The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-31
1snecial CorresnondenceO

h Speech On AllC S4NAelNAcAA -
is to be published in pamphlet form
and circulated by the Democratic con-
eressional committee. 1t is also PROB
able that it will be utilized in the
Democratic campaign book of this year
The Democratic leaders are strongly III
favor of making the Cuban question
very prominent in the campaign JuuSe
Kings speech is regarded as by lar Tue
hest that has been made on the SUD-
iect. In response to the request OF the
Democratic house leaders, Judge hlnS
is celebrating his speech Tor puOllcd7
ton in the Congressional Record, ana
SUBSEQUENT circulation as canpdiSH
document. He Will use matter pertain
ing solely to his visit to Cuba, and the
Record speech viii contain about -FOUR
times as much information as ms
speech when delivered
The Utah congressman has estab-
lished a reputation as one OF the most
fluent and eloquent orators OF the
house. by his efforts during the past
week: but, better yet he has shown
extensive and accurate information on
a subject concerning which members
of congress generally possess little ac-
curate and detailed knowledge.
REPORT ON JAPAN.
Senators Cannon and Pettigrew have
notes relative to their visit to the orr
ent last summer, but have not yet be
gun the compilation of their report
This is to be made as an official state
ment 10 the Silver Republican national
committee, under whose auspices the
trip to Japan and China was made
The report, when completed, Will be
printed as 4 senate document and VIII
be widely circulated throughout the
United States during the campaign. As
a senate document ii will be frankable,
and the heavy expense of postage will
be saved to the political committees
which circulate it.
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
It does not seem probable that the
Wolcott bill to establish the Tenth jul
dicial circuit, embracing the mountain
states, can become a law. 1t certainly
has small chance Of being favOrably
acted upon at the present session of
congress. There is a great deal of hos
tility, particularly in the house, to in
creaSing the number of federal judges.
The adverse argument is made that
at the time the court of appeals was eS-
tabHshed it was claimed that this
would relieve for many years the cir
cult judges from any bUrdensOme ac-
emulation Of work in their courts.
However, although the Introduction of
the bill is of such recent occurrence,
and Notwithstanding the fact that the
measure is not likely to become a law
for a long time, if ever. there are al
ready three or four willing BarkiSeS'
who have intimated a desire to accept
the office. If the bill does pass during
the life of the present administration,
it may afford a fine opportunity for
testing the rela i've pulls of MeSsrs.
Wolcott Warren and Carter, three
Republican bimetallists" who have
for. hGara yvhaT-eK-a1~
they have organized raid on the ad-
ministration pie wagon
A SOP TO CONSTITUENTS
This weeks vote in the senate on the
Teller resolution showed q good old
fashioned silver majority in that body.
The Republican senators from the
mountain states aided in furnishing ii,
but not SO much that they desired to
see the bonds payable in silver as to
retain some sort of standing as silver
men with their constituents. This ac-
ton was the result of a conference had
by these gentlemen soon after the Tel
Ter resolution was reported. At this
conference ii was decided to insist on
the consideration of the resolution and
to vote for it. The apparent holiness
of the -Shoup- Carter group is,
however, only on the surface. These
senators viii not carry their new found
association with the radical silver men
to the point of supporting direct silver
legislation, or opposing any admins
tratiOn scheme that has prospect of
passing the senate. The Gage currency
plan does not come under this head,
for it has never had any ris-s-
becoming q law, even if the Carter
Wolcott group had been willing to vote
for it This week 5 auAIiIl--ii. ..i. .-lo...I-
tain McKinleyites against their Re
publican colleagues is off the same
piece as the monetary utilization in 1896
when WolcoJt and Carter united with
Teller, Cannon, Dubois and others in
demanding a free coinage rider on the
first Dinsley tariff bill. This course I
was only temporary, and soon after
ward WClcott, ShOup and Carter con- +
Venlenuy determined that they could ].
not consistently vote for free silver
riders TO appropriation bills, although
II was apparent that this was the only I
way in which any free silver action by /
the senate could be made Of the slight /
est effect in the Republican house. 1t I
is easy to see that the Carter-Shoup- ,
Wolcott group, which has Just voted so .
joyously for the payment of bonds in .
silver. will never vote for such a reso-
luton if offered by way Of amendment .
TO an appropriation bill
LAWS FOR INDIAN SCHOOLS.
The bill introduced by Judge Bell
of Colorado. to make the criminal
laws of the United States applicable
IL Indian schools. is of interest to all
states having these schools. 1t ap-
pears that there is no statute covering
some Of the graVest crimes when
committed by an Indian upon an In
dian. The particular episode which
led to the Introduction of the present
bill occurred at the Fort Lewis school
in Colorado. Thomas II. Breen, super
intendent OF this school. writes Judge
Bell the particulars of an aggravated |
criminal assault made by an Indian !
pupil on the person of an Indian as
sistant matrOn several months ago
superintendent Breen says that the
commissioner of Indian affairs brought
the matter 10 the notice of the Colo
RADIO criminal authorities, but they re-
fused TO take cogniZance of the crime
on the ground of non jurisdiction.
THE case was taken before the United
States commissioner says Mr. Breene
He sent il TO the grand jury in the
United States court at Denver, where
it was thrown out. because there was
no statute covering the case. As the
number of Indian employees in the In
dian school service is being rapidly
and. as in schools like this
one. many young men are among the
students, il is quite plain that some
remedial legislation is needed"
CANNONS PENSION BILL.
Senator Cannon's bill for the pubH-
cation of the pension roll. heretofore
to in The Herald, is not intro
duced by him in any spirit of hostility
to the pension system. He does not
favor the printing of big volumes con-