The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-09-19

= while not desiring TO gointo details
g as to he restoration of the $500, eco O.
: church money returned to It's treasury
s to be used for the purpose originally
intended, l will for once set aside my
Y modesty and quote from the record
= The bill was prepared by myself. | took
= the report before the committee. When
the measure was introduced IN the
Y house it met with opposition from
Harkins, of Illinois, and Burrough, oil
e Michigan, both republicans. 1t passed
| and was sent to the senate shortly
5 afterward. Hon. Franklin ID. Il CHI
2 ards and Judge Wilson came to Wash
r lDgton and advocated the measure,
3 greatly assisting me. The bill passed
and the president approved it.
: The bill for the admission of Utah
was drawn NJ by myself and referred
to the committee ON territories Con-
gressman Wheeler, of Alabama, also
introduced similar measure, witch
was also referred In looking over his
bill and mine | concluded that the for
mer did not contain the favorable con
ditlOns mine did, and that had it passed
: only one-balf as much land would haYe
been ceded to the state 1t did not
provide for the debt of $725 GOO now
Charged against us. | took the bill
had prepared, and, making statement
of our position, laid it before the COM
mittee and the conference concluded
with favorable report from the cm
mittee. The republicans signed it as a
personal favor, saying that they did
not consider themselves bound to vote
for it, because of their action. Mr.. Kill
gore moved my bill instead of Mr..
Wheeler's, and the measure was &C
cOTdlngly reported.
II came home to Utah and annOun
ced that the people were entitled to
statehood and that would continue
to fight for the measure When | re-
turned to Washington | consulted Mr..
KlIgOre and the speaker. Mr. Kilgore
called the bill up for consideration,
The republicans. under the leadership
OF Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, resort eG to
tactics, by remaining silent at roll call,
thus breaking quorum. So We lad
TO wait, and proposed to make another
attempt to consider 1t on the Monday
following. Speaker Crisp assured me
that if the republicans fought it farther
a rule would be reported covering the
case. | reported this TO Congressman
Dingley, who agreed that if time would
be given for discussion that MOnday
and Tuesday, December 18th and 18th,
would be acceptable.
The bill was taken up. Mr.. Kilgore
spoke first, and Morse daughter and
cheers) second. In reply to Mr.. Morse,
L wa questioned closely by Mr., Olngtey.
| The next cay many republicans con-
| graduated me, expressing a desire TO
support the position l maintained. Mr.
Reed, when the time for consideration
came, went tn Mr.. Wheeler and asked
| for a pos = .Ltment. | called his atten-
TO: 10 ;he 18ci chat we were working
ul,der ali agreement which, when Ger
rc. al by Nh Burroughs, of Michi-
GaB, caueed MIR. Reed to advise The re
| publ cans 10 vote for the measure.
Senators Dubois and Shoup, of
Idaho, and Carey, Of Wyoming, did all !
they could 10 assist me, bat Reed and |
Dirgley des!sted only when confronted |
by Vigorous opposition.
1.-The bill then ent TO the senate, |
whe"e ne@ factors appeared and a new
linz Of policy developed ITSELF
Il am not here TO question any mans |
motive tor they are sacred. But some
times 'foo:s rush in ShSre angels fear o |
tread
Certain republicans came to Wash |
ington and held a conclave. They |
passed in secret conclaYe resolution |
which was pres ented and rejected, the |
senate resolving that it was not court
esy to that body to suggest the action
in that manner
'Then it announced that Utah would |
go republican The representatives. OF
that party from tbs S. Iion got them
selves inte.Y viewed ard through the
newspapers announced repeatedly that
when admitted Utah would REJECT the
party which has been her friend.
The democratic senator's grew al
armed. They based some confidence
in the statement Seine of them were
10th to vote tor the admission OF re-
publican state.
The tariff bill had something to do
with the matter, too, the democrats
wishing to dispose of it ere the state
hood bill came up.
''Just before the tariff measure came
up it was announced in Washington
that there had been bargain made
by which certain railroad scheme was
begun and would be carried to sue
cessful conclusion. That the sugar
trust was to put up the money, That
Inc w 40 VI NC OuC SSIl
ator (cTies of ha, hal and Colonel CLARK
son the other. That Bishop Claw
son was TO talk for the Mormon
church.
Imagine the effect; That Utah was
to be republican and that the senators
we're TO be the tools of the fOulest cor
pOEation on earth.
They never took the trouble to deny
it. (applausel
1.-The bill came up in the senate at 5
O'Clock one afternoon when several SEN
ators were absent. Some of them COM
Ing in soon after, some of ti,em re
marked that had they been present
when it was called up they would have
objected TO it.
Ons of them noticing Platt upon his
feet talking for the bill, remarked that
something was wrong. The bill wac
passed. and | told them that 40 power
on earth could deliver tine people of
Utah to the sugar trust, (applause,)
the record will disclose what was
done. many difficulties were encOunt-
cred in respect TO some bill. Much time
was spent, not only in introducing bills
but in defeating others which were uu-
satisfactory. One was the bill to COM
bine Utah and Nevada, and which at
tie time was favored by the press of
tie coa.trv. Then came the bill for
the I-mpYai of the Colorado Utes to
Utah L. Was urged most vigorously
uy Cl!0radas representatives L saw
ti.at a.. members of the committee
were present and when it came up for
consideration al the republicans voted
for it AID ali the democrats except one
voted against it, (Cheers.l Bills have
been passed relieving us from heavy
debt, opening up 25 100 quarter sections
of rich and fertile land. The miners have
been relieved from assessment work;