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

Washington. March 7.-LSpeciaL1-
The Bland bill for the coming Of the
seigniorage in the treasury, while not
las liberal a concession as the friends
of silver money would like to have
had, is better than nothing; and there
is every indication the measure will
pass the Senate. In the latter body
the free coinage sentiment has for
many years been comparatively stron-
ger than in the House, and if the test
were forced, the passage of fair sill
yer bill over presidential veto could
be secured.
AT one time during the struggle over
the Bland seigniorage bill, it looked as
if the contest might be kept up for
months. Some of the supporters of
the Missouri statesman began to lose
heart. but the rank and file of the
men behind Mr.. Bland from the west
9rn and southern states never for a
Moment lost heart. They were in no
humor, either, to be trified with by
the eastern Democrats and the Repub
licans who did everything in their
power to deny even this small favor
to silver.
The Fight in the House.
The fight in the House was won by
serving notice on the obstructionists
that if they persisted in their obstruc-
tive policy there were fully $50 ardent
advocates of silver who would band
together and prevent the passage of
apSs. bin through the House They
Wfrad make no exception of the tariff
a. any of the appropriation bills until
this other matter was out of the way.
It was eyidest they meant what they
issfs.-r-P Is trAAis how the other people
ISvere L 6AotgAt to terms Last year,
lwhenl tiAk bgehasing clause Of the
SherznR n Z Nv was Internationally re-
peaied, the members who were OPP
posed to that proposition did not in
any way obstruct the business. They
simply voted their convictions and
surrendered to the viii of the major
ity. Many Democrats who voted for
the measure then did so IN the belief
that later on the leaders OF that move
nent would carry out a pledge that
was implied. if not made directly, to
press legislation looking to a true BIZ
metallic system. as promised in the
Chicago platform.
Eastern TricIxery.
The states which are politically
classed as southern, and which ordi-
narily are relied on TO furnish some
l0l0E like IWO-lDlIuS Oh Int eleclOIdl
votes necessary to elect a president of
Athe United States. were overwhelming
: " opposed last year to a repeal of the
purchasing clause OF the Sherman law
until they could be assured a better
law would be provided. The game of
the eastern fellows, however, was to
get that bill through and then they
cared not a fig fer anything else. They
have been playing a game Of bluff ever
since, and up to the very day the
Bland seigniorage bill was passed,
they claimed they had lis votes GER
tain against the measure. The claim
was absurd on its face, for if they had
had that number of votes they would
not have engaged in several weeks of
flibustering with the Republicans.
Finding that they were about to be
vanQuished in an open fight they
next tried to win votes by asserting
With a gall that was astounding that
the president would certainly veto the
bill And still they kept up their OBJ
structive tactics. well knowing they
had no authority to say the president
would do any such thing. Mr.. Cleve-
land had given no such intimation to
INV one authorized to go around tell
ing what he win or viii not DO When
the bill reaches him. then he will
form his conclusions, no doubt, and at
this writing it is perhaps just as safe
VtO say he will sign the bill as to pro-
claim that he will veto it
a wonderful change has come over
the spirits Of some of the western and
southern Democrats since they voted
on the silver question last fall during
the special session OF Congress. They
have heard from their constituents and
nominating conventions are soon to be
held in all parts of the country to put
UP candidates for members of the fifty
fourth Congress. Men who last yea
appeared TO have gone back on the
white metal entirely are now found
voting to give silver a. better place III
the monetary system of the country.
There Is Plain Sailing.
A combination of circumstances has
prevented action here on certain Utah
matters that are before Congress and
the departments. First and foremost
of interest to the people of the territory
is the statehood bill, and the amount Of
misrepresentation that has gone fortf
in regard to this measure would fl
several volumes could it be collected
The Senate, as has been shown In this
correspondence, is q slow moving body
and bills cannot be rushed through
that branch of Congress as rapidly as
ardent friends would like That Sen
ator Faulkner, chairman of the terri
tories committee, IS earnestly in favor
= soe the admission OF Utah, there can no.
be- the slightest doubt. He has repeat
edly informed Inc Herald correspond,
emf that he would do his utmost II
have the bill reported in due season
and more than that he has stated posi-
lively that he had every reason TO be
lieve it would have plain sailing. Sen
ator Faulkner ridicules the idea tha.
the president is opposed to the adnaiS
sion of any more of the territories dur
ing the present Congress, ana even i
Mr. Cleveland were to entertain am
such option, the sentiment in the Sen
ate. regardless of political feeling, 4
such that Utah must come in. It tool
a long time TO get the Republicans VI
to the idea that Utah had the requisit.
population and resources. or that TIT
people would make good citizens whel
= once taken into Fellowship When Mr.
\ Rawiins was pressing his bill In thu
House. the opposition was almost en-
Hirely on the Republican side. 1t wa