Show WITH WITHIN lion MOOT J KING LOOFBOUROW IN CONGRESS FROM CONGRESSIONAL RECORD I When the debate in congress on the matter of Independence of the Philippines Philippines Philippines Philip Philip- pines was nearing the h end Senator Harry B. B Hawes of Missouri asked to say a word pertaining to the junior senator from Utah He said When the Filipinos write a new history after they shall shaJI have founded their new republic one of the most Illustrious names to adorn the record of their fight for liberty will be that of the senator from Utah Mr William H. H King Year after year long before I became became became be be- came a member of this body and since with the thought Of liberty foremost fore most in his mind he has advocated immediate independence for the Phil Phil- That also was my own thought in the beginning But ex cx testimony before the house senate committees proved to the members that it t could not be done So Soboth Soboth o oboth both these committees faced by realities rejected the high ideal of oC the senator from Utah and they rejected also the different thought of ot the senator senator senator sen sen- ator from Michigan As we are arc approaching a decision In this matter I should be omitting a duty did I not make this plain statement statement state state- ment mont and also pay the highest compliment compliment com corn that I might pay and which I know the Filipinos will pay in their theli history to the distinguished senator from Utah Senator William H. H King e ea People of the country at large labor under the delusion that in the debates which have been held on the Philippine Philip Philip- pine Islands that the question of sugar Involves only ownership by Am Americans Amen Ameri ricans ri- ri cans that it is only American mone money that is Invested there in the sugar business declared Senator Senator Sen Sen- That Is not true ator Reed Smoot in ill the c course urse of the debate in the senate want to say that in the Philippines the Filipinos own 50 per cent of the investment in sugar or continued the senator Then he added Americans have Invested there only 26 per cent centor or slightly slightly over one-half one of what the Filipinos have Invested themselves In connection with citizens of other countries Then the Spanish people have 19 invested there which is 23 per cent of the whole or nearly as much as Americans In other words there are invested in sugar in the Philippines and of that American money represents only e Senator William H. H King Is decidedly decided decided- ly in favor of the consolidation of certain tam tain executive and administrative agencies of the government with several several sev sev- eral exceptions and ha accordingly offered a re resolution in the senate to this effect In so doing Senator King said Some of or the recommendations made by the president I heartily ap ap- ap- ap prove There Ther are arc some which I think should be disapproved It is impossible ble to offer oHer appropriate resolutions dealing with the message of the president dent as a whole and I have therefore offered this resolution which disapproves disapproves proves of the whole and later in some observations which I shall submit submit sub sub- mit I shall hall point out a number of provisions provisions pro pro- visions of which I heartily approve In the consideration of the bill to enable the people of the Philippine islands to adopt a constitution and form a government for or the islands and to provide for the independence o of the same Senator King is quoted as savinn The Tiie position which I have taken from the beginning Is and was this We superimposed by military force our authority on the Philippine islands I think that tha t so long as the Filipinos are under our flag we have no right morally morally and and I shall not enter enter enter en en- ter into the legalistic argument nt the constitutional argument to to impose upon them restrictions as to the amount or quantity of or cpr commodities which they may import into the United States and we have no right morall morally to restrict immigration into the United States from the Philip Philip- pines 09 O a Little wonder that the postoffice department department de de- de has such an enormous deficit deficit def def- when It is shown hown that during the fiscal year ear 1932 the number of pieces of mail mall matter matler sent out by members of congress under frank frnnk the figures being those of or the postoffice department depart depart- meat ment ment costs the people and the number franked by others cost 0 lit 9 The first official notice that a change has occurred in th the congressional congressional congressional d delegation from Utah is noted in the proceedings of the senate when on Thursday last the credentials of Elbert D. D Thomas were presented the senate by the vice president The document was document wasas as follows State of Utah executive department depart depart- ment meat to the president of the senate of the United St States tes This is to certify to-certify certify that on the day of November A.D. A.D. A.D. A. A D. D 1832 Elbert D. D Thomas was duly chosen by the qualified voters of Utah a senator from said state to represent said state in the United States for the term o of six years beginning on the day of March 1933 Witness his excellency our governor gover gayer nor George H. H Dern and our seal hereto affixed at Salt Lake City U Utah h this day of November A. A D. D 1932 George H. H Dern governor by the governor Sean Seal Among the measures introduced In Inthe Inthe the senate is a measure by Senator Smoot senate bill biU No authorizing ing the Reconstruction Finance corporation corporation corpo corpo- ration to make loans to aid in refunding refunding refund refund- in ing or refinancing ing certain obligations of irrigation companies and dr drainage districts It was sent to the committee commit commit- tee on banking and currency How rapidly rapid the files flics of the vanous van varl ous departments and md burc bureaus us of or congress congress congress con con- gress become clog clogged d with documents is seen on the first day of the second session of the congress congress congress- Ij In the house in one day there were weN taken from the speakers speaker's t table executive communications for change of ref reference refer refer- r. r ence 3 public bills bUls and md resolutions 42 joint resolutions 8 memorials 11 ii private bills and resolutions mostly pensions petitions petition HI MId And this was an average da day e In a debate in which the matter of building and loan lonn associations figured Senator Kin King asked asked- the senator from New Jersey If the primary rc reason s n why many of these building and loan associations have not sought to coop coop- 1 1 crate with the f federal deral organization is because the latter exercising some some proper sagacity and a d desire lre to protect protect pro pro- the treasury of the United States refused to permit them to unload upon the parent organization much of the rubbish frozen assets and poor loans which were made and held by some of these organizations Replying to the question the New Jersey senator said that building and loan associations unloaded a aIn In connection with the debate on the debt question it Is is is' pointed out ut that when the Italian settlement was before the senate Senator Reed Smoot chairman of the finance committee com corn used this significant language according to quotation from his address ad dress The Italian settlement is an excellent excellent excel excel- excellent lent example of the application of the principle of capacity to pay pay If the commission had not adopted this sound business principle in the adjustment adjustment ad ad- of our foreign debts no settlement set set- of the Italian debt would have been possible and this country would not receive from Italy one cent in interest or principal on the sums loaned o e 9 0 Washington county Republicans are dissatisfied with the official count of I the voters at the recent elections and have made demand for a recount This demand which Is made in the Fifth district court was filed by Orvel vel Hafen representing the Washington County Republican club and applies to the precincts of St St. George east St St. George west Hurricane and Cen Cen- The officials affected by the count are Arthur F. F Miles and David Representative Mills being declared declared de de- dared elected William Lund and F. F J. J Bowler for commissioner the count showing Lund a majority of 12 while the official count gave Bowler 9 South Milford Community club has addressed a letter to the board of commissioners of Beaver county s suggesting sug g. g gesting a way to bring about a reduction reduction reduction tion in expenses and taxes by consolidation consolidation consoli consoli- dation of the counties of Beaver Iron i and possibly Washington |