The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-07
BIG SUPPLY BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Much Money to Be Expended
For Notifications.
WIDE LATITUDE OF DEBATE
ONE MEMBER SPOKE ON THE
WHIPPING POST.

Washington, jan SIN the house to-
day, on motion of Mr.. Grosvenor- (O.),
the committee of the whole house was
discharged from further consideration
of the bill to revise the laws relating
TO the regulation of steam vessels and
khe bill was referred back to the COM
mittee on merchant marine and fish
cries
The house then went into committee
of the whole for the consideration of
the Notifications appropriations bill.
Mr. Littauer of New York, having
81 in charge, explained the various
items in the bill, the main features
of which already have been published.
He spoke of the great lessons learned
from the situation at Port Arthur and
said the conditions there demonstrated,
first, the efficiency of the submarine
mine, and, second, from the land s de.
the practical uselessness of guns of
long range without the proper system
of direction and fire control. He in
stanced the fact that the japanese gun
fire had only sunk two ships whereas
the Russians had lost through subma-
Tine mines seven batleships, nineteen
cruisers and thirty-six torpedo boats
and destroyerS. He defended the ap-
preparation for submarine mines. say
ing their Importance was of the great
est.
Opposed by Baker.
Mr.. Baker On. " vigorously con-
demned the bill as a waste of public
money, when it was suggested that he
quote scripture.
oh he said. when we are led by
a man who worships the war god. who
wants TO hold himself to the United
states as the equal, as the equivalent
as the counterpart of Wilhelm II the
Great War God; when an administra-
ton is dominated by such a spirit as
hat ~I.nW - =
any script ural quotations; what : farce
1t is to talk about anything in the in
terest of peace"
Under license of debate Mr. Adams
(Pa) spoke in advocacy of his bill,
introduced yesterday morning, provid-
ing for whipping post in the Dis
trict Of Columbia for wife beaters.
Mr. Bede (Minn) inquired if Mr..
Adams had reported the bill because
he was bachelor and therefore i'm
mune.
Mr. Adams replied that the only class
OF persons who could introduce such
legislation were the single men, be-
cause they are not in the married mems
trust.
Useless Explanation.
Mr.. Brundige (Arl1.) severely attack
ed the provisions appropriating 500 900
for the construction of seacoast bat
teries in the insular possessions, say
ing 1t was a most extraYagant and
useless expenditure
Brundige of Arkansas entertained the
hope, he said, that at some time the
United States would be able to rid
herself Of those possessions that have
proven a burden and a tax upon this
country" A motion by him to strike
out the provision was lost. 50 to "A.
When the concluding paragraph of
the bill was reached, relating to the
remission of duties on such war ma
terials as might be purchased abroad
Mr.. Baker offered an amendment strik-
ing out that feature of the bill and
inquired Of Mr.. Littauer If that had
been Incorporated at the request of the
secretary of war.
Yes" said Mr.. Iittauer. 1.-The pres
ent and all former secretaries
Mr.. Baker charged that Secretary
Taft was a member of an administrs-
tion which advanced the proposition
that the foreigner pays the tax
Now, why" he inquired, ARE YOU
going to make this present to the for
eigner2"
Mr.. Ldttauer responded that it was
not the time for that question to be
discussed.
Mr. Baker exclaimed: ooh yes il ia
always the time when you, people are
shown up to be frauds in your conten-
ton that the foreigner pays the tax
That is always appropriate
The bill was passed without amend
ment and the house at las D. m ad-
5ourned until Monday.