The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-04-10
WusHlYGroy LETTER.


weekly excitement In connection with
Cuban affair. even u The Cuban re.olu.
tions are not still before IL. Senator
CAN this week introduced a resolution
which would mean. u Ii Sere adopted,
nothing more or less than a declaration
Of war against Spain. Il provided Tor
the sending Ola Dig naval force TO Cuba
at once 20 protect citizens Of the United
states and prevent the violation Of treaty
obligations. and directs the President 10
inform spain that the United States
will by force intervene Y there be- fur
Their occurrence Of murder and outrage
Or the putting 10 death Of prisoner Of
war. Of course the adoption Of such q
resolution was simply out Of the ques.
ton, but ii served to keep the subject
uppefmo.t.
senator Butler IT North Carolina
thinks the making oimorigage aud other
notes payable ia gold IL an entirely un-
necessary hardship forced upon borrow.
er- by capitalists who loan money. aud
~ order To put a stop 10 II he introduced
q bill requiring the acceptance Of eur
rent legal tender funds in payment Of
notes. bonds or other private oblsa.
tons. lie said thi. idea had bren
favored iu both Republican and Demo.
cratic platforms, and that this wa. a
COOL time 10 make party promises into a
law. Ia answer to Senator llill's quc..
ton. senator Butler said his bill did not
propose TO interfere with existing con.
| tracts, aud added emphaticaily lido
not believe ia breaking contracts. The
bill was sent To the finance committee.
The McHnleyiies had their innings
this week and u the Republicans In
Congress had represented tho nominat-
Ing convention Il would have been
comparatively easy matter to have
stampcded /, In McKinley's favor. liut
the panic was soon over, although the
scare remains. II Is said that from this
time on Speaker Reeds candidacy !. to
be agsrcssively pushed to the front to
antagonize Mckinley.
Mr.. G. 7. Huntington returned to
Washington this week. audit l. reported
that he has paid OIL and dismissed the
= most 81 his iobbying force. because he
has become satisfied that no Pacific
Railroad legislation will 20 through
Congress ut the present session. This
seems little strange, perhaps, In view
Of the statement that the subcommittee
Of the House aud senate Pacific Rail-.
road. committees which has been H..
cn-siug the matter, has practically
agreed upon the main points ola bill To
be- hvonbly reported To the senate.
lint nobody knows any better .han Mr.
Huntington, with hi- long experience
with legislative bodies. state and ma
lional, Tho difference between getting u
bin through and having IL reported from
a committee. Il is iu.i possible. too.
tha' hr may have been given a iip from
some OF his friends among the Con.
grcssional leaders. Atany rate this re-.
port chimes In with the views OF veteran
observers who have nothing to do with
Huntington, hat who base their belief
that there will be- no Pacific Railroad
legislation a; this session upon the we'll
known anxiety Of the controlling men in
Congress to secure an early adjourn.
mont, and their knowledge that the
railroad bin would be debated Tor weeks
II it was once taken mp, especially Ia the
senate. A nil may 30 reported and
3 placed ON the calendar oi both House
and Senate before adjournment, but
even that Is not certain.
some dayor other--itmay behaslened
10y a terrible accident at the present
building Congress will probably decide
3 upon site Tor new Government Print.
ing Office. II was announced the other
day that the House committee ON public
buildings and grounds had agreed upon
a site, but before anybody had nm op.
pouunity TO congratulate anybody else
the inevitable squahble made It's appear
/ ancc In that committee. 1t might not
bo a bad Idea Tor Congress "a provide Tor
the building and leave the selection Of "A
site To some outside man, who 10 beyond
the reach OF tho influence OF real estate
q sharpcrs.
{ A delegation oisugar growers were In
Washington this week to ask Congress
for legislation that will prevent the
German sugar growers driving them out
Of business, owing to the export bounty
D paid by Germany on sugar They ala
{ not ask Tor much, only that aduty elual
d In amount 10 the export bounty Dee put
q upon German sugar, hut that BE- mon
than they are likely TO get from Jhis
Congress. According 10 this delegation
Che German sugar growers are taking
advantage oithc wan in Cuba, which bon,
e1, oil ou supply of Cuban sugar To- 40.