The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-02
WIDE RANGE IN
HOUSE DEBATE
Everything Discussed Except
the Bill Before Them.
TEXAN TALKED ON TARIFF
TRUSTS ATTACKED BY NEW
JERSEY CONGRESSMAN.

Washington, March 1.-The house to-
day passed n BIN giving the consent
OF congress 10 the removal Of restric-
tons from the sale Of allotted lands on
the Puyallup reservation in Washing
ton.
Consideration Of the District Of
Columbia appropriation bin was then
resumed in the committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Shepherd CTexas) opened the de
bate. taking the tariff for his subject
lie was closely followed on the minor
ify side and frequently applauded BY
his Democratic colleagues in his ar
raienmcnt Of the Republican system of
taxation.
Talked of immigration.
Mr.. Adams CPenngylvania) followed
with discussion or methods TO keen
out undesirable immigrants.
Mr. Adams called attention % his
b.l proposing to limit the number or
Immigrants TO be admitted from any
ono country i'm any one year 10 S0.0O0.
RMS would affect. he explained. but
lAree countries in southern Europe.
from which the most undesirable
classes come. The danger to the east
q.
cr than was that of the yellow peril to
the Pacific coast. Mr. Adams said
that twO-tnirds Of the 100000 immi-
Erants admitted last year came from
southern Europe. Statistics at the
port OF New York. he added. show that
despite the immigration laws and the
most careful inspection. it was posi-
hie last year TO keep out only four
hlthS Of one per cent of the number
reaching that mort. and further that
thirty of each 10000 became paupers
Mr.. Powers (NasSac husetts) made n
strong appeal for the Improvement and
identifying Of the National capitol
Piped For Peace.
Mr. Powers hoped that the time was
near at hand when the nations Of the
earth would cease building up big
navies. and prophesied disarmament
within the century.
Mr. Hopkins (Kentucky) argued in
favor of the Gaines bill to remove the
internal revenue tax or stemmed or
twisted tobacco when sold-by the pro-
Queer. He charged that certain plugs
OF tobacco turned out by the trust con-
taiued many ingredients beside to-
bacco.
Mr.. Flood (Virginia) followed in adj
Nocacy of the same relief 10 the to-
baccO growers Of the south.
Mr.. Williams (Oregon) spoke for
recognition by the National govern
ment of the exposition to be held at
Portland. Ore. in 1905. in commemora-
ZION Of the Lewis and Clark expedi-
ton 20 the Pacific coast.
Attacked the Trusts.
Mr.. McDermott New Jersey gave
notice that he should endeavor to fight
the trusts through an amendment to
the constitution. giving congress
authority TO create and regulate cor
p1ratioUs. He asserted that the re-
duction Of the tariff on Cuban sugar
had resulted in lowering the price of
raw sugar. but not the price Of sugar
% the consumer. He based this state
ment on the testimony Of representa-
tives OF Hawaiian sugar interests, that
the price OF raw sugar had fallen to
the amount Of the reduction OF the
tariff on Cuban sugar.
But" added Mr.. McDermott Il can
not expect that anything not including
an appropriation can gain the atten-
ton Of this deserted banquet hall"
Referring to the remarks of Mr. VIII
liams. Mr.. McDcrmott said that atten-
ton might be secured for biz TO pro-
vide for the celebration of the six
thousandth anniversary of the depar-
ture OF Adam and Eve from the Car
den Of Eden. or some later event.
Mr.. Miers Qndiana) entered a pro-
test against a ship subsidy He de-
Clared the pending bill for a commits
sion to investigate this subject was
hut the same old question with a mask
on. This closed the general debate.
At 900 p. m. the house adjourned.