Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-11
PANAMA CANAL
THE ONE TOPIC.
Further Legislation viii Doubt.
less Cause Plenty Of Talk
About II.
DEMOCRATS FREELY CRITICAL
They Wish to Know What Has Been
Done and What Is Being Done
The Mitchell Case.

| Special Correspondence.
Washington, Jan 6.--The Panama
canal must again be discussed In Con-
gress. All that was developed In the
first weeks of the session is but prellm-
mary to the fight that Will be wayed
when further leglLatlon Is brought for
ward Republicans have not felt quite
easy on the subject OF canal manage
ment, as will be shown by insistence
upon some modification OF the meth
DDS and restrictions which will be plac-
ed upon the officers having the work in
charge, but In the debate that is TO come
the Democrats will be as freely critical
T as they were when the emergency APP
| preparation bill was consldered-ln TACT.
they have told their Republican col
| leagues that they intend 10 discuss
| every feature OF the work and expect
( the fullest information as to everything
/ connected with the canal since its In
/ ception.
WILL BE LEGISLATION.
There will be legislation during the
| winter Salaries are to be regulated,
and It would not be surprising to see
the commission reorganlzed. At pres
ent there Is no limit upon the officers 10
be created save that a commission of
seven members Is authorized. Beyond
( that every power Is vested In the presl-
dent lie can determine the uumber OF
I officers and fix their salaries he rather
4 liberal salaries, greater than cabinet
officers, and double those of senator's
and representatives, was the cause OF
the disturbance when the emergency
canal bill was passed. II Is also quite
/ probable that Congress will take some
action regarding the relations of the
Panama railroad to the canal work,
is IT GRAFT?
! When an employee of the senate or
house dies his heirs are allowed six
months salary from the time of his
death and $3.50 for funeral expenses.
II senator or representative dies his
heirs are allowed $1,000, an amount
equal 10 his salary for year. When
number OF resolutions for paying
these amounts for dead employees were
being passed by the house | heard
member say: THAT seems to me like
graft. Why should we pay these
amounts?" Perhaps It Is graft Who
can say other wise? At all events, It Is
unearned money paid to employees
that receive very fair compensation for
the work they perform.
WHAT ABOUT MITCHELL?
In view OF the fact that the senate
did not allow the announcement of the
death Of the late Senator John II. Nit
chell to be made and would not adj
journ as a mark of respect 10 his MEM
ory viii It pay his heirs $1,000, as 1t
does IN case Of other men who die
while members OF the senate? No
doubt the deficiency bill Will contain
a provision for the heirs of Orville II.
Plat Of Connecticut, but how about
Mitchell of Oregon? He was on the
rolls of the senate when he died, and
| HIS rights as a senator were never
| questioned But he was denied the
usual courtesies given a senator when
he dies. II will be interesting to note
whether the denial viii extend TO the
customary financial recognition.
WHAT BRANDEGEE HEARD.
Senator Brandegee OF Connecticut
was recently in one of the most pop
ular clubs IN Washington ard heard
one man telling another this tale:
DO you know that OF the $40, 100000
|
| French canal concess!onaries for their
! rights In Panama only sll .000,00o
| reached the men for whom 1t was in
| tended? The remaining $4,000 600
| distributed among United States sena-
tors right here In Washington"
| "You don't tell" said the listener.
| yes, and the Democratic national
| comittee had the facts during the last
| campaign" went on this modern Nun
| chausen. 'and the only reason why 1t
was not made public was because some
| Democratic senators were Involved
Just think of any man telling a story
| Ike that and trying to make some one
believe H. Senator Brandegee was
OF the opinion that story of that
kind would fan OF its own weight.
MAY KICK HIMSELF TO THE TOP.
Representative Tawney has been re-
| ceving many communications relative
| to his promotion TO be chairman OF the
committee on appropriations. Some OF
| the comments refer to the fact that
| Tawney has often been the chief In
surgent leader against the powers in
the house. One man remarked that II
| only goes to show that II a man Will
| kick long enough and hard enough he
| will land at the top. When Tawney
| mas leu tHc HsuibfitS nc Hds Hdu the
| sympathy of majority Of his Marty
\ but for reasons of policy they have
been compelled to follow the lines laid
| down by the leaders.
| SENATE PATRONAGE.
A new employe appeared in the SEN
| ate before the recess, and Senator Kean
OF New Jersey asked where he came
| from and was Informed that a western
| senator had secured the appointment.
| II don't know how II IT," remarked
| Senator Kean. II never have secured
one of these places since have been
| In the senate
"a number Of senator's" replied an
old employe, divide among them
selves the patronage which you and
other senators like you do not seem to
want"