The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-03
BILL PROVOKED
LIVELY DEBATE
Special Mail Facilities Again Won the
Day.
FIELD DAY IN THE HOUSE
MR.. BAKER DELIVERED OF FEW
REMARKS.

Washington, Feb. Through an OBJ
lection by Mr.. Esch of Wisconsin unan-
imous consent was refused Mr.. VIII
hams of Mississippi. the minority lead
er. to withdraw the minority report Ola
the bill to regulate freight rates as well
as TO amend the bill presented by the
minority in connection Herewith so as
70 declare private car lines and re-
frlgerator car lines common carriers,
subject TO the provisions of the inter
state commerce act
Following the passage of a number Of
plIiS OF minor Importance. the post
once appropriation bin was again
taken up and discussion of the subject
or special mail facilities was resumed.
Are Really Subsidies.
In supporting the provision, MT.
Richardson of Alabama took issue with
the statement of Mr.. Moon of Tennes-
see made yesterday that it was a south
ern railway subsidy demand who want
ed special mail facilities. and inquired
OF Mr. Moon il he by implication
charged that those favoring the idea
ana so because it was a gift to the
Southern railway.
Mr. Moon disdained to answer. but
instead yielded five minutes to MI
Aamlin of Missouri who, in denouncing
the appropfia ton. said il meant simply
the hurrying of patent medicine adver-
usements to the southern states.
MesSrs. Morris of Nebraska Finley of
South Carolina and Macon of Arkansas
spoke in a similar vein. the former in
Jecting some hUmor into the discussion
by stating that If the Southern railway
was an eleemosynary institution the
appropriation might be called philan-
thropy; if it was a bankrupt il might
be called charity. and if il was a re-
ligious corporation it might be called
4 contribution for missionary purposes.
Bill Full of Them.
Mr.. Overstreet of Indiana, in closing
the debate. declared that any man who
voted for the bill on its passage was
compelled to vote for subsidies, because
the bin was full of them.
Gentlemen" he said cannot afford
TO take umbrage at the word sub
Sidy'"
Then, turning to Mr. Morris of Ne
braska, who yesterday moved 10 strike
out the provision for special facilities,
Mr. Overstreet reminded him that every
rural free delivery route was a subsidy
The motion of Mr.. Morris to strike out
the provision was defeated, a to lis.
Eruption of Baker.
Mr.. Baker of new York demanded
teilers. He could muster only ten sup
P1rters, mong them Mr.. Williams of
Mississippi, the minority leader Find
ing that teIlers had been refused Mr.
Baker, shaking his FIST at those Demo-
Gratis who had Iot voted with him. and
raising his voice to the highest pitch.
shouted: That is the way to Kill thu
Democratic party" His utterance pro-
voked laughter.
Mr.. Baker attacked the Democratic
party and Judge Parker, its candidate
last year He said the Republican
party was showing today the shrewdest
politics 1t ever showed. 1T is" he said,
amid a storm of Republican applause
giving rope to the southern Democrats
and they are hanging themselves.
He declared that the only reason that
the Democrats were mem bers Of the
party was because of the negro ques-
ton. Referring TO Judge Parker, Mr..
Baker spoke Of him as having been
f!pisted on the party by men like those
who supported this subsidy.
ayan's Southern Trip.
Mr.. Baker said that Thomas r. Ryan
went into the southern states and told
the Democrats that Bryan had prevent
ed the Democratic party from winning
for eight years, saying. Come with us
and we will deliver the goods
other monopolists of the Democratic
party sang the same song. and the
southern Democrats listened and be-
came responsible for the results of the
last election.
do you mean TO denounce Judge
Parker as mOnOpolist?" asked Mr..
Pou of North Carolina.
Il say" responded Mr.. Baker. that
Judge Parker's candidacy was initiated
and manipulated by InOnopOlists''
When MIR Baker concluded. the house
voted down motion TO strike cut the
provision for special facilities from
Kansas City to Newton. Kan.
On a point of order the provision of
$4,000 to be paid to the Oceanic Steam
ship company for carrying mails TO
Tahiti was stricken out.
After a protracted debate an amend
ment was agreed TO allowing S45, 600 out
of the appropriation for transporting
foreign mails, for carrying the mails