The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-01-21
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II va not ou ihc floors of the lIou'e
or sensts. lmt Ia the commlttss rooms
and i-tvcen iaIiyidual Aena'ors aud
Representatives Early in the week
senator Chandler started the bsli
rolling. a. 1t were. by declaring 10 the
most emphatic Language that he had
Iust had talk with President McKin'
lev on the subject. and that he 10 iu-t
a. good hipeisllist ~ be- tOhandlerj
wss. and that he hal not given mp in
tsrna'ional himctslli-m. bat intended
10 send the commission TO Europe again
At the fret fayorabc opportunity.
Then there sas breezy little ialk In
the room Of the State Finance com
nit,se On the resolution oGrred by Sen
aior Teller. declaring " 4. bonds to he
payable In silver dollar'. at the OPP
ton Of the government. Consideration
Of the resolution was postponed a week.
Then there wsre long financial talks by
ex-senator Edmoads and Ex-5eefesary
FiArchild. members Of the monetary
com mission. before the House CON.
mit,ss on Banking. add Currency. In
favor Of the bill prepared aud recon-
msnded by ,hs, commission.
n those who favor retention Of the
present civil service status really be-
believe, rs they say III ey do. that the
members Of the House Who said 20
many bitter things during the debate Of
the Legislative. Executive and Judicial
appropriation bill, which was passed
this week, are satisfied now that they
have gotten their speeches In the Rec
ord which can be distributed among
their constituents. they are likely 10 get
rude awakening later on. This ants
are working harder than ever 10 make
converts aud are expressing confidence
In their ability TO get their bill pro.
vIding Tor modified civil service law
before tho IIou,e, and 10 pass II be-
fore the present session closes. Some
Of them nov express nope that the
President will not modify the present
rules. because ,ha, wonld weaken ,hem
by satisfying some who would other.
rise vote Tor their bill.
n the revenues Of the government
should show a comfortable surplus by
next winter. there IL likely To he a big
boom In public building legislation. I,
isn't likely that any public building
bills will be- passed by the House At the
presea, session, owing TO the at,i,aa.
Of the naturalization. the speaker. and
tho chairman Of the committee on Ap.
propfiAtions towards keeping the APP
PREPARATIONS down TO the lowest amount
possible. Hut 90 Ear ~ public build.
iaE- are concerned, this policy Ia play.
lng a leading part In the Senate, which
has already pnsscd q number 81 pub
lic building hills and IL likely to pass
many more before adjournment rhrse
bills will be- ou the llousc calendar nt
tue opouing oilhe lnst ses-ion Of the
Fiiv-nhh Congress. aud II The rcycnucs
shoa surplus, ,hr most Of them are
likely TO bo paced. u there isa con.
tiuued dcGcit. that will hoan un.wria-
bic argument lor continuation of the
present suliuppropdalioupohcy m tlo
llour,, aod many hlldinshuurry
iowpr viii be- disappointed.
The postal authorities have decided
uros the dc-ipus 20 hru.rd uon the
series of stamps ,oho i,sued ia oom-
mora,iop ot tho Trans Mississippi and
International disposition Go De hold la
Omaha next summer. They are as fol
lows; one cent, discovery OF the Mis-
sissippi river by Marque,t;s cent, ln'