Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-09-12

Ex-Speaker Reed has never dis
played greater ability MS a ready
debater and an able exponent of par
liamentary law and precedent than
during the debate on the new rules,
now going on in the House. The
kicking Democrats, of whom there
are quite number, bave gladly fol-
lowed his leadership in exposing the
weak points ia the proposed rules,
which he has been merciless in do
ing. The "ring Democrats" as sew
erai OF the kickers have called those
who unquestionably follow Speaker
Crisp, have no man to pin against the
ex Speaker 10 debate, and since the
bitter experience Of Speaker Crisp
when he left the chair and attempted
TO combat Mr.. Reed, they no longer
try, contenung themselves with out
voting him and his followers, and up
on several occasions they have found
that very Difficult, to do. The admin
istrA.ion is 10 no hurry for the House
to adopt its new rules, hence the ad-
journment from Saturday to Wednes-
day. The Ways and Means Com
mittee il at work on the tariff BILL
Fourteen days Of public hearings be-
gan today and Mr.. Cleveland has no
other work cut out for the House Just
yet, and he is not anxious for it to
strike out at go-asyou-please gait.
History is repeating itself in the
Senate. The Southern Senators who
have been relied upon by the silver
men from the Northwest to aid them
ia preventing vote upon the uncon-
ditional repeal OF the purchasing
clause OF the silver law are slowly but
surely going over to the administra.
ton, and during the last two or three
days the prospect for an early vote
has been very much improved, al
though the thick and thin silver mer
still say they will fight to the last
bat II is plain to be seen that the,
are no longer confident OF success, a.
they were but few days ago. Space
forbids mention OF the numerou.
causes assigned for this change, al
though a vigorous welding Of the
party whip by Senators Voorhees, ant
German and some judicious promise,
Of patronage on the part OF Mr.
Cleveland cannot be overlooked a,
factors. The Populists privately sa,
that they expect the passing OF the
bill by the Senate to greatly increas,
their party In the South and North
west, because OF their belief that al
OF the free silver voters will join them
Senator Hansbrough, Of North Dako
Ia, has proposed an amendment, which
he thinks would satisfy the silver mer
and not be vetoed by tho President
II provides for the retirement of al
paper money OF less denomination
than $50 and OF all gold coins lesi
than eco, including national banl
currency, and the issuing Of silve
certificates therefor, to be based up
on silver purchased at the marke
price and coined into standard silvel
dollars as fast as the currency is re
tired. That amendment is now il
the hands of the Finance Committee
No more complete baekdown wa
ever made by member OF any Pres
idents Cabinet than that of Hok,
smith ON tho pension suspension
which have been such a marked feat
are of the Democratic administration
The public reason given for the back
down Is far from the real cause of i,
II gradually entered the mind OF Mr.
Cleveland, who was the originator o
the Wholesale pension suspension sys
tenn, that the statements OF such Dem
ocrats as Senators German, vorhee,
and Palmer, and Representative Hol
man, as to the certainty of the wreck
OF the Democratic party il that pol
icy was continued, were wortl
thinking about, aud while he wa
thinking about il he heard from nu.
merous other men who had been Dem
: ,ocra,s, but had forsworn the part,
efon account OF It's bad treatment OF the
2ld soldiers. Then he became panic.
stricken at tho prospect and Hoks
Smith was ordered TO close the sus.
.HFnsion factory aud issue an orde,
telling the poor pensioners how sorry
the administration was for them. |,
is fact that the administration was
sorry-sorry that i, iare not keep on
suspending pensioners.
one thing Is already given out as
certain by the Democratic members
OF the House Ways and Means Com.
mittee. and that il hx NO nn.ns