The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30


hope that he would beiOrgiyen for thes 9
reflections, ~ he was still In the kinder
earten class. aud recognized that he was
threshlng over old straw, and added
that he attended tn keep At il for the
next siE years. lie declared that every
enc knew that while We profess TO be a
government by the people, when ve
reach the highest body in the govern
meat there IL q rule OF the minority.
lie said that a. soon as n man entered
the Senate doors bis energies we're di-
rscted to retaining poser in the old way,
and added with emphasis; II want to
deliver a message from the people be-
fore the hone Of power possesses me-"
Ills resolution was by a vote Of 80 10 "a
referred to tho committee on Rules-to
die.
while there lie some disappointment
among the politicians over tho giving Of
two such juicy plans as the First and
second Deputy Commissioners Of Pen.
sions to men already In the Pension
Bureau, II was an example Of real civil
service roiorm and will doubtless make
Commissioner Evans task an easier one
than II would have been with deputies
who we're not familiar with the work
Of the Office. The gentlemen promoted
we're Mr.. James l.. Davenport Of New
Hampshire. who entered To Office during
the Garfield administration, and Capt.
l.. NJ. Kelley Of Illinois, who was chief
Of the Certificate division during the
Harrison administration.
Senator Perkins Of California Ia taking
m active part In the fight that is being
made 10 abrogate the Hawaiian treaty.
The Finance committee has been asked
to put clause abrogatirg It In the Ding
ley tariff bill before 1t reported, and
Senator Mills has given notice Of his In
tention to move its abrogation In open
Senate. II the committee doesn't Troyid,
for II IN. the tariff bill Three years az,
the question Of abrogating this treat,
was voted on by the Senate, the yot,
being II for and 81 against abrogation
but H. IL claimed that circumstance,
have changed since then. Under tn,
treaty all the sugar produced In Hawai-
comes In free OF duty. Tho value ha
steadily increased. In 1892 II was ~
100000, last year 1t was $4,000, OOO
This represents the amount OF none
we pay the sugar growers on the islandi
In the new tariff bill sugar is $50 a tor
As We remit that duty In favor Of III
Hawaiians, It means that va preseH
them with bounty Of so a ton on a
sugar they produce. There is no rel
con why No should make this discrim
uation In their favor. While the valu
Of our purchases from them has inereai
oil at the rate OF $1,000, 900 a yea
our experts last year TO them we're onl
800, 900 greater ethan In 1899. This
the nub Of the whole matter. az far Z
our imports and experts are concerne,
The opponents OF abrogation say thu
to do 80 would lose this governmeI
the naval station at Pearl Island Ha
Dor, but when the matter was last up
the Senate, Secretary Sherman. then
I member OF the body said 1--WE ha,
. paid and doubly paid for that harbo
We own II now. 1t Ia our possession
. That would seem to dispose OF tn
l part Of the question.
) The executive committee Of the
diAnApolis convention, which has be,
i in Washington for several weeks tiyil
4 10 work up Congressional interest
. legislation providing for the Appoiu
!. mens Of non'partisan monetary cot
II mission, is now bringing the somevh
v stereotyped petition dodge to bear up,
II individual Representatives and Senator
Is Petitions signed by all business men
'e all sections Of the country, asking
Is this legislation at the extra session, a
N pouring into Washington in every ma
This method OF influencing legislati
is not as effective as II once was.
has been abused so often that ths ayeru
Senator or Representative is not
posed to attach much Importance
what are called "mAehlne-nads" p,
ne tons for any purpose. One perso
q letter from a business constituent