Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-10-27
WASHINGTON LETrER
From our reial,r {" respondent

Democrats Ut tho capital. ONO Is Il
Republican, State and there has never
been much confidence that the Demo
Gratis could carry it, except through,
some combination Of circumstances
especially unfavorable to their oppo-
nents. Whenever national issues are
at stake, as they are this year through
the Senatorship, the Republicans have
the advantage of their large party
majority, just as the Democrats have
in Missouri or New Jersey. But there
a other reasons why the Democrats
hereabouts do not feel much disap-
pointed. Had the Senatorial contest
been between Allan G.. Thurman and
John Sherman every Democrat would
have earnestly hoped for the success
OF his party, but as it was understood
that John II. Mclean had his hooks
upoa the Senatorial seat in case Of a
Democratic victory on the Legislature,
there was not few who preferred
Sherman's retur.l. Mclean is not
held in very high esteem by the Dem
ocrats Of this latitude, where has
methods an;i character are pretty well
known. Besides all this, an under
current of dissatisfaction with the
administrations, known to exist here,
found expression in indifference to
the success OF Hoadly an adminstra-
ton candidate.
The Supreme Court of the United
States commenced its winter term
last Monday with all of the court
present and all apparently in robust
health. The Chief Justice especially,
who has been receiving the honors
due to his rank in England together
with a new lease OF life, looks Infinite
ly better and stronger than he has at
any time in the last six years. The
court has put Ia good deal of work
the past year, having disposed o. six
hundred and fifty eases, some of them
OF the greatest commercial, political
and financial Importance. The num-
Der of cases on the calendar ut the
beginning of this term is some sixteen
hundred which might be disposed of
in matter OF three years, were it not
for the astonishing increase in the
number Of new cases that are filed !
con inually, both in vacation and term
time. From time immemoral the at |
tention OF Congress has been called
to the urgent necessity of doing some
thing to relieve the ccurt of this ac-
emulation of cases, and the public
of the tremendous loss Of both time
and money resulting from the exas-
peratIng delay in important cases.
Bill after bill to remedy these evils
has been prepared, but as often have
been shelved by one house or the 9TH
err, probably in the interest of the
great body OF lawyers who flourish by
the inevitable laws delay. The one
prepared by Judge David Davis while
he was in the Senate, and which pass.
I'd that body only to be defeated in
he House for want of time to reach
t, has undergone some notifications
md will be introduced again in the
Senate by Judge Edmunds this VIM
err. The prospects that it will be-
ONE law is most cheering one.
1t may not be generally remember
but it is nevertheless a fact that
lr. Brewster was the name of the
entleman who was Mr.. Arthur's At
,rney General. With This prestige,i
r. Brewster has been doing Europel
rtaii that it is worth. He has been
Md and vihed by Lord Chief JUS
ses Ccleridge, and by the lawyers of