Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-04-26
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent

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sonal authority, that he will shortl
announce his withdrawal as Presl
dental candidate. This determine
ton is understood to be the result o
conferences with his friends in Con
gress, and to be in tho interest Of par
ty harmony.
The President has accepted the in
vitation for himself and as many mem
bers OF his cabinet as can make i
convenient TO go, to attend the Gran
monument dedicatory ceremonies il
New York on the 9th of this month
II is believed that Senator Hill ha,
secured the pledges Of enough Dem.
ocrats in the House to reject tho re-
port OF the Election committee and
retain Rockwell in the seat to which
the committee has reported Col,
Noyes to be entitled. The case will
be called up tomorrow and several
very lively days are expected, during
which some Of Hills peculiar meth.
DDS will be exposed by Democrats.
II tho House decides against the
committee the Chairman and several
other Democratic members say they
will refuse to serve longer thereon.
Private Secretary Halford is again
at his desk in the White House, hut
he is still very weak from tho effects
OF his recent illness.
The old question OF abusing tho
privilege Of ''leave to print" by in
sorting matter in the Congressional
Record which has 70 relation whatev.
or to tho proceedings Of Congress, is
once more causing trouble IN the
House, and the COMMITTEES on rules
IS trying to devise a remedy. Four
Democrats, aided by Jerry Simpson,
started the trouble this time by in
serting the whole Of one OF Henry
Georges books favoring free trade,
In the Record. Then Mr.. Lodge and
other Republicans retaliatsd by in
sorting protection publications, and
the end il not yet. The House should
follow the example of the Senate and
lot nothing appear in the Record that
is not spoken on the floor.
The Democrats OF the House exer.
else considerable judgment a. to the
location OF their cheese. pairing. For
instance, the Postmaster General
concluded this year that the money
paid for special railroad facilities in
the shape Of fast mail from New
York to Tampa, Florida, was entirely
unnecessary, and that no especial IA.
o'iities" were secured by its payment
to the railroad companies, SO he omit
ted it from the annual estimate sub.
mltted to Congress, but the House
Postoilice Committee has put in the
postoiiico appropriation bill an item
sl9G,6l4 for these railroads, which
WELD considerable influence in tho
South The fact speaks for itself;
comment would be superAuous.
The Senate will do its part toward
preventing the failure Of the proposed
international naval review in Hsmp.
ton Roads aud New York Harbor
next April, by adopting an amend.
ment to the naval appropriation bill,
which has already been introduced,
appropriating 100000 for the OK.
pense OF the review and for entertain.
ng the official guests of the United
States who will accompany the for
eign fleets. The President will, how.
ever, take no chances. The invita-
lions will not be sent until the appro.
p-iation is authorized.
So certain are the Democrats of the
House tina, they made q mistake in
ordering the census investigation that
t was exceedingly difficult to find
enough OF them who were willing to
erve on tho committee which is to
conduct the investigation.
The Democrats in the House cut
'own tho estimate Of the amount
'eedei to pay pensions for the fiscal
ear beginning July lst next, sl3,.
'oo,ooo, on the ground that there {
would he surplus of more than that I
oft of the appropriation for the cur.
ent fiscal year, but SO rapidly has
len. Raum granted pensions that il
now certain that the surplus will DO J
cry small at tho end of the year, il
here IS one at all, and tho Senate has |
oncluded to hold the pension appro.
ration until near enough to the close {
the fiscal year to determine how Z
luch OF the money cut off by the i
louise must be restored. a
There has been some talk among d