The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-01-30
7rrrrn FROM WASHINGTON.

,uorece;ved. on last Sunday, the following
latter from Washington, written Oy an DO
.,.n. friend. who was one of the pioneers OF ioa-
- 1hut who has now located permanently IN
Salt Lake City: - ~,
''''' w.sarSGroS, d. c.. Jan. 10. 1879.
r. yUnpTn-Dear Sr:-Having hnisned
H h.s;n.ss in New York city. concluded 70
v;s;t the Capital while Congress u 10 SESSION,
. I'D while here will give you lew items u
..,hat have seen. | met our mutuai i'icnu'
cn,oneI s. A. Merritt, who SO ABLY represents
Hdabo at the National Capital, and ne was very ,,
IND in showing me all that is to be seen. We
std tho White House, the treasury anu
W. denarrments, as we'll as many other places
81 ,,.hl,c interest, and made quite an exleh-
CO.. tour Of the city. The White House 10 .
fne huild,np. but not up to the times. ~ nus
tha annearance of being sadly III need VI re-
na;rs hoth externally aud internally ahd 10
not. rs presidential mansion' as hno 49," ..,,
ing as the country and tunes denaanu'
I Iudue. from what ! have seen, ihaI =. =
G. is fully satisfied with his quarters, anu
suppose no one else has right 70 cou'P'a'n
THIS city is most pleasantly located nnu na'
splendid natural advantages WITHIN TUG pa
sas,, years the city has improved greatly, ana
ths Washiuetonlans now rejoice Ia hne ave
n,,es and nicely paved streets. fact ~ once
observed by soiourners who practice pedestri-
.,n;sm IN any great exteut in viewing the sights
and scenes interesting to- stranger visiting
our National Capital.
Now. as to the Legislators OF our country
You can imagine what the House oi hrpre-
s.utafiycs resembles /. you VIII refer bacA 10
our old.flme miners meetings, where All iands
we're talking or trying 10 address the chairman
,f the meeting al the same time. lhe najor-
;tg al the members talk necessarily among
and pay no attention 10 wnat - go
inc on in the House until some measure coiies
mn that affects SOME ones constituents or some
partlcula.. claim be or they may have some III
tereres, IN. In tact. the House resembles q
miners meeting where all oi the miners pres
ent are talking among themselves aud LOOKING
out to see If some bylaw will not DC passed
that would affect his or their ciaiin
Your Delegate, Col. Merritt seems 10 be hafd
II work in coinran, with his brother Delegates
from The other Territories. Tor the good vi us
constituents and OF his Territory aud here lei
me say, that the Delegate FROM Idaho is lar sa'
perlui III ability 10 the majority OF the other
members oi the House.
The question of admitting COLORADO as a
State. is moss being debated IN Committee oi
the buic, Win Tie CHANCES III la'o' ~ '"e
measure being defeated.
4 bill passed The House on the 9Th inst, rats'
Ing the salaries al different Territorial officers,
n copy OF which send you. Col. Merritt aud
McCurnaek, delegate from Arizona. made
speeches on the bill. aud after It's passage b,
the House. they weu. before the senate CON-
lnittee on Territories, and succeeded Ia getting
i, passed b, the Senate tbs morning IL no"
ouly awaits the signature oi the President 10
become a Law Another bill Is no" IN com.
mii,ee eh.ch Affects the different officers In the
Territories. "a cop! vi which Will send you
soon. II Is intended more particularly for
Utah. | must close ihls hastily written letter,
IA Leave here this evening Tor Salt Lake. and
will write soa again from there. With Aiad
regards 10 all III, lrleads.
Yours. c. w L