The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-12-22

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much without democratic consent.
Delegate Dubois introduced bill
in the House last Monday for the
admission of the State of Idaho.
One hundred and fifteen members
of the House attended the demo-
cratic caucus held in the House
on the evening of the 18th instant
to discuss the subject of admitting
territories to statehood. Senator
Cox called the meeting to order
and presided until he wanted to
take part in the discussion, then
McCreary took his place. The On
nibus bill now before the House
providing for the simultaneous adj
mission of Dakota, Montana, Wash
ington and New Mexico, was the
text of the talk. Senator Cox fav-
ored the admission of all the terri
tories by separate bills, but that
proposition did not meet with as
much favor as the grouping plan.
Some Of the democrats in the
House have criticised very severely
the conduct of democratic senators
on the Senate tariff bill, much to
the annoyance of Senator Vance
of North Carolina, and he has ex-
pressed himself very strongly about
the matter. He denounces the criti-
cisms as very unjust. He says it is
paying the Senate Finance Commit
tee high compliment to suppose
that they can analyze and expose
the provisions of the "hard work"
Of the Ways and Means Committee
in four days, when it took seven
months to frame their bill and pass
it in the House. But eff they will
possess their souls in patience, they
will find the democratic members
of the Finance Committee of the
Senate adequate to their duty in
the premises" He sputters away
to any one who will listen, but no
one seems to mind. The truth is
the Senate is very sensitive about
being criticised at all by members
of the ''lower house," and very i'm
patient at any adverse criticisms,
while the members of the House
certainly allow themselves the larg-
est latitude and express themselves
very freely about what they term
the ''dignifed delay of their sena-
torial brethren.
Mr.. Mills, Chairman of the House
Committee on Ways and Means, will
probably be compelled to leave his
desk for a short time, at least, and
seek rest and health at a Virginia
or North Carolina resort. He re-
turned to Washington apparently
very much improved in health, but
the great strain of the tariff debate,
supplemented by his campaign
work, has had a very depressing
effect upon him, and he says he
feels far from well.
Senator Beck's health also con-
tinues to be source of great anx-
iety to his friends, though it has
improved somewhat. but it is not
probable that he will be in his seat
in the Senate this session. He has
been staying at the country place
of his son-in-law, Major Goodloe,
about four miles from this city,
since early in October, but expects
soon to go to Aiken, S. c., to spend
the winter. His physician has or
dered him not to interest himself
actively in political affairs until
his health is very much better.
GREENBACKs STOLEN.
Ten sheets of paper, representing
5000 in all, have been lost or stolen
from the treasury building. When
the packages, which had been
counted and reported correct before
leaving the Bureau at the Treasur-
er's office, were counted in the seal
ing division, where they had been
sent for completion, the ten sheets
were missed. They were numbered
in regular order and were in the
middle of a package. The officer in
charge refused to receipt for these
sheets and word was sent to the
bureau for explanation. A thorough
search was instituted, but no trace
whatever Of the missing sheets was
discovered. They were probably
stolen by some adroit person, who
knew just how they were handled.
The notes will readily pass for
money, for they lack only the treas
urer's seal to be legal tenders. They
are of the denomination of SIS.
The scene in the numbering di-
vision of the bureau since the dis
covery of this loss has been quite
picturesque if not very pleasant
everything is turned topsy-turvy by
the assistant chief and his army Of
helpers in the vain effort to find
the money. The loss of this small
amount is not so startling as the
ease with which it was taken.
MRS. JAMES BROWN POTTER.
There was a large crowd in the
criminal courtroom the other morn