Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our Regular Correspondent,

coinage Democrats to bolt the Dem
ocratic caucus nominee for Speaker
in order to defeat the administration
program, which includes the re-eec-
ton of Speaker Crisp, The new
House will have total membership
of $50, OF whom 1873 are Republicans
and ID Populists. Should SO Of the
2l5 Democrats bolt the Democratic
caucus it would be possible to defeat
Crisp, but while it is possible, no well
informed person considers it proba
BILE. 1t is more likely that these ru-
mors are started for the purpose of
obtaining concessions to the Demo-
cratic silver men in the makeup Of
the House committees through the
fear of Crisp and the administration
that such q combination might be
made. While the Republicans could
not prevent the Populists and boiling
Democrats voting for their nominee
for Speaker il they wished to do so,
they do not as rule regard the cleo
ton of Republican Speaker under
such circumstances as very desirA-
BILE thing.
Two members OF the Cabinet will
take their vacation at government ex-
pense. SEQ. Herbert, who has just
returned from the Worlds Fair, will
this week start upon what he is
pleased to call an inspection of the
eastern navy yards. He will 60 on
the Dolphin and the trip will be along
the Atlantic coast as far east as
Maine. Sec. Hoke Smith goes Her
bert several better, as he, in company
with his wife and three children, his
father and mother, two nieces and
three invited guests, is now on a wes-
tern inspection tour, in private car,
and will take in the Worlds Fair and
other points OF interest along the
route. Great is the "inspection tour"
particularly when it is manipulated
by a so-called reform administration.
Democratic editors use to call such
trips "pleasure junkets."
in addition to his efforts to reduce
the pension roll, through the various
methods already published, Commits
sioner Lochren has been directed by
the President, according to informa-
ton from q trustworthy source, to
prepare q number OF bills to be intro
duced IN Congress, which would drop
large number of pensioners should
they become laws. The intention is
to put forward the most harmless OF
these bills 6rst, as Congressional
pulse feelers, the others to follow in
regular order il Congress appears to
be in accord with the administration,
or TO be laid aside until a more pro-
pitious time should the contrary prove
to be true. Representative Holman
is not in accord with the administra.
ton on the pension question, notwith.
standing his general fondness fol
economy. He is reported to have
said the other day that il the pension
program which has been drawn up BY
Mr.. Cleveland aud Sec. Hoke Smith
be carried out the Republicans would
have a majority of at least fifty in the
House of the Fifty fourth Congress
the members Of which will be elect
ed next year.
BY the death of Justice Blatchfort
Mr.. Cleveland gets an altogether un.
expected Chat is, unexpected unit
about two weeks ago) plum to dis
pose of where it will do the most good
TO Clevelandism. Sec. Carlisle would
very willingly give up the cares and
responsibilities of the head of the
Treasury for lifetime berth on the
bench of the U. S. Supreme Court.
1t was said at the time that Mr.
Carlisle was hesitating about becom.
ing a member OF the Cabinet that be
was promised seat on the bench Of
the Supreme Court before the end Of
the administration, but even granting
that promise to have been made il
does not necessarily follow that he
will get this vacancy, Sec. Gresham
was reported to have received sim.
liar promise.
There was q delay of four days in
the issue of the last weekly Paten,
Office Gazette, owing to the contract
for printing it having in the interest
of Democratic economy been taken
away from a concern which has the
facilities for getting it out properly,
and giving it 10 one that lacks them.
The same experiment was made in