The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-06
CHAOS REICNS
IN WASHINGTON
De Almonds Criticism of Pres
ident Roosevelt.
REPUBLICANS SEEM AFRAID
FEAR THE TRUSTS IF THEY AT
TACK THE TARIFF.

Washington, April 5.-The house to-
day resumed consideration of the mill
tary academy appropriation bill.
In the course of its advocacy Of the
provisions OF the bill, Mr.. Prince (Ill)
diverged TO make a brief political
speech in which he predicted the cleo
ton of President Roosevelt in NOvem-
! Der. He referred to the contention that
IN the past there existed between the
president, the commanding general Of
the army and the secretary OF war.
| which, he said, were "a gentle zephyrs
compared to what viii come up be-
tween the general staff and the secre-
| uary of war. He was confident that
the secretary of war would not be a
chief clerk to register the DEGREES Of
the general staff. but will rise above
il and be secretary of war and these
men viii be subject TO him.
He stated that action "of those sub
ordinate officers in the executive de-
partment has brought 10 the house the
trouble it has had in many years." He
protested against the practice of send
ing bills to heads OF departments for
their opinion we should take sug-
gestions,' he insisted. but not be de-
termined by any opinion of some sub
ordinate officer as TO what should be
done with reference TO legislation
A Lesson Needed.
There should be. he said, a return TO
the old practice of requiring heads of
departments TO come to the capital and
state their wants. He said that the
high appropriations of congress are es-
timated for by subordinates and that
they are made sufficiently high on the
theory that congress will cut them
down to the amounts actually in mind
when the estimates are prepared. He
demanded that the heads of the de-
partments be made to understand that
If they go beyond what they are en-
titled to. not dollar shall be given to
them, ana then, he said, amid APP
plause, they viii cut their cloth in
order to make their clothing fit and not
take chances of a deficiency bill"
II the heads of departments will do
their own thinking and acts, he said,
in conclusion, and let the house do its
thinking and acting. the result will
be 10 the good of the public service.
Mr.. Wade 0owa) spoke about the
trusts and criticised the attorney gem
eral for beginning only nine suits
against them. During his speech MIR.
Gaines CFenn) declared that the beef
trust was starving the people.
Postal Scandals.
Mr.. De Almond CMo) criticised the
Republicans for failing TO pass GER
tain measures which he declared the
people were demanding. The reason
is, he said, they prefer going into the
election without giving the people a
sample of their legislation" He re-
opened the subject of postal scandals,
and declared that the Republicans
feared an investigation would uncov-
er additional frauds, and therefore was
opposed Ito taking off the lid" He
attacked the tariff policy of the Re
publicans and said that party dare not
touch the tariff for fear the evildoers
who are the benefciaries of the sys-
tenn VIII withdraw their support and
let the Republican party fall
Speaking of Republican members of
the house Mr.. De Almond said:
individually you are men of
courage, dash and daring. but as an
organization here you are afraid of
your shadow" He said the Republi-
cans had availed themselves of the
rules of the house in their eagerness
to escape their duty. The time was,
he said, when the Republican part
was great because il dared go be-
fore the people for having done things.
Now. however, it does not do anything
except make appropriations.
Referring to the president. he spoke
of the situation at the White House
as executive chaos and inquired
what the president had done to COM
mend himself TO the people.