Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-08
Dubois pipes off, Where Money
Came From With Which to
Make War on Utah.
WOMEN AND THE MINISTER'S.
Thought These Should be Reimbursed
So They Could Use 1t In Ad.
diuonal SANDER

y Dlt OF IdCy gossip HUI lUuiiu ia
the dispatches comes from the pages of
the Congressional Record. wherein
place is given TO the debate on the
amendment to the general appropria-
ton bill proposing TO partially reim-
burse Senator Smoot for the losses he
had sustained In defending his title to
his seat. In 1t Dubois blandly admits
that be wanted n similar amount for
those people who had made war on
Utah aud the Mormon Church Asked
who 1t was who had contributed the
money for the campaign OF villiticatioll.
he said ii was the women and the
ministers who doubtless could find a
way to spend the cash II il We're voted
to them. The full text of the debate on
the question follows
Mr. McI.aurln--I offer the following
amendment. TO come In Immediately
after the word dollars" line IL, on
page ca
Provided. that the same amount shall
be appropriated TO detray the expenses
Of those who prosecuted the protest
have just been informed that the
women Of the country made up $500
70 employ attorneys to prosecute the
protest. They do not seem to have been
able TO raise as large an amount by
very nearly one third as was raised by
the contestee on protestee; but. think,
IL the protestee is TO receive $4,000 10
defray his expenses, those who opposed
him ought 10 receive an equal amount
for prosecuting the protest, which they
did In good faith.
Mr. spooner--The government has
paid s25, 900 OF the expenses.
Mr.. McLaurin--T did not hear what
al, lf,u.
MT. Hale~-1 was just going to say
what the senator from Wisconsin has
already siad. Tho United States has
already paid more than $4,000 10 these
parties.
Mr.. McIaurin-r cannot hear what
the senator from Maine says.
Mr. Hale-The United States has all
ready paid FOR the benefit OF the parties
who were making this contest. who
were the contestants, more than S25,000
That has already been paid. but moth
ing has been paid TO the senator from
Utah.
Mr. McIaurin--I will ask the senator
81 he will yield to me fog a question:
Mr.. Hale-Certainly
Mr- McLauriri-IIQw was the money
paid TO these pTotestants?
Mr. Hale--I do not know 10 whom il
was paid, but it WAS paid to cover their
expenses in the way Of witness fees
who were summoned here.
Mt McLaurln-I will ask IL the same
thing WAS not done for the witnesses
for Senator Smoot?
Mr. Hale--Not unless they were sum-
fnoned by the committee.
Mr.. McLsaurin--My understanding Is
that the same thing was done for the
witnesses for the protestee and that
the United States paid his witnesses,
That is my understanding.
The Vice President-The chair does
not understand that the senator from
Maine has interposed a point of order
Mr. Hale--I think II is better to take
the vote of the senate. ] have some
doubt about II.
Mr.. McLaurin-1 should like to know
what the point OF order Is, II it Is to be
made,
The Vice President-The question is
on agreeing 10 the amendment.
Mr. Bacon--I ask thar tho amendment
may be read.
The Vice President--The amendment
will he again stated
The secretary--on page 81, line IL,
after the word dollars insert:
Provided. that the same amount shall
be appropriated TO defTay the expenses
Of those who prosecuted tn eprotest.
Mr.. Bacon--Mr. President, / think
there is a good deal in what the sena-
Tor from Mississippi suggests 10 the
senate In this regard, though do not
think the amendment Is In pr0n1r
shape. think 1t has been the univer-
sal custom IN each house when there
has been q contested election. which IL
analogous 10 this case, TO pay certain
sum. but which is considered not as
compensation, suppose the senator
from Maine inady ertently used the
word compensation when he meant
reimbursement 1t is to pay u GER
tain sum OF money 10 reimburse each
side for expenses Incurred IN the con-
test. | think 1t would not be prope
10 adopt an amendment which sholl.
stipulate that certain sum equal 10
that which was paid 10 reimburse the
senator from Utah should be paid to
those who occupied an opposing attitude
TO him but | do think it would be
proper to pay an amount 10 reimburse
them within certain limits for such eH-
penditures as they made Ia the prosecu-
ton OF the contest
Mr.. Warren--Will ihe senator permit
me 10 ask him question:
Mfr. Bacon-Certalnly
Mr.. Warren--Of course a contest be-
tween two men who both believe they
are entitled TO the same seat In Con-
gross makes some foundation upon
which 10 rest the payment OF the eN-
pensea OF both, but would the senator
establish q precedent here now by pay
Ing John Doe and Richard Roe, who
make claim for no one for seat lh
this body 80 that hereafter any per-
sons, no nattdr whether 1t Is any OF
their business or not, can attack any
senator on this floor and BIO paid Tor
making such attaokse
Mr., Bacon-I certainly would not de-
sire Ia encourage any capricions att
tack on the right of a senator 10 q seat
on this floor, but nobody VIII contend
that this was IL capriclous attack IT
WAS one which very deeply interested
the entire American people, ana there
s no protense that II was n caprclous
attack on the right OF senator TO his
seat on this floor. think IL was EVIL
IDENTIFY done IN the utmost good faith
Whereas there may have been some
sealous parties who may have possibly
boon influenced by motives rather more
extreme than We would sustain on app
prove, at the Same time the general
proposition which was made and npOn
which this most notable contest was
founded cannot he classed among those
attacks which may be said 10 be ca
pTicIous, and an undue attack upon the
right OF Il senator 10 ais Sat on this
floor,
Mn. Carmack--r wish to- ask tho sena-
tor II those who prosecuted this pro-
TEST against the senator from Utah
have made any request for reimburse
Sir. Bacon--They have not, so far as
know.
MIR. Carmack--rhen It seems TO me
the senate certainly ought not To- vol
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