Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-01-17
From Washington CITY.

but little was accomplished before
the holiday adjournment on the Goth
except the passage of some appropria-
ton bills that do not especially effect
us. Gen. Mcdowell has not forwarded
his report upon military posts aud wagon
roads IN Idaho, or, rather, they have
not been received from him at the War
Department, although, in response to
telegram from Gen. Townsend. sent ct
my request, he replied they would be
here about the Goth inst. The report
OF Col. Wilson, engineer corps, and of
| Asst. Eng. Eastwick, relative to sur
vev or examination Of the Clearwater
river, has been transmitted to Congress.
The report of Lieut.. Eastwick is not az
favorable as | hoped. | will send you
printed copy of report. l read it at
War Department before transmission.
|. makes the sum moderate ab ut
$685. 900 required for improvement to a
point l6 miles below the mouth Of the
Middle Fork; states that one place
there and one two miles below the Mid.
die Fork will require slack water pro
Visions to be made; also thinks the
business will be limited, saying that the
local demand for the productions of
Camas prairie and that vicinity will not
admit of much surplus for shipment.
Still hope for an appropriation. Pros.
pect good for = liberal appropriation for
canal and locks On Columbia, and an
Increased appropriation for Snake river,
although there will be an effort made
to defeat any river and harbor bill this
session, as at the short session of the
44th Congress.
Have canvassed the subject of the
enabling act for the State of Washing
ton. There seems to be fixed deter.
mination not to admit Washington as a
State until after the next Presidential
election. This seems prevalent among
most of the members of Congress.
Jacobs, the delegate from Washington,
aud Col. Larrabee, who is here, both
unite in the opinion that the agitation
OF the question this session will be USE
less. Jacobs, however, will prepare
speech in which he will advocate the
measure strongly, giving in strong Ian,
suage reasons why it should be admitted
under the constitution now adopted
by the people, and particularly dilating
upon the resources of the proposed
state, its rapid increase 10 population.
production and commerce and induce.
ments for immigration. He will have
large number printed and circulated
for tho purpose Of drawing public atten.
ton and increasing immigration. Da~
kota that polled 10000 votes at the
last election will also have the 90 by
until after the Presidential election.
Also New Mexico, with its 1875 600 in.
inhabitants. One thing surprises me,
that the republicans in Congress are
not willing to admit New Mexico, al.
though it is now, and always has been
republican. OF Utah, do notspeak |
with 100000 inhabitants, as members
are afraid of the cry that, would be
raised should they vote for Mormon
Polygomous state. As matters now
stand it is generally thought here that
New Mexico, Dakota, Washington and
Utah will all be admitted by the 47th
Congress
If Washington had elected Democrat.
ic delegate, she would not have been
admitted at this session ia consequence
of.the jealousy of old states, and the
cry they would raise about ,nsufficieucy
of population.
"Of appointments, l presume you
saw that Judge Clark had been renom-
mated for associate justice of Idaho.
| am not enough in the secrets of the
powers that be to know for certainty
why the confirmation hangs fire in the
Senate, but probably until full consul
tation is had, and it may be possible
that his name will be Withdrawn aud
some other name sent in for associate
justice at the same time a name is sent
in for chief justice in the place of Hol.
lister. You have observed that Hoyt,
who has 6gureds so much in connection
with the governorship of Idaho, has
been appointed associate justice Of
Washington. Judge Lewis has been