The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-12-14
Statehood for Utah.
The Bill Passes the House
Of Representatives.
Rejoicing at Salt Lake (vtr
the Event.
Preparations for War at
Honolulu.

special Dispatch to The RECORD
NEW YORK, Dec. l4.-Silver, 69s; Lead,
1920.
SALT LAKE, Dec. l3.-The City Council
last night recsived and sustained the veto Of
the printing ordinance. chose Mr.. Loot
borrow to be Mayor pro TEN, acquiesced in
the proposition to settle with the gravity
sewer contractors and voidlths contract, and
transacted much general business.
Chairman Lannan of the Midwinter Fair
committee yesterday telegraphed from San
Francisco that liberal concessions will be
made to Utah at the Fair. The proposition
30 send the Tabernacle choir down to the
Coast seems to have met with unbounded
public favor. The Fair managers are ex-
tremely anxious to secure the great musical
organization and will do all in their power
to get them.
A special dispatch last evening from
Washington says: Delegate Rawlins COW
cred himself with glory in his magnificent
extemporaneous speech to-day in advocacy
Of the Utah Statehood bill. He caught the
attention of the House in his opening SEN
tencea and before he had been speaking ten
minutes the lobbies and cloak rooms were
deserted and large audience was gathered
around the speaker. He had been preceded
by Elijah Morse, the crank Congressman
from Massachusetts, who gave TRADE
against the people of Utah, whom he de-
nounced without exception as being licen-
tious, brutal, ignorant and largely OF foreign
pArentage. Mr.. Rawlins handled the Mass.
achusetts Congressman without gloves and
to the great delight of the House, which
broke into repeated cheers as the Goldfish
statesman went down under the cleverly
rounded periods and stinging invective OF
the Utah Delegate. His speech was bril-.
liant, impassioned, candid in tone, argument
ative, and delivered with telling effect. 1t
created q decided sensation. Senators
Shoup and Dubois were both on the hoor OF
the House, working hard to prevent opposi'
tion. They explained to many members
that conditions had changed in Utah and
that the former opposition to Statehood had
melted away and they were confident that
both polygamy and church domination in
politics were things of the past There ia
little doubt that the Statehood bill will pass
tn. House tomorrow by good round ma
jority il . quorum is present,
Chairman Wheeler Of the Committee or
Statehood called up the bill admitting Utaf
to Statehood at 1885 p. m. this afternoon
The reading Of the bill occupied twent,
minutes. At it's conclusion short debate
occurred as to division Of the time MT
Kigore OF Texas spoke first in favor OF tn
bill, presenting the side Of the Committee o
Territories. He said there were two ques
tions which divided the Committee, tn
first was on polygsmy, the second upon tn
concession of lands. The main difference
was whether the people of Utah should b
compelled to insert in their constitution
provision prohibiting polygamy. Mr.. Xii
gore eulopized the character Of the people o
the Territory, their thrift, industry, moral
ity and Americanism. 1t had terrltor.
enough, population and wealth enough Doll
political parties desired Its admission, wh.
not grant it? The only opposition seeme'
be as to the Enabling act. As Kilgore con
tinued speaking, the House thinned on
until scarcely fifty members remained d
continued, that If the Mormons had aban
donsd polygamy as they had announced n
restrictions should be placed upon them;
they had not, they ought not to be admitted
He did not believe in imposing any cond
tions upon Utah which hadn't been impose
upon other Territories when admitted to tn
Union.
Elijah Morse Of Massachusetts oppose
the bill because of the character and pra
tices Of the.people. He read harangue d
nounoing the Danites, the Mountain Mesdo
Massacre, the Endowment House and IL
Priesthood and declared that until the Ge'
tiles were in the majority he would new
vote for Statehood. He had no connden
in Mormon professions.
One Of the leading Republicans said
night that the Utah bill was objected TO
great manyIpeople throughout the Easter
Middle and Western States because OF SEM
tional reports circulated that as soon
Statehood was assured, the Mormons wou
re-e.tablish polygamy. Such talk has b
effect on some people in Congress. The .
will come up tomorrow, but it may not 0
certainty be voted on, but an attempt "
be made to pass it. The prevailing belief
that the bill will pass by considerable n
iority in spite Of the oppos'.''
Dubois said that he had led the ngne
opposition to the Mormon church IN forn
war. but was satisfed now to have W
admitted.
Dubois and Carey expect that al
Territorial bills will be passed.
VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. l3.-Thelatsst IT
Honolulu is that Hawaii has received
Dictator's ultimatum and is up IN ar'
Preparations for war are being rap.'
made and all 10 in uproar and conius'
An array Of two thousand men are
trapchad hehind fortifcations, while N