Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-04-11
w AsHINGTON LETTER.


democratic Senators are hguratlve-
ly moving heaven and earth to pre-.
vent the investigation OF the charge
of criminal embezzlement made
against Senator Roach, OF North Da-
kota, directed by Senator Hoar's res
olution. They first started a bluff by
stating that Power, Of Montana, was
one OF them. That didn't work, not
even little bit, but Senator Power
promptly denounced it as false and
demanded the most searching inves-
tigation, two things which Roach has
not done. The Democratic Senators
have good reason to fear anything
that promises to expose the true in
wardness OF the election of Roach to
the Senate, which was brought about
by special and explicit directions from
Senator German, who was Chairman
OF the Democratic Senatorial "steer-
ing committee. There is good rea-
son for the belief that the actual facts
in the deal by which Roach became
Senator would, If made public, cause
a scandal with more or less disgrace
full ramilications in a number of
States. The Democratic Senators
are now making personal appeals to
the most easy going Republican SEN
ators, to let the whole matter drop,
because whatever the result of the in
vestigation so far as Roach is con.
cerned. it will bring scandal upon
the good name of the Senate that will
cling to it at home and abroad for
many years. have no authority to
speak for Republican Senators, but l
violate no confidence in stating that
number of them have made up their
minds that something has got to be
done, and if Reach doesn't resign be.
fore the Senate gets through with the
cases OF the appointed Senators, now
under consideration, they propose to
have some action taken upon Sena-
tor Hoar's resolution, or to let the
country know why. 1t has just been
learned that the new program of the
Democratic Senators is to force an
immediate adjournment of the SEN
ate as soon as the cases of the ap-
pointed Senators are disposed Of
They are perfectly willing to post
pone the election OF the Senate off
GERS until the meeting of the extra
session which Mr.. Cleveland has de-
cided to call IN September. The ex-
cuse given is that it will be impossi-
BILE to keep quorum of Senators
here after these cases are voted up
on. 1t has been suggested that If
the Senate fails to act Mr.. Roach may
be arrested and tried in the criminal
court for embezzling the funds of the
bank of which he was cashier, but
such proceeding is not probable.
The break between Mr.. Cleveland
and ex-Speaker Crisp, which last
week looked as though it would re-
suit IN bringing forward new can
didate for the Speakership OF the
House in opposition to Senator Crisp,
and backed by all the influence of
the administration, has been, it is
now understood, patched up by the
administration of an extra heavy dose
of humble pie to Crisp. 1t was not,
however, forced upon him, but he
went to the White House and asked
for IT. Under this agreement, which
is much more humbling to Mr.. Crisp
than the one made in New York Just
before the meeting Of the last session
of Congress, the Georgian is to be
elected Speaker of the House again
and to draw the salary and perform
the routine duties of the position, but
the real authority is to be exercised
by Mr.. Cleveland, who has already
determined that Mr.. Springer, Chair
man OF the Appropriation Committee,
shall not again be placed at the heads
Of those committees.
The reason why Mr.. Cleveland has
not appointed Commissioner of PEN
SONS has leaked out. He has So far
Jailed to find man who comes up to
all his requirements and is at the
same time willing to pledge himself
10 do certain things which are to be
required of the new Commissioner.
II has been, so those in his confidence
lay, definitely decided bv Mr.. CIeve.
and that the Commissioner must be
IN Eastern man who does not belong
% the G. A. R., and that he shall be
wiling to inaugurate a system of
applications that will place
IS many restrictions and as much hu.