The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-28

Washington, March 27.-ISpeciaL]-It
is thought by most everyone in a posi-
ton to judge that Congress viii finish
its labors for this session by the middle
of July, or certainly by the first of Aug
ust.
This must not cause the friends of
the Utah statehood bill to feel alarm
ed, for there will be ample time to
enact that law. AS telegraphed The
Herald repeatedly, within the past last
two months, that matter appears to
be all right. Mr. Rawlins, the active
and influential delegate from Utah, has
spared no efforts in talking with lead
ing senators on both sides of the cham
Der in regard to the claims of Utah.
A number of things have combined tc
prevent the reporting Of the bill in the
Senate, but there is no such opposition
mere as has been reported. 1t is easy
enough for people to assume a multi
tude Of things but as long as both
Democrats and Republicans admit there
y is practically now no opposition to
bringing Utah into the Union the bill
is bound to pass when it comes before
the Senate. This year it is not tied up
along with other territorial bills, such
as was tne case during the last Con-
gress, when it was ''omnibused," as
they called it. Mr. Rawlins was shrewd
enough to have Utah so through the
House by itself and it was sent over
to the Senate at an early date, and
there is no disposition in the latter body
to tie ii up with Arizona, New Mexico
or Oklahoma. Each territory will stand
Start of the others, has an advantage
which its friends Go not propose shall
be lost.
Senator Faulkner, chairman of the
territories committee, on number OF
occasions when he has been asked the
direct question, has invariably replied
that Utah will certainly be admitted;
and he has several times also ridiculed
the story that the president was OPP
posed to having Utah admitted. In
fact. he remarked once or twice that
Mr.. Cleveland said during his term
that this territory ought to be taken
into the Union.
Senator Hill is a keen politician, and
being member of the territories COM
mittee. has also interested himself in
the Utah bill, and he is determined to
do all in his power to have it report
ed at an early day. Then there is
Senator Blackburn on the committee,
too, and he has stated over and over
again to The Herald correspondent
that in due time action will be taken.
Among the Republican members of
the committee are also Senator's Carey
and Shoup. OF Wyoming and Idaho.
respectively. They remember that it
was only a short while ago that their
own states were knocking for admis-
sion. and they have a fellow feeling
for Utah, and this sort Of feeling, the
poet says, makes US wondrous kind.
May Not Lose Their ScaIps.
Not much is heard here these Gays
about ripping up the Utah commission,
and the fact that old man Abner Will
Hams manages to hold to his snap is
due entirely to the influence of Sena-
tor Jones Of Arkansas who has been
IL a position to do his friend much
good at the White House. Then,
again, it is said that the members Cf
the commission whose ScalpS were in
such danger several months ago have
promised TO run things on an improved
kplan, and to the satisfaction of the
administration. They were, however
In great danger of losing their heads
when Secretary Smith first announced
the determination to remove Williams
and the two Republican members.
The president meant business beyond
2 doubt and while it now seems likely
that Williams may not be disturbed
because of the intercession that has
/ who is a prominent member of the
finance committee, ar one of the
gentlemen composing ne sub-commit-
tee in charge of the tariff bill, it has
not been fully decided that everything
viii be allowed TO remain as it is on
that commission. There is some Won
der here that a Republican has been
permitted TO cling 10 the position of
clerk of the commission. II is not be-
EeVed hard matter to find Demo-
crat somewhere n the land capable of
filling the place.
The prospect of having Utah admit
ted 10 the union is probably the main
reason for the halt which occurred
when the administration people had
made up their minds TO demand the
resignation OF Williams and the two
Republican members
Postmaster-General Bissell viii soon
Work around tc several important Utah
postmasteIships, and then he win an
nounce the selection OF their Demo-
cratl- successors. The department has
had such mass of business to trans
act that it has been impossible to reach
these matters any earlier. but MANY
of the states have been in the same
box.
Wr. james as Missionary.
Mr.. w. +. James, of Salt Lake. who
has been sPendiGg some time here
although a Republican in his DoIiticai
Hons tc refute the ISLANDERS which some
people spread around Washington
with a view of discrediting thu. Nor
mons and thereby hoping to injure the
prospects of the statehood bill No one
could have spoken more favora hiv of
the people generally Of Utah than Mr..
James. and he put in some work that
viii doubtless dc good among the Re
publicans. Being a Republican, it was
quite natural for him to predict that
Utah would be safely Republican when
admitted. but others equally as well
Informed are inclined to the opinion
that Mr.. James had not familiarized
himself with the capers of the terri
torial legislature that recently adj
jouraed when he made his prediction.
And besides. the Democrats are per-
fectly willing that he should think
Utah will be Republican until test
Is made. and the voters have the