The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-20
Leaders Expect a Majority of so to
100 In Next House.
KING ON THE COMMITTEE
ONE OF THE MANAGERS OF THE
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN.
Strong Pressure to Induce the Utah
Congressman to Oppose Hawaiian
Annexation = Senator Rawlins'
Federal Court Bill-Bill to Pension
Colonel Ferry Has Strong Support.
fsnecial CORRESPONDENCE.

Washington, Dec 6.-Congressman
King leaves for his home in Utah on
Friday. He will spend the holidays at
Salt Lake, returning here just after
New Years day. On his return he will
bring his family with him, and will
locate for the winter at the swell apart
ment house known as the Cairo, in
northwest Washington. He has en-
gagged a suite of five rooms there and
will be very comfortably located for
the winter season. He will also have
his office rooms at the Cairo. This is
one of the most imposing buildings IN
Washington and a large colony Of SEN
ators and representatives and their
families will be established there.
Since congress opened the Democrat
ic leaders, who are hostile to the ad-
mission of Hawaii have expressed
much solicitude over the position Of
Judge King. Bailey has had several
conferences with the Utah congress
man relative to the subject but, much
as King admires the young Texas lead
err he has not been Influenced to alter
his position on the propriety and de-
STABILITY of annexation. While the
majority of the Democrats are opposed
to this course, there is a minority that
is formidable enough to have thus far
prevented any action on Hawaii by the
house Democratic caucus.
CAMPAIGN OF 1898.
Judge Kings designation as member
of the Democratic congressional COM
mittee for Utah makes him one of the
managers of the campaign of 1898. The
congressional by-election campaigns
are never conducted by the national
committees of the respective political
parties. There is quite a contest now
on for chairman of the Democratic
congressional committee between Sena-
tor Charles ]. Faulkner, who was at
the head of the committee in 1894 and
1896, and Representative w. H. Cor, as
he is better known, "Buck'O Heinrich
sen. The latter has had extensive and
valuable experience as chairman of the
/ Illinois state central committee lie
was also secretary of state during the
| administration of Ex-Governor John p.
Altgeld Henrichsen was one of the
most ardent silver men in the middle
west in the campaign preliminary to
! the last Democratic national conven-
/ ton and it was largely due to his eff
forts that the Illinois Democracy took
| it's strong stand liz 1895 in favor of free
silver. There is some prospect that
| Senator Faulkner NAV not continue a
candidate for the craftsmanship. He
has to make the campaign for re-elec
ton to the senate from West Virginia
and this may so engross his attention
that he will not be able to give the
time that the duties of the chairman
ship may demand. There is believed to
be much honor in store for the chair
man of the Democratic Congressional
committee this year for all the Demo-
cratic leaders confidently expect that
the next house will have substan-
tial Democratic majority. The COM
monest prediction is that it will show
a Democratic preponderance of from so
to 100.
SENATOR RAWLINS' BILL.
Senator Rawiins' bill making a
change in the time of holding courts at
Salt Lake will undoubtedly be favor
ably reported from the senate commit
tee on Judiciary This bill has been
heretofore mentioned in The Herald.
It's exact terms are as follows: 1.-THE
following counties in the district of
Utah, to-wit: Weber, Davis, Morgan,
Rich. Box Elder and Cache, shall here
after constitute and be known as the
northern division of the district of
Utah, and regular terms of the circuit
and district courts of the United
States for said district may be held at
the city of Ogden on the first Monday
of March and the first Monday of Oc-
tober of each year, and regular terms
of the circuit and district courts of the
United States for said district may be
held at the city of Salt Lake begin
ming on the first Monday of April and
the first Monday of November of each
year: Provided, That the term at the
one place shall not cease by operation
OF law on the Commencement OF he
ensuing term at the other, but may be
continued until the next term at the
same place and the interV n o
term of said courts at another place
shall not preclude the power TO adj
iourn over to a future day. The said
courts so sitting at tho e4g
shall have and exercise the same jul
risdiction and authority in all civil &C
tons, pleas, or proceedings, ana al
prosecutions, informations. indIct-
ments, or other criminal or penal pro-
caedings. conferred by the general laws
on the district and circuit courts of the
United States"
COLONEL FERRY'S PENSION.
The bill for the pensioning of Colonel
William NJ. Ferry, of Park City, viii
be warmly supported by some sena-
tore and members from other states
Colonel Ferry became well known &c
many leading public men by mis- service
on the Democratic national committee
and his appearance in different nation
al conventions The Michigan senators
!
speak very kindly of the colonei. The
present member of congress from the
Fifth congressional district of Michi-
, gan, in which Colonel Ferry formerly
resided (and where he once ran fol-
congress) is William Alden Smith, who
; began his public career as a protege OF
Senator Thomas w. Ferry, the brother
of Colonel Ferry. He was one of the
right hand men of Ed P. Ferry, wher
that unfortunate gentleman was man
aging his brothers last campaign If
1883. Smith says it will please many
people in Grand Haven-the old home
. of the Ferrys-if the colonel is pen
stoned. and he will do all he can tC
aid the passage of the measure.
; Senator Stewart, of Nevada, has in
troduced bill providing for the cree
ton of a public building at Reno, al
a. cost of $4,000.
Gowned All In Velvet.
; From a Paris Letter: One beautiful
FrenchWoman was all in velvet from head
20 foot black velvet and brilliant orange
velvet in several shades. while her hal
was of black velvet, with black Dlumes
: and white velvet trimmings. 1t was the
richest costume that l ever saw. She i:
a duchess of teh old regime and showed