The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-24
Especial CorresDondence.l


Washington. Dee. 20.-Represeutative
Corliss of Michigan who. since coming to
congress. has taken great interest in the
United States colonial possessions. seems
atistied that 4 bill providing for the
LAYING Of a Pacific cable from Seattle,
San Francisco. Portland. and other west
coast cities to Honolulu. Manila, Hong
Kong. and other points IN the Orient, viii
become a Law at this session of congress.
Representative COrliss has received as
surances from General Henderson. speak
er OF the house of representatives and
also from members of the rules commit
tee OF which General Henderson IS chair
man eX-Oft1ciO. that a date will be fixed
for the consideration of the Pacific cable
Dill which Representa- NOrliSS faVOrS.
after congress reconvenes in January.
The mere fact that Speaker Henderson
and other dis tinguished men who com
pose the membership of the rules com
mittee, have given this promise to Repre-
sentative COTliss fOreshadOws the success IS
OF The bill in the lower branch of con-
greSS. Its early passage in the house
would indicate that there will be a de
sire on the part OF the senators 10 give
this measure th,, considerable 1t de-
serves. and therefore. it will probably
pass this branch of congress substantial
N as II comes from the house of re0re-
sentatiVeS. The necessity for the passa ge
OF blH making the required appropria-
lions for the laying of this cable has
been conceded for some time past. but
the fact that such large appropriation
is required to complete the work success
fully has prevented many members of
congress from considering the proposed
plan a feasible one.
Now that the United States has actually
in its possession the Hawaiian islands,
that 1t Is supposed to have control of
the Philippines. and as il is endeavoTing
TO work no trade with China and Japan
and. in addition to this, as it needs tele-
graphic communication with various
points in Alaska. il is not at all I'M
likely that a bill drawn up on the lines
Of that favored by Representative Cor
liss viii pass both houses and become a
law by the presidents approval before
March next.
West Blocks Subsidy Steal
1t has been anticipated for long time
that Senator Hanna viii have consider
able trouble in inducing the senate TO
pass the national shipping subsidy bill.
which he Is endeaVoring by every pos
SiDle means to get through this branch
Of congress at an earl5 date.
The difficulty that besets the Ohio SEN
atOr is that it is impossible for him to
induce various western members to con-
sent TO the enactment of such subsidy
pill as ne IS faVorlng- me western mem mem
bers. at least those in the house at the
last session. convinced Senator Hanna
that II would not be an easy matter Tor
him to get the bill he desires to have
passed. through both houses a the pres
9nt session. The Ohio senator, as Is wen
known. IS man not easily convinced
that he IS in the wrong anywhere and
therefore he has brought about the OPP
position of not only members of con-
greSS from the west. but has also lost
votes that he might have secured In east
ern states.
Were it not for the fact that he made
il plain TO everybody that ne could not
pass the subsidy bill in the senate with
out making the necessary concessions 70
members land some of them prominent
tool in both houses Of congress, 1t Is
possible that Senator HANNA might sue
coed in his intention OF enactlng into
law the subsidy bill which he favors; as
at present drafted. but those opposed 10
r1p l1ft 1Et
Mr. Hanna viii succeed. He has the sup
port of President Mckinley. which viii
be of some assistance. but 1t Is not pc
Eeved at this time that even the powerful
influence of the Mckinley administration
VIII be sufficient TO put through the meas
ure that Senator Hanna is so anxious 20
have become law before the end OF this
session of congress
Fight for Pettigrew's Seat.
Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota, as
is well known, Will retire from official
life March 1, next. The South Dakota
senator has been a conspicuous figure
in both national and local affairs dur
ing his term in the senate. His retirement
from office as a senator means thaE there
viii be a heated contest among several
ambitious Republicans in the state VINO
are now anxious to succeed him in the
United States senate At the present time
the indiCa tons are that RepreSentatlNe
G@~-blp will have a majority IN the leg
zSl~tu-- which viii meet IN Huron IN
January. There is a possibility, however,
that a combination of some kind may be
formed by the other Republican candi=
dates against MI Gamble, which may
prevent his being elected. At the present
time. however, Representative Gamble IS
of the opinion that he has enough votes
pledged TO secure his election.
- view of the fact thar Senator Pet
tigrew is a man who has made a repu-
ratfon perhaps considered by many un-
desirable his retirement as a member Of
cO.gresS viii cause the people OF the
state without doubt to regret that even
though he changed his politics, he Is LETT
ont of office South Dakota has had no
better advertisement in the national cap
ital than in the peculiar methods pursued