The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-01-14

to the Morgan syndicate weeks
ago, unless the bonds are to be
so advertised as to make it GER
tain that the syndicate will be
the only bidder.
What the Senate is going to do
with the tariff bill and the bond
bill is yet problematical. A re-
port is expected from the Fin
snce Committee any day. Those
who ought to be good authority
say that the tariff bill is likely to
be reported without amendment
and that a substitute for the bond
bill, providing for the free coin
age of silver, will be reported
and passed. Meanwhile, the
announcement of another bond
issue by the administration is
daily looked for, notwithstanding
the semi-official announcement
that Mr.. Cleveland will wait a
reasonable time to see if Con-
gress will do anything.
Representative Boatner, of La,
has offered a resolution instruct
ing the House Judiciary Com
mittee to ascertain whether un-
der provision of any statute of
the U. S., there is any warrant
for the refusal of any executive
officer to perform any act neces-
sary to the execution of any law
of Congress, on the ground that
such law is, in the opinion of
such officer, unconstitutional;
whether any power is lodged in
any officer or can be constitution
ally lodged elsewhere than in the
Courts to annul any act or with
hold any appropriation. and to
report whether such action is
not in contempt of the authority
of Congress and in violation of
the rights of the beneficiaries,
and what action should be taken
by the House to vindicate its
authority" This resolution, it
is needless to say, is aimed at
Comptroller Bowler of the Treas
ury. who refused to approve the
payment of the money approp-
rated by Congress to pay sugar
bounties.
Justice Rufus w. Peckham,
the baby" member of the .. S.
Supreme Court. took his seat to-
day. He didn't appear to be a
bit nervous, but several times an
expression passed across his
face which was interpreted by a
bright woman to mean I'D
like to know whether my new
silk gown hangs all right"
Those who expected a dispute
between the United States and
England over the Alaska bound
AIRY would better pack those ex-
pectations in moth balls and
pigeon-hole them. There isn't
the slightest probability of their
ever being realized. When the
report of the commission headed
by General Dufield, Chief of the
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey, now in the hands of the
Secretary of State is sent to
Congress, as it will shortly be, it
will be officially seen that there
is practically no difference be-
tween the boundary line run by
the American engineers and the
one previously run by English
engineers. The greatest differ
ence between the two lines at
any given point is six feet and
aeven inches, or fifteen seconds
of longitude.
The Venezuelan Boundary
Commission held its first meet
ing and organized for business
by electing Justice Brewer, pres
ident, That the commission en-
joys the confidence of the public
and of Congress is plainly indi-
Gated wherever the subject is
discussed. 1t is to be entirely
untrammeled in its proceedings,
and will decide entirely for itself
not only what is the true location
of the boundary between Venez-
uela and British Guiana, but also
what is the best way to go about
getting the desired information,
1t has already been officially an
nounced that England is going
to place her side of the controv-
ersy-unofficially, of course
before the commission.
Utah now has a member of the
House who can vote, and as
quick as her legislature can elect
them she will have two senator's
So much for the Presidents
proclamation declaring Utah the
forty-fifth State of the Union.
Charged With Rape.