The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-06-19

deals th1t we're being made which wourI
affect the plank J., was positive,
stated thu President Cleveland had
offered % tnr tAe inhusnye Of the
administration 90 She ticket rominateI
90 st. Louis 90 fns convention would
al.pta single Standard gold plank. Tic
R,. that senator Teller. who g. 81, pr,n..
Inautl, spoken % a. probable silver
candidate 'or President. vas ignored .a
fhs numerous conferences which ver.
held during ihc Vees 10y Republican.
In both branches % Congress who are
delegates 10 convention causcd much
gossip. f. O.. regarded loo wu.hing,on
.. certain that the 81. Louis convention
sill not declare ior sold alone. although
many gold men ure delegates. IL &.
equally certain that 10 will not declare
ior silver. IL. i1ancial plank IL likely
to mean gold, but TO be 50 wordod that
IL will not drive OIL the conservative
silver men Of the party.
The naval approximation bill which
only reached the Pres dent the day be-.
fore adjournment was In its most i'm.
p1rtant features compromise between
the House and senate. The House
wanted four baitIeships. the Senate two
the bill provides Tor three. There vas a
red bot light over the clause authorizing
the Secretary Of the Navy to contract
Tor armor plate a. a given price. It be.
ing found impossible 10 reach an agree.
men,. the whole clause was struck out
u the b.ll and clause nstruciing the
Secretary 10 make no more armor con.
tract. until further action by Congress
Inserted Members Of the House do not
consider that the senate naval commit.
tee got 20 the bottom 81 the armor plate
business and they propose 10 do some 10.
yesiigating on their own hook next
winter.
The long and at times the hitter con.
test between the House and Senate over
that portion of the Indian appropriation
bin with deals With schools was finally
settled hy rather clumsy compromise
which declares the government polio,
toward church school. iocmhrace cduca
ton Boo general instead Of the education
OF the Indians only. n would take d
smart man 90 tell just what was mean
hy lhtt declaration. The substance 20
the compromise is contained in a.,
clause which provides ior the contnu
aucc ior one year more OF government
Ola 20 thc scciurian Indian schools q
which was added another meaningle-
provision-that The school funds shal
be a. nearly a, possible equally appor
toned among the school OF the yariou
denominations. How meaningless thi
l. may be judged from the fact tina
there Is practically bu, one denomina
ton interested,
pisinterested people think the senat
acted wisely To deciding not to interior
, Az the ssuipiors quarrel which has fol
Lowell the awarding Of the contract 70
the sherman equestrian statue to Car
Rohl.Smith Of Chicago. The right o
the Scnats TO NEEDLE with the matte
was at best questionable one.
Senator Stewart insists that Senate
Teller Of Colorado will be the next Presi
dent Of the United States, aud whei
asked 10 explain the foundation upoi
, which he Bases the assertion he put OF
, his most owlish look and said Wal
, and see don't care to enter into par
b. ticulars while the Matching proce. 4
/ going on, It might have bad effect.
9 Secretary Carlislv's statement Of ia
q bond issues under the present admini,
/. traiion, prepared for the Senate con.
= mitIee charged with making an invest
n CATION, was this week made public.
n contains nothing that can be caleI
/. either nsw o. startling, and. OF rours,
claims that the administration did th
best Il could under the CIRCUMSTANCE.
u The committee will begin the inyestiga
I. tion Ia iew dRys-probably next wee
n and twill be public. The condemna
\, ton ot the idea OF making Ii secret wa
too general tor even It's originator, Sen
u a,or Harris, the chairman Of the CON
10 mitter,