Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-01-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. IS, 1892.
Apologies or fight represents in
Ihree words the present status Of the
Chilean affair. The time for negotia-
ton has passed. Two weeks ago the
President would have sent all the
correspondence and his proclamation
to Congress had it not been for rep
Presentations made by Senior Montt,
the Chilean minister. It is not be-
lieved that Senior Mont, who is
thought to be sincerely in favor Of
peace, actually misrspresented the
intentions Of his government, but
there is now little doubt that he al
lowed his hopes to influence his state
ments to degree not warranted BY
what he must have known the feeling
OF Chile to be towards the United
States.
1t is now fully settled that the
proclamation, which is all ready, and
the correspondence will go to Con-
gress just as soon ~ the report Of
Judge Advocate General Remey, who
took tho deposition Of the sailors Of
tile Baltimore, is received, and that
/ il expected this woek. There can be
no doubt that Congress will respond
by an immediate declaration of war
and sufficient appropriation to rush
it TO successful conclusion. Every
preparation that can possibly be made
in advance OF the actual declaration
Of war is being carefully looked after
by the administration, although no
details are being made public, Is it
is not desired that Chile shall know
what we are dong.
i Ex-Speaker Reed is proving that
he il much of thorn in the flesh of
the Democrats Of the House, now
making pisiable exhibition Of their
incapacity to control national legisla-
. ton, on the floor OF the House as he
> was when in the Speakers chair. So
far he has given them only little
humorous nagging. Later he will
sting.
Al The Democratic party is always
8 loud in its clamoring for economy, al
shown by the adoption Of the Holman
clap-trap resolution by the House
but it was hardly twenty-four hours
after the adoption of the dsmagogl'
manifesto before the Democrats o
= the House gave the country practi
~ cal demonstration of their insincerit,
u by refusing to curtail the number o
committee clerks employed by thu
House, notwithstanding the statemen
W OF honorable gentlemen, members o
ss tho Committee on Accounts, that
% number of the minor committees ha,
no need for clerks. The Democrat
are always willing TO reduce any ap
), preparation which is expended b
Republicans, no matter how much
% may injure the public interest, Blu
- whom 1t comes to reducing the pat
ronage controlled by themselves the
always fly the track and refuse to d
n it, as in this case, where they author
/" ize the paying of a number of sine
.. cures for no other purpose than tn
81 bsstowal of the patronage upon th
!. chairmen OF number of unimportan
committees, who are Democrats.
ss The Senate Judiciary Committee
at the request OF Senator Turpis, ha
postponed consideration of the nomi
nation of Judge Woods of Indians
until the return OF Senator Vorhse.
=, who is expected this week. This
= merely courtesy, by no means unusu
n al, extended to the Democratic Sena
II tors from Indiana, who are bitterl
opposed to Judge Woods confirms
IL ton, and indicates no unfriendlines
'r towards Judge Woods, whose conf
nation is regarded as among the Gel
70 tainties.
IN Senators Aldridge, Allison, Hi:
90 cock, Carlisle and Harris, composin
n. the sub committee of the Senat
90 finance committee, have gone to Me-
n York to complete their investigation
:" began last summer, of the effect {
the Mckinley tariff law upon tn
90 trade and commerce Of the country
:" % Representative Boutslle, of Main,
made the most humorous speech c
90 the session, taking for his subject tn
present ludicrous aspect Of the Dem
al ocratic party. From the beginning
when no said, "What a comical oil
humbug the Democratic party is" t
the end, when he said, "Ths peopl
n of this great country arc going
have a happy and prosperous Ne
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