The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-13
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}stence of the law concerning Mexican
quarters. on which The Herald beat
the whole country, has caused a SEN
sation among the silver men today,
The subject has been deeply investi-
gated, and there can hardly be any
doubt that the law is still operative
In fact. representatives of the vast
smelling interests in kansas City, who
pay millions of duty on lead every
year. have already taken an active in
terest in the matter, and have teIe-
graphed their companies. Before an
other week is out these shelters will
probably have a contract in force with
the, Mexican minis, which are com
11o4t0us enough to handle almost the
entire silver output Of the world, for
unlimited supplies of Mexican quar-
tet &INith which to pay custom duties.
TIE treasury certainly will make a
fight against any attempt to raid it
under this law, but the courts will be
appealed to for a mandamu compell-
ing obedience to it. However. silver
men will hardly take a very strong
stand against the repeal in case a bill
therefor is brought in within the next
few days, as it has developed that this
law will almost nuIlify the tariff on
lead and admit Mexican lead free, as
silver which is mined with lead can
be coined and viii pay the cost of
nintage as well as the tariff charges,
Already several silver senators, VOL
rO+i and C~1aTlr oroOTor oF1,nr1
pressed themselves favorable to its
repeal, and it is supposed on this very
point, that other protectfonfsts are ex-
pected to fall over one another in panic
for its repeal as soon as they think
St over.
A Fast 1TaiI Scheme.
Eastern and southern men, led by
Senator Blackburn, are making a cute
endeavor to have q, special fast mail
service given from Cincinnati Go New
Orleans. via Louisville, at the ex-
pense Of the fast mail service from
Chi0aso to Ogden. AT present, fast
mails are run over the Burlington and
Union Pacific, with only a small
subsidy on account Of the government
gtviEsg those roads the entire business.
anoNSaus securing a concession. There
is only one subsidized fast mail route
in this country, and that is down the
Atlantic coast The western service is
simply question of tonnage of mails
and the ability of the roads to make
liberal concessions owing to the vast
amount of matter sent over them. In
the south, however. no concessions can
be obtained, because there is not
sufficient business to justify them. In
ordeg to favor eastern and southern
roads, Blackburn has offered an
amendment to the postoffice appropria
ton bin. giving the postmaster-gen-
eral the right to give subsidies, which
is designed to give opportunity for
southerners TO make up in a pull what
they lack in business.
Carey attacked Blackburn's amend
nnent today, and when it comes UP
again tom orroW, western senators gen
orally Will attack 1t all along the line.
Senator Carey is preparing to show
the scheme UP fully, with figures that
will demonstrate how much greater is
western business than southern bust
ness.
Fort Mckinney for wyoming.
The committee on public lands has
reported favorably on Carey's bill to
give the improvements at Fort Nc
Kinney to the state of Wyoming.
Western people are we'll acquainted
with the manner with which the gov
ernIaent has allowed abandoned mill
tarN4posts, like Bridger, to so to waste
and sold the buildings for a song.
Carey thinks this one can be used to
good advantage by the state for some
public institution. and he viii push
this measure, probably securing its
incorporation on some appropriation
bill
Carey also introduced an amend
ment to the appropriation bill today.
allowing individuals and corporations
to secure reservoir sites on public do
main. The subject matter of this
amendment was embodied in a bill
whiSh Carey worked through Congress
last session, but which was vetoed by
President Cleveland during Carey's alb
5ence from Washington. He believes
the President was not made ac-
ouainted with the facts regarding this
movement, or different action would
have been taken and, therefore, looks
for success this time.