Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-03
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Organization of the Next House
Said to be of the Utmost Import
anee to Mr. Cleveland.

There is little reason to doubt that the
President will soon issue an order ex-
tending the civilservice law and It's rules
to include letter carriers and clerks In
postoffices. These offices
now number 81, and give employment
to about ii, 200 carriers and 8, 300 clerks.
There is to be an organized effort in
the House after the holidays to bring
about some financial legislation, prob
ably taking the ehape Of an attempt to
repeal the Sherman law. The oppo-
nents of free coinage believe this daily
menacing of the securities of the gov
eminent lie inevitably leading to gigan-
tic losses. On the o.her hand, the
friends of silver are not less active, and
expect to see free-coinage bill forging
to the front before many days OF the new
year have passed. Stewards amendment
to the bill OF Hill provides for repeal
of the Sherman act, and makes that
measure practically free coinage bill.
Stewart thinks that when it comes to q
vote it will pass.
Representatives Hermann OF Oregon
and Wilson of Washington were greatly
disappointed at the failure Of the bill In
Congress for the increase OF the light
house eervice in the United States, in
largely interested. In the bill was a
provision for twenty five beacon lights
and buoys on the Willamette river be-
tween Portland and Salem also for
light and fog signal at the mouth OF the
Willamette, as well as lights for other
places on the Oregon and Washington
coasts. There were other bills reported
from the same committee which were
sidetracked by the failure of this bill,
n j, q
Great Northern Railway Company to
build bridge across the Columbia river.
Mr.Fos ter said recently that he thought
it grave mistake to assume that the
Monetary Conference will prove to be
failure. The taking of recess was ex-
pected by the administration when the
American delegates left Washington
City. Rothchild's proposition and his
declaration that unless something is done
to insure the better use OF silver among
the nations serious consequences would
follow is in itself hopeful indication
that the prominent bankers of the world
feel the necessity of reaching an agree
ment OF such a nature az will secure APP
proximate uniformity the world over in
dealing with the question. The Secre-
tary said that 80 far as he was personally
concerned all he expected of the prelim-
mary conference had been accomplished.
Inc R6u0Idl iocllnk vi buo COuiOICuCo
wss even more favorable than he antic-
| ipated.
| One of those peculiar bills which oc-
casionally finds it's way into Congress
| was introduced the other day by Sena-
tor Mitchell in the Senate. It's elaborate
title provides for the prohibition of cleo.
tro-magnetism, mesmerism and hypno'
tizing of human beings etc , and pre-
scribing punishment. Numerous pc.
titions and documents accompanying the
bill and others equally voluminous are
referred to. The bill in brief provides
that any person who anywhere within
the jurisdiction of the United States
shall apply current of electricity upon
a person for the purpose of affecting an
| other, or which does so affect, shall be
guilty of crime punishable by death,
and that any person having the knowE
edge of such current having been applied
who fails to notify the proper authorities
shall be deemed an accessory and pun
ished by fine of not less than 5000
nor more than $40, 900, or by punishment
ranging from two years to the period OF
ones natural life.
of the utmost Importance to Cleveland,
and he has already determined that it
shall be organized by his friends. 1t
| may be an open question yet as to
whether Crisp is to be taken into that
organization, but the probabilities are
that he will not he. as Crisp no doubt
thinks he is strong enough to be elected
without Cleve and assistance and with
his direct oppo ition, as he was two years
ago; but at that time, it is well to re-
member, Cleveland did not have the en-
tire patronage of the country at his dis
posal, and could not WELD the influence
in every Congressional district that he
can now. Cieveland's determination to
organize the next House rests largely
upon the fact that he has determined to
frame the tariff bill to suit himself, and
he proposes to have it framed dur
ing the recess; consequently he desires
to pick out such Democrats as will prob
ably be members of the Ways and Means
Committee of the House to confer with
himself and his Secretary of the Treas
ury in the preparation of the tariff bill.
Senator Sherman has introduced a
bill which was referred to the Foreign
Relations Committee, providing that
whenever the government of the United
States shall conclude effective interna-
tional arrangements for the prots ction
of fur seals in the North 'acific Ocean
by agreement with any power, or as a
result OF the convention concluded last
February between the United States and
Great Britain (the Behring Sea Conven-
tom, and as long as such arrangements
shall continue, the provisions of the
laws, SO far as they sh all be applicable,
relative to the protection of fur seals
within the limits of Alaska or its waters
shall be ex ended to and over that por-
ton of the ocean included in such agree
ment. The bill further provides that
whenever an effective arrangement lie
conclsded the President shall declare
the fact by proclamation and designate
the portion of the Pacific Ocean to which
it is to be applicable. During the exist
ence OF the laws all violations of them
in the designated portions of the Pacific
are to be held to be the same as if COM
mitted within Alaska limits, and they
may be prosecuted either in Alaska or
In the courts of Oregon, California or
Washington.
The new Nicaragua canal bill reported
by Senator Sherman is drawn on sub-
stantiaily the same lines as the bill re,
ported from the committee to the last
Congress, including as it does the prom
osition to guarantee the bonds OF the
com DQnV Tn tho IF