Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-12
UNCLE JOE SAID
TO Be PLEASED.
He is Greatly Relieved by 0bjec-
lions to Unanimous
Consent.
NO NEED TO WATCH BILLS.
Difference Between Sucker and
"Succos' Causes Ono Illinois Man
To Make Vigorous Protest.
Special correspondence

Special correspondence
Washington May Objections TO UNI
animous consent by Minority Leader
Williarls Just suit Speaker Cannon. Here
tofcre several hours each day have been
taken M by the speaker IN the examine
ton az bills which members desired to
have passed by unanimous consent The
speaker feels It his duty to ascertain
the main features Of a bin when he
grants recognition to consider IT, He
wants to know whether It IS coed leglsia-
ton, BY shutting on all unanimous con-
sent legislation Williams has relieved
the speaker Of great deal Of trouble
Really Uncle Joe seems to be very much
Obliged 10 the minority leader,
SUCKERS" AND "sUCCoRs"
Representative Boutell Of Illinois, in a
speech in the house, expressed the wish
that the Old name "Succors' instead Of
suckers should be applied TO the good
people Of his state He gave the origin
Of the name as follows I'm 1880 when
George Rogers Clark ana his men held
Illinois, the British sent a party OF Eng
llsh soldiers ana savage Indians to take
ST Louis then a Spanish village and an
ally OF the American Revolution. The
distressed people IN ST. Louis sent mt once
to clark for aid, and by forced marches
he hurried to the defense OF the little
fortress As the Wild Indians appeared
shreklng and bowling on the northeast
the eager watchers from the ramparts de-
serted the officers and men of Clark's
command, and IN their enthusiasm they
shouted to the people below: Here come
the succors from Illinois. Thank God
the town Is saved Now, that Is the real
origin Of our name.'
BURROWS on INVESTIGATION.
For three years Senator Burrows as
chairman OF the senate committee on
privileges and elections has been lnyest-
eating the case OF Reed Smoot, Some
weeks ago as n member Of the committee
on finance he was made a member OF n
committee 10 investigate the charges
against a negro named for register OF
the treasury short time later he was
made member Of subcommittee to
Investigate the case Of Benjamin +. Bar
mes, assistant secretary to the president,
who was appointed postmaster Of Wash
ington Burrows Is now called the PRO
fesslonal investigator Of the senate.
FICTION IN CONGRESS.
Representative Dawson of Iowa was
telling the house what the agricultural
department had done In the way of pro-
lection for American meat by It's in
speCtion service and was interrupted
by Representative Hin of Connecticut,
who said. IL am reading a book that
states plainly and squarely that, while
the export meats OF this country are in
speCted, the diseased cattle are slaughter
ed for home consumption and that re.
iected cattle are slaughtered and put on
the domestic market. Does the gentleman
know anything In regard to that"
II do not" answered Dawson 81 UNI
derstand this Is book OF fiction and
should be treated as such"
- want to say 10 the gentleman from
Connecticut that that information Is abb
solutely erroneous" said Representative
Wadsworth Of New York.
THE statement Is emphatically made in
the book" persisted Hill
well, II Is emphatically wrong reiter-
ated Wadsworth.
Which shows that fiction may masqucr-
ade as fact.
BANKHEAD-HODsoN.
The old member must be "A mighty
good politician or a very valuable man
for hts district or possess some extra
qualifications II he can remain in Con-
gress In the face OF a persistent young
er man VINO keeps IN the field year after
year and will not stay beaten. Richmond
Pearson Hobson, the naval officer who
was the hero Of the Merrimac AFFAIR In
Santiago harbOr and who won an unen-
yiabe reputation AS being kissed by silly
girls, has defeated the veteran Bankhead