Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-09
Advocates Of The Repeal Bill
in Conference.
coin NOTES AND GREENBACKs.
A Radical ChiHgs In Too Pension
Policy Proposed.
rur WHISKY rnCsr rsQuInY.
To Hoist tho stars eni stripes on tbs
sioausrs 'ity Of New York
and Paris.


WAH1SuroS, Feb. s.--The reportoi
the committee GA rules on the silver
question viii come up la the House
tomorrow. This afternoon the ndvo.
catus OF the repeal OF the Sherman act
were In conference. Their horen Of
securing cloturc was groundlcrs, A.
the time for taxing vote approached.
A majority of Democrats were against
u anu the effort b secure support from
Republicans apprais 10 have failed.
Western leaders have a list OF between
thirty and forty RrI ubilcaDs who they
soy VIII oppose tho silver question at
this time. UnleA there should be an
unexpected ,hungo in the present bi,u-
alton ON oloture It will become necos-
sary alter that proposition Is defeated,
TO decide on the course ~ he pufsuud.
Anti.aiiver meu Will then change their
taotlcs and vote Tor the adoption OF the
rulrH committee report, while the free
Oiluge men will vote against even
c0nsiueTatlnn Tor nllver at this time.
TOAgNUL IiiE SHERMAN SILVER LAW.
The Houee banking committee 70.
DAY directed Chgirluan Bacon TO re-
port iavOrably bill TO amend the
5hcfmrn silver law 30 as ~ nut tho
coin notes Issued under IL on the same
footing ~ sreoDUgcks in The banks and
clearing houses. IL provilrs iOs an
exchn1 SO VI thcso notes fOr certificates
which the hanks mny count Us part VI
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change VIII make no difference excent
to banks. The committee decided that
| the tine tomorrow aud Friday should
be equally divided between silver
and anti oliver men, Mr.. Bacon 10 con.
| troll the time on one side aud Mes.rs.
Cox Of Tenneaee aud Townsend VI
Colorado on the other side.
REDUCTION IN PENSION RoLLs con.
TIAWLATED.
Unless all indications fail there will
be- borne interesting debates aud sharp
maneuvring on the floor OF the House
when the pension appropriation bill is
taken up for consideration. A radical
change In the pension policy 10 pro-
posed, and the change will be backed
up hy majority Of the committee on
APPROPRIATIONS, and will be- fought
tooth ami nail by the Republican min.
GRITTY, aasi.ted by Representative Hot.
man, chairman Of ths committee. The
proposed change In the pension
policy has IN view considerable re-.
duotiouiu the pension rolls, and OF the
enormous amount now paid out for
pensiOhg, by purglng the Hats OF names
Of some OF those nov on ", and by
making more difficult thu procure.
nent In some cSsoH OF pension under
the laws.
It's proposed 10 change the laws In
somv respects, and the new policy Is TO
TO inauguIHted no lar NJ tho admins.
traitor VI law Ia concerned by turning
over the whole pension huteau TO the
war department. These changes, with
sOne notifications, are the same ms
originally proposed b. the Hubo0m.
mitlee which framed The pension ap.
Precipitation bill, tut which In full com.
mites were stricken out by majority
of one vote. The committee has Low,
by morrow msJOrity, reconsiderod the
action.
There was meeting OF the COM
mittte this morning aud the light for
the new pension policy was renewed
by O'Neil,of Massachusetts, and others,
and by yea aud nay vote the com.
miiles decided To report tho necessary
amendments TO be offered TO the pen.
Zion bill when It comes up.
DAMAGING TESTIMONY AGAINST
WHISKY MEN.
The sub COMMITTEES of tho House
Judiciary committee continued the
whisky tIust Inquiry to-day. Thomas
Dewnr testified that Gibson, secretary
OF the whisky trust, tried 10 get him 10
assist In destroying the 5humieldt
distillery. MIR. Bootner, Of Louisiana,
objected TO proceeding further with
this testimony until the parties affected
were present una able TO cross.eXamine
the witness. Mr.. Bynum said the
president OF the whisky trust was Ia
Cauada. He had been t.legraphed for
and would he on hand on Monday. II
was finally agreed that the witness
would be- held for cross.examinatiOn
until the Presidents arrival.
Dewar continued, saying he was
United States gauger at Chicago.
Gibson, socrotary Of the whisky trust,
ashed .or an interview with him. He
told his superior, Internal Revenue
Agent Brooks, OF this request, aud
was told by him to meet Gibson and
see what no had to say. Gibson said
the trust IL unable 10 get a fOothold In
Chicago, and said to Dewar 1t would
be VI ptcuniary advantage TO Tx things
no the tuiet could sell gOOdslin Chicago.
4 he could do 30 1t would be worth
$4,000 to him. In feet, II all wac
rirht, II would be worth $4,000 To him.
Under instructions OF his superior
officer Dewar said he had number Ot
substquen. interviews with Gibson,
durit x which II developed that Glib
son wanted him 10 put nn Internal
machine which Gibson would furnish
under tue alcohol tank IN the clatern
room OF Schuieldps distilleIy for tue
purpose OF destroying Il. Gibson fur
nished witGess with the Internal ma
chine and carefully Instructed hun
how to use II. Witness was then OF
dered to ST. Paul. The commit co
then adjourned until tomorrow, when
Dewar will continue his testimony
THE cRowSINd ACT OF uARRIsoN's
ADMINISTRATION.
President Harrison regards the act
| of thu City Of Nav York mud CITY OF