Show QUESTION OF STATEHOOD washington jan 21 Sp special ocial standing on tho the hands handsome orno rug which lays before the alio open fireplace tit at senator shermans Sher mans house tonight senator fred dubois mado made a ringing fifteen speech in favor of tho the utah adminis adamission adm mission sion bill tho occasion was the republican senatorial caucus which was sot for several days ago but which was postponed on account of the ex president hayos hayes the caucus aias as hold to con consider sidor the question of admit admitting all the territories and incidentally to discuss fuch other measures of political interest connected therewith as directly affect the republican control of the senate tho the only considerable speech of tho the ivonin evening was mado by mr dubois his remarks were ere followed with par nicular reference refe renco to utah ho he told tho the senators lie ho was familiar with tho the material that made up tip tho the social and ro re bigous conditions in utah as any resident of that territory terri territory tor y in tho the absence s nee of a united states senator from U ill ah ho he desired to speak ill her bo be aalf he described briefly the breaking up of the old lines which had formerly divided tho people of the territory and showed that at present bah was as well fitted for statehood and would bear this statehood and honor as graceful as any other commonwealth mon wealth in the union he Ho touched in hn hia remarks upon tho the sturdy hus bus astling qualities of the utah people en cil the enormous s ni wealth of the territory and showed that a republican senate would make no ini mistake stalio by admitting her to the sisterhood of states when ho be had bad finished senator Chan dhir of now hampshire who has boon been in tho the past not an active opponent of admission but certainly ceita a passive one carne came forward and not only y congratulated mr dubois upon his sie speech ech but added with his usual frankness you have converted me if the bill for the admission of utah comes bolero the senate I 1 shall vote for it if however I 1 ind find f in the future that I 1 did wrong in so BO doing I 1 shall lay jay the blame at your door for I 1 know you aro are thoroughly familiar with the subject following mr chandler came mr aldrich of rhode island one of the most conservative and substantial members of the tho senatorial body who also said hu he too had been convinced bv b mr dubois eloquence and that ho he no believed advisable to keep utah out of the union of states elates after the caucus had hadon ended ded I 1 spoke with several of the senators who wore were present broin one of whom I 1 obtained the forgoing information I 1 learned too from this gentleman that even senator platt who has along been an open and persistent ap opponent appon ont of admission has iw also cast side aside his prejudices and will probably offer no opposition to the passage of the utah admission bill if it comes up in the senate much now depends upon tho the action of the house ir they shall pass the enabling bill recently introduced by mr caino caine with anything liko like reasonable promptness ness it is more than abati probable that in tho the present temper of the senate the bill will bo be favorably io rey ported from tho the senate Torri territories committee and it is not improbable that tho the measure will pass before the close of the soa sea sion if this bo be done president harrison will hardly bo be so ungracious to voto eto it and there is therefore at this time a fair probability that six weeks fienco an act will be placed upon the federal statues COD conferring borring statehood upon the territory of utah I 1 am the more constrained to bo be bioco this view of the fact that before tha caucus adjourned tonight it was decided to hold another caucus next week wech in order specifically to consider claims and it is not unlikely that on oil that occasion the senate may inay decide to go ahead with inith the utah bill and pass it without awaiting the action of the house salt lake herald |