The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-07
UTAH STATEHOOD.
That Question is Worrying Re-
publican Senators.
IT NAY COME THIS SESSION.
The Liberal Republican Element Favor the
Measure, But it Aay go Over Until
Mr. Rawiins Gets to the Capital.
IT NAY COME THIS SESSION.

1oRxsR FIFrrEvTH AND G srnnErs,

CORNER FIFTEENTH AND G. STREETS
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 6, 1892.
1t was reported at the capitol today that
President Harrison would tomorrow issue
proclamation granting amnesty to the
disfranchissd polygamists in Utah and the
other territories. Senator Paddock, who
has been interested in this matter, and
who has repeatedly seen the president re-
garding it, said today there was no truth
in the report SO far as he knew
He saw the president this morn
ing, but the latter made no
reference to it. Senator Paddock believes
for that reason that the report is without
foundation. Although it is not improbable
now that the president has sent in his an
mai message to Congress that he will soon
consider the sdvisability of issuing such a
proclamation and also of deciding who Of
the several applicants shall be appointed to
fill the vacancy caused by Judge Ander-
sons resignation on the territorial supreme
bench.
The question Of statehood for Utah and
the other territories is one that is giving
the Republican senators no little trouble.
the more liberal Republican element in
tne Senate, which includes Messrs. Carey
and Warren of Wyoming, Stanford and
FELTON, Of California, Stewart OF Nevada,
and Teller of Colorado, are not only ready
but anxious TO confer statehood upon Utah
at this season.
Another element headed by Mr.. Platt
Of Connecticut and including nearly all OF
the New England Senator's, are strongly
inimieable TO the movement to any proDos-
ition admitting Utah to the sist1rhood OF
states, while a third element who find
their strongest expression in Mr.. Dubois
of Idaho prefer to let the matter rest for
the present and not consider it until next
Decsm her.
1t must not be inferred from this that
Mr.. Dubois is unfair to Utah's claims. 1
telegraphed you last night that he assured
his Republican friends at the caucus yes
terday that the Mormon people mighs
safely be entrusted with she privileges
that have bean conferred upon other
American citizens in other territories and
be was quick to repudisse the suggestion
that he was any longer unfrieDdly to them
because of their religious faith or opposed
to statehood because of their numerical
strength in the territory.
he ted me today be would prefer that
nothing be done in the matter until Mr.
Rawlins arrives and takes his seat at the
next session OF Congress. He seems to
have great respect for Mr.. Rawlins, and
believes that he represented not only the
Mormon bus the non-MoTmon element Of
the territory more thoroughly than
any other citizen in Utah. II
Mr.. Rawlins, the senator said, will
come to Washington and assure the Re-
publican Senate that majority Of the peo-
pie Mermons, and non-MormoR earnestly
desire stztshood it will carry great
weight here as whatever Mr.. Rawlins may
say will be accepted as setting forth the
situation in it's proper light. Nearly all the
Republican senators are opposed TO the
home rule measure and favor statehood in
stead.
II ia quite probable that another Repub-
lican caucus viii be held in few days
again to consider the territOry's matter
and it is not improbable that the continued
agitation of the subject may result IN some
satisfactory conclusion being reached
within the Rsxt few days.