Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.

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politics do make strange bedtellows.
The Idea WINS advanced few weeks ago
OF the possibility ota Popullst becom.
ing q member OF the Cleveland cabinet,
II was poopoohed by the know.it alls
rs being too ridiculous for serious
consideration. Now there are good
reasons for the belief that Judge Gre.
sham, who came very near to being the
Populist candidate for President, has
boon asked by MIR. Cleveland to accep;
place In bis cabinet. Democrats OF
prominence, among them Senator.
Brice, Carlisle. Mcpherson, Palmer
and Gray, all supposedly IN Mr.. Gle.
veland's confidence, admit the proba.
biliiy OF Judge Gresham being n
member OF the cabinet. Senator Brice
goes further, and says he knows that
Judge Gresham has been rendered a
place In the cabinet. A friend OF
Judge Gresham, W no saw him when he
paid secret and mysterious visit to
Washington few days ago, told your
correspo ndent that he could go into the
Cabinet, but that he judged from
what the Judge said that he would
prefer place on the bench OF the U.
b. supreme Court. Judge Gresham
has had some experiences rs member
OF this Cabinet; no was postmaster gen.
eral under President Arthur.
Those who were ut the beginning OF
the session confident that considerable
legislation outside Of tho regular NJ.
propriations would pass are getting
Respondent, and with good reason, fer,
with this Republican leaders OF the
Senate apparently apathetic aud the
Democratic leaders OF the House In the
same state OF mird, tn prospects OF
legislation cannot be considered even
fairly good. There IL even an attempt
TO cause the failure OF quarantine legis.
lation, ana the anti.opllon bill, which
was to have been voted on last Wed.
nesday IL still unacled upon--it may be
voted on this week, but no one feels
certain about 1t, Or indeed about any
thing else concerning congressional
legislation.
One OF the most interesting questions
before this Congress. II the admission
OF new states to the Union. Four
territories - Arizona, New Mexico,
Oklahoma anu Utah-are claiming
through their citizens, sent to Wash.
ington for the purpose, that they pos
sess all OF the requisites Tor statehood,
and indeed, some that were not re-
quired Of others earlier admitted to
the family OF states. The House has
already passed bills for the admission
OF the first two, and the bill admitting
the last has been favorably reported
and will In all probability be passed by
the House on the first suspension day.
Individually the senators with few
sion OF new applicants for statehood;
Senator Plat, who prevented action
on any OF these bills by the Senate
committee on territories, Mt the last
session, now says that he will do moth.
ing more against them than to cast his
own vote, and Senator Perkins, whose
Influence was actively against the adj.
mission Of Utah at the last ses.
sion, Is now earnestly working for It's
admission. IL parties and politics did
fectly safe to predict that tour more
states would be added to the Union
before the 4th OF March. II IL nothing
but politics that makes the outcome
doubtful. A member OF the Senate
COMMITTEES said: "If any get IN all
will get In. My own impression IL that
an omnibus bill including them ali |
will he put through" The Republican
senators expect to caucus on the ques.
ton this week.
The Canadian railroads are appar- |
emily more interested In the bill I'm. |
troduced by Representative job nson,
OF Ohio, requiring those roads which |
cross any portion OF the United States |
10 secure licenses from the Interstate |
commerce commission, and to .fle a
bond agreeing to obey the orders OF |
the commission and TO produce any
evidence that may at any time DO re-.
luired. Than III tbs Presidential mes
sage on the subject now daily expected.
The Grand Trunk anu Canada Pacific
roads are opposing the bill, through
counsel, while competing American
roads are advocating itt passage.
Senator Stewart, who refused to 40
Into Republican caucus held Batur.
lay night 10 consider the sherman
,ill 10 repeal the law for the purchase
IF silver, says he has made n careful
canvass OF the Senate and that II will
DO impossible to pass the bill. He suys
hat some OF the Democratic senators
who voted for free coinage last session
nay be induced by Mr.. CleveIandis
influence TO support the bill, but that
10 has positive ASSURANCES from every
Republican senstor who voted for
res coinsge last year that they will
'ote against II, and also from Senators
jarey, Warren and Hsnsbrough, who
'oted agai.st free coinage last yeaf,
md that half dozen other Republican ms
Who are opposed to free coinage will
'ote against the bill, because they are
opposed TO any legislation on the SUB.
cot at this session. The fact that tue
Republican caucus made no attempt 10
ompel the members OF that party 10
'ote for the bill seems to bear out the
orrectaess OF Senator Stewards state.
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