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

tons with Chile TO the stage where
an ul.imatum was regarded as neces
sary and having taken all needfu
precautions to put tho country in I
condition to maintain its just demand.
by force, if necessary, now turn the
responsibility Of deciding whether ws
shall continue to wait on the pleasure
oi Chile, make a demonstration in
force to hurry the Chileans up, or de.
clare war to enforce our demands,
over to Congress, as provided in the
Constitution. Congress having all
the facts before IL will doubtless treat
the matter with due consideration
and finally arrive at . conclusion that
viii be satisfactory to the people at
large. There is no partisan politics
in this question. which involves the
honor OF the United States and its
standing among the nations OF the
world, and It Is not beloved that any
attempt to drag politics into 1t which
may be made by Congressman Of
small calibre, will be countenanced
by the Democratic leaders.
A brilliant Democratic scheme has
come to grief. 1t was asserted by
members Of that party that the treas
ury WAS becoming 80 depleted OF cash
that II would be necessary to so
amend tho Mckinley law az to bring
In larger income from customs du-
ties, and u prove this assertion the
Ways and Means committee adopted
. resolution calling upon the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury to appear before
it and declare the present and pros
psctivs condition OF the treasury.
Secretary Foster being absent in
search OF health, Assistant Secretary
Spaulding appeared before the COM
mittee, and by short, business like
statement refutsd every charge that
the Democrats had made so conclu-
sively that they ara probably sorry
they adopted the resolution. He said
that the actual receipts Of the gov
crnment for tho first six months OF
the present fiscal year were STA
ISL, 900 and the expenditures s167,.
OLA, 900, and that the estimated ex-
penditurcs for tho entire fiscal year
were 1888, 600, 900, or just s24,o00,-
600 less than the estimated receipts,
e362, 100000. Besides, there is at
present. on hand in cash s139, 72s, 900,
which added to tho estimated surplus
which will exist on the 30th OF June
next will give the treasury on that
dats total surplus of sl53.s93,o00.
Nothing very depleted about that
treasury, eh?
Mr.. Mills has blood in his eye and
it is bad Texas blood. He is still
sore over his defeat, and he docs not
caro- continental who knows it. He
intimatas, aud some OF his hot headed
friends boldly declare, that he intend.
to lead q revolt against the Crisp
gang whom tho frat tariff bill is re-
ported TO the House from the WAYS
and Means committee. Mills also
swears vengeance against the Pre.i.
dental aspirations OF Senator Hill,
and says he shall never get a single
vote from Texas.
The Hill-Gorman- Brice- Tammany
combination is ruling tho Democratic
party with rod Of iron, in spite of
the squirming Of the kickers. 1t
owns the Democratic national com.
mittes, as fully proven last week; it
owns tho Speaker of tho House, and
it intends to dictate the Presidential
ticket and the platform upon which
the Democrats will mako their ma
iional campaign this year.
The funerals OF the late Justice
Bradley, OF tho Supreme Court, for
he had two, one here yesterday, and
one at Newark, New Jersey, where
the intsrmsnt is to take place, were
by his requests, strictly private, being
attended only by his family, intimate
friends, and the Justices and officers
OF the supreme Court. He was app
pointed = member of the Supreme
Court by General Grant in March,
1870, and during his services on the
bench he has made reputation that
IL part of the history OF that tribunal.
He vas known to his colleagues as
the hardest worker and most scholarly
man on the bench. Much interest 10
already expressed in the appointment
OF his successor.
The Democrats in the last Congress
spent . goodly portion of their time
in dsnouncing the code OF rules
adopted by the Republicans Of thu |