Nevada County picayune., 1888-02-01
WASHINCTONTOPICS.
Weekly Budget of News From the
 National Capital.
From our Special Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, Jan 2Iti, 1888.
 Politicians as well as Republi- cans,are ungvatetul. f evidence of this were needed, it is shown by the contemplible course of the Re- publicans Ill both Houses of the present Congress in their coward ly and treachcrous treatment of the most conservative and fair minded men in public life Justice Lamar and speaker Carlisle.
 If possible. Mr. Carlisle has been treated more basely than Mir. Lamar by the shameless dem agogues who hold sway in the councils of the donoiaiizcd Re puhlicm party While they pri- sa'rls admit,ed he jastice of the i,it 4 t., tt.a'a -!!4iiiit AIfisi +f' ii P#b lie tasy u>ed all their rtforls 10 pleyrHt can>jderItioa of the case, even irBpIltng 10 lillbaStcring, hich has never been done before except when it Na% apparent that the minority was being deprived of its jaSt rights by it's tyranical majority. In this instance, no such proyocation was available.
 Although the validity of Mr, Carlisle's claim is at last establish. ed. the friends of Mr. Phoebe de- clares that the end is not yet; that the matter must be reconsider ed by Congress, and that the peo- pie will be appealed to for the vim. dcation of their man.
 In the Way and Means Commit tee the tariff question has not yet been openly discussed except very briefly. When MT. Mckinley, of Ohio, proposed to present his bill, repeating the tobacco tax, he was summarily suppressed on the plea that specific tariff legisla' ton was not in order until bill oi a general character could be fram- ed. From the outset 1t was plain that there could be no harmony oi views between the Democrats and the Republican members of this committee, therefore the majority have wisely concluded to formulate a bill of their own before snmUlt ting it to the consideration of the minority. who will also present bill. Each evening, members 0 the majority are holding secre' conferences and the work is mak ing substantial progress-really il is much further advanced than usual this early in the session.
 The main object is to largely re duce the revenue. and the neXt end in view is to bring the matter home to the people by including in the list aS many articles and commodities of common cOnSump ton as possible. All interests manufacturing as well as conner cial and agricultural will be con served, and a liberal compromise measure is as much as need be eX pected under present circumStan Ces.
 The Blair Educational bill, which is some of the unfinished business on the Senate calendar, has re ceived a blow from all unexpected quarter. It is from an authority carrying much weight and of spec ial significance, inasmuch as 1t pro ceeds from one who, until recently was on the United States Supreme Bench. The allusion is to eX-Jus- tice Strong, who expresses the opinion that the bill in question Is unconstitutional. He also stated it as his belief that the present members of that Court hold the same vlew. No one has so good an opportunity aS Judge Strong of being in their confidence.
 Senator Cockrell'S report of the condition and methods of conduct Ing business in the Executive De- partments of Washington is about ready for submission to the Sen ate. It is the result of an inVesti- gation conducted by himself and colleagues of the special committee last summer. It is reported that several bureauX will be unsparing- ly criticised, and many Important changes recommended It is said the report in reference to the Land Office will likely cause sensation.
 The new Cabinet officers have not yet made any changes, but around both Departments it is whispered that Mir. Villas and Mir, Dickinson will soon begin to make their authority felt ia way decid edly unpleasant to many Republi- cans who have been spared too long.
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