Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-03-30

States have been engaged, including
engagements with hostile Indians, and
actions of vessels of the Navy on the
seas; and who have or may, from any
reason other than by their own wrong
acts, become physical disabled or men
tally anticipated to labor or to gain
livelihood for themselves, and who
have no means Of support" This might
well be called bill for the establish
ment Of national alms-llousc. II is
the general impression. however. that
in the race Of which Messrs Weaver,
Singleton, aud Fort are contestants,
Mr. Weaver is still ahead. 1t only
remains for one Of these gentlemen to
introduce bill giving a pension, $500,
and farm to each man who served his
country during the rebellion. The
Democrats have done great deal for
soldiers Of the late war since they
came into power in Congress. It may
be said that the provisions made are
not alone just, but liberal, and while
this is highly proper, there ought to
be limit somewhere, to legislation
On the subject. The authors of these
new measures have simply their own
political glory in view.
The Senate has passed the Star
Route deficiency bill as it comes from
the House, except with a few additions
of small amounts. The disposition
shown by some Seniors to whitewash
the action of the Post Office Depart
ment, or of Assistant Post Master Gen
eral Brady, is to beregretted. 1t is to
be accounted for ON the ground of To-
cal interests where these routes exist,
yet it seems mistaken idea IF such
interests that most countenance I'M
lawful exercise 0! authority. Senator
Wallace and Beck stated the case in
nutshell and put the responsibility
where it belongs, and that is at the
door Of the Post Office Department.
The Postmaster General was given all
the money he asked for this service,
and it was very large amount He
spent oil that was given him. and then,
having made contracts without the
shadow of legal authority, came to
Congress with request, or, more ac-
curately speaking, demand, that it
should foot bills to the amount of two
millions of dollars, and condone his Of
Tense. The recitation of these facts,
with distinct recognition Of the illc-
gal conduct of the department, are
properly made part OF the bill just
passed. Otherwise dangerous pre-
ccdcut will have been set. And when
the appropriation has been made it is
to be hoped that the offending officials
who first violated the law and then
attempted to BULLDOGS the House of
Representatives Into sanction of
their crime will be called to account
in more serious way.
There is revival Of the reprot that
the New York World is to be shortly
brought out as q Grant organ. A
well-intormed journalist stated to me
yesterday that there was good reasons
to expect some such turn very soon.
| am sure there will be no regrets in
Democratic circles. The World has
never been u reliable Democratic Jour,
nal and it possesses no influence in the
party. Its Washington Correspond
ent has during the present session of
Congress exhausted the resource of in. |
to misrepresent Democratic |
action here. His most remarkable
was in connection with |
the late meeting of the National Com
mittee. Ii the World is To sail under