Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-04-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from oar Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 2S, 1854

night was fully attended, and the COM
plete harmony that characterized lis
proceedings, proved holy dlsappoint-
nent to those Republicans who saw
the Democratic party dying to SLOW
music over the expected sangulnary
sill between the Tariff and antl-Iarin
men. Though no tangible result was
reached bv the caucus SO far as acton
npon the Morrison bill was concerned,
The sequel shows that no untoword
acrimony is going TO rise mp III the
aonse lust for the delectation of the
other fellows. The mission OF Mr..
Carlisle MS peacemaker IN the eau
Gus. found its fruition in the adoption
~ n resolution 40 reduce the tax on
omit brandies. and this with a little
sop thrown out 10 the Randall pro-
lection extremists in the shape OF
some promised notifications IN the
Morrison bill viii doubtless keep the
party together in the House under the
gcneral watchword of "Tantf reform. :"
That the Morrison bill will pass the
House as it came from the committee,
with the few not very essential amend
ments suggested in the caucus, there
seems to be no present doubt.
The developments that are being
made through Mr.. Springer's commit
tee affecting the Governments side
Of the Star-Roate cases, comprise a
sweet morsel to roll under the Repub-
lican tongue during tins years cam
Dairn. The examinations and recrlm-
nations that have invested the exam
nation thus far, out of the mouths OF
such witnesses as Cook and Crowley
and Corkhill and ker and Bliss and
Spencer, 60 to show that there never
was and there never could have been
any serious intention on the part oil
any OF these prosecutors to work the
conviction of anybody who was known
TO be really guilty. That these mer
could have followed up this sort O
deception during trial that LASTED
seven long months without detec
lion Of their motives, is another o
the many illustrations of Republican
departmental idiocy. But after thu
Gilman case, in which the Govern
ment through It's own officers compro
missed with the thief who stole S4S,
900 Of Government money, by pay
ing back to him $4,000 of the none,
Il had recovered from him, and divid
ed up the remainder between 1t
counsel for efiecting the compromise
what may we not expect?
The peculiar financial foresight tina
ever accompanies the construction c
the Governments public buildings,
again realized in the completion an
occupation OF the St. Louis postoiiic,
and the approaching completion {
that at Philadelphia. The estimate
cost OF the St Louis affair, which
characterized as an architectural abo
ton, was 81 100000, while the actu
cost has been little more than So
100000, with several walls and pa
titions 10 be taken down and rehabi
itated. The original estimate of Il
Philadelphia postoiliee, il my mem,
~ serves me, was S2,500,000, but
the Government manages to get into
without liquidating contracts amou
ting to 100000 or s9,000,0O0,
will 10 what it never did before-g
ahead of the contractor. The ;
Louis building was commenced
1870, and has, therefore, occupied
years in its construction, with t
prospect of two or three years nc
IN supplementary work to replace t
shoddy.
Everybody was entirely taken
surprise on Wednesday by the i
nouneement of the transfer of
Sargent from the German to the II,
sian mission. 1t was known, howev
from the presence of Mr.. Frelinghl
sen upon the floor of the Senate he
nobbing with the Senators, that son
thing was in the wind, and this Fl
accounts for the other fact that
nomination was Immediately tax
up in executive session and unani
ously confirmed. This sudden me
may have been made, in the inter
sof american pork, which, under
ministerial influences of Mr.. Sarg
had failed to get back to the 9,
Al