The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-01
WHAT Will CONGRESS Do?
Indications of Compromise on
the Silver Question.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Guessers Already at Work as to What
1t Win Recommend.
A Southern Senator Advises Ali Good
Citizens to Watch John Sherman and
Wall Street, Whatever They Advo-
cate Should BE Opposed.

WASHINGTON, July 31.-LSpecial.l i
The statesmen have been slow in return
ing to the capital. week ago there
were not a half dozen in town, and it
was only a few days since that they be-
gan to put in an appearance. A hot
Washington summer-and this one has
surely been something equal to almost any
OF its predecessors in its depressing eff
fects-is not calculated 20 cause man to
hustle on to the capital any sooner than
he can help. Had the president and the
members of the cabinet not been away,
and had there been contests over the or
CARNATIONS OF the two branches of Con-
gress the senators and representatives
would have been compelled TO arrive on
the scene sooner.
The Senate reorganization took place
sast spring, and there is very little
rivalry over the House organization.
The old speaker will be elected without
the slightest opposition. For the past
two weeks or more, at his home in Amer
icus, Georgia, Mr.. Crisp has been en-
gagged in going over the lists OF members
with view OF framing the committees.
OF course, he will not reach the capital
with the whole thing fixed up, but most
OF the committee assignments will have
been arranged. 1t will be necessary for
aim to confer with his party associates
regarding several of the more important
chairmauships, and many of the new
members he will want to consult; but the
bulk of the work will have been done
when Congress assemblies. 1t viii enable
the speaker to announce the committees
at g very early day. Some persons have
had an idea that possibly the speaker
would only frame few of the committees
at the extra session. There seems, how
ever, to be no real basis for any such re-
port.
Guesses are at work already on the
presidents forthcoming message to Con-
gress, and one of the sensational sheets
in New York claims to have perfect
forecast of what Mr.. Cleveland will have
to say to Congress. Inasmuch as this
same paper gave s'perfect account of
the battle in Chill two years ago, even
going SO far as to tell how the troops were
stationed, and thrilled its readers with
an account of victory for the side which
actually got whipped. as other accounts
showed, few people who remember its
s'fake'' on that occasion will put any
faith in the stuff now being printed IN
reference to the presidents message.
The president has habit of telling few
people in advance just what he will
recommend, and seems to prefer to treat
the country to occasional surprises.
The talk among the Congressman who
have been coming and going for the past
several weeks, as well as information OBJ
tanned from letters received here, would
indicate that a general feeling OF COM
promise on the silver question is in the
air. This appears to be the most natural
outcome in view Of the conflicting inter
ests. Speaker Crisp will probably ap-
point ss members of the coinage commit
tee majority who can be depended on to
work for result of this character. 1t
would never do for him to give the gold
bugs a majority, nor could he afford to al
low Mr.. Bland to have a majority, who
agree fully with him on the subject.
The goldbug organs of the east are
starting all sorts of reports in the hope OF
GduS4nS a 1AktnCI OASdh III bl0 lOTC6S o.
the silver advocates. If the president
should come out squarely in his message
in favor of the unconditional repeal oil
the Sherman law without any substitute
thus leaving the country on a gold OF
single standard basis, it would complicate
the situation very much. 1t is almost
impossible now TO tell whether he will do
this or not. He is certainly being urged
to such a course by most of his eastern
advisers, and the goldbugs claim thai
Senator Voorhees,, chairman of the Ser
ate Finance Committee, has capitulated
and for the sake of the patronage be.
slowed upon his friends, win do almost
anything asked of him by the admins.
tration.
The administration people have not ye
said that they will ask for the unqualified
repeal of the Sherman law without frs
drafting a substitute. The power of. tn,
eastern capitalists is great, and they ma,
possibly have their way when Congress
gets down TO business. but there will be {
tremendous opposition from some OF tn,
western and southern senators and repre-
sentatlves and the latter will not give VI
meekly.
Said southern man here the other day
cit is always safe for any honest, patri
otto citizen, whether he be Democrat o.
Republican, to watch John Sherman ans
Wall street. Whatever is advocated b,
this combination should in the interes
of the masses be opposed by every on,
who wants the people to have show.''
The territories have had few position
IN the departments al, Washington, ant
the applications from residents thereo
have been limited since the present ad
ministration came into power. The las
application filed at the treasury depart
ment by any one from Utah was from
Mort. G. Taylor of Salt Lake, who want
to be a special inspector.
Presidential Appointments.
WASHINGTON, July 31.-The presiden
today appointed Charles B. Morton o
Main, fourth auditor of the treasury
vice, John h. Lynch of Mississippi, re
sigded.