The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-15
BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Era of Graft and Scandal Con-
fidently Predicted.
ATTACK UPON CLEVELAND
COCHRAN OF MISSOURI YIELDS
THE HAMMER.

M ASHINGTON April 1.-THE house
w Of Representatives today passed
the Philippine bill. following
which there was an extended debate
over a resolution 10 permit Colonel
Thomas W. Symons Of the engineer
corps OF the army 10 serve on the ad-
visory board of consulting engineers in
connection with internal improve
ments in the state of New York After
several fiery speeches had been made in
opposition TO the resolution, il was
adopted by an overwhelming vote. The
general deficiency bill was taken up
and Mr.. Hamilton (AIiCh.) discussed
capital and labor, while Mr.. Cochran
(AToO criticised the "usurpatiOn of the
legislative power by the executive and
said that ex-President Cleveland had
given the most notable instance Of such
usurpatiop in forcing his financial poli-
cies on the people Mr. Cleveland, he
declared. was a man whose friendship
meant destruction. whose touch meant
paralysis and whose support meant
dishonor,
He declared Mr.. Cleveland had been
put into exile. never again to be re-
instated in the confidence OF the pe9-
pie
When the house convened the rhaplaln
feeliDgly referred TO the c2ta-trCph1
aboard the baJtleshiD Missouri yester
day. He said:
Profoundly moved by the awful calam-
ity which has been visited upon our ny ~,
and upon cur country. our hearts go OUT
in deepest sympathy 10 those VINO nave
thus Suddenly and wit hoUt warning been
bereft Of their dear ones.
The Philippine bill NJ once was taken up
and further discussed.
Mr.. Warnock Of Ohio spoke in favor Of
the bin and said that the views of the
minority were but an echo of the hyStct
Zeal cry OF Imperialism which was heard
several wears ago. and which the people
had laughed out Of court as unworthy OF
consideration
Era of Graft to opsn.
The action Of the committe on rules
denying the right 20 amend the BIZ was
severely criticised oy Nh Williams o.
Illinois, who said that th1 measure. did
not meet the approval of many Republic
cans because it was outrageous legisla-
ton against the FHipinos. BY guaran-
teeing to the railroads , per cent on the
capital he declared that the people Of the
Philippines would be forced TO Day sub
sidicS Tor every railroad bullt In the
islands The Philippine commission. he
vehemently asserted. was the American
agent of the archipelago If this LAW goes
into effect he said. amid Democratic ar-
plause who Knows but that some
Machen. some Beavers or a Perry s
Heath viii tlun Up rs superintendent o.
railroad construction in The Philippine
islands, He predicted .'scme of the great
est scandals that ever have occurred IN q
civilized government
Republicans Afraid.
In concluding, he charged that the Re
pubiicans We're afraid the interests OF
the railroad companies and those who
were going 70 invest in the PhuippineS
would be voted down or the number ~
such companies reduced U three ar four
as suggested by Governor Taft before ne
got under their influence here in the
United States
Mr.. GrOsvenor QOhioJ said this was n
fair. straightforward business PROPOSE
ton and entered upon a defense OF the
Philippine commission
The debate was closed by Mr.. Cooper
Of Wisconsin, who rafuted the state
menJs THAI English and Belgian capital
lists would construct trunk lines such as
the American companies proposed when
the speaker put the bill on its passage he
convulsed the house by stating that -the
noes. seem 20 make the most noise I" Then
looking over 10 the Republican side of
the chamber he declared -the ayes hare
it The Democrats demanded the ayes
aud nays and the roll was called The
bin was Dassed-l39 to 123. William A.
smith tRcp- Micn) voted with the Dem
ocrats.