The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-22
FROM THE CAPITOL.
s1O,OOO,OoO to be Fished from
the Bottom of the Sea.
THE NEW LIBRARX BUILDING.
The Mills BilI-A Ridiculous Story
Judge Powers Interviewed
The Courts-Marshal Dyer.
WASHINGTON. D. G., July 17.-[Special
the The SALT LAKE HERALD. There is
no longer any question as to the


the The SALT LAKE HERALD. There is
no longer any question as to the
PASSAGE OF THE MILLS BILL
in the House, and that important event
will come off somewhere in the imme-
diate neighborhood of the 25th inst.
Some few Democrats fear that the more
aggressive Republicans will filibuster
rather than allow it to pass. but that
is rather improbable and would be bad
politics, SO the expressed fear is with
out reasonable foundation. 1t was
suggested yesterday to Representative
W. G. P. Breckenridge, that the bill
could never be passed were it not that
Republican representatives knew that
it would practically die in tie Senate,
but he ignored the suggestion and went
on to show why the bill would be
passed, The passage of the tariff bill
will be due to Sc veral eoncomitan
reasons" he said. First, the
Presidents message, which made
a determined effort to reform the
tariff possible, and, second, the
cons family increasing surplus and the
impossibility of calling in any more
bonds. II Secretary Sherman had
made the ops" and "41I's" available,
this could have been used as an argu-
ment against the necessity for touching
the tariff. Another reason is that a
large number of the manufacturers,
who have been forced to make an out
ward show of disapprobation, have
quietly sent letters to their represent ..
atives here telling them to vote for the
bill. You must remember that an i'm
mense number of N Manufacturers will be
benefited by placing the raw material
on the free list. Take undressed hides,
for instance. These were placed on
tae free list in 1872, and since then the
exports of manufactured leather have
increased to large extent. Yet the
Republicans want to put high rate of
duty on hides, amounting on the total
impcrtations to $1,700 900. This would
be direct tax on the manufactures.
Public attention has been directed
considerably of late to
THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY BUILDING,
but, as rule, the statements concern
ing the plans, etc., of the proposed
structure are misleading in the ex-
IRENE. When the House of Represent
atives concluded that it would not con-
sent to continuation of work on the
foundations, many people said, 1T is
we'll; there must be extravaganza some
where, and it ought to be stopped"
But the little spasm is over now, and
sensible people are becoming aware of
the fact that library building is neces-
sary, and furthermore, they feel that
the country does not want any more
abortions like the Pension
office. The Library building will. be a
worthy OF the people and of
the time. Every body groans about the
surplus, and everybody admits ii at t
ought to be reduced. Here is an
to reduce it to the extent of
81 600 600 or So 600, 900 on public WORK
that is necessity, al yer Fowl goes
alleged that many thousands of dol
ans have been thu own into a hole in
the ground" or, in other Woris, there
~ hoan o0nciHor hlo c11yo 4
for excavaiipg for the foundations and
Tor concrete work (nr cessary to prevent
iampness). What there is extra rdi-
nary in this expenditure no reasonable
person can see. Inquiry at the office of
The Architect of the Treasury reveals
he fact, known to all builders, that
ully one third, and sometimes more,
If the cost of building is beneath the |
surface, and this does not include the !
cost of the site. This particular hole
he library founda il excayatior-is
lot a small attfse;r: occupies two |
squares. 1t is 4S0 feet | ny, 80 fest |
vide. and has an average depth at nine |
eet. In this hole, as has been said,
thousands of dollars have gone, and if |
he building is continued, as of course |
t will be, thousands of dollars more |
will follow them. The PROBABILITY be-
ng that before the granite blocks ap-
pear above ground, fully 81 0C0 600 will |
have been necessarily expended. Some |
Of the men who voted to stop work on |
The library may want to put up log |
building ID which to shelter the great !
store OF literature which has accumu-
lated through Librarian Spotfori's in
dustry. but they are in very small
The charge was made that
the architect deceived the House with
that we've far below the real
cost. This has been etfectually dis
proved. When the plans were accepted,
MIR. Smithmeyer informed the commit
tee that a sufficient portion of the build
ing-that is, enough to shelter the
books could be erected for So 000 600;
but beyond that no sum was specified,
and, as Mr.. Smithmeyer, the architect,
has said, Congress Can spend as much
as it pleases on the remainder of the
structure"
No ole who eyer saw or conversed
with
DR.. SETH PANCOAST,
Of Philadelphia, would imagine that he
was dreamer, that illusions ran riot in
bis mentality. A quiet, sedate man
with determination written on every
feature is the doctor, bur some of his
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