Show A UTAH BILL IN CONGRESS THE democratic central committee of utah have sprung a surprise upon us ally the bill introduced by delegate calne caine in the lower and senator faulkner in the upper house of Con congress greses as stated in the press dispatches was prepared here and sent to washington we question whether any individual outside of the committee com bane w anything about the measure before it was introduced we had not heard a whisper concerning it and this mornings dispatch was our first intimation relating to it we copy the text of the biu bill from the herald our readers will do well to examine it lt thoroughly not that we think it is likely to pass but it is sure to receive considerable attention and they should become familiar with its provisions that they may understand the discussion which it will provoke it is hardly probable that congress will make auch such a radical change in the territorial policy of the country as this bill contemplates the territories form convenient places for political rewards to persons who have served the dominant party they are held as the property ap of the united states the theory is that when they have passed beyond their incipient stage and are fit to elect their own officers they shall be admitted into the union on an equality with the existing states this measure thenis a new departure and it contemplates something dil different Terent both from a territorial government and a state government however we must admit that it la is a stop in advance i it Is ia more in conformity with republican principles ples than to la the territorial system ay tern atwould 11 would be a great thing for utah to elect its own off officers leers even jf she had bad to pay their salaries that would have to be done if she were a state but a query arises here how dorthe dyed in thi the wool democrats reconcile cile the proposition for the government to appropriate funds out of a territorial treasury with the fundamental principles of their party and the rights of local self government this bill provides for the amounts which the leading officials are to receive as an salaries and that the money shall be paid by the territory when the united states create an office they should aho pay its incumbent if we understand the matter rightly this is democratic doctrine in this respect we think the bill a departure and we view the provision wrong as an in principle we should think the strong opponents of statehood for utah would be glad to support this measure they have been so BO fearful that an attempt would be made to rush this territory into the union that they have been under continual terror which was needless need leks apprehension for a long time lime if this bill were to become a law it would settle the question in their favor until they would probably be as much in a hurry burry for statehood as they imagine to be now the hill bill to is a sort of halfway half way measure a kind of graing gru deng ing attempt at a modicum of justice to a territory that ought to be treated as an a full grown state and yet because of the prejudices of neighbors is to be served like a juvenile too big for a child but hardly matured enough for an adult however half a loaf is better than no bread and perhaps a great many people at home will wi I 1 bereacy be realy to endorse the bill on that account and many abroad will think it about as much at as utah ought to have at present whatever pay inay be said against this movement it must be acknowledged that the bill hasteen drawn with care and that it provides for a system that is a great improvement on the present it is a step in the direction of popular government and taking it as a whole would be preferable in many respects respect to the vassalage to which we now are subject |