The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-26
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Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Rawlins
participated il the senate debate this
afternoon. He propounded some ques-
tions to the persistent Senator Hoar, of
Massachusetts. that were too hard for
him to answer. Hoar had declared that
the proposition to pay the bonds in silver
amounted to. national Derfidy and dis
honor. 1t was a device to pay honest
debts with 44-cent dollars. and would
depreciate the value of the S509,O 600 now
held in savings banks by widows and
orphans. 1t meant that all obEc lions
would become payable in 44-cent donars.
Senates' Rawlins replied to Senator Hoar
that. if, this statement could. be taken liter
ally. then the 4f-cent dollars could be
used TO pay off all debts, public and
private, in the United States.
The total Indebtedness of this character
IS bout sec ego elg, oge. said Senator Raw
Inns, and thsre is $500O00,000. of silver in
circulation If your statement is correct.
this silver can be used 20 pay AL debts. If
so, there viii be 10 times as much demand
for silver as there is silver in the coun-
try. Do you believe that with such a de-
mand for silver it will remain at A cents
on the dollar2'-
The debate continued some time. but
Senator Hoar did not get around TO make
Senator Rawlins direct answer.
. THE DISTRICT ,ATToRNEYSHIP
The report that Lindsay . gers had an
ship led to great activity on the part of
the friends-of Whittemore. 1t was tacitly
argued sat the time Postmaster Thomas
lett here that this position should not be
filled for some time. After the departure
of the postmaster. the machine was left
without representation here The con-
test has since been narrowed by the fact
that Bishop has practically been pushed
out of the race. and Rogers has developed
good friends in the department of justice
Now the Lannan combination has started
-, To- TG,s
apparently now as eager for expedition
in the matter as it formerly was for pro-
crastination. If there is any considerable
delay after this second raid it ought TO
be helpful to Rogers chances. State
Chairman Dooly is now said to appear as
the principal champion for Whittemore.
Candidate Richie is the only asDirant
on the spot He claims that he has
good chance for securing the appoint-
ment himself. but his confidence does not
seem overwhelming. c. o. Whittemore
is expected here in a few days.
SECRETARY BLISS ENJOINED.
Justice Cox. in the supreme court of
the District of Columbia, today rendered
a decision in the injunction suit of the
American Asphalt company against the
secretary of the interior in favor of the
plaintiff. The department is. therefore,
enjoined from further action in the mat
ter of the acceptance or rejection of the
company Dlats for lands in the Uncom-
pahgre reservation until final decision
of the suit by the court The opinion was
oral and was based on the showing made
by the company's counsel of the eXpendi-
ture of large sums of money for developing
of the property, for mining machinery and
other purposes. The judge ruled that. as
the department had allowed the company
to exDend this money, or to make con-
tracts for the expenditure. the secretary
had no right to prevent the company from
using the property, Notwithstanding the
fact that the DlatS were not filed in the
time prescribed by the Indian office.
Judge Vanderventer. assistant attorney
general for the interior department, said
today that nothing would be done by the
department until arguments on the suit
were heard. The date of this hearing
had not been set. The proceedings up
10 the present time were merely prelimin-
enjoin the secretary from further action
on his part until final hearing of the suit.
ORDERED TO .DUCHEsNE.
Lieutenant Ivine w. Rand. assistant
surgeon. has been relieved from duty at
Fort Huachrca. -NriZ-, anl ordered to
Fort DucheSne, Utah, to relieve Lieu
tenant Charles E B. Flagg, assistant
Barracks. Ohio. for duty.
UTAH UNIVERSITY SITE.
Representative King this afternoon in
troduced a bill giving the University of
Utah absolute title 10 50. acres Of land
on the Fort Douglas reservation. The in
stitution has heretofore been holding the
property conditionally-
UTAH PATENTS.
Patents were issued to residents of
Utah as follows: Oliver S. Bowman, Salt
Lake City, printing machine; Edgar
Delamater, Ogden, car seal and tag;
Henry T. Emise. Salt Lake City, coin
controlled machine.
IDAHO AFFAIRS.
A 2ostoffice has been established at
Linlanding, Kootenai county, Ida, with
Leonard 3. Nichols as postmaster.
Isaac Goodmanson was today appointed
postmaster at Ionia, Bingham county.
Ida. vice Henry w. Ksefer, resigned.
On the application of William BoZett to
make homestead entry for land in the
Lewiston district. Idaho. the secretary
approved the commissioners decision.
The application is rejected on the ground
that Bozett had exhausted his right. haX-