Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-19
DELEGATE RAWLINS.
He Rlurnsd From Washington With
His Family This Morning.
HIS TALK wIrnA NEWS REPORTER
Ths Utah Statehood Bill, lie says,
VIII Pass This session-tfcs
Silver Sentiment GroW'ug.

Among the Ut5nians who came Ia
FROM the East on this mornlng's Union
paclhc passenger train were Hon.
Joseph l.. Rawlins, Utah'a Delegate In
Congress, aud his family. Mr.
Eawlius's arrival this time was not
uuexr ec,cd a. IL usually the case when
he takes occasion to cut loose from his
official duties at the Nati0n's capital
aud run home Tor fow days 10 attend
20 private business matters. The an.
uouuccmeut Of his coming, however
was not given publicity by himself but
was rather the work u Washington
newspaper men, who are very alert in
securing information that will IN
toresi everyone.
Mt Rswlins says that his stay will
be blicf anu that he VIII return to
Warrington Ia woeE or ten days.
Ho was found at his od.ce by repre-
sentative Of the NEWS early in tbs
day and In the absence Of his partner
Mt. Crilchlow. who IL on visit 70
California, hu was working away a.
though ho had some important legal
case In hand. lie readily anu pleas
autly yielded to an Interview.
sTATEuOOD THIS SESSION.
Concerning the Utah statehood quta-
ton Mt Rawlins siiI: "All things
considered Il ~ IN u very pTOmising
aud satisfactory condition"
CHOW did Il happen that such uu'
expected action na that which occurred
few days ago was takon2" Ia regard
10 IL asked the newspapefmnu.
Mt. Rawlius smiled ~ ho re-
spoudod.
"rhete was nothing unexpected or
surpfising about II w far ns / was col-
ccrnod, as / have been assured all
along that the bili would pass the Sen.
ate this session. Four weeks ago /
called upon Senator Faulkner, chair.
mau OF tue Senate committee on terri
Z tories, and lao informed me Mt that
| time that tho measure would be 70.
/ ported Ia three wreks, and II was. /
| nave no reason Whatever 20 doubt lis
I passage before Congress adjOuIns Iu
4 act am sure that It viii pass a. h in'
| dictated IN the amendment providing
/ tor tue election II delegates 10 the con.
| slitutiOnAi convention la November
next. The report upon Il was unani.
nous. No senator claims 20 have any
| objection 10 early admission Tor Utah.
| Very many urge that there shall be no
delay aud Will shape their efforts ac-
/ oOrdingly."
"when, In your opinion, Mr.. Raw.
/ Inns" asked the reporter" Will the bill
/ receive attention axnlu2b
"At the earliest possible mombni
after the tafin question has been dis'
/ posed Of"
"And whom IL that likely 80 be?y
| "NOt later, think, than the iirst oil
July next. Positive anu unqualified
| promises have befn mado 10 mo that II
will receive consideration at tina
! time"
"What has caused tho delay thus III
aud why have you been dtsponden
aud dospAiting over the ttAtuhonl
[ mattui2o was the mex query.
Again Mr.. RAwlins smiled. liz
answered the latter part Of the query
la the following language. al hAvl
had no doubts OF mlsgivlngs nor havi
/ been Ia despair or any state Of feel
ing approaching that condition.
nave already told you that | had AZ
surances all tho time that tue bal
would be taken up. I was urgent Il
getting II on tue calendar ana All
very glad II Il there"
Ia commenting further upon II MT
Rawlins said that no substantial
change hal been made In the bill Us 4
passed tho House, except m 4
the date for holding elections
The House bill left thoa
indefinite. Now they are fixed. III
delegates 20 the constitutional conven
ton will meet In February or March
THE RESERVATION BILLS.
A. To the Indian reservation bill
Mt. Rlwlins said Il would also pas
and become law this session Of Con
gTess. It will be taken up for oonsld
Grafton as soon AS the appropriation
bill has been got out NJ the way. H.
expected 10 get them through before h
came home this time but the Chairman
of the committee on appropriations Oh
jeclei 10 their consideration by unani
NOUS consent. lilo Is nJl, however, op
posed 10 its passage, Tut on ia
I contrary, IL favorable when Ia hi
opinion the time comes. IL was In
tfOduced simultaneously In the Sen
| MAn anu lAuAhNt ANNh arc Luz
indians on the Unoompahgte ressrva
lion and s38 on the UiGtah. In IA
latter there are ., 500 acres Ut land l.
each Indian Ia the tribe ur 10000 acre
/ to each head Of a family VI four POI
sons. Under the general allotment Af
each head OF family Will get 100 acre
OF land. DINER members OF tho trlb
will get 50 acres.
IuE UNIVERSITY SIZE.
The bill granting site Of 30 acre
: from tho FOrI Douglas reservation
F.. Tor the Utah University wi
/ be taken up aud passed by unAuimou
oonben very soon after tue tariti bll
i has been disposed o.
THE COLORADO UTE QUESTION.
/. As TO the Colorado Ute question Mi
: Rawlius says UAh will have II
more trouble with IuaL The Colora1
people have decided that II woul
be worse than useless 10 press the mat
ter iuttheT. Tho Colorado senators an
4 representative met and prepared oil
which provides fuf the rejection OF tn
treaty under which they sought I
o have tbs indians removed 10 this Tel
IiIory, 1t likewise all1ls 10 the VI,
e aud In seveTalty. Forty by hitee
2. miles are set apart for suoh ~ are nc
u hule 70 Take land otherwise,