The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-06
GREAT THINGS
IN THE FUTURE
Farmers May Get Telephones
at Government Expense.
SENATOR TELLER
MORGAN TALKS TWO HOURS ON
CANAL MATTERS.


lEI ASHINGTON. April SIN the
wv senate today Mr. Morgan called
up his resolution directing the
attorney general 10 inform the senate
whether he has made or is making on
behalf of the United states a purchase
OF rights granted by Colombia TO n =.
Wise for the construction of an 18th
mian canal or any interest in the
Panama railroad. He used the resOlu-
ton as the foundation for a speech on
the Panama canal situation. declaring
that the new Panama Canal company
is only q lessee Of the property rights
on the isthmus and said thu when we
pay 70 the government cf Panama that
100000 this government will be en-
titled to deal with the canal company
as tenant
He criticised i'm sharp language what
he denounced as the surrender OF the
United States q the new Panama
Canal company. saying that there is
soma undisclOsed influence at work
which has given that company con-
troll of all our recent actions in connec-
ton with that canal enterprise.
Delay in Paymsnt
He predicted that if there should be
delay. the new canal company. backed
by France, would be responsible for il
and he limited at the possibility of the
cOmpany's refusing outright TO make
satisfactory sale. lie pointed to
what he called the delay i'm making
payment TO Panama and said that it
was i'm strong contrast with the haste
manifested in securing ratification of
the HayVarilla treaty and argued that
this delay was due TO the demands of
the canal company.
After concluding his speech AR Nor
gan asked for a vote on his resolution.
but AR Kittridge moved to refer il 10
the committee on interOceanic canals
Mr. Morgan made an appeal for vote,
saying that his only object was 70 Sc
cure information and that he desired
TO expedite work on the canal. L
know he said. that I am playing
lone hand. but I am not afraid TO do so
so long as I hold the joker"
The resolution was referred
Postofice Bill.
When the postofice appropriation
bill was laid before the senate amend
ments were adopted without objection
Until the senate committee provision
continuing the contract with the
Oceanic Steamship company and ap-
~ ClfA IA A4tiS Htbsttu Tor transporting the
mails by its steamer sailing from San
Francisco TO Tahiti was reached. Mr..
Perkins explained the item and said it
was impossible to operate the Tahiti
steamship line without the aid Of the
United States. and there was no other
way IN which an efficient mail ser
vice could be maintained at the pres
ent time
Objection TO the renewal Of the con-
tract was made by 8Ir. Teller on the
ground that il was a plain subsidy"
He objected TO the payment of s45 600
Tor the conveyance 10 islands of mail
Where the interests of the United
states are incOnsequential The SEN
ate amendment renewing the contract
was agreed to.
AT the suggestion Of Mr.. Lodge the
senate adopted an amendment increaS-
ing from > 20 + ounces the weight of
letters sent under frank. Mr. Lodge
saying that under the present limsta-
ton il was difficult 10 transmit many
oncial documents and that frequently
letters were returned for want Of sufi-
cient postage.
Action Postponed
a bin was passed revising the reeuIa-
tons for the protection Of steam
vessels.
was resumed, and Mr.. Long moved an
amendment increasing to the extent of
twenty the number Of rural free de-
livery agents He said there were about
$1,000 applications for the establishment
OF rural free delivery routes and that
the present force was totally made
quate to investigate them. The amend
ment was agreed TO. bat when the ac-
ton was followed by an amendment to
frnr.
tent Of S65.U0O IN order To meet the en-
HANGED expense, Mr. German sug-
gesjed that the matter should be de-
layed until next December. This
amendment also was agreed 10.
AIr. Fairbanks suggested an amend
ment apDrOpriating S20.0 COO for expert
mental telephone delivery OF special
delivery mail i'm connection with the
rural free delivery service.
He said the intention was TO give
country people the benefit Of the
special delivery service. and he added
that the amendment would I'm many
cases expedite delivery 20 the extent
of "A hours.
PaternaIism Run Mad.
Mr.. Teller suggested that the amend
ment should be so changed as to re-
quire the government to supply teIe-
phones to farmers who have not cot
them.
Mr.. Fairbank-That is not required
a present
Mr.. Teller-It viii probably be in The
course of another year.
Mr.. Teller admitted that the amend
ment seemed TO him 10 be 'paternaliSm
run mad" and Mr. Fairbanks replied
that it was no more Daternalisuc in
character than the free mail delivery
in cities The amendment was ruled
out Of order
Mr. Quarles offered an amendment
classifying rural delivery routes and
fixing as q scale of salaries for agents
$500. S720 and $3.50. but without action.
after a brief executive session, the
senate at 4.3O adjourned.
SALT LAKE PATENT.
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