Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-18
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

Alfred P. Swineford of Wisconsin, who
served as Governor of Alaska during
Cleveland's former term, has been APP
pointed inspector of the Surveyor Gen-
eral and district land offices.
The first move when the extra session
meets, it is said, will be joint resolu-
ton authorizing the Secretary OF the
Treasury to suspend the purchase OF sill
yer for thirty or sixty days and then let
the fight come on the main question OF
repeal. 1t is said the silver men will
agree in order to gain time for organiza-
ton.
In reply to direct question as to
whether he would be candidate for the
Senatorship Judge Crisp said; | am
now candidate, as you doubtless have
observed, for reelection as Speaker IN
the next House of Representatives.
do not think will have any opposition
for the office. In fact, do not believe
there was ever any serious intention on
the part OF the next Congress to oppose
me for the place. /, of course, appre-
ciate kindly the use OF my name in con-
nection with the Senatorship, but it is
dltOScbIltI Wy
The attention OF the War Department
has been called to the operations OF a
man who signs himself j. j. Fuller and
represents himself as a nephew of the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He
has addressed Il letter to the Sergeants
of various military companies through
out the West, which he requests that
they read to their companies, offering
through the assistance OF his uncle to
obtain the repeal of the law preventing
re-enlistment after ten years service and
prohibiting a man from purchasing dis
charge. He says in conclusion: "Send
me 81, and will guarantee large profits
within little while" He gives his adj
dress as San Francisco, and requests the
soldiers not to delay, as he starts for
Washington August 20 to press the mat
ter in Congress.
The opinion is held by a number of
congressman that the extra session will
not be lengthy, and that financial mat
tiers alone will engage its attention. G.
f. Wheeler of Alabama said: 81 see
no reason why the country should be
burdened by long tiresome session,
with attendant debates and set speeches.
The President has called them together
by reason of the gravity OF the money
question, and that alone. There are nu-
merous Congressman who believe it
would be wise for Congress as soon as it
organizes to pass resolution giving the
President authority to suspend the pur-
chase act or deal with it as he may deem
best. Congress could then adjourn at
once. When convened in regular session
in December the financial condition
could be dealt with intelligently and
with deliberation and in the light of the
result of four months work under the
policy the President might under the res
olution inaugurate."
While members of Congress and lead
ers in financial matters are discussing
various plans by which the present stu
alton can be relieved, the officials of the
Treasury Department are quietly prepar-
ing the statistics and histories of fnan-
cial transactions for the benefit of the
administration to guide it in its own
views of the vital subject. Several plans
have been suggested to Secretary Car
Isle. Among them is one which con-
templates an entire change in the money
system of the United States. In short,
the plan is to pass specie resumption
act, redeemlng the various forms OF
money now used in the country and is
suing instead United States Treasury
notes, whose value shall always be fixed.
There are at present nine different forms
of money in circulation, and the fact of
wide difference between the value of
gold and silver coins, while they are the
oretcally of a parity, is one of the causes
which has suggested the plan proposed.
The national banks during the past two
months have increased their circulation
nearly ~ 100000, an order for new cir
culation to the amount of ~, 277 900 hav-
ing been received SO far this month by
Controller Eckels.
The President has signed an order re-
organizing the military Department of
Arizona under the name of the Depart
ment of Colorado, with Headquarters at
Denver. The Department of Arizona
consisted of the Territories of New Mex
leo and Arizona and that portion of Cal
ifornia south of the 35th parallel. The
new order abolishes the Department of
Arizona, and places Arizona, New Mex
leo, Utah and Colorado in the new dis
trict.. California is restored to the De-
partment OF California, with headquar-
tiers at San Francisco. This change has
been urged by the military authorities
for year past. The headquarters of the
of Arizona were at Los An
geles, placing General McCook, COM
the department, at the extreme
western part of his department. This
caused great delay in communicating
with army headquarters at Washington,
as all matters in his section were sent to
him and by him to Washington. With
headquarters at Denver he will be at the
extreme east of the department and in
the closest communication with Wash
lngton. This, it is believed, will effect
economy in time and money and greatly
facilitate the disbursement OF supplies
and ammunition, General McCook will
the new department..
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