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

}. Lackawanna advancing ~, receding, b,
t rallying again to top figures; Delaware
n Hudson advancing 2s4 to 98H.
CLEARING HOUSE REPORT.
Boston. February S.-Leading clearin
houses in the United States report the tots
5 gross bank exchanges for the week endln
February 9Th were 81, O61 800, 2S2, an increas
of 49, per cent. as compared with the CO.
responding week a year ago.
, Present Measures in Congress.
WASHINGTON, February S.-The House te
day. after the call of States, will probabl
resume in committee of the whole, the cor
sideration of the half-gallon tax bill. MI
Morrison will attempt to conine the discus
sion to the merits of the bill, but owing t.
the wide latitude given by the rules govern
ing debate in committee, it is likely tina
several speeches
RELATING TO THE SILVER QUESTION
Will be delivered.
It is the intention of the appropriation
committee to call up the pension appropria
ton bill for action ON Tuesday. This bill
usually proyokes 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. - q
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 emporium
ity.
Senator Hoar proposes to ask the Senate
to take up the Bankruptcy bill, and Senator
Platt contemplates pressing the bill for the
admission of Washington Territory, but
neither Senator Hoar nor Senator Platt will
antagonize the Educational bill.
Irregular 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 general expectation that
the Judiciary committee will be heard from
to-day In relation to
THE REFUSAL OF THE ATToRNEY-GENERA1
70 furnish papers in the Dustin case, but
expectation has no other foundation than
the fact that it is the committees regular
meeting day, Monday, and that the subject
has been referred to the committee by the
Senate.
To American Catholics, Greeting.
BALTIMORE, February s, 18S6.-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
or holding their first plenary council to
send their congratulations to the illustri-
)us Episcopate of the United States.
The youngest daughter of the church
cannot allow this occasion of so much
oy to her to pass without communicate
ng her gladness to her elder sister, OF
VII national churches in communion with
ne holy See, there is none to which the
hurch OF Australia bears SO close a re-
emblance as that of the United States.
THE CHILDREN OF BOTH CHURCHES
IRE offspring of the same races, thew
peak common language, their laws,
ustoms and manners are akin. They
re spread over regions of vast extent.
bounding in every form of material
Prosperity, the full development ofwhose f..
nllmlted resources must raise both peo-
lie to foremost place among the ma
ons OF the earth. The density of the
opulatlon widely differs, but their terri
'rlal extension is nearly the same. In
9th countries the foundations of the faith
ere laid amid many and grave difficult
es. Those causes from which serious :
Anglers to the faith have sprung. and
ay continue to spring for some time
niger, were common to both. The faith
il OF both countries have had to contend
,ainst I
ANTI-CATHoLIC TRADITION IN LITERA- 7
TURE, n
poi-slcal and social life; against deem. re
ated prejudices, sometimes breaking a,
it into open violence; against systems n
education against governments which -
not hostile, gave but little ENCOURAGE II
ent to the spread of our holy faith. OF
If children were not amongst the most ID
Vored, Wealthiest or most learned of the =
nd; yet both have laid the foundations ~
the faith deep and solid. AS in OF
nerlca, so here in Australia. the grain nj
mustard seed planted in grateful soil A,
s grown into a goodly tree, and for
tn, In the providence of God, grand
ure is in store. You will rejoice to
I'm that our plenary council in tho =
'ors OF which we are now engaged re- r,
est the Holy See to enrich our church y
"a three new metropolitan sees, with -
new suffragan sees, with four addi- =
nal ois.hops, some Wears apostolic for 4
native races, and with a national off
ninary, which will be the means Of de- or
oplng the manifest vocations of our ~
i've youth. A cardinal, archbishop,
procurator OF the metropolitan see,
cen bishops, one vicar apostolic, with
y-two of our clergy, constitute our
FIRST NATIONAL SYNOD OF SUCCESS.
our colleges, now happily crowned by a
# national university are matter Of in
p interest to us, and will, we trust ~
ourage our people to second orr !.
rts IN Initiating your noble example ~
the DEGREES of your great cor1nci
ongst the first in history Of the church
it's members and the extent of its :
ltory, and for the Importance of its a.,
berations, be fruitful in countless ou
sings for the extirpation of error. for
diffusion OF truth, for the happiness
our fiocks, for the salvation OF souls SA
giving increased energy to apostolic
, greater uniformity to discipline. and
ere extended sphere to the normal -
On OF the church. -
beg to remain your most loving and +
)ted brothers in Christ -
MORAN, Archbishop of Sydney;
Apostolic delegate. and souo.4as