The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-19

United States extending the night OF
suffrage TO women. Mr. Blair speech
seeing tina: Utah is interested IN tne
question Of women suffrage, would oe
well worth reproducing. Botn men
and women will find il interesting read, |
ing. Action is 10 be taken on the oiii
at an early day. The measure VIII
likely he defeated, but the result OF the
vote will be closely watched.
For two or three weeks II has been
veil understood that the President mas
been suffering more or less from rbeu-
matism in the right knee. dis lnuls-
position, however. has not II the least
prevented him from attending TO MS
daily work, which, while the prepare
ton OF hi annual message TO Congress
lasted, has been somewhat heavy: vi
course. his rheumatic attack has been
greatly exaggerated From the accounts
that have been flashed over the wires
many have concluded that his trouole
was serious. Asa result, every man LOT
nearly two weeks has contained all sorts
bf suggestions and supposed cures for
bis rheumatic trouble. The whole bust
ness aust have caused him much
amusement and some annoyance.
Genuine Illness of President Cleveland
would doubtless create great alarm
throughout the whole country; out
| when be simply coughs or sneezes. or
| has a slight pain in one or both oil his
knees, the matt 7 might be allowed TO
1 20 unheeded. The President looks the
picture Of health.
Mrs. Cleveland has been enjoying her
! self with some friends in New YORK,
and only returned 10 the capital lew
d US ago. She was absent from the
I White House for over a week, which
] g. sarH. har % ~ No saH
pc gple that her husband could not be
/ seriously ILL., Mrs. Cleveland still
grows in popularity. Her receptions
| this winter are looked forward 10 Wi
great interest. One question which
| seems to be bOthering society" IS,
| whether she will dance this winter. and
where. II il BE- true what Is occasionally
ghispe ed on the avenue, / should say
she will not dance very much.
Ia regard TO the Edmunds-Tucker
| bill. Messrs. Baskin and Bennett are
working very hard TO force its early
considera lion. In this, however, / do
not hink they " II succeed for SIN e
reason, and no other, the House, wuh
/ its "go-as-yOu-please" order of bgsi-
ness. Is in no temper to take up such Il
measure to the detriment Of more i'm
portant legislation. Besides, as | re-
marked last week. there l. no interest,
| except that which is being cO7ertly
made. in the subject Of legislation
against Utah at all. The people of the
country would rather see their repre-
| sentatiyes tu-n their attention 70 the
| tariff question, with a view tOlessentng
| the taxes and preventing the accumu-
] iatiou of surplus and unneedec rev
| enues; or TO the subject Of providing a
/ navy; or coast end harbor defsnceS; or
/ g Il. saaH Pm
nuRbug; or legislation adequate
/ TO secure the public lands from the
| grasp Of monopOiists and for the use OF
! the people; OF 10 anything under heaven
of national importance. In word, If
members of Congress viii only start in
an carry out some of the recommend
/ atoms and suggestions made by Presi-
| dent Cleveland 10 his recent message,
| the people of the country Will be ever
! lastingly Obliged to them. Let them
! cut short their talk aud settle down to
work. II they don't. it appears almost
as sure as eggs are eggs that at the next
election the people will give the Repub-
licsns a majority in the House.
On Wednesday last, Delegate Ioole,
of Montana. appeared before tue House
committee on Territories. and msde an
argument in favor of the admission TO
! the Union Of that Territory as a State.
| Mr.. Hill, chairman OF the committee, IS
said to-be favorable TO the admission OF
| Montana, as also Dakota and Washing
ton Territories. The grandest o. all
| the Territories, however, Is Utah, and
| some day some party will be glad te ad-
nit her As q State. She has been denied
: e. rights for many years. She has
suffered and Is now suffering from vile
instrumentation. Bye and bye. she
will be understood, and justice, long
delayed, may oTertake her at last.
Many people predict lively times II
Congress this winter. The Morrison
men are determined TO force the tariff
question, and would almost sc, p
Is If the Democrats could not afford &
oppose the question much longer. /
the tariff question IS started, goodness
only knows wl Ell it will end. The ap
preparation bills and the tariff que
, ton are subjects enough for a who'll
session.
Mr.. Patrick II. Lsnnan, of Salt LAX
, City, has been in Washington for abou
q week. I understand he visited tn
, capital city on his way to Boston :
! visit his mother.
|, Early last week. Mr.. Tucker, chail
man of the committee on judiciary i
! the House, presented resolutio
: asking that the I4th inst. be Above
for the consideration of the Senai
| anti-polvgamY bill. The matter wa
! referred to the committee on rules.
: is not expected that the day asked vi
J be granted.