Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-28

trrom our Regular Correspondent,

The President 10 as proud of the
legislation which placed the finest
ocean steamship in the world under
the American Gag as Of any single
accomplishment of HE administration
and be went over t0-daS-6tting day
for such . desd--in order to raise
with his own hands the stars and
stripes over the magnificent steam
ship New York,
The treaty for the annexation Of
Hawaii, which was sent to the Senate
last week, has been favorably re-
ported from the Committee on For
eign Relations, and although there
il some opposition in both parties it
i regarded - . certainty that more
than the necessary two-thirds will
vote for il ratification.
Both tbs President and Secretary
Foster have become convinced that
the recent and continued demand for
gold 10 largely artificial, msnufac-
tured for the express purpose OF try
ing TO compel an issue Of bonds, and
for that reason they have both ar
rived at the conclusion that no bonds
shall be issued daring this admins
tration.
Senator ShermanS amendment has
boon adopted by the Senate author
ising the Secretary Of the Treasury
to issue e5o,ooo,000 in 8 per cent.
6ve year bonds whenever in his dis
erection /, becomes necessary to keep
up the Treasury gold reserve. The
bonds could be issued under present
laws, but they would have to bear 4
per cent. interest and to run for .
long period; hence this amendment.
The Democrats in the House tried
TO cripple the Federal supervision Of
Congressional elections by attaching
IN amendment to the Snndry Civil
Appropriation bill, prohibiting the
payment OF expenses incurred by
prosecution under the laws relating
TO the election OF members OF Con-
gress. The Senate promptly struck
out the amendment as soon as the
bill was taken up. The gentlemen
who are so anxious to put stop to
Federal supervision Of elections will
have to wait until tho next Con-
gress gets together; this Senate will
not sanction any Of their schemes, no
matter how oleverly they may be dis
guised.
The Pension laws will not be turned
upside down at this session of Con-
gress, although there was a strong
effort towards that end made by the
Anti-so.dier Democrats, resulting 10
three-minute free fight on the floor Of
the House.
Il is significant that Represents
tive Compton, OF Maryland, who is
: probably closer to Senator German
politically than any man living, should
be the most outspoken man in Con-
gress gains, the selections already
made for the cabinet. A Republican
friend, joking Compton, said to him:
"lf you keep up your criticism you
will find no place at the patronage
trough" al don't care" said Mr..
Compton, am too old to change
the habit OF saying just what ! think
Of public mems acts do not ap.
prove the appointment of Gresham
and Hoke Smith Apd l have no hest
istion In saying so. While it
may disappoint a Jew OF my con.
ssituents it would relieve me of a
great deal Of bother should all Fed.
eral patronage be denied to me under
the new administration.
Here is one re.! for Judge
Gresham's having vote the Demo
ocratic ticket: Just 81 fore Justice
Brown WAS appointed the Uni
ted States Supreme COD dele
CATION of Chicago lawyera came TO
Washington to urge the President
TO nominate Judge Gresham to the
vacancy; they told him how dagnan-
imous such nomination would be
and gave him to understand that they
were here with Judge GresAam's
knowledge and consent. The PfSsi-
dent heard all they had to say and
then told them there were two rea-
sons. either sufficient, why he would
not nominate Judge Gresham, First,
the appointment did not belong to
the section in which Judge Gresham
lived; second. he would not put him.
self IN the position to give people the
right to say that he had used one of
the highest appointments in his gift