The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-19
THE HOLY CRUSADE.
Fred. SimOn's Suggestion to
General Harrison.
PLENTY OF CABINET SEEKERS.
The Race Question In the South
Gentlemen Who Would Like
to be Honored.

WASHINGTON, January 1S.--Repre-
sentative Glass, of Tennessee, from the
committee on agriculture, to day, re-
ported adversely to the House the
Senate bill appropriating $25. 900 to be
expended under the direction Of the
committee of agriculture in making
experiments in the cultivation and
manufacture of fax and hemp.
The House has agreed to the
Springer omnibus bill as a substitute
for the Senate bill for the admission
OF South Dakota-yeas 1873, nays 100.
INAUGURAL PROCESSION.
Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania
chief marshal Of the inaugural process
sion, has issued an order calling on al
organizations desiring to participate tc
notify at headquarters before February
20. civic orders of less than fifty il
number, or with improper costumes OF
equipment, will not be permitted tt
form in the line.
WOOL AND MILITIA.
The Senate subcommittee ON financ,
spent four hours listening to the oppo.
sition of wool-growers and manufac-
turers on changes in the tariff on wool
The impression prevails that the
committee will ask O reduction in TIT
commoner grades of wool from l to II
cents.
The President has approved the &C
to provide arms, ammunition, etc., fOl
the militia of Oregon; the act to pro-
vide stores to the militia of Montana
and the act amending the postal laws
regarding the special delivery of letters
THE NEW CRUISER.
The Navy Department and the Unio1
Iron Works OF San Francisco have
agreed upon the conditions of the Hia
of the cruiser Charleston. The preiiAn.
mary trial of the machinery wis bt
made in San Francisco Bay, near Mis-
sion Rock, after which the vessel will
proceed to sea and 60 south for one
days steaming. Four hours full power
trial is required by the contract, which
will be made over a straight course
somewhere near Point Conception, in
Santa Barbara Channel. The steam
qualities of the vessel will then be tested
at all speeds. Z board of naval officers
will be appointed in few days to ex
anime the vessel in dry docks; also tc
witness the trials at sea.
GENERAL SWAIN.
General Swain, before the army re-
firing board, this afternoon, requested
to be allowed to mako a statement to
the board alone. So the doors were
closed and spectators excluded. The
examination of General Swain was con.
cluded this afternoon, and the board
adjourned sine die. They will make q
report to the Secretary of War to-
morrow, and the case will then be pre-
pared for the Presidents action. It is
understood that the board will report
in favor of General Swaim's retire
ment, Notwithstanding the members
are said to be of the opinion that his
present disabilities are not serious
enough to incapacitate him for further
active service.
MoNTANA's ADMISSION.
The omnibus bill which passed the
House to-day, in so far as it relates to
Montana, authorizes the inhabitants OF
that Territory to choose delegates to
form convention in each district into
which the Territory is divided; three
delegates shall be elected, but no elector
shall vote for more than two persons
for delegates at the election. The cleo
ton shall be held on the second Mon
day in May, 1889. The number of del
egates shall be seventy-four. The del.
egates shall meet on July 4th, 1889. and
are authorized
TO FORM A CONSTITUTION
and State government, provided that
the election of delegates and constitu-
ton adopted by the constitutional con-
vention shall be submitted to the people
for ratification or rejection. II the
constitution is ratified, the convention
authorized by this act shall submit it to
the people, with such changes only as
may be necessary to CONF ly with the
provisions of this act. Ifagain ratified,
the President of the United States may
issue his proclamation declaring the
State of Montana admitted as State
into the Union from and after the date
Of the proclamation. Until otherwise
provided, the Sta,e of Montana shall be
entitled to one Representative in the
House of Representatives. Land sec
tions 16 and SO in every township are
granted to the State for the support oil
common schools, and 10000 acres OF
land are granted for the support Of
agricultural colleges. Five per cent. oil
the proceeds of the sale of public lands
is also granted for common school pur-
poses.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
The delegation from both South an6
North Dakota, who have been here arg
ing the passage of the Senate bill fol-
the admission of Dakota and an en-
abling act for North Dakota, feel very
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