The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-24
.UTAH'S ABLE CONGRESSMAN.
SOME OF THE IMPORTANT BILLS
he INTRODUCED.
Judge King Has Been Hard Work
er For the Best Interests of the
State and Nation.
Washington Office of The Herald, |
1415 G Street, N. W.

Washington. D. c., July 1S.-Representa-
tive William H. King has been one of the
most aggressive and industrious men that
ever sat in congress from Utah. He has
been very prominent in the house. and is
a conspicuous member of the group of a
half dozen young members who have
taken high rank in Democratic leadership
at the present session. Among those who
have been included in this group are Os-
borne of Wyoming, Swenson of Virginia
and Williams OF Mississippi. 1t is not re-
garded as probable that Judge King will
be a member OF the next house. as his
friends here .cpect him TO be in the race
for UniteS States senator In addition TO
his activity and influence in general leg
iSlation, Judge King has become widely
known to the general public of Washing
ton by reason of his service on the Dis
trict OF Columbia committee y the house.
This is one of the hardest working COM
mitteeS. and one that brings its members
into terms of acquaintance and friendship
with the leading citizens of the capital
1t is. however, a very arduous committee
and men who devote close attention to it,
as Judge King has done find their hands
full. The house district committee IS
really the lower house of the Washington
common council. The capital city has a
curious kind of Semi-mOnarchial govern
ment. Here there is taxation without rep
resentatiOn. for the town is ruled by three
Observation-Disclosures commissioners and
the legislation is entrusted to men from
states of the Union, in whose selection
District residents have not the slightest
voice. The legislative power for the Dis
trict is wholly vested in congress, and
those municipal ordinances and regula-
tons that for other cities originate in
the legislature or common council, must
mere be considered in senate and house
committees, pass both houses and receive
the presidential approval. Judge King has
been very efficient member of the COM
mittee, and has acquired an extensive ac-
quaintance in the city.
The Utah representative was distinctly
at the front in the matter of the Spanish
war. He was from the first an OutspOken
advocate of American Intervention in
Cuba. His visit to the island last Janu-
airy resulted in obtaining a great deal of
valuable information. The speech which
he made after his return was one OF the
statements as to conditions in the island
had much to do with influencing senti-
ment in congress.
He is justly considered one of the best
debaters in the house of representatives
and has participated in the discussion of
many subjects of general Importance
Among these may be mentioned the army
deficiency appropriation bill. the quaran-
tine system. the government use of in
by naval officers the fortifica-
tions Dill. New Mexico land grants the
enlistment of the immune regiments and
a notable speech on the broken pledges
and false promises of the Republican
party relative to the financial question.
This last has just appeared in the Con-
gressional Record, and will be extensive