Nevada County picayune., 1888-01-25
WASHINCTONTOPICS.
Weekly Budget of News From the
 National Capital.
[Frg,n our Special Corrcspondent.l

WASHINGTON Jan. 20tli. 1SSS'
 MT. Justice Lamar, two days al ter his confirmation, appeared Ill a new judicial robe, and was lnducted into office with the simple but impressive ceremonies incident to the occasion. By many it was supposed tha' tho ES Secre- tary had furnished himself with the new robe in anticipation Cl hls >u.ccsS with the Republican Srr- 3t;, but Uch was &ot the ease. Iuc garment, at the suggestion of it's owner, Justice Field, the onl y other Democrat on the Supreme Hrn"A. vas borrow ed specially for lhls eercfaoaN.
 Notding could better show inc harrow, short-sisnted pohcy. and tac sectional character and tcn- deucirs ol the Rrpuollean party than lt> crusade against Mir. Lamar. H., iS one ut the most con -efydtfNe and patriotic of our national states men, his vision being 90 broad and liberal, that with perfect con sjstency he appeared as the eulog- ist of Charles Sumner, the apostle of John C. Calhoun, and the de- fender of Jefferson Davis in the United States Senate. Well may Mr. Lamar consider his translation 10 the Court of Last Appeal as the crowning honor of his brilliant career.
 i Secretary Villas and Postmaster i General Dickinson have settled down to work amid their new du l ties as if they were fully familiar with their responsibilities and sur roundings. And, everything seems to be moving smoothly and sa'is- tactorily, except to our friends the enemy. A number of changes are expected soon in both Depart ments, and several Republicans il
 high places are believed to be i'll al unenviable state of mind as to thu probability of their official deeapl tation.
 It is thought Ar. Dickinson vii
 swing the suillotine ill name that will delight the hearts Of tn
 old Jacksoniau Democrats. Mi
 Villas is regarded as rather can
 tious and conservative, as judged
 by his record in the Postotfice De partment.
 Speaker Carlisle was strickcl
 suddenly and seriously i'll early il the week. and the friends of tn distinguished Kentuckian wer'
 very much concerned about hi
 condition, though the latest new
 from his bedside is assuring
 Still, the attack is so serious, that
 by the advice ofhis physician, MT
 Carlisle Ina, cancelled his engage
 ments to speak in Atlanta an'
 Macon next week. The genial an'
 witty Sunset" Cox was unani mously chosen Speaker pro tenn t( preside during Mir. Carlisle's ab sence.
 Another oriental nation has sen . an embassy to Washington, and il the gorgeousness of their pictures que costumes, the Coreans surpasi even the greatest efforts of th' Chinese and Japanese ministeria and consular representatives. | Is said that distinct shade O green is already perceptible or saffron conferences of the twf latter nationalitics now visible ln the city.
 Railroads have been occupying a large share of popular attention this week. First in importance comes the Presidents message on the Pacific Railroad Commission, and his recommendation in favor of canceljug the grants and in op- position to governmental control, have been quite tavorahly received by Democratic Congressmen gen erallv. Some however, are diSap- pointed that he did not approve the minority report presented by EX-Gov. Pattison.
 Next comes the Standard Oil Company litigation before the h. terstate Commission. in which several railroads are charged with discriminating in favor of that gigantic monopoly. The Senate committee on interstate commerce has agreed to grant hearing next week to counsel Of express compa uies upon Senator Cullum's bill to extend the application of the law to express companies.
 Besides discussing the Blair Ed ucational bill eXhauStively pro and con, the Senate has this week passed the bill regulating the mr,tinn and nrintinr that may be