The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1867-03-16
Idaho Matters in Washington.

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The following extracts are from a late let
ter of the Washington correspondent of the
Portland Oregonian:
In speaking of the personal rencoqtre be-
tween Delegate Holbrook and Henry Cum
Minis of Idaho, the correspondent says:
The result is that Holbrook Is universally
condemned, and the chances for the success
of his candidate--If be ever had any-are
completely obliterated. Murphy, seeing his
fate, came the next day to Cummins and apol-
ogized, and desired Cummins to give him a
certificate of good character, etc., which was
indignantly refused. J aI8 IS
Philip Ritz of Idaho-formerIy of Oregon
and Washington Territory fruit growing no
toriety-iately arrived, for the purpose of get
ting an appropriation of $4,000 to- reopen
the MullalLroad over the Bitter Root Noun
,ains. This is worthy object, but he will
be very likely to fail in his undertaking, be-
cause most Of the members of Congress are
opposed to such appropriations. ia
Harry Failing is also in this city. Hecame
with Corbett; also, Jones, Gov. Gibbs part
ner; and a large number from Idaho, among
them Douthitt, Judge Gray, ]. G. Henley, and
Others. s&S48s8 -
As to the confirmation of appointments,
madetby the President, the Senate has laid
down this invarab BILE rule: Where appoint
lnents we're made by removing good officers
for political reasons, they will be rejected
Hence the large number of nominations re-
jecteda few days since. All nominations of
Revenue officers for the States of Minnesota,
Iowa. and the Pacific States and Territories,
are referred tosSenator Williams, and those
whom be recommends to be confirmed are
confirmed, and .thoseswhom he recommends
to be rejected are rejected. In Idaho, Austin
Savage will be confirmed as Assessor, while
George w. Thatcher will be rejected forCol-
lector. Humason's nomination will be re-
jected, as there has been change of pro-
gramme in his case. Cole, newly appointed
Governor of Washington Territory, and Jno.
NJ. Murphy newly appointed Governor of
Idaho Territory, will be rejected. And the
bill regulating the tenure of office will put an
effectual stop to all further removals, unless
with the consent Of the Senate.a VI
Cummins recently drew up a Registry Law
for the Territories of the United States which
was introduced in the Senate by Williams on
the 22d inst, and referred to the COMMITTEES
on Territories, and was reported back to the
Senate on the 24th by the Committee, with "a
RECOMMENDATION that IL pass. lC is Strn-
gent law and will have very material effect
on the elections in the Territories, since it
will exclude rebels from voting as well as
non-residents, ard it will also prevent double
voting-a favorite method with the Democ.
racy in the Territories. It also requires all
electors to take and subscribe strong iron
clad OATH. Cummins also had a bill intro
duced by Senator Williams, amending theIO
ganic Act of Idaho, giving the Judges of the
Supreme Court authority to determine their
own districts, assign themselves to these and
fix their own times of holding court also
making the sessions of the Idaho legislature
biennial instead of annual.