The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-12


is a great deal of talk here, just at
present. about an early adjournment of
Congress this year.
There always is gossip of this sort
about the present stage of a long ses-
sion, but the 5th of August is the earliest
time that a long session has been
brought to close in many years, and if
the statesmen get through with their
labors this time any sooner, they will
surprise both the country and themselves
The tariff bill is the big stumbling block
and while the indications seem to point
to an effort on the part of the Demo-
Gratis to force the fighting and get a
vote on that measure. there is no GER
tainty that the end of the struggle is in
sight. Should the Republicans weaken
in their opposition. and conclude to let
the Democrats go before the country
with tariff remodeled on the lines laid
down by the finance committee, it would
be an easy matter to wind up the bust
ness of the session inside of two months
and possibly it could be done by the 18th
of June.
Have Not Shown Their Hands.
But the Republicans have not yet fully
shown their hands. They are also divided
as to the policy that ought to be pur-
sued. One element favorS a continued
resistance, and under the rules of that
august DOQy Uney ADVISE IndL every pOS-
sible means be resorted to to defeat the
passage of the bill, with the determine
ton to die in the last ditch before
surrender comes Another class of Re
publican senators believe that 1T will
be more to the interest of their party
to let the Democrats carry out their
pledges to revise or reform the tariff, and
they appear to think that the measure
as finally passed will not give the De-
mocracy a victory at the coming cleo
lions, but on the contrary will result in
defeat for that party. This class OF
Republicans is composed of men who
are moderate protectionists, and several
who ardent advocates of the free and
unlimited coinage of silver. and who
want to see the New England states and
the middle and central western states
get a dose, as they express it, when the
tariff is overhauled; and they have no
love or sympathy for the states named
because their senators and representa-
tives have for years done everything in
their power to debase and degrade silver
as money metal.
Looking After Their Fences.
Then again many of the leading Re
publican members of the House want to
go to their districts to look after their
own denominations and reflections, and
they cannot afford to remain in Wash
ington all summer when there are so
many breakers ahead. The situation Tor
them has changed in one important re-
spect, under the new rule adopted by the
House, a member cannot be absent with
ocrats are compelled to remain here they
will see that the Republicans shall stay
too. In 1883, when the Mills tariff bill
was before the House, and Congress did
not adjourn until the goth day of Oc-
tober-the longest session in the history
of the government-the Democrats were
obliged to be at their posts, and most
of the Republicans went away by turns
to look after their districts. If an early
adjournment should come it will be
bad thing for the Utah. statehood bill,
for no matter whether it is reported or
not from the committee, it could hardly
be passed if the senators and representa-
tiVes made up their minds to get away
in June. Unless most of the Democratic
members of the Senate territories com
mittee are guilty of Misrepresentation
there is surely disposition to report
the bill in two or three weeks. The Her
aid correspondent has been assured by
nearly every member of the committee
that he believes Utah should be admitted,
and most of them have not hesitated to
say that in their opinions they consider
Utah more entitled to statehood than any
of the states admitted within the past
five years Excuse after excuse has
been made for the delay, and influences
have been at work that have prevented
the action that was confidently expected
months ago. Reports have been clrcu-
lated that the president is opposed to
bringing any more territories in Just now,
but Sena tor Faulkner, who is in close
touch with the president, says that he is
positive Mr. Cleveland is in favor of the
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declared that it ought to pass
Opposition of the Money Power.
What is generally known as the money
power of the east has brought all its in
f1uenCe to bear against the admission of
any more territories This is a powerful
influence and every movement is directed
from New York and Boston, and much
hello is given also by other large cities.
They have their agents here at Washing
ton constantly, and being supplied with
the sinews of war do not neglect an OPP
portunity TO put in ticks where they will
DO the most good. They so to Congress
men who are advocates. Of the single gold
standard and tell them that it will never
do to admit Utah, Arizona, New Mexico
and Oklahoma, for the reason that eight
more senators will be elected who are in
favor of the free coinage of silver. To
southern and western Democrats the
story is that the Democrats now having
control of the Senate it would be sui
cidal policy for them to make four new
states unless they are certain they will
elect senators from at least three out of
the four.
Their song is that Arizona is the ouly
enc certain to elect Democrats, and they
insist that the other three will select Re
publicans, Utah. they are positive will
sort of talk is drummed constantly into
the ears of the Democratic senators. The
latter are enjoying committee chairman
ships and power, and the kind of talk
dinned into their ears by the shrewd and
polished hirelingS of the money power
of the east is apparently having it's effect
and is doubtless responsible for the mys-
ferrous delay in reporting the Utah bill.
However, the friends of Utah have by
no means abandoned hope. They are
working hard, and within the next two
weeks it will be shown whether the SEN
ate committee are in earnest in promis-
ing that the measure shall be reported.
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