railroads
and said they we're nothing short of
mere gTatuity.
The rural free delivery service he
strongly favored
Mr.. Finley, of South Carolina, be
lieved in a reasonable and just allow
ance for clerk hire for an pOstoffices.
and said he would not condemn any
members for requesting allowances for
separating mail and for unusual bust
ness. There were, ne said. rumors of
the abuse Of the franking privilege and
that should be looked into.
Mr.. Sibley Of Pennsylvania suggested
} That II Mr.. Finley personally knew OF
any such abuses It was his duty 10 call
: specific attention 10 the individual
Mr.. Finley declared he was not max
ing charges against members of con-
gress, but had read tn. statements, in
the public press. He said the public
mind was saturated with the charge
! mat there was corruption in the post
office department. and the only thing to
do was to investigate it,
Credit to Whom Credit Is Due.
In a speech characterized by intense
/ vigor- Mr.. Flood OF Virginia asserted
/ that the credit for the establishments
OF the rural free delivery service be-
( longed to the Democrats IT had. he
said, been claimed by Mr. Heath, for
mer Hrst assistant postmaster general.
L am not he said. "astonished that
gentleman who was willing to rob
and plumber his government aud permit
( other people to rob and plumber the
government he had sworn to protect
should rob political opponent Of the
credit - which he was entitled"
He protested, he said, against hon
orahle gentlemen on this floor follow
ing che example of Perry 8. Heath"
Mr.. McCleary OF Minnesota had read
an amendment he proposed to offer
providing a scale of salaries for clerk
hire on the basis of 800 where the sal
airy Of the postmaster is $1,000; 5000
where it is $1,000 $500 where it is 81. 400:
500 where it is 81, 800, and $500 where il
is $500
Knox and the Trusts.
Mr. Williams of Mississippi had read
an editorial from the New York Times
of today under the heading. As to
Running Amuck." having reference TO
an Interview with the attorney general
on the subject of the merger decision
/ The attorney general had given his
views, he said, Ito quiet the apprehen-
sion Of trusts and combinations for
fear they might think the government
was going into the business Of discover
ing and prosecuting them miscellan-
eously without regard TO political affili-
alton or past connection with Republi-
can policies lie said ii remained to
be seen whether this prosecution was a
theatrical campaign trick or the be-
ginning of a general policy "of shack
ling cunning now as strength and brute
force have been shackled in the past"
General debate on the postoffice ap-
preparation bin was closed by Mr.
Gaines of Tennessee. who opposed mail
subsidies TO railroads
a number of pension bills were
passed. as also was a bill authorizing
the commissioner Of the general land
Office TO transmit original papers TO be
used as evidence in certain cases.
At 90 O'Clock the house adjourned.