Idaho semi-weekly world., 1880-01-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular oorrespondent.l
WAsHINeToN, D. c., Jan. 10. 1886

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 10, 1880.
Congress has not furnished much
excitement or man, new subjects to
talk and write about since it reassem-
bled, yet | think we shall get some
thing lively before very long The
House agreed before the recess to
take up the report Of the Committee
on Rules when it re-convened, and to
lcontinue the consideration of the sub
Ject from day to day until disposed Of,
but the absence Of Mr. Frye, who is
in Maine, and Mr.. Garfield, who was
looking after OHIO. delayed the work,
so that little has been done at it this
week. 1t was the understanding that
all members of the committee sIiouh.
be present while the rules were under
consideration, but these two had their
/ ands pretty full at home especially
the gentleman from Maine. Gen Gar
field had an easier time Of it, and
comes back the choice of his State
for the Senatorsllip Probably he
comes nearer, in point Of ability, to
filling the seat vacated by Senator
Thurman than any Of the other candi-
dates, yet there is vast difference in
the two men. Even Garfield can rat
tie around good deal in the place
filed by his predecessor. And the
loss will be not alone Ohio's, but the
nations as well.
The action of the Supreme Court III
refusing to advance the legal tender
case on the calendar is something of
a disappointment, TO Congressman es-
yet it is not an unreasonable
result. While members of Congress
are anxious to have ii decision of the
Court that would relieve them of res.
possibility, it is not unnatural that
the Court should decline to 30 out of
its way to grapple with the trouble
some questions involved The Court
has once passed upoa the legal tender
qualities of the greenback, and the
remaining question Us 10 The duration
of tier necessary exist nee will per-
haps settle itself if let alone. ANY
how, Congress must answer to the
people for its course iii the premises,
without any assistance from the Court.
the unconfortahly mixed
condition Of the Congressional mind
on the subject, this may be a misfor-
tune i'll which the business interests
of the country will have to share. The
reference made by the Court to the
fact that there was not full bench
corroborates the opinion here that ev
cry effart is making to force Justice
Hunt to resign. All reports of his in
tended resignation have come from
members of the Administration and
from members of the Court A very
strong pressure has been brought t.
bear npon him to make vacancy for |
the Administration to fill. This is not |
the first time that constitutional ques-
tions have gone over owing to his i'll !
ness, and the Court has before made
the same announcement as that made
in thc les4l tender case. Bat Justice
Hunt will not resign ualcSs Z, neress
retires tiin on full pay, and Demo
cratic Congress wi!l hardly do that
for the sake of getting another radi-
cal partisan on the bench.
the census burean is another place
where Ike Republicans are working
hard 10 secure some partisan advant-
age. but the present indications are
that they will substantially fail. SUI
Walker is honestly dis
posed to take the matter entirely out
If politics, and has referred the ap |
,ninfmeut nf sunpryiSors to the Con-