The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-01-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.



the senate was suffering when llc iy,.i
da, recess wa iasen has been entirely
cured by the cJpion. doses Of -ontnins
syrup administered during the recess Uy
I Dr. Public Opinion. senator Cameron
the author OF tne resolution which was
reported from the Senate committee on
Foreign relations at tue most acute
Stage oi tbr disease, con iudrd that 10
Wt. plca.intsf tc remain on the island
bee own, OF the coast Of south Caro.in,
than to -et up with biz dying rc-o.u.
ton aud hi. np, yet returned 90 wash.
iustou. There ur. % lew ~ennt,rA who
sull -uoa traces OF fng0ism. amjns
theta Mr. CAL, Of Fla, who thi. week
made q speech on Cuba, in connection
with bis resolution calling on the state
Department Tor all the correspondence
In the ca-c Of Julio. sangniily.a news.
paper correspondent sentenced to lif,
imprisonment Tor allesc completely in
thu Cuban rebellion. Mr.. Call was
very bitter In some u hi remarks. lie.
clarIug among other things that the
whole ppwcrOl the 4. .. was being
used 10 prolcctnnd continue the pros.
cut condition Of affairs in Cuba. Ills
speech might have attracted more ~.
tenton bad not every body known that
lac Is making d hard h,ht ior reelection
aud that many rich aud influential
Cubans are residents Of his state.
Representative suhsr Of NcN York,
had a mild attack ot jlnsoi.m, but he
seemed 10 be- relieved after lac had
offered o resolution in the House giving
spainthir'y, Digs notice that W. should
not only recognize the Independence
OF CUBA but maintain that indcpond.
cnrr by force, II the lighting IN Cuba
WIS not hereafter strictly conducted in
accordance with recognized rules ofwar
among civilized nations. llisrcsolution
was sent to the committee ON Foreign
Affairs. to die.
Secretary ller'cr.'s report to Congress
ON his investigation oi the cost OF armor
plates for naval vessels Is commended
~ a very thorough piece OF work, al.
though It Is not especially pleasing
either to the two establishments which
monopolize the making oi armor plate
or tn those who advocate the establish.
mcnt Of government plant Tor It's manu-.
iacturo. Secretary Herbert doesn't
think II would be- wise for the govern
N cnt to make It's own armor, and he
maSes II plain that the Carnegie aud
Bethlehem companies nave been charg
ing the government exloriionalc price,
as the result OF an agreement between
them to divide this work. Ills tened,
Is TO pay tiOO a ton Tor the armor, in
stead OF 1851, the present price, aud h,
. presents figures which show that thi
would ALLOW the makers II profit Of some
~ thing like 500 ton. The mycsliga
ton VAS made by direction OF Con
gress.
Notwithstanding the cnormou
amour, spent by the government t
:, keep IN safety the records Of It's bust
ness, 1t is every now aud then demon
stmlcd that such Of these rvcordg a
1t some people may wish to destroy oitc
" disappear without leaving trace. Onl
y this week Assistant Secretary Curtis
10 Of the Treasury, In an official communi
y cation notified the Senate that some d
r. the papers showing the amount due TIA
e Pacific Railroads sinking fund ON ac
e count Of the subsidies paid the Pacid
y Mail steamship company, which ha
been called for by the Senate resolu
ton, could no be found.
- Nothing could have made it plainc
y that there are two sides to the tart
" question than the two opposing argr
ments presented to the WAYS and Mean
W committee this week in behalf Of tn
" farmers OF Kansas. Onc insisted upo
" the retention OF the present larT o
- cattle, because the Kansas iarmel
W could buy Mexican cattle and iatto
W. them for market aud make more mono
'' than they could by raising the cattle, an
W the other asked q relom,iono of the NJ
'' Kinlcy tariff ON cattle, because Il
'' cattle misers of the State worr hcir
' ruuoi by tine importation OF McNicl
cattle. Representative Curtis stood D.