The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-05
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seure8 -an ard gnEess ns charges his
z1an4 considerably his performances - rhe
-zrias % that niEn oeEtes wtl as perfume
eo-v n The hz-hest degree Sherman hin
sslt makes 10 eEerr 10 c1Zreal the facZ
Lza- Be has Sen showed sssde z Ohio
by reason q re sz.AisEons ~ Hama ard
NcEirEav
Before - zert % OH. ne senator
made up Eis mind that & was useless for
hiz . try for reelection - ire senate.
waich be greatly preferred % going INTO
Lhs cabinet. he knew rzzt Foraker.
merely % even % CA sccres. FOR 10
other reason. would oppose nm His anx-
sety EAs - discover re feelings and IL
tens5ons q Mr.. Hama He stated - the
tire wheA This Wss GCp@-mcsE n his
E1t1G. taat Z Hanna pnrpcssd gong TITO
ire canvass. RS own chance Ct getting
state wAxca neTs;of0-s ~ has haG almost
soisdEy. would - very srzall indeed Eyi-
IDENTIFY tre senator discovered Mr. Ez1-
nas fess1rEs ard within q few days
th=rsaGt@E tAe-s Was q revival % The
story TIA. Sherman was 20 % secretary
u state
Up % within reree azys-yes up 70
within three hours Of his departure for
Ohio. TIE senator made Al attempt ID
fs-E ga
bers o. cong rass- To Representative Bah
cock. Chairman q the Republican Con-
gTessiO1al COMMITTEES. IL said x wEs -
no ueans certain TIA. hs woai6 70 into
tns cabinet; tna- be w01}d not decide that
matter u1tu after ne mad bcsn cus -
Carton and had e tsik win Mckinley.
IL would oe necessary for him. he said.
% be assured D. Mckinley. before he
would consent % 90 Into re canfrst. rh2t
70 facr'onzl fights n ohio would result
fhs-vfrou. sud that everything would %
50 al4cz5ly adjusted that there would
5e no doubt whatever a. Republican sue
cess next 1al Yet before he got OF the
train 81 Canton hs tod a reporter he had
accepted Ar. McAiHiey's oltsr OF the state
portfolio.
Senator Shoup. OF Idaho. accompanied
by his wife and daughter. spent = few
days very pleasantly 81 Fortress Monroe
recently. as the guest u Psynaster Cen
sTzI Stanton and wife At me time three
war vessels we're n port near the fort
ress. and tAs commanders o. these We'd
wtth e4ca other n showing attentions 10
the paymaster general ard his guests.
The Idaho senator returned 70 his duties
a. the capital much refreshed. for. owing
10 the active campaign CO last summer. IL
vas me flrst rest he had taken for d year.
de Is Al extremely busy man when con-
gress Is IN session. for large bulk q tia
work done Ia the senate pension commit
tee is oy aim. owing 70 the interest which
he takes IN the claims OF old soldiers.
The present iBcumbeuts OF the posImas-
tsrships ~ Montpelier and Silver city.
Idaho. which recently became presidential
Offices. owing 10 the increase n the
amount OF business done there, are not
likely 10 have taeir hopes OF receiving
presidential commissions realized The
president acted promptly enough, and
sent their names a. once 20 the senate.
but the nominations have been hung up
il the committee on post0ficss and post
roads, and there seems 10 De small prob
ability % continuation between this and
March 4 Senator W0lcotf the chairman
% the committee. Is IN Europe on hls b.
uet2llc-g0oss chase. and several other
members are away from Washington on
r
even quorum OF the committee has been
lacking. Even with a quorum present.
the general feeling seems 10 he 10 wait
fer Mr.. WOlcotG 70 call the committee to
getheF. Even II he returns before the 4th
q March. IL IS probable he viii be too
busy with monetary matters 10 consider
- trivial an affair as the calling together
u committee which has for its cole OBJ
Ject the confirmation OF Democratic a1-
pointees for postmasterships. Certainly
strong opposition exists among the Re-
publican senators 10 confirming any OF
tne e.evsnth-hour RppoiuteeS OF Mr..
Cleveland. thereby rendering Il impossible
70 I'll these Offices with Republicans FOR
practically another four years. Fully 90
nominations Of presidential Postraasters
are now pending IN the senate committee
on p0stoIices and post reads. II they are
net confirmed. President MCKINLEY. when
he enters the White House. can. without
any necessity for removal. appoint their
SUCCESSORS, and the senate VIII uuf0ubt-
ediy confirm them the next d&y. No clvl
service form&lities Will have 70 be gous
through with in connection with these APP
pointments, and from present appear
ances Il viii be well FOR those presidential
appointees who are new waiting FOR con-
nruatlon 10 pack up their traps and get
ready 70 move very shortly after March J.
w. ; L2ndes, OF Murray, Idaho. writes
20 senator Sh0up regarding matter IN
which great many settlers and p4Tchas-
ers % land along the located line OF the
Northern Pacific. between Cello and Port
land. whi-a was never built, are interest
ed 4iany O. these settlers are 81 the TN
preston that when the lard grant was
forfeited 70 tho United States and the
government land reduced 70 SIS Al aero.
they were entitled Immediately % re-
irn5ursemeDt from the government OF
one-hsf CT the $50 per acre which they
has paid Attempts have been made AZ
every session % congress. since this por-
zion % the Northern Pacific land grant
wEs forfeited. 70 secure the rs1ssa GO u 4
til directing the secretary OK the treas
ury % repay E - rer acre TO those who
purchased government land along he r~o-
posed line q 3 - per acre. upon the Ming
ot sufficient proof. but such action has
never been taken Such . brl Is nos
pending ard the senators and members
FROM Oregon washington and Tdaho are
DESTROYS ~ having & pass but du6 81
much opposition on che part ~ Eastern
members who SIRE sncIiucd 20 tnink that
the land was sold chearty enough ln the