Show GENERAL AMNESTY la in response to the petition for amnesty a signed by leading members of the ciu church ach of jesus christ ot of latter day sainte saints as well a number of prominent federal officials ciale it is probable that the president will take favorable action very eoon soon the question 0 of the power of the executive has been under for some time and in the opinion of all who have given the matter careful thought ibe the constitution farnia farni hes alies ample authority tot for extending amnesty to that class who were dis franchised by the edmunds act of 1882 1881 ex senator EJ ed munds himself has expressed bis his belief that the morans are sincere in their profession of loyalty to the laws and that they may be safely trusted to perform all the duties of citizenship so we think that before many days the presidents td proclamation will ba issued removing the baa under which miny old citizens of utah have lived for the past ten ton years NEW YORK republicans have great hopes of carrying that state next fall for the nominee of the minneapolis convention new now york is normally ipuh lican although the state administration is now in the bands hands of the Dimo democrats crata put pat there by the trickery and lausness lous ness Leas of that arch schemer D B hill oar friends base their confidence in carrying the state upha tha the f let that in the recent elections there wai w a 6 revulsion in favor of the republicans republican such as was never before witnessed counties that have heretofore been democratic faced about and gave heavy majorities for the republican candidates for supervisors I 1 I 1 last list year in duchess coun county t y the democrats had ten tea majority in fa the board of supervisors this year the re publicans public ans have twelve majority tha republicans carried a majority of the orange county biard ward hr the first time in thirteen years of 0 aty c forthe tor the first timi tims in fifteen years and have fourteen of the sixteen in inOn ontario tarlo county aty the success of the republicans has his everywhere been unprecedented THE MAUDLIN course of the democratic majority in the if ouse on the tariff save the beaton journal reminds one of the quatrain that old governor burnette of california used to quote it was entitled the unsteady snake and ran it wobbled in and it wobbled oat ont until the mind was left in doubt whether the snake that made the track WM was going south or coming buck back between the texas farmer and the new now england woolen manufacturer the democratic Damo cratic tariff reformer is in a quandary THE PRESENT session of congress does not so far tarnish furnish ground for the belief that it will ft 1 be of much benefit to the country in the matter of useful legislation accomplished or contemplated especially ally by the Damo democratic cratic house of representatives the record is almost a blank the republicans are the real lawmakers law makers of the nation and they make laws that abide in the longest and juniest session of congress which has eyer been held ainee the adoption of the constitution the new now york tribune says that a great number of measures wera enacted but even in the turmoil of political excitement caused by a factious and obstructive opposition the legislative work was ao carefully and thoroughly done that it t P s sees successfully the rig rigid I 1 d scrutiny of the court of last resort the supreme court has established in an unanswerable way the capacity and intelligence of the last republican congress and its unswerving resperb for constitutional law anic hausz yesterday yeat erday by a vote of 16 10 to 7 followed the good example set by the council and appropriated the sum of lor for the purpose oi of baying having utah on exhibition at the fair in chicago next year the amount appropriated 1 i ie is just one hall half what was asked for yet we believe if it be properly expended it will be sufficient lelent to make a creditable showing for our territory and its wonderful and diversified resources the colorado managers of worlds fair mat for that state are contemplating the erection of a building in chicago of colorado stone they believe the quarry men of the state will contribute the material and they expect to secure free carriage for it to the fair grounds by the railroads if such a plan could be carried out for utah the appropriation would prove ample tor for all purposes of the exhibit IN ix compliance bicic with the provisions of section 7 of the organic act and the laws of utah Ter territory Terai altory tory the governor yesterday nominated the following named persons to be trustees trustee of two public institutions of the agricultural college W 8 mccornick of salt like le county james F hammond W M Al alvaughan and A G barber of cache county A R heywood hey wood and R W cross of weber county joseph B keeler of 0 utah county of the reform james N kimball L B adams L B stephens and L R rogers of weber county E P woolley and james H moyle of silt salt like le oan cna ty B 11 II jones of box elder county WE W WISH we could be convinced of the truth of the charge made by the republican pies prese of new york and other eastern cities that the majority of the democratic party are in favor of the free coinage of silver they say however that while this Is true it is very doubtful whether the democrats Damoc rats will go on record on the main question what we of the west fear and notwithstanding the strong vote in the house for or the consideration of the bland bill our fears in this respect will not be quelled unless the house disposes ol 01 the question by taking a vote before the meeting of the democratic national convention ven tion TUB governor sent a communication muni cation to the house in relation to the so called sheep bill he ile suggested some amendments which it if adopted would work no hardship upon the owners of sheep or cattle and would effectually prevent the defilement of the waters used for domestic purposes tins titis is the toast that an li eastern astern newspaper a proposes david bennett hill never in war seldom in peace and frequently in the pockets of his countrymen |