| Show COMING EXTRA SSSIO E Strong Friends for Utah on the Committees on Territories FINANCIAL LEGISLATION A Quick Repeal of the Sherman Law Not Probable It Is Thought a Iloisonnblo Compromise Can lie Effected and a Substitute Offered Giving Satisfaction to Advocates Ad-vocates of White Metal WASHINGTON July 17SpecialAt the extra session of the Senate held last I spring the Committee on Territories was reorganized and its complexion insures to Utah and the other territories knocking knock-ing at the door of the Union for admission I admis-sion strong friends among both of the great political parties though one or two f men are retained who will probably continue con-tinue their opposition Notably among the stubborn statesmen may be mentioned I Senator Platt of Connecticut who during dur-ing Republican ascendancy was chairman chair-man of the committee The new committee I com-mittee is composed as follows Faulkner f of West Virginia chairman Hill of New f York BlacKburn of Kentucky Bate of Tennessee Call of Florida White of California Platt of Connecticut Davis of J Minnesota Carey of Wyoming Shoup of s Idaho and Hansbrough of North Dakota f Da-kota Mr Washington of Tennessee will be I reappointed chairmau of the House committee com-mittee on territories He was very friendly to Utah during tho last Congress Con-gress as Indeed he was to all the territories terri-tories and could he have had his way the bill would have been passed but unfortunately unfor-tunately legislation became blocked and the Senate Republicans showed by their actions that they did not intend to permit the bill to pass hence it was useless togo to-go ahead in the House I f Of the fourteen other members who served on this committee during the last Congress the following were reelected t most of whom on account of their experience It j expe-rience In the workings of the same will be reassigned to their old positions F Kilgore of Texas Campbell of New York Branch of North Carolina Terry of Arkansas Simpson of Kansas Donavan of Ohio Smith of Illinois Perkins of Iowa Joseph of New Mexico and Smith I of Arizona The general belief here is that few if any appointments will be made by the president until after the assembling of Congress Comparatively a small number num-ber of the big federal appointments have been made in the states of the Union and the talk Is strong that the administration people have been holding up so that trading I J trad-ing can be done when Congress meets on the currency question Most of the mar Bhalships attorneyships and first and second class postmastershlps collector ships of customs etc are still hel by Republicans and the president it is understood un-derstood makes little or no concealment of the fact that he proposes to give the patronage to those Democratic Senators and Representatives who are disposed to meet the administration half way at least inhe settlement of the pending financial II troubles This does not necessarily mean the free coinage advocates are to sell out for a mess of pottage as it were The president from remarks let drop within the past six weeks thinks a reasonable rea-sonable compromise can be arranged whereby a repeal of the Sherman law can be effected and something substituted I p that will give more universal satisfaction to the business interests of the country and at the same time satisfy the silver men Few people believe that a quick repeal of the socalled Sherman law will come when Congress meets and nothing else be put in its place or mother words wipe out the Sherman law and leave silver completely demonetized as was the case before the passage of the Bland act Congress Con-gress is composed of enough men it is thought to prevent any such highhanded high-handed outrage a that but that really t is the game of the eastern gold bngs spurred on by the English banking syndicates J1 The President takes a rather conservative I conserva-tive view of the outlook and is said to realize that in order to escape the ills J complainedof under existing conditions that each wing will necessarily have to make concessions looking to the safety and general welfare of the country That he is opposed to free coinage no one l doubts hut he has not yet committed himself on the proposition to repeal the state bank tax of 10 per cent or upon the income tax and as many leading men have insisted upon coupling the latter lat-ter propositions with the repeal of the Sherman law they are bound to Shermn lw compli cute the situation To do anything sneedily will require concert of action among the leading statesmen of both parties Much talk has been indulged in concerning con-cerning gag rules likely to be adopted by the House The ruls will probable be a little more rigid than they were during the Fiftysecond Congress but they will be nothing like the code urged by some of the eastern gold bug organs The Democrats Demo-crats want to be consistent enough at least not to approach Boss Reeds plan of muzzling the peoples representatives They protested so loudly against his tyranny ty-ranny that they cannot afford to trick the members even to hurry financial legislation I legisla-tion I The greatest danger of delay Is in tho I j i Senate a body which has never applied I fr j f cloture and which probably never will i I f 4ind It is in the upper house that the rt skpnjrest sentiment in favor of silver ex cr r iste in proportion to membership That delay will occur there is deay wi theprevailing 1 r opinion i any attempt is made on the part of greedy goldbugs to wipe out the J I Sherman law and return to the gold standard stan-dard leaving silver a mere commodity I The contest in August and September i promises to be a most interesting one I sad the struggle will be watched intently throughout the entire civilized entre civizcd world t Hundreds of workmen are busy night 1 arQ day getting the Capitol building ready ior the opening of Congress Unusually 1 extensive alterations and renovating have I been going on this year and the convening r conven-ing of Congress 1 month earlier than Tras 1 I originally intended has caused the contractors con-tractors t hustle The Senate chamber and the hal of the House will present a beautiful clean appearance with the bright new carpets and the furniture all polished up All of the committee rooms I have also been overhauled and the I amount of plumbing done extends to all i portionsof the big white building I The people of Washington are rejoicing I that Congress will meet in extra session It will make business hum here several months earlier than usual Senator Ransom regrets exceedingly I that his committee could not go west this summer to investigate the deep harbor subject on the Pacific slope and make an intelligent report thereon to Congress He thinks that the slopo is entitled to the Atlantic this consideration especially as lantic and Gulf harbors have had so many millions appropriated for this improvement im-provement |
