The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-08

Speaker Reed and Mr.. Burrows. It
was only when a number of liberal
western Republicans who were not
members of Congress showed them
what a political mistake they were
making they consented to quit hghnnS
| the bill: and it went through by an I'M
IDrecedented majority. The Repupn-
leans before that were almost sondls
loppcging the bill, and the only Demo-
icr2tic opposition was from Tracey anu
Harter, two of the most hlde-p0 ,,lilS.
igoldbug cranks in the House Ihey
found what sorry spectacleS they were
making of themselves, so they craWleo
linto their holes in short order.
Mean Old Morse.
The only mean, Shiny attack that was
made on the people of Utah while the
Rawlins bill was before the House, was
| from New England fanatic by the
name of Morse, who sells stove pollsu
for living, and who is as much out
of place in Congress as anyone wen
could be. He was severely rebuked by
Mr. RawlinS.
Such speeches as the one made by
/ N9rse furnished lots of ammunition Tor
enemies of Utah that are harbored With
in its borders, and they have ever since
been flooding the mails with ISLANDERS
evidently with the hope they might be
able 20 prejudice the minds of sena-
tors, and if the bill cannot be defeated
they imagine its passa ge can be delay
ed to a distant day.
Republicans Are Anxious.
When the national committee Of the
Republican party met here in January
they were keen enough to see that
resolution in favor of the early admls-
sion of Utah would be q cute thing to
adopt, so it was forthcoming; and ever
lsince they have been trying to make
capital at the expense of the Demo-
leratic Senate, and have spread the re-
lport that the Democrats were really
mot in favor Of admitting any OF the
territories during the present Congress.
Well, all this is helping Utah; for II
there are any leading Democrats VINO
have been influenced by the silly talk
that has been INDUCED in they realize
that things have gone so far that the
party which has the power and does
not now admit these territories will
certainly regret it when finally they
are given places in the galaxy of states.
1t has just come to pass that the
Democrats. even if they were so dis
lposed, are bound to face the music;
and while there may be annoying delay
it is quite safe to bank on it that the
Utah bill will get through all right 1t
lis believed ii will be passed in ample
time to prepare for statehood and hold
the necessary elections at the proper
time as pointed out recently in a letter
written by Mr.. Rawlins to citizen of
Salt Lake.
Senator Faulkner's marriage and alb
lsence from Washington had a tendency
to delay matters before the territories
committee, and almost ever since his
return not only ne but other members
of the committee have been so crowded
with important matters affecting their
Immediate constituencies that it has
been impossible to get things in proper
ishape to go ahead with the business
lproper of the committee. There have
been political wrangles in the Senate
among the Democrats growing out of
appointments, and the tariff question
has kept most of them humping for the
past six weeks. Conflicting interests
have rendered it necessary that in so
grave a subject senators should look
tout for industries in their respective
Estates that are materially affected by
the bill as il came from the House,
land the brethren nave not been able to
dwell together in complete harmony by
lany means
After the Tariff.
After the tariff differences are ad-
ljusted, and when the measure comes
before the Senate for the long debate
that will inevitably follow, the terri
tories committee will have "A breath
ing spell, and Senator Faulkner is con-
f1dent that work viii be pushed ON the
bills pending for the admission Of new
Estates. He is in favor of giving Utah
preference over any of the others. 1t
was the first one passed by the House,
and he believes the territory is the
greatest of any in resources that are
now seeking admission. Foes within
and foes without will doubtless con-
tinue to throw cold water on Utah's
prospects, and the Democrats will be
Systematically misrerTesented, no
doubt, but all the same the statehood
bill will pass, or else not only Senator
Faulkner is mistaken but other peo-
pie are sadly wrong in their predic-
tons
NJ. Rawlins, the wide awake delegate
, from Utah can be relied on to do his
utmost to induce senators to take up
the bill, and Utah has many other
movement until it is crowned with sue
cess.
Rawfins' Hard Work
Mr.. Rawlins has passed more bills
during the present Congress than any
member of the House, and has been
peculiarly fortunate in this respect;
but he has been indefatigable in his
efforts, and his speeches in The House
! nave so greatly impressed the mem
bers that from the very start he took
a leading position among the best de-
! baters in the body.
His bill setting apart a portion Of the
Fort Douglas military reservation for
the Utah University will probably
soon become a law. The matter has
: been thoroughly investigated by the
} war department officials. and they
made favorable report that Will ma
ter1ally aid IN the passage of the meas
ure.
The many lead mine owners who
: have been here most of the winter
from the west looking after their inter-
ests have worked like beavers, and SO
r have the beet sugar producers The
] tariff agitation has wonderfully helped
the Washington hotel keepers, for the
: usual large number of visitors. DESPITE
Y the hard times, have been with them
/ ever since Congress convened in regn-
e lar session.
THE UTAH BILL.