The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-03-22

The Extra session Talk.
GOvernfaeut Finances.
sIlseeIIane0us Matters

miscellaneous Matters.
Chicago, q. Tst5Gae's Washington:
The President has.eertain y not yet de-
cided on an extra session. The opposi-
ton is much stronger than he believed,
and he is very anxious not TO make q
mistake 10 the matter Robson, Keifer
and others have Represented to him that
it would be unwise and impolitic. They
sSY the entire amount of outstanding 6
per cents. can be paid before next De
cembe-, with tie surplus revenues and
portion OF the cash now Ia the treasury.
and that It would be better 70 reduce the
interest change by redeeming 500. 600
600, or even Sl50, DOC. 00O of these high
rate lnds, than disturb business and put
| the country 10 the expense of an extra
session. M ~ TcfT-I 81
The treasury estimates the surplus rev.
enaes for ten months of the calendar
year at 500, coo, GEO, and should this be
the case the treasury could redeem $780,
0oO, 600 of The outstanding 6s before jan
uAry LIST. This saving would equal what
| any measure passed by an extra session
would effect. The republican party
would be held responsible for any imp-r-
feet refunding bill, and would suffer
damage in consequence. Treasury Off
Gals have made tho following compute
ton: The AZ Ter cent. bonds sold At =
price slightly more favorable for goveru-
ment than than which could be realized
for the 4s and AS are respectively ll2. So
aud lll.3S. Computations based upon
these prices show rate OF intereIt yield |
to the investor il carried TO maturity, of |
3.29 and s. 20 per cent. per snnum Tespec-
lively, snd this shows that apart from |
L. IL - g - 4
option redeemAbly as possible The
AZ per cents. are slightly more
advantageous to government in /
point Of annual intel est cost. It is |
probable that SlO0,O0O,000 "A per
cents could now be sold for Liz or a,
and accrued interest, at which price the
actual cost 10 government would be less
than 81 per cent. per annum.
Republicans thresten to rstaliate on
democrats who refuse to allow them TO
elect officers OF the Senate, by having
democrats In the departments summarily
removed. $50
David Davis is said, by intimate
friends, to be in more feeble state of
health than for years. He is known to
be uncomfortable on account of his pc
eulIar political condition, and some
friends say he will perhaps resign.
p Washington. 2I.-The Senate con-
fried Levi p. Morton as minister to
France; S. d. Horton, OF Ohio. secretary
of the United Hates commissioners to
the monetary conference; registers Of
land ofices-Henry Cousins, Florence,
Henry w. Dwight, Grande,
Oregon. .H
The President nominated Z. W. Berry.
for collector of internal revenues. Idaho.
Z The Senate committee of foreign rela-
.ions, to-day, reported back the Chinese
treaties with a recommendation in each
Instance for ratification without amend
nent. The treaties were thereupon placed |
IN the Senate calendar Of executive buAi-
lesa. rED IIHd 3- @
New York, 2l.-Washington special
o an evening paper: There is the best
authority for stating that the President
las finally decided to convene the Forty
eventh Congress In extra session soon :
fer the 15th,H If not on the 18th, OF
April. the decision was arrived at on
after consultation with Secre-
airy Window and other members OF the
abinet.
The President said, yesterday, to
prominent western Senator, that polyg-
my must and shalt be stamped out.
his plague spot ON our Institutions must
"a banished. / ask you. as my friend, to
axe your stand in the Sensts and fight
his evil until it Is crushed out Of exist
nee. We must, however, save from IL
sgitimacy the seventy (?) children born :
4 Utah Of polygamist parents. feel
ound to do this because two o. my pre-
ecessors saw fit TO recognize the institu- :.
on by the appointment of Brigham
'oung, the head of the church, as cover
or of the territory.
The President sent to the Senate Moses ,
[. Bsne, of Salt Lake City, for receiver
fpublic moneys.
Morton, il is understood, will not go to
rance till after the extra session meets.
his would leave only Fernando Woods
acancy to be filed in New York. The
eport has reached democratic leaders
lat Cornell would net call an election I
lis spring, thus preventing the election 4
f democrat in Woods place. Demo- s.
-ats communicated with Gov, Plaisted,
Maine, and it is rep Jrtei that he will g
t order an election to fill Fry's place IS
ntil one is ordered in New York TO fill {
Vood's e
Democratic senators say there has
ever been any difference Of opinion in
leir caucuses on the question of testing .
le changes of Senste officers; that the
lly differences were as to the plan Of
roceedure. They are apparently deter
lined to flibuster. Two republican
majors are absent and Anthony Is con-
ned to his room with severe attack OF
reducing the vote OF that
de 70 35-three short Of quorum il sn vi
Itra session be called However, the 81
dicAtions are that the democrats will .. se
EN- submit to new officers. AZ