Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-01-26
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL.
SUMMARY OF THE POLITICAL STU.
ALTON IN CONGRESS-.
The Tariff and Civil Service Questions
Senator Payne, Of Ohio, Repudiated
by q Portion Of the Democratic Party
-'sThe Chinese Must GO''--SOps for
the Soldier Vote.

the Soldier Vote.
Special correspondence woop RIVER TIxEsl
WASHINGTON, January 10.
The Republican minority of the
House are enjoying the situation in
which the Democratic majority now
find themselves: Close upon the d.
vergent views of the Randall and
Carlisle factions on the tariff question
comes the reputation of the Ohio
Democracy of civil service reform,
thrusting upon the present Congress
i'm additional issue upon which there
is great variation of sentiment
among Democratic members as upon
taxation. A large number of them
declare that Psyne's election to SIC
coed Pendleton is a disgrace to the
party, while nearly all the new men,
bers who have not been able to secure
positions for their frietids assert in
rather hot phrases that civil service
reform is fraud and the Ohio Dem
ocracy did only what three-fourths of
the States would do under similar cir
cumstances. At least rs per cent.
of the Democratic House are in ia
vor OF
r>v, A w
and strong pressure is being brought
upon the Civil Service Reform Com
mittee to submit bill to that effect
after the Commission have made their
report: Should this step be taken a
discussion would arise in the House
that would place the party in an un-
enviable position before the country.
1t is claimed that the law is unconsti-
tutional ard several Democratic lead
ers have been endeavoring to induce
one Of the department heads to refuse
appointing clerks under it, and thus
bring its legality before the Supreme
Court for decision. None Of the Cab
met officers; however, are willing to
aid the scheme and the Court cannot
pass upon the question until there is
some infraction of the law.
srANDAED.OIl.-sES PAYNE
will receive cold shoulder frtm the
National Democratic organ, the Wash
ington Post, when he comes to Wash
ington ne xt year to assume his duties
This is what the Post says of Payne's
election: "1'ime and perhaps the
Presidential election of 1884 will dem.
onstrate the intrinsic political value OF
this proceeding, and for the decision OF
one or the other National Democrac,
must be content to wait. In the mean.
while we may cheer ourselves with
the reflection that Mr.. Payne was Sc
lectcd solely upon the merits of his
cause. The issue involved was the
Standard Oil Company VS.. Civil Ser
vice Reform. The result will preclude
much Democratic talk about the latter
virtue for some months to come. We
can devote ourselves to the tariff with
out reserve"
JOHN, TIE CuINAMAN,
will he much talked about and legis
lated against in very few weeks
The whole Pacific Coast delegation
have united in Congress for the prep
aration Of a new bill remedying tn.
defects of the present law of Chinese
immigration. The delegation sa,
there are SO many ways Of evading the
present restriction that x,migratio,
practically continues as Of old.
FOR TNE SOLDIER.
The Democrats Of the present Con
grcss are beginning to throw out sop
for the soldier vote by the introduction
of numerous bounty and pension bills
One bill grants pensions to all soldier
and sailors of the late war who served
thirty days or more, or who were IL
any engagement therein, and to th'
widows Of all soldiers deceased
Another measure provides pensions
for soldiers and sailors who served
three months or more who are unabl.
by reason Of physical disability to carr
subsistence or who are IS years o
are. Senator Voorhees, revived tn,
bill to equalize the bountles of sol
ders passed by Congress nine years
ago but which President Grant vetoed
because the Treasury would not bt
able to stand the large drafts on IT.
vaults. AS there is plenty of surplus