Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-31

IRON our Regular oor,.spopdsnt,)

WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1893.
II the cholera gets > foothold in tn,
United States next summer by reason o.
inadequate quarantine laws. the Tamma
ny members OF the House, aided by few
others Of the Kilgore stripe. will be rcspon
sibie for II. The Quarantine bill, which
recently passed the Senate without d.
vision Is generally admitted to be good
bill, and entirely free from even the
slightest faint of craftsmanship About
the only criticism made Of the measure
was that It does not actually provide for
complete system Of federal quarantine,
but - Il practically does the same thing
Il was not opposed on that account. Il
was supposed that the House would
promptly pass the bill just as It was, in
order to avoid delay and possible failure
70 meet the emergency that every intelli-
gent medical man In the country knows
10 almost at hand. and IL orders had not
been received from the Tammany boss to
oppose It such would probably have been
the case. As Il IL the IammAny members
and few others held out against the bill
and loaded 1t with amendments, none OF
which have improved II, the evident oh
ject being to defeat quarantine legislation.
IT'S fearful responsibility, but what
cares the Tammany crowd for that, SO
long as It gets Its own way.
Eek Speaker Reed was right when he
said that when Congress did not lcgislate
II was simply because 1t did not wish to
do 90, and II Is daily becoming more Ger
tain that Speaker Crisp and his associate
bosses do not wish the House 10 leglslatc
Ut this session. They have almost decided
10 give the Democrats II chance to make
themselves solid with the next admins.
tration by setting day to vote on the bill
providing for a suspension OF the pur.
chase of silver, which has been favorably
reported from the committee on Banking
and Currency. Speaker Crisp, who is
the controlling spirit Of the committee Of
Rules, does not In reality favor this bill,
but be has promised to give It chance,
and there Is now only one thing that
stands In the way of cloture rule being
reported. setting time for voting on the
bill, and that Is the fear that the Stewart
Free coinage bill, which was passed BY
the Senate at the last ression, may be of
Tered as substitute and adopted. IfMr.
Crisp really thought thst this bill could
ever get through the Senate no would
probably not have promised to give It a
chance to get through the House.
Senator Proctor has taken up an idea
that was pet hobby Of his predecessor,
Senator Edmunds, for many years, and
VIII Introduce a bill providing for the cs.
tablishment ola great National University
In Washington, to be under the control
OF the government
The report that Judge Gresham had
been or would be rendered seat in the
coming cabinet was not at all pleasing TO
majority Of the Democrats In Congress-
although few Of them have publicly ex
pressed themselves. It is known tina.
Judge Gresham made a secret visit 10
Washington few days ago, and that he
held conferences with Mr.. Carlisle
and other prominent Democrats known
70 be In the confidence OF the President
elect Senator Brice says he knows that
Gresham can be In the Cabinet Ii he wish.
es TO.
democrats say that the acceptance of
the Treasury portfolio by Mr.. Carlisle
makes II certain that there will be an aa
minisfration tariff bill presented to the
House Of the Fifiy-third Congress, and
that II Is to devote his time To the nrena
ration Of that bill that Senator Carllsle,s
resignation will take place on the 4tb of
February. II this be true, II also indi.
cafes 'hal AN extra session Of Congress has
been determined upon, because if Con
grcss was not to meet until next Decem
Der there would be no necessity for hur.
rying up the preparation of the bill. Re.
pubiicans do not, of course, believe in one
man legislation, but II one man Is to nre.
pare tariff bill the most Of them would
prefer Carlisle to any o,he~ Democrat
tie VIII make Democratic bill, and thai
Is what Republicans want 10 see. believ.
ing that the inevitable result will be the
return OF the control of the government to
The Republican party.
The House committee on the election of
President and Vice President has made a
favorable report on the bill for the repeal
OF all federal election laws. The Honse
VIII almost certainly pass this bill, but IL
WIZ De a useless showing of the party
cards, as there Is no probability that il viii
even get before the Senate at the present
session. The attempt to pass this bill
through the Senate Of the next Congress
Is certain TO result In one of the bitteres,
snd most prolonged parliamentary fights
OF The time. as the Republicans vii, feel
Justified In resorting to any honest meth.
cd To deftatu
The Republican Senators In caucus have
agreed to disagree on the silver question.
and to leave every Senator to vote as he
may feel disposed.
The late Presidential election, saws