The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-01
HEROES WIDOWS
ARE D|SREGAROEO
Congressman Fails to Secure
Recognition of Firemen's
Terrible Sacrifice.
THEY LOST THEIR LIVES
ON AN ARMY TRANSPORT
GrOsyenOr of Ohio DenOunces
House for Not Paying
Widows $4,000.

WASHINGTON Feb. 2S.-The details OF
The provisions of the army appropriation
bill occupied the House of Representa-
tyes throughout the day Several pages
or the measure yet remain to be con-
sidered
Throughout. members OF the Appropria-
tlons committee. %eaded by Chairman
1awney, were in controversy with Chair
man Hull and the members OF the Mill
tary committee. Ench contest was an ef-
fort either In the direction OF reducing or
restricting the amounts carried in tho
bill.
In some cases the Appropriations COM
mittee was successful and in others the
Military committee.
Heroism Not Recognized.
Incidents OF the day incluCed an unsuc-
oessful effort to recognize the heroism OF
two San Francisco firemen who lost their
lives in the recent fire on the transport
Meade.
Mr.. Kahn of California presented an
each. and many members approved. but a
point of order was fatal to the attempt
Mr.. Hull retracted his former criticism
Of Minister RockhiI, on the question or
the return OF the United States share Of
the Boxer Indemnity.
Provision Tor more than 300 clerks en-
ployed In the stsH and at army division
headquarters went out OF the bill on a
point Of order by MIR, Tawney who de
veloPed The fact that there was no au-
thorty OF law for their employment.
Too Many Army Clerks.
Commenting on this action. Minority
Leader Williams said the point OF order
had developed the fact that there YVES
between 10000 and 100000 In the bill
without any authorize ton OF law IL also
revealed that, Notwithstanding the army
had been decreased from 900 to 81 OD
men, tho clerical force was continually
Increasing. He predicated that the bill
would come back from the Senate with
all these clerks back in II, besides others
Mr.. Williams saw cause for criticism in
the provision for a gardener. He had
Just been told the gardener was for the
students. Why should we not provide
befbers and bootblacks for the army he
asked
The provision in the bill requiring that
officers above the grade OF Colonel shall
serve one year I'm their higher rank be
fore retirement was amended excepting
retirement for disability OF where an Of
flcar has reached the age Of 6i years
Heroes Widows Disregarded.
A point of order by Mr.. Underwood was
fatal TO an amendment proposed by Mr.
Kahn (Call TO pay 5000 To the widows
of Capt. Charles Dakin and Thomas j.
Hcnnessy, ilremcn who lost their lives In
the recent fire on the army tranapoTt
Meade at San Francisco. Mr. Underwood
had no objection to III, payment, but In
sisted that II was setting bad precedent
10 place such an Item in an approprla-
tion bill
Mr.. Grosvcnor denounced the "parsi-
mony' which prevented this appropria-
tlon.
plea for the Porto Rican regiment
provided for in the bill was made by
Commissioner harrington Of that island
Rockhill Offered No Bribe.
Since his criticism of Minister Rockhill
made in the House last week Mr.. Hull
said he has been informed by the State
statement on which IL was based had
been denied by Mr.. Rockhlll. and Mr.
Hull expressed regret at his criticism.
Mr. Hulls criticism was that Minister
Rockhill, in effect. offered the Chinese a
bribe OF SD 900, COO which he said was the
amount OF the Boxer indemnity, TO
counteract the Chinese boycott
preparation for barracks and quarters In
a lump sum was made by Mr.. Tawncy.
but his amendment limiting to $50. 900 the
expenditure at any ono army post woS
defeated after protractcd debate.
Army Is too Costly.
Mr.. Williams criticised the cost Of
been the cost of n band stand at Fort
Riley. Kon.
Mr. Hull said this included quarters for
members of several bands.
Consideration OF the bill was suspended
at o'clock, when the House passed a
resolution calling upon the Postmaster
General for all Information on which he
and privileges of the mails from the Peo-
pies L. S bank Of ST Louis.
At sos o'clock the House adjourned un-
til tomorrow.