The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1874-03-26
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
WASHINGTON, March 9, 1874.

Of magnificent distances" leads one to remark |
that this is about all there is of Washington as
city. Compared with Boston, New York or
any Of our great commercial Cities the capital
is very tame, looking as if it had but half ava
kened from a long and sound sleep. The grad
ing and projecting of new streets, impresses
one with the idea that the new government of|
the District has somewhat aroused the city.
but he cannot rid himself of the impression
that it has no Importance aside from it's being
the seat Of the Government. My first business
was to find our Delegate, which was no hard
matter. 1t was Saturday, day set apart by
him for work 10 the Departments, looking af-
ter the interests of his constituents, either as
individuals or as whole found him at work
patiently looking up claim for widow, for
he is evidently yet laboring under the idea that
he is the Delegate of the people of Idaho, and
don't believe "John" will ever forget this
"Our Delegate" is aboring man-just as he
was when stage man. or ranchman; real
Granger, the like Of whom the country could
use good many more. He has had no speech
es written out for him yet, which he has deliv-
cred, "(in a horn)." and had published and
circulated, at public expense, among an admir-
ing and wondering constituency. / doubt if he
will embark in such enterprises for the sake OF
even denomination and election. He has
the credit Of being Woodworking, honest and
capable Delegate, of whom Idaho need not be
ashamed. but proud. At his rooms. met our
Governor and Mr.. Prickett, of Boise City.
Mr. p. has just been admitted to practice in
the Supreme Court of the United States. and
is n gentleman of whom we need not be asham-
ed The Governor is trying to work up rail-
road matters but such enterprises are below
par Just now. and fear may not meet with all
the success we desire AS near as | could
learn, the Chapman bill'' will be a dead
duck" but another bill will be reported from
the committer, which will answer our purpose.
The impression seems quite general here that
Chapman is trying to get some franchise which
he can sell out and make something on. 1t
would be a bad affair if he should get good
thing" and sell us out to somebody opposed to
making the road The Governor is looking
after all these matters with close attention, and
with him think they will be safe.
Our Bedrock Flume, think, will be all right.
The bill has been fully canvassed in committee,
and they are agreed to report favorably, and
to recommend its passage. ] canvassed with a
number of gentlemen of the House, who, when
the matter comes up, will give it their support
and can hardly doubt its passage.
The division of our Territory isquieted fol-
the present Our neighbor, Washington Ter
ritorv. must be much in want of land to think
Of cutting us apart on the 45th parallel, which
would be somewhere in the neighborhood o
, Loon Greek.
/: did not have the honor of seeing the full
House in session. 1t was Saturday, the day
: for the boys to speak pieces who couldn't get
chance any other day The big boys were
mostly ont that day. and the little fellows hat
up grave question-"(which is the most use
tul animal. the horse or the mule. and IT either
why)!" While they were debating with al
! much apparent sincerity as if they were
. real Congress, with reporters who, next morn
ing, had the great speech of the session in print
Some fellow from Kentucky was doing some
tall talk for the mule, or jackass, more prop
erlv. ms he did not seem to make very clear
distinction between said animals. But th'
fellow from somew here down East came to tn
rescue. and set the 'noble hoss" before tn
world on his proper "all-fours." When left
the question was not yet decided, and Probaol!
was not designed to be that day, as 1t seemed
= the general impression that it was question
bearing in some important way upon the mex
4 Presidential election. The boys IN tn
); Senate were all out on Saturday-so nad N
a CHANGE to hear them. Tn Monday cal'e'
again. but some one had died ana scnool wa
disnjssed in both places. am told there ar
some pretty good speech makers IN ootn places
!, bnt that much of the talk has far-reacninl
reference to 1876. 1t is sad thing we eau
+ have little more action and less tax.
Saw the President. and most of the sights
. ,;.;ted the public buildings and Departments
and am now ready to start towards Gods nap
Z nv land ia the West, where hope TO greetyo'
;. soon. .... ..--.--.. & 1If%- s
THE March number of the Home Groag
IN. been recsiyed. It excels any prevlou
r,mber we have seen; and cannot be too high
}, Iv recommended either in regard to the vaIu