Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-02-09
WARRINGTON LErrEr.


as time rolls on and the House con-
tinues to do nothing. After using
up : weeks time In showing how in.
harmonious they wcro in supporting
the rules reported by the Committee
on Rules the Democrats Of the House,
or rather . few more than half Of
them, spent several hours in caucus
Saturday night, in order to give them
selves . chance to say things that
they did not care to say in open SEES
sion, but at its close they were little
better OF than before, True, .
majority OF the caucus voted an on
dofssment Of the rules, but those 90
voting number less than half Of the
Democratic strength In the House.
The rules are In many respects unsat-
isfactory, a. was demonstrated when
Representatives Buchanan and Bur-
rows gave the House an object lesson
in how Easy il might be tied up under
them, but it 10 evident they will be
adopted, in the main, just A. they
were reported.
Another caucus is to be held next
Friday night by the Democrats on
the silver question. but from the open
manner in which members are declar-
ing that they will not be bound by
any caucus decree that il avsrse to
the will Of their constituents it il con.
sidered doubtful whether the result
Of the caucus will in any way affect the
final disposition Of the free coinage
bill which will shortly DO reported "a
the House from the Committee on
Coinage, Weights and Measures.
Tho Democratic members Of the
Ways and Means committee have do
cidsd that tho tariff policy, so far Al
the reporting OF bills from that com
mittes il concerned, shall consist Of I
number Of separate bills, but it 10 said
that Mills and those opposed TO tina
methed will either appeal to caucus
or antagonixs tbs first bill reported L
the House by offering as an amend
msnt . general tariff bill.
It il out OF Democratic mouth
that most OF the charges OF sxtrava
gancs made against the Fifty-6rs
Congress have been rsfuted. A
striking instance was given upon thu
floor OF the House, when some OF tb'
"psanut" wing Of the Democrat,
party made casual reference to tn,
extravaganza OF the appropriation
made by the Post Office committe,
Of the last House. Representative
Blount, Of Georgia, who is chairmal
Of the present Post Office COMMITTEES
and has been q member OF tho sam
committee through several Congress
-, and whose Democracy cannot b
questioned, Indignantly denied tb
charge, aud stated positively that a.
the increase made IN appropriation
by that committee was made sbso
lutsly necessary by the increasing
business and prosperity OF the country
Tho only result Of the vicious at
tack made upon the nomination q
Judge Woods, Of Indiana, to III
bench OF the new Circuit Court is a
expense OF about $500 for mileag
paid TO witnesses brought from Ind
ana 70 testify before Senate Judiciar
committee in regard to the politics
charges brought against Judg
Woods by the Democratic Senator
from his State. There has been a
no time the slightest doubt of his con
6Imation.
Senator Sherman was given
rousing reception by tho Ohio Re
publican club OF this city last Frlda
night.
After very lively discussion th
National Board Of Trade, which wa
in session here last week, passed
resolution against the bill pendinI
in Congress to prohibit or regulat
by heavy tax dealing in " futures
or "options." known to plain peopl
Is specializing in the future price O
grain, or, to put 1T still palmer, be,
ting what the price OF grain win b
ut given time in the future.
The Chilean episode has now prac
tically closed. Saturday Sscsetar
Blaine instructed Minister Egan I
inform tho Chilean government tina
its answer to the Presidents ultims
tum was satisfactory and gratifying
TO this government. The attempt t
again stir up tho war feeling, whic
was made by the sensational press b
stating that the administration ha
demanded as an additional humilis
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