Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-08

February 9Th were 81, 061 ,S02, 2S2, an increase
of 431 per cent. as compared with the cor
, responding week year ago.
Present Measures i'm Congress.
WASHINGTON, February 8.-The House to-
day, after the call of States, will probably
resume in committee of the whole, the con-
sideration of the mitigation tax bill. Mr..
Morrison will attempt to confine the discus
sion to the merits of the bill, but owing to
the wide latitude given by the rules govern
ing debate in committee, it is likely that
several speeches
RELATING TO THE SILVER QUESTION
Will be delivered.
1t is the intention of the appropriation
committee to call up the pension appropria..
ton bill for action on Tuesday. This bill
usually provokes little discussion, but the
recent agitation as to the new pension legis--
lation may on this occasion elicit general
expression of opinion on the measure.
Should it receive final action on Tuesday,
and should the tax bill be disposed of, We'd
nesday will be devoted to the consideration
of the Atlantic and Pacific land forfeiture
bill.
According to the special order made on
Friday last, the Fitz John Porter bill will be
taken up Thursday, but it is understood
that vote will not be reached this week.
Senator Blair hopes to secure the right of
way in the Senate tomorrow, Immediately
after the morning hour, for his
EDUCATIONAL BILL,
And chances are in his favor.
Senator Cameron wishes to have the bill
creating an Assistant Secretaryship of the
Navy disposed of, and will make an effort to
secure that result at the earliest opportun-
ity.
Senator Hoar proposes to ask the Senate
to take up the Bankruptcy bill, and Senator
Plat contemplates pressing the bill for the
admission of Washington Territory, but
neither Senator Hoar nor Senator Platt will
antagonize the Educational bill
Regular order" whatever it may prove to
be, is likely to be laid aside in day or two,
to enable Senator Frye to make speech on
the resolution reported from the Committee
on Foreign Relations in regard to the fish
cries. There is a general expectation that
the Judiciary committee will be heard from
to-day in relation to
THE REFUSAL OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
To furnish papers in the Dustin case, but
expectation has no other foundation than
meeting day, Monday, and that the subject
has been referred to the committee by the
Senate.
TO American Catholics, Directing.
BALTIMORE, February s, 1SS6.-Arch-
bishop Gibbons has received circular
letter from the archbishops and bishops
Of Australia, addressed to the arch
bishops and bishops OF the United States,
saying: The archbishops and bishops OF
the church in Australia avail themselves
on this occasion of their being assembled
for holding their first plenary council to
send their congratulations to the illustri-
GUS Episcopate of the United States.
The youngest daughter OF the church
cannot allow this occasion OF SO much
Joy to her to pass without communicate
ing her gladness to her elder sister. OF
all national churches in communion with
the Holy See, there is none to which the
church OF Australia bears so close u re-
semblance as that of the United States.
THE CHILDREN OF BOTH CHURCHES -
Are offspring OF the same races, they
speak common language, their laws,
customs and manners are akin. They
are spread over regions of vast extent,
Astounding in every form of material
prosperity, the full development of whose
unlimited resources must raise both peo-
pie to a foremost place among the ma
tions OF the earth. The density OF the
population widely differs, but their terri
torial extension is nearly the same. In
both countries the foundations OF the faith
were laid amid many and grave difficult
ties. Those causes from which serious
dangers to the faith have sprung, and
may continue to spring Tor some time
longer, were common to both. The faith
full OF both countries have had to contend
against
AN ANTI-CATiIoIIc TRADITION IN LiTERA-
TURE,
In political and social life; against deep
seated prejudices, sometimes breaking
out into open violence; against systems
OF education; against governments which,
If not hostile, gave but little encourage.
ment to the spread OF our holy faith.
Our children were not amongst the most
favored, wealthiest or most learned OF the
land; yet both have laid the foundations
OF the faith deep and solid. As in
America, so here in Australia, the grain
OF mustard seed planted in a grateful soil
has grown into a goodly tree, and for
both, in the providence OF God, u grand
future is in store. You will rejoice to
learn that our plenary council, in the
labors OF which we are now engaged, re-
quest the Holy See TO enrich our church
with three new metropolitan sees, with
SIX new sulfragan sees, with four add-
tlonal bishops, some Wears apostolic for
the native races, and with a national
seminary, which will be the means OF de-
veloping the manifest vocations OF our
native youth. A cardinal, archbishop.
one procurator OF the metropolitan see,
fifteen bishops, one vicar apostolic, with
iilty-two OF our clergy, constitute our
FIRST NATIONAL SYNOD OF SUCCESS.
Your colleges, now happily crowned by
your national university, are a matter OF
deep interest to MS, and will, we trust,
encourage our people TO second our
efforts in Initiating your noble example
May the DEGREES OF your great council.
amongst the first in history OF the church
Tor its members and the extent of its
territory, and for the importance of its
deliberations, be fruitful in countless
blessings for the extirpation OF error, for
the diffusion of truth, for the happiness
OF your flocks, for the salvation Of souls,
by giving increased energy to apostolic
zeal, greater uniformity to discipline, and
a more extended sphere to the normal
action OF the church.
We beg to remain your most loving and
devoted brothers in Christ.
MORAN, Archbishop OF Sydney :;
The Apostolic delegate, and seventeen