The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-26
DEMOCRATS ASK
FOR INFORMATION
Want All Correspondence Bear.
ing on Panama Situation.
;RUM CASE DEBATED
SENATOR TILLMAN DISCUSSES
PRESIDENTS APPOINTMENTS.

"a fASHINGIo%, Jan. 2J.-Tn the SEN
w ate today 1Ir. Culberson intro
dueed the resolution drawn by
committee appointed at a recent
democratic conference. Tor the purpose
o. getting additional information con
eeshins the Panama situation The
members OF the committee were Sen
ators German, Culberson, Carmack
and Cockrih The resolution follows:
~ Resolve6 That the president be re-
eueStea e inform the senate whether
ali the correspondence ana notes be-
tween the department OF state and the
legation of the United states at Boeo-
"a, and between either of these and tho
government Of Colombia Tor the con
struetion Of am isthmian canal and all
the correspondence and notes between
the United States and any of .ts Off
Gals and representatives and the GOV
efnment OF Panama concerning the sep
aration OF Panama. from Colombia have
neen sent to the senate. and if not that
n be requested TO send the remaining
correspondence and ubtes 10 the senate
an executive session"
When the resolution{ had been read
ar tullom conferred with the other
Republican members of the senate COM
mittee on foreign relations and il was
dectaed not 10 oppose its passage If the
democrats would consent Ito am amend
lffent providing that the president shall
send the information @if rot fncompati-
bic with the public interest" The res
a oiution now is mandatory, and Deme-
cratic senators say that If amended it
VIII be as Ineffective as Other resolu-
9ions on the same subject which are
On the calendar.
The resolution went over under the
Fuies.
Bridge Over the Snake.
Bills were passed authorizing the
construction of "A bridge across the
Snake river, Idaho, and authorizing
the appointment Of a naval officer and
surveyor at the port OF Chicago at a
salary Of $1,000 each
AR. Tillman called up his resolution
9sking the judiciary committee to re-
FORT what constitutes a recess of the
senate. Mr. Hale argued that lhe De-
cember nomination Of Collector Crum
Has not d new appointment and the
eoFaptroleF of the currency would meet
ma question Of the right TO draw salary
when the matter came before MIN. He
said that the original nomination shows
that the president has not committed
ElEselt to any constructive recess be-
tween the extraordinary session and the
present session OF the senate. MI.
Mitchell iEterposed that the nominal
lions sent IT. 40 not give the nominees
tmsaning Collector Crum, General
Woods and others) the right TO hold
Office.
Mr.. Tnlman read q letter from Sec
rotary of the Treasury Shaw reciting
the various appointments OF Mr.. Crum
To the Charleston Is. g cOllectOrship
and giving the version that the last ap-
p0iumenrs was made precisely at -
clock uoda, ON the first Monday IN
December, when one session ended and
another began.
Mr. Hale said that the matter was
not OF special significance and that the
question is not q new one and that Mr.,
Crum IS stiH serving on his appoint
ment
Mr.. THInaan said that NIr. Crum IS
holding office just the same and add
ed Il notice too, that Alr- Leonard
wood Is sending out dispatches from
the Philippines sgninE himself major
general and he is not major general
Continuing. he said his resolution
was under consideration and not the
nomination OF Crum or Wood
without dispOsing Of the Tillmau res
olution the senate took UP the calen-
dar and passed the following bills;
Providing for the appropriate mark
in< Of the graves Of confederate sol
dfers who died in northern prisons dur
ing the civil war. and aptrODflaung
100000 for this purpose.
Amending section 1851 Of the revised
statutes so as to make the section APP
ply 10 foreign as well as American YES
81 sells. CThe bill relates % the solicitation
OF custom for boarding houses
AppropTiating S225.000 for revenue
cutter service at Honolulu.
Establishing a life saving station al
8 Half Moon bay California.
Tiuman Wants Information.
Ar. Tnlman presented the following
resolution. which was agreed TO without
debate:
.at the secretary OF the treasury
81 aud he is hereby Instructed ~ senc
10 the senate Information -by the way
II of reply 60 the following questions:
"First-What IS the date Of the frs
anuaintulent uf W. =. Crum 10 DE col
lector of customs a. TIE pore oi
Charleston:
-secsnd-VVhat il the date IF the sec
ord appointment, and was any couanllr
sior iss.ed hereunder
.s,Phird-NEba1 IS the date Of the thirt
appointment and is character ana Us
81 lInitationsy
= .-1rourtl-What are the date and cir
e+5tastances Of the fourth appointment
TFas any commission been issued undel
3te III 80, under what authority Of law
3 gr1m u0W iii Once, anu, d 80 eil9e
what authority OF law
SIR stewards resolution ealing 20
IN snouir. concerning the number o
clerks that would be pecessary for th'
executive departments ia order to pre-
ven. .he IeugthepiDE OF the hours o
work ut TIE request OF Mr.. Ste"dr
rg1s referred 10 3he committee on ap
r.-a~riatious ar Cockrell suggeste,
tarfIv thai there should be more wori
ana less clerks rather than more clerk
and less work
afr Cockreil and several others want
81 IN resolution referred 10 the com
1aittee on expenditure I'D tHe soNSt"
ment departments, but Mf. Ste"sf
had his way as to TIE reference
air. THIrlaa also presented the toi
loainE resolution, but on op3ecuoh ..
ar warren it went over
resolved, That the secretary OF wa
~ ana he hereby is instructed 10 sem
~ fi,e senate information III the natur
~ answers TO the following questions;
1.First. what officers in the arm.
grefe app3inted during the recess q
tha senate occurring between AIarcl
~ fg6a to Nov. g, 1882 Were IN
COMMISSIONS issued to these oIncefs
ana II so. of what character ma
,aicers failed Of confirmation dufin'
D. snecial session beginning AoN.
80 endfna- Dee. Z. 1882 Have thes
se7esrs been reappointed, and nav
.-.,,~,iezioue been issued 20 them2
80 a. the character OF the com
mission. ard what authority OF ia'
aaasaHn