Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-02
Question of immigration, Exten'
sion of the Capitol aud Other
Matters Untouched.
PANAMA AFFAIRS UNSETTLED.
Important Work on Standards Soon to
BE Published The WaIdsemuller
Map Discovered.

Special Correspondence.
Washington, d, c.. April 2S.-While
Congress has accomplished much since
its meeting IN November much Is yet
10 be accomplished during the life OF
the Fifty-eighth Congress. A great
many bills OF considerable moment to
the country at large have been passed
but seemingly Congress has shied at
passing some measures which the coun-
try 10 greatly interested In. Among the
"leftovers" Is the immigration ques-
tlon which has been temporarily push
ed aside but which cannot fail o at
tract great interest when the treaty
with China comes before the senate for
ratification. Effort was made during
the present session TO get the lmmigra-
ton question before Congress but the
effort failed and SOP in the way
OF an amendment was grated on TO a
supply bill TO temporarily tide over the
situation until the treaty with China
could be completed.
Another subject Of vast Importance
10 this government Is the renewal or
the contract with the Austrian govern
ment and the Cunard line of steamers.
This matter was pushed aside because
Congress was anxious to get away.
with politics in the air and seats in
both bodies In the balance 1t has been a
universal custom of our legislative
bodies to avoid any legislation that
might be taken advantage Of by the
opposition and Unexpectedly an issue
made out Of 1t.
The extension Of the Capitol was also
pushed aside. This Is a subject which
Is certain to arouse very general dis
cussion when II comes before the short
session of Congress, for there Is pro-
nounced opposition against the extern
sion Of the east front as provided In
the original plans made by the archi-
tect, Mr.. Walters The session Just end
ed contented itself with the creation
OF a commission which was empowered
to ascertain the views Of leadits archi-
tects Of the country as to the Feasibility
of the Walters plan for the extension
OF the east front and such other tech
meal information as would throw light
upon the subject. II Is possible that
the extension Of the east front may go
over until another Congress, the pres
ent session having voted to give the
senators an office building correspond
ing to the office building provided by
the last Congress for the members Of
the house OF representatives. While
the office building for the senate was
strenuously fought by some of the
members OF the house the agreement
between the senate and the house COM
mite on appropriations during the
Fifty-seventh Congress when Speaker
Cannon was chairman OF that COM
mittee, was the subject of considerable
discussion, the house finally deciding to
stand by the action of the commit
tee on appropriations and the senate
will get its building plans for which
win be prepared by several Of the lead
ing architects and submitted TO the
commission to have charge Of Its cree
tlon In conjunction with the superin-
tendcnt Of the Capitol, Mr.. Elliott
Woods.
The sidetracking Of the eight hour
bill, the measure for national good
roads, the ship subsidy bill Will leave
Congress with much on It's hands when
It meets next December to say nothing
of the confirmation of Collector Crum
at Charleston, South Carolina. As TO
the latter the president was insistent
that something definite should be done
by the senate looking to the conflrma-
ton or rejection OF Mr.. Crum, the negro
collector against whom Senator Till
man made one OF his characteristic
speeches. The senators, however, in
the absence of Senator Tillman refused
to break a time honored precedent and
the Crum case went over.