Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-29

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TEE the general pubic l. not little
bat greatly surprissd over The action
OF come OF our senators aud members
congress, and especially over tho strxnge
and thus far unaccounlabls pos,tion OF
senator Teller Who posss - champion
Ut Utah for statehood. IL Was pre-
sumsd that Teller wAs in ~ mpathy with
the popular agreement TO keep Utah
sut Of the Union until the territory was
entirely purRed Of Mormonism, or un-
Ill the antl-Mormon population had al
assured majority. The territory 10
surely not 1T to become . state. with .
states enlarged powers TO perpe.uats .
system at variance with the established
social code Of civilization and in de-
danoe of the authority OF the national
government. The Mormon hierarchy
or Utah u at present subdued, but in
nowiss suppressed and with the iron
grip Of the national authority taken
OF. there 10 yet sufficient Mormon in
fluence to re-establish their loathsome
and degradingsystem. The strange at
titude Of Mr.. Teller is thus far unex-
plalnable. The public curiosity will DO
aroused until final development are
reached.
Census bulletin number 15s presents
the statistics of manufactures Ia the
District Of Columbia. It may be come
thing Of surprise for many to read
that this small territory reported $500
manufacturing establishments in 1890,
with SIS SIG ,e5s of capital invested and
employing 23,477 hands. Tho total
number of hands reported az employed
BY the United States government in
manufacturing operations IL 4,592, re-
ceiving $s,s2l.176 In wages during
the census year. All of the indus
tries carried on in the district are
clssnfied under twenty-five principal
heads, and the report shows that Of
these tho longest daily term of labor is
IA hours, that of the flour and grlst
mill industry, and the shortest S.26
hours, THAT Of the stone and marble
work..
Considering the twenty-five indus
tries - . group, the average weekly
wages are found to be Sl3.76 for males
above sixtser years, the average daily
term Of employment nine hours, and
the average annual term Of employ
ment forty-eight weeks.
THE decree comes from Warrington
that no pubic bills viii Be passed
By the house during the presen,
session. No matter how urgent may
be the demands OF public business, NO
matter how the posfal.s internal reve.
nue. and customs ok5eas may increase,
tho government oficisls may pay rent
or carry their oftices in their hats. This
10 the democfpt .dacreA, and it Is made
in the intesest Of alleged retrenchment
and refqsms This policy may go with
the people fok dne session for the pur.
pose Of catching votes, but would not
do for any number of sessions in sue.
cession. Public buildings in different
parts Of the country are necessities
and inactivity in this line OF progress.
for year or two might not bring seri
Gus consequences, yet il continued the
people would soon protest. Public
buildings in growing cities are being
built none too rapidly.
The democratic congressman Of
Michigan are very much exercised oveI
the probable fate of the Miner electoral
law. Their pet measure. by which they
had hoped 70 steal Michigan's vote fol
president. appears 10 them IN danger,
Time and more mature confederation
have caused them to see the palpabls
defects in the law. and . conference
was called in Washington Saturday. Al
that meeting it was proposed TO call ar
extra session Of the legislature 10 cure
the old law or pass . new one, bu
Judge Chapman told them ths plan VA
not good one; that TO call IN extra
session would he . "pslpable begging
| Of the question:" in other words, th.
people would be ION 10 their scheme
The matter is still in allegiance, but 1
move Of some kind may 10 exrectet
from desperate politicians.
Until recent years jews were for
hidden 70 own real estate in any eoun
try on The continent OF Europe. l
may be interesting therefore. TO knov