Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1902-03-13
Idaho Matters at Capital City.

Special to the Bulletin.
Idaho matters in Washington are
being carefully looked after by our
Senators and Representative. Con-
gresham Glenn, who has just re-
turned from Idaho, reports very
healthy democratic sentiment there.
From advices received from various
parts Of the State it is quite clear that
whatever differences there are among
Democrats nothing will prevent the
massing of the entire reform forces
this fall under the democratic banner
as against aggressions OF the Imperial
istic republican machine.
Besides this, the republicans in |
Idaho are having all kinds OF trouble
OF their own. The old time element
under the leadership Of Shoup, Per-
rault and others, who have been hold
ing the offices there for number Of
years and who have no idea OF resign
ing, are making the other fellows ex-
tremely tired. 1t may be counted 90
as certainty that Shoup is In the
senatorial race, and does not mean TO
give the young fellows any show if he
can help it,
Up in North Idaho the people gen
orally are disgusted with tho lot of
Federal appointments that have been
| fosted upon them by the Sboup re-
pime. Standrod is merely figure
head SO far as the Federal appoint
ments are concerned. Shoup is the
real power behind the throne, and not
witnstanding the fight made against
Surveyor General Perrtult it is alto
gether likely that he will be reap
pointed and that very soon.
The irrigation bill, which Is of more
interest to Idaho than any other bill
likely to come before Congress for n
long time, slipped through the Senate
without dissenting vote. The house
, irrigation committee put in few
amendments which will not materi
ally injure the measure, and agreed To
report it favorahly by vote OF Z to 2.
The administration is favorable TO the
: measure and in the opinion of your
correspondent the measure will pass
the house at this session. Senators
Dubois aud Heitfeld gave careful at
tention 10 the details OF this bill, and
it Is owing largely to their influence
aud good work that the western fell
3 lows were organized in it, favor. While
Senator Warren of Wyoming was the
/ chairman of the joint committee, Sen
2 ator Dubois, owing To the absence OF
e Senator Warren on account OF illness
: much to shape the counsels OF the
: committee.
: Another important Idaho measure
/, is the bill TO allow public land States
to select other lands In lieu Of the IL
: and 36 sections. The aim is To secure
J. for the State valuable lauds in place
: of those that are of no account. |
this bin passes it will add to the lands
r of Idaho available for home making
I about million acres. The commit
: tee on public lands now have this bill
! under Amusement and it is learned to
day that favorable report will prob
! ably be made
/. Senator Heitfeld, on behalf of tn,
public land committee, has reported
favorahly on his bill granting to tn
State of Idaho a tract Of about l5
X acres on the ce ded portion Of the For
' Hall Indian reservation. 1t is to b.
reserved for public use on account G
it's valuable hot springs. Recently tn
" land d apartment rendered an opinio
: that this tract should be given to tn
State Of Idaho.
% Advices received here from all part
NJ Of Idaho show that the Andrews
,e Whittier re puhlico annex is hid
n ridicule by all parties. Everybod
knows that it il simply republica
at scheme to keep up the semhlance
o. the middle of-the,road organization
a. Idaho. It is backed by republican il
st huence and money and is regardt
everywhere except in Boise as yer
B. small political joke BEpPo.
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