The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
PLAY POLITICS
IN THE HOUSE
Representatives viii So Easy
on River and Harbor Graft.
DEFENSE IN MAcHEA CASE
PEsKY ATTACHES HUMBLE THE
PRIDE OF JUDGES.
0sneclal to Ths Herald.1

Washington, Jan. 30.-As already an
bounced, there win be no pork bilN
issue from the committee on rivers and
harbors of the house and TO be APP
proved by the committee on commerce
Of the senate. The reason advanced
by the committee apOlogetically to the
yearning statesmen who desired APP
preparations was that there is remain
ing Of the last bin the sum of Sf9s-
90e 000 and that SS0o0, 600 VIII be made
available BY the sundry civil appro-
pration bill at this session. But the.l
real reason is that On the eve Of
presidential campaign and the election
Of a house it, would be poor political
policy to take money for a purpose
which. to q greater portion of the pc
pie Of the country has always been
considered unnecessary. However, the
committee viii continue hearings on
! 'mefitorious projects" and will as
semble q month in advance OF the
meeting OF congress next December,
and prepare 9, comprehensive river and
harbOr bill which. according TO ezpec-
tatiOns based on the plans of the COM
mittee. wiz exceed in amount the
money made available by any bill ever
reported.
The river and harbor bill passed dur
ing the Fifty-seventh congress carried
TIE EffDLlIQNE EAItt etfi GlcstyosNtt- e&lAA
authorized projects under the continu-
ing contract system which brought the
amount up to almost $780, coo, 0o0.
In this connection IL may be noted
that the members of both branches of
congress who have secured the latest
items in these bits are those who have
always opposed irrigation legislation,
and this fact has always been peculi-
arIy aggrarating to western members
sl,r o.
I to redeem the arid lands and who at
( last only succeeded in getting money
/ through the sale of lands in the states
! to be benefited. And in this case the
/ government only acts as bOOkkeepeT
and accountant, for every cent paid
out for irrigation projects under the
/ irrigation act viii be returned eventu-
ally with a profit.
Defense of Maehen.
Don't worry, August, my boy; it
/ won't be long before we will have our
( free citizen
When venerable Judge Kumler of
/ Ohio. associate counsel IN the Machen
| conspiracy case, used these words in
/ the crowded court room one day last
/ week after adjournment, they seemed
to possess more significance than would
ordinarily attach to words of encour-
y
/ Judge Kumler is the counsel for the
! Lorenzes, but incidentally represents
| all the defendants when necessary in
! the course of the trial, as do the other
/ counsel in the case Of the five persons
indicted. A person connected with the
I trial Of the case is authority for the
: statement that Machen's defense is
/ perfect and, when outlined and pre-
sented to the jury. all the money
on RI
/ have almost concIusively proven that
! the parties were in collision, VIII be
/ fully explained
/ one noticeable feature connected with
( the case, and particularly noticeable
10 a lawyer, has been that the coun-
( sci for the defendants have allowed
without objection the admission of
/ checks, drafts and other evidences OF
i money transactions which had no
bearing whatever on the particular
transactions upon which the govern
/ ment's case is based, This seeming in
! difference on the part of counsel to
I this testimony being spread before the
jury is said to have special signifi-
canoe, and. when the defense opens,
/ viii be perfectly clear.
The generally prevalent opinion IN
J Washington early in the trial, that
] the FIVE indicted would be convicted,
{ seems to have been dispelled, and it
. is freely stated here by conservative
men that all viii be acquitted How
ever this is prophecy probably to q
] great extent: but one thing Is sure. the
defense is preparing some surprise.
oficial Properties.
The recent incident at the White
/ House, when the diplomats preceded
the justices OF the United States SUI
/ preme court, is causing considerable
I amusement. but to the people Of Wash
/ ingtou who come into contact with the
/ diplomats, attaches, etc. the feelings
/ Of the 7staid old men Of the highest jul
1 dicial tribunal OF the world can to an
/ extent be understood.
! The average diplomat and his at
] taches are about as unpromising and
insignificant a bunch" as one could
| well imagine and, with but few excep-
tons, represent type Of manhood
/ which is akin to effimiDacy. The mere
t fact OF their being connected with q
Z foreign government however, gives
! them an exaggerated standing out Of
! keeping with matters involved. Some
of the little "pesky" primped and
! rouged chaps one meets on the street
here are attaches. and they make a
/ hearty. full bloOded Americans right
/ foot itch for employment. When the
line which was largely composed OF
( these little uambv- pambys, passed and
/ preceded the chief justices. 1t was but
/ natural that they should feel af-