The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-29

tuaL tUO & plulOU OF SO wei, posted q
Jnrist as the ex.Justice of the Supr, me
Court will carry great eight,
On the other hand. friends
of the measure assert that t e
fact thai the, Constitution gives author
lty to Congress to levy taxes for the
general welfare, Is in self a suffice nj
evidence that The Blair DILL. which IS
certainly for the general welfare is not
in violation of the '.bulwark of Ameri-
can 'lberties." The debate in the Hou {
upon this question promifes to be OF
much more interest than formerly. Bu'
from the outlook to-day, the bill is
doomed in spite of the efforts of its
friends to push il through.
| The fact that he commission ap-
pointed TO consider the questions which
| have resui ed out of the fisheries
troubles. have net yet been able to agree
/ upon any measure, has given rise to
| the believe thai there has been another
wrsngle, or at least, serious mis-
understanding between the American
and the British representa- es.s That
| this is the case is pretty well demon
strated by the fact that they have not
yet held Their final meeting. There
never was q conference between the
repre- eniatives Of American and foreign
governments since the war where 20
many precautions have been taken to
prevent the publication of the proceed
ings. nl Ui
Until the adjournment before the
holidays it was known. from day to
day, just how far the Commissioners
had progressed. 1t was learned that
they had decided to disagree. and
that all that could be expected
would be resolution to tubmit
the disputed points to tie
decision of arbitrators ~ hen they got
together lin on the TIN ofJanuary,
every avenue OF news WAS closed up
tishter than ever before. Members OF
the Senate committee on foreign rela
tons and members of the House COM
miJtee on foreign affairs have nfade
fruitless attempts to secure from Secre-
tary Bayard some Indication as TO how
far the nego;iators have progressed. MI.
Winan aud others, interested in Cana
dian affairs. have been here TO make
like attempts. Each have failed in
turn. 1t is known, however, that at the
meeting Saturday there was developed a
serious Misunderstanding. Whether or
not this can be patched up will decide
upon the outcome of these long con-
tinued negotiations.
AL hought the first meeting was held
in November, nothing definite hss yet
come out of all tn talk. and 1t Is still
the belief of the best posted that moth
ing can come beyond the agreement to
submit the differences to disinterested
third parties.
After all there is no influence in
Washington that carries the weight of
that welded by a woman. 1t is stated
that Mrs. Senator Stewart. who is a
southern woman and an old friend of
the Lamars, did much to bring about
the confirmation of justice Lamar
few days ago. Mrs. Stewart is woman
of strong character, aud Yields an in
huence very potential In the circles
where she moves. 1t has been init
mared that she spoke to Mrs. stanford,
and that Senator Stanford's vote for
Justice Lamar could be credited to her.
1t will be remembered that the wife
of a very prominent member Of
The House went about smong
the wives of other meII bers and
secured a majority in favor of
seating English, i'll the somewhat
noted English Peelle contested election
from indianapolis in the Forty-eis hJh
Congress. Three II four times during
the past decade have there been Other
instances where women have turned
the tables in not only contested elections
but action of the Senaie on nom ma
lions. 1t is an CID thing Tor women to
defeat or secure the passage of bills in
Congress. There are some wives of
Senators and members in Washington
VINO have the brain, force and Influence
TO accomplish almost everything if
they would only roll up their sleeves
anu go to the capitol for it. The social
ties have Steadily increased and The
poWer of society ma folded during the
past few years.
!, DR.. Norvin Green's argument before
the committee On postotfices ana post
roads in opposition to, postal lelegrsphy
has mad d very profound effect. The
Doctor arguments, it will be remem
bered, we're not more particularly dt-
rected toward the right of Congress to
int,rlele with private business, or ques-
toned its influence over other affairs
than at present it con trolls as to the inn
practicaDlligy OF the proposition of
postal telegrapby. He showed that the
English system of government tele-
grs PHI was mol nearly so cheap or salts
factory as that given the people IL this
anu besides demonstrating
that il would ne unconstltutlonal for
the government to take exclusive
charge of the telegraph, bestowed that
the government could nor successfully
operate lines in, opposition to those
owned Dy private parties. s..si..1I
Z There are three questions which are
being discussed by Statesmen In con-
nechon with postal biography, First
whether 1t can be operated by the GOV =
ernment without an infringement upon
propeir W rights, aud gong too far to
wards cent alizatlon of power; second,
whether the Government eau furnish
the people as satisfactory service as
private individuals, and keep within
anything ike reasonable bounds of |
self-support; and third, whether the
of SO many new Offices proba-
by $4,000, would not make Gov
eminent management less satisfactory
than at present. Two weeks
ago it looked as though the
benefits to be derived from postal tele-
graphy and the objections to it were
small 70 those urged for and against the
interstate commerce; but the states