Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-11-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our regular Correspondent.l
WASHINGTON. Nov. goth, IS

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| the assembling OF Congress, and a
great deal of interest centers upon the
event. The session, though short,
will undoubtedly be an important
one, as the closeness Of the next Com
gress and the probable division Of
power between the two houses there
81, will create some strife over mat
tiers to be acted upon this winter. The
probability of an extra session after
the 4th of March is already discussed.
Should the Democratic majority d the
present Congress decide to pay the
Marshals employed by the Republic
an party in the late election, an extra
session is not likely to be called. But
there is grave doubts whether any APP
preparation for that purpose will be
passed. Congress endeavored to
modify the laws authorizing these
Marshals, so as to make them nom
partisan and fair, and General Gar
field himself agreed with them for a
time, but the stalwart wing Of the
party bull-dozed him out Of the posi-
ton and induced Hayes to veto the
amendments. This left the Democrats
no other resort but to refuse any APP
preparation for Marshals, and it is to
be hoped they have sand enough in
their craws to stick to it. Alexander
II. Stevens, however, says he shall
vote to back down, and be thinks
some others will.
One other subject of controversy
will, no doubt, be the Kellogg case
in the Senate. 1t was left unsettled
last session, though the indications
were that the Democrats would not
vote solidly to unseat "Old Brindle
Bill If justice and right prevailed
he would be turned out as he was new
er elected, but precedent ard policy
and few other considerations are of
len sufficient to deter men from bold
assertion ofright.
The Ohio Senatorial complication
will be apt to give the Republicans a
great deal OF trouble before they are
through with il. The case attracts
much attention amoug lawyers here,
and their views of its legal aspects
are very diverse. In speaking Of the
matter to-day, Senator Thurman said
that the Democrats would not exert
themselves to help the Rel ublicans
out of the difficulty. He said that no
matter who was chosen, or how or
whensit was done, before the 4th of
March the case would have to 90 be-
| fore the Senate Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections, composed of a
majority Of Democrats, and many OF
them would have remarks to offer on
the subject before the applicant was
admitted. Democrats are counting on
controlling the organization, and The
longer they can argue the Ohio case,
and keep the new Senator waiting in
the cold corridors Of the Capitol, the
better they will be satisfied. A Sena-
tor is credited with saying that the
case IS SO peculiar under the statutes
that there is a solid month of talking
in il. The preponderance If legal
opinion is that General Garfield hay
ing been elected 10 succeed Senator
Thurman, no vacancy can occur until
after March 4th, when the term begins,
aud that, therefore, no election can
take place before that time.
To this embarrassment another is
added in the contest for the position
and the war against the ''ringn or
mutual admiration society that runs
| Rpnublican p<,litif.s IN Ohio Snn,.N.