Show THE SITUATION THE following special dispatch dis to the st louis globe democrat ia I 1 a dated washington D C january januari jt it shows how the Tucker Edmunds bil stood at that time the athe supporters of the anti mor mon on bill are anxious us to its fate toe the conference committee has vot oot yet reported to the senate and it is dis coverd that there is a great deal ot of opposition in the senate to the amendments m ants which were added to the bill in the house the amendment to which the most numerous objections are aie maje is that ono one which confers upon the governor of the territory the power tp to appoint all municipal and territorial officers this it is said will give the governor the appointment of 2460 2400 officials of various kinds and isan is an amount of patronage which many senators are not disposed to give to one man mr mg morgan is said to be especially opposed to this provision 1 in the amended bill and mr morgans opposition is of the character which Is in effective especially in the closing days of a short aton mr edmunds who has charge of the bill in the senate tells the friends of the measure that they need to 10 have no concern about it as it will be agreed to one reason for the delay in the action of tho the conference committee is that aba mr bir collins of massachusetts one of the conferees has been ill but he be is now well again and it is expected that there will be a conference meeting this week weed it the bill shalli reach the president there will be a determined effort to defeat it there the president has not yet given any indication as to his bis purpose 11 |