The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-06
NORTHERN SECURITIES
CANNOT BE PROSECUTED
Statute of Limitations Acts as a Bar, :
Debate on Williams Resolution
in the House.

Washington, March 5.-Legislation by
unanimous consent and under suspen-
sion of the rules, occupied the attention
of the house and resulted in the pass
age of several bills, some of consider
able importance. The adoption of a
resolution of inquiry as to whether any
criminal prosecutions have been begun
against individuals in the Northern Sc
curities company furnished the text for
a speech of criticism by Mr.. Williams.
the Democratic leader directed against
the administration. Brief answers were
made by Mr.. jenkins of Wisconsin and
Mr.. Grosvenor Of Ohio. Mr.. Jenkins
showed that the statute of limitations
had run against any actions that might
be taken IN this case, and that any ef-
fort at prosecution would be useless.
Fault was found with the rules of the
house and the concentration of power
in the speaker by Mr. Shackleford of
Missouri, who took occasion to address
the house upon bridge bill.
Bills Passed.
Bills were passed increasing from
$4,000 TO 100000 the sum available TO
supply metal fOF-the coinage of niCkels
and pennies, and providing that these
coins may hereafter be made in the
minis at Denver. San Francisco and
New Orleans, as well as at present in
Philadelphia
Mr.. Adams of Pennsylvania voiced
vigorous protest against the measure.
The benefits and necessity of the bill
were explained by Mr.. Kahn of Cali
fornia, and others.
Mr.. Adams declared the legislation to
be simply a movement to provide work
needed the work and, ne maintained,
was entitled TO it. The idea that small
coins were needed in California; he said,
was ridiculous
Had Priced the Drinks.
Why" he shouted, to the great
amusement of members you can't
even buy a drink out there, and have
been there, for less than two bits"
"Oh, well" TetOTted Mr.. Kahn, Phil
adelphia is so slow that we never have
been able TO get small coins out there"
This turned the laugh on 1fT. Adams.
The bill was declared passed at the
conclusion of Mr.. Adams remarks, on
a viva xoee vote.
Pending the passage of bill of
NliIoooS importance. the floor was yielded
10 Mr. ShacklefOTd, who took occasion
10 denounce the rules Of the house the
despOtic and absolute power of the
speaker
Merely a Mark of Tyranny.
Mr.. ShacklefOrd expressed great per-
sOnal admiration for Speaker Cannon,
but there was, he said, no man in
Europe more absolute in his jurisdic-
ton. He had read only the other day
that the speaker had packed the
ways and means committee with ten
men who would stand pat" as men of
stone against every attempt TO amend
the tariff. This Mr.. ShacklefOrd ac-
cepted as true and complained bitterly.
If the stand patters" would come out
in the open, he declared, it would be
found that they had not a cOrpOraPs
guaEd. Another instance of the "ab-
SoIutism" of the speaker was in the
passage Of the statehood bill On this
point he read lengthy interview pur-
porting to be by Mr.. Adams CWis.) de-
nOuncing the rules.
BY unanimous consent, on the re-
quest of Mr. Bonynge (Colo), the bill
TO establish a bureau of immigration