Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-01-19
wAsnINGroN LETTER.



from our regular correspondsnt.]
WAsmNGToN, u. G., Jan. II, 1892.
The President is not worrying him
self about the cyclone Of bills which
have been introduced in the House
By Democrats. He knows, q do
the authors Of these bills, that there
j. not even slight probability that
Any bin repeating or hampering tie
proper administration Of any law err
acted BY the Fifty-first Congress will
become law during the Fifty-seo-
ond Congress; and thore is no doubt
that he, in common with other Re-
publicans, has hsen amused to see the
antics Of the leaderless majority in
the House. The President 10 going
right ahead preparing hia proclama-
tion Of retaliation, : warning which
has besn given tho countries interest
ID, sgainst those countries which have
neglected 70 negotiate reciprocity ar
rangements with rs, just Is though
Representative Andrew had not In.
Produced bill repeating the clause
ri the reciprocity law which gives the
President this authority. The proc
lAmation will be issued on the 10Th Of
March, and viii restore the duty
which existed before the Mckinley
tariff Law went into effect upon sug-
~, molassss, coffee, tea and hides
from those countries.
The fact i regarded q significant
By the Cleveland Democrats that
senator Hill has already become )
crony Of Senator German. II has
convinced them Of the truth Of tho
rumorsd combination between these
two men 70 control the Democratic
PrsssdsntiAl nomination. And II e.
fectually disposss Of tho silly. billy
talk shout German being Clevelanls
friend. In fact thors are not three
Democrats Senators who can be re-
ally called friends Of Cleveland, and
YET they may al be compelled BY cir
cumstances TO swallow their dislike
and support him for President. But
Il tricksry can prevent Clevsland's
nomination Hill and German will sue.
Deed in doing It,
"There are" said member OF tho
House committee on patents, "lots OF
inequalities In our law system. II =
thief i detected stealing my pocket
book, containing only few dollars, !
can have tho satisfaction Of seeing
him sent to prison for it; but il an IT.
responsible thief financially irres-
ponsibls, | mean steals my idea, rep
resented in patented invention, no
matter how valuable it may be, my
oaly redress 10 to sue him for dana
gss, knowing beforehand that the
judgment will not be- worth tho pa.
per il is written on. This ought TO
be changed and ! am glad TO see
growing sentiment in favor OF max
isg the patent thief amenable to the
Same law a. the other thieves. /
hope 70 sss il done At tho present sss-
sion"
The big Democratic majority in
the House il already beginning to
founder around hslplessly for lack OF
. competent loader. Mills has washed
his hands Of the whole business and
gone homo 10 work for the Senator.
ship, and before ho left he made no
secret Of his disgust at the outlook
for his party. Crisp is still confined
TO his room, and there Is too much RI
valry between such men as Springer
and Holman to admit OF either Of
them being accepted n leader. The
only thing the Democrats are certain
OF Is that they are opposed to appro-
priations for any purpose. Many of
Thorn are clamoring for caucus, but
the older heads fear to call one until
they know the intentions OF the new
members little better. Springer's
positive statement that no free coin
age bill will be passed by tho House
has raised > rumpus, and Democrats
who favor free coinage are represent
ing it as an unwarrantcd assumption
III bossism.
Nonsensical stories about the state |
OF Secretary Blaine's health are again |
plentiful. Mr.. Blaine is not s,ck; on |
the contrary, be is daily performing |
an amount of arduous work which |
proves him to be in q very vigorous
The Chilean Minister
could, il be desired, give some con-
elusive testimony on this subject,
based upon his personsl negotiations
with Mr.. Blaine.
Senator Sherman received warm
congratulations when he returned
from Ohio. He has nothing but kind
words for Ex-Governor Foraker, who,
by the way, made many new friends
by his manly speech to the legisls-
tive caucus after his defeat.
Secretary Foster has entirely re-
covered, but it was thought that he
should take short rest before re-
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