Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1883-02-23

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an explanation Of them. and the pas
sage al the bill without debate would t
allow none. The annual cost of these
additional clerks is more than 81 500, /
900
The most interesting and impress
sive speech yet heard II the Senate du.
| ring the present session npnn the tar
iff bill was made by M. Lamar u
Mississippi, aud i, was heard with de
served attention by the Democratic
Senators, nearly all If whom were in
their seats. while the Republican, Sen-
ators rather cotspcnnnsIy abandoned
then places and sought the comforts
Of the cloak room. Mr.. Lamar is not
a frequent speaker. Daring the last
session he was absent great deal Of
the time-kcpt at home by the illness
of his wife or himself. Since the meet
ing Of Congress. in December, he has
not been well, aud he was scarcely
strong enough when he began To vent
IRE safely npon the task Of delivering
two hours speech. HIS reputation
y is that of student Of public affairs.
:, He has a confirmed aversion to being
compelled to speak SO frequently that
he shall lie fnrcver repeating trite
y common places. When he does speak
q at length he can always be relied up
II on to say something thoughtful. Tie
~ speech on ths occasion was voted bv
u political friends and opponents alike
is a very able aud telling effort. The
le manuscript Of The elab rately prepared
!" ar; .umcnt he started in to make was
'r laid aside, and only touched at inter
~ walls In one instance he jumped
40 twenty i've pages, and substituted ioI
ot the written matter an hours extempo
Oh. raneous talk.
or All the recently defeated Senators
ID have been here during the last week
nd also some of their newly-elceted sue
~ cessors. 1t is little curious to not
hg the not altogether new fact that CAPT
tai rather than brains aud fitness con
s,itute the distinguishing qualifica
tions of the successful candidates. M
Window goes about rather deprcs Sc,
1t has been said that Mr.. Blaine take
IN large share of the credit of his DIT
the feat because Window ref used to Il
ow Blaine have his votes at Chicago, hl
ere do not know how much interest tt
tly late plumed knight took in the matte
&c. 1t would hardly seem, if he is still
us, candidate for President, that he cou
.er- afford to go around taking revenge
len WINDOWS big new house was vel
.me important factor in defeating him.
ned is curious how great mistake it
ess for Senator, especially towards Il
nay close of the term, to build IA graz
en- house in Washington. 1t is equiv
If lent to saying that he looks upon hii
bic self as permanent citizen of Was
lopt ngton, and is always construed
of mean that he has given up virtual
be his citizenship at home and has
ofits use for his own people except
)een have them vote for him. But no Sc
on ator with any true conception of
the dignity of the United States Senat
hout' ship would ever want to live in Was
'u'es ington except solely and simply as
'tlon man of means and leisure. Yet thu
end are some who do it, and scheme a
not plot for inferior offices, too. Look
al to Senator West, District Commission
5ooo after having been United States Sc
per- tor! and very poor Commissioner
a1eiy that PHoNo