The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-11

Washington. July D.-lSpecial.I-Ine
ccrtirgent of Utonians here are congrat-
ulating themselves in the happiest tones
tonight. for after years of Impotence
under the restraints and discomforts of
territorial vassalage, after a long season
of Republican rule, and Republican III
disposition to recognize the right Of the
people TO attend TO thoir own affairs of gov
eminent a Democr tic House and a DEM
ccratic Senate have passed a bill giving
Utah right to place herself proudly in
the lire of states, and there can be but
little doubt that the bill will receive the
approval and signature of the Democratic
president.
Although Faulkner promised considera-
ton of the statehood bill today indica-
tons were unfavorable for action before
tomorrow.
Blackburn had precedence with the post
office appropriations. and declined to yield
this afternoon.
Rawlins, later, seeing the postotfice bill
would be passed, obtained a promise that
the statehood bill would be considered at
5 O'Clock.
Faulkner asked ard obtained unanimous
consent.
During its reading, Villas and Gibson
entered the chamber and objected.
Faulkner labored strenuously with them
and they withdrew the objection before
the reading was finished.
No further opposition was developed.
Tie amendments fixing the time to elect
constitutional delegates for this Noyem-
Der and a state election one year after
were adopted and the bill passed by unan-
Imous vote, without debate.
Utah's contingent was warmly congrat-
ulated by the senators. Everything was
fcSrunate.
The bill now goes to the House and on
Thursday, at the latest, Rawlins hopes
to request a concurrence in the Senate
amendments. The bill will probably
reach Cleveland Ola Saturday.
There is no reason to believe his action
will be unfavorable
In bringing the bill to its present ia
vorable position, Mr. Rawlins has accom-
plished great deal 1t is very difficult
for a delegate to secure recognition
among the congressman on any PROPOSE
tion, and it is almost impossible to dc
anything without winning over a safe
majority.
From the first Mr.. Rawlins nat with
opposition from the gold-bug element
these members of both branches who are
sGspiciously consistent in their support
of any policy demanded by Wall street
ard he found that the large majority OF
the Republicans and some of the Demo
Gratis subject TO this influence, led by
JIarter, of Ohio, were prepared to do any.
thing to defeat the bill
The majority of the Democrats stood
firm in their determination to do Justice
to Utah. 1t was realized at the time thai
there would be hard fight to get the BIZ
through the House, but they We're deter.
mined that it should go through. On the
eve of the battle, however, the Wal
street clement Suddenly withdrew all Cd.
POSITION and when the bill came up in
the House, none but the religious fanatic.
were found in opposition
The reply to the speech of Morse bv
Mr. Rawlins did more to soldify the
columns Of the friends of Utah than any
other thing. Even now it is frequently
talked about among the senator's and
representatives and one of the latter has
made a proposition which. he says, will
make Utah safely Democratic forever
and day. He says the national COM
mittee should send Morse and Mr.. Raw
Inns out to Utah and let them have joint
debates throughout the territory
The course of the Republicans in the
Senate has been dictated by the strong
lobby that is being kept here by the
Utah end Of the party. These gentlemen
have represented to their political breth-
rem that if the Republicans continued IN
their opposition their party would be-
come a living skeleton out in the terri.
tory. These soul stirring appeals and
the hopes that have been raised thai
Utah will be Republican have caused a
turning of coats that would put a light
ming change artist to shame.
With the change has come the proven
bal energy of the eleventh hour repent
ants. Believing they could pull the wool
over the eyes of the people, the western
Republicans have been making a great
deal of talk about how they would force
the Democrats of the Senate to give q
measure of justice they were already
very glad of the opportunity and power
TO give. These gentlemen have evidently
not been studying physics or they would
have learned long ago that when there
is no inertia to be overcome there need
be no forcing.
In spite of the alarnist reports sem
out by the Republican lobby, there has
never been any reason to doubt that
with matters of great national import
aace once disposed of, the bill would re-
ceive attention and be passed without
opposition.
Chairman Faulkner did not waiver ir