Nevada County picayune., 1888-12-19
WASHINGTON TOPICS.
Weekly Budget oi News From the
 National Capital.
From our Special Correspondent.l

W ASIlNGTON- D. '. I'ec. 1T, looo'
 Mir. Cleveland has received the resignation of l.. $. District Attor- ney. E. B, Sellers, of the lndianapo- lis district, but has not yet accepted it. nor will he unless compelled to do so. The Attorney General has tele- graphcd to Mr. Sellers informing hun that the President joins him in requesting 2 withdrawal of the resig- nation. Both Mir. Cleveland and the Attorney General would like for MT. Sellers to remain in office to prose- cute the election fraud cases, includ- ing that of W. W. Dudley.
 The River and Harbor bill, appro- priating Sll,9OG $50, has been re- ported to the House. It will proba- bly pass the House all right, but from recent expressions on the part of Republican Senators it is prsba- hle that it will never be considered by the Senate, h view of the very large appropriation for this purpose. made at the last sessiOn-neariy S22. GOO UOO. no tears are likely to be shed over the failure of the present bill.
 Senator Beck's health is slowly improving, but he will not resume his seat at the present session, lie leaves in d few days for Aiken, $. C.. where he will spend the winter.
 Two caucuses of the democratic members of the House have been held this week in order to determine upon policy in regard to the admit tancc of new states. The great di- yersity of opinion on the subject de- veloped by the discussion, made it evident that it would be impolitic to attempt to bind the members, 50 that they will vote as they please on the subject, provided that the question gets before the House, which many members think extremely doubtful. John Sherman denies the story that he would refuse place in Har- rison cabinet for fear that Gov. Foraker would succeed him in the Senate. and intimates very strongly that he will take the State Depart mint if it is offered to hun. Blaine is in the same condition. The ques- ton among big republicans here is which one of them will capture the plunder. If were a betting man l should feel disposed to back Blaine.
 The President has issued an order extending the civil service over the Railway maIl clerks,
 People are wondering whether any of the numerous bills introduced at the last session aimed at the various trusts" are likely to be passed this winter. The general impression seems to be that nothing will be done. In fact, the most of the bills introduced are regarded by shrewd idN tlS dN uHNOuNtllb bti ipli"i'
 There is some talk among the Dem ocrats in the House of taking the wind out of the Republican sails by passing a bill repeating the entire to- bacco tax. Whether this idea, which many consider a good one, will be al- lowed to end in talk, cannot yet be told.
 Little Billy" Chandler's latest is . feeble attempt to get up Congress sional investigation of the election in South Carolina. Chandler's rant ings receive no attention. Even the Republicans have become tired of his everlasting song of Southern out rages, and it not likely that he will ever secure the ''inyestigations he so much desires.
 The Democratic Senators have done good work this week. in show ing the weak points in the Senate tariff bill They do not expect to defeat it, but they are determlned to offer amendments to every section of it that they think wrong, thus put ting on record their protests, This is all they can do, and it is all that the party expects of them. If Re publican Senators vote against their own opinions, as they have done daily of late, under the party lash, it is their own look out.
 There was 9 rumor early this week that Senator Brown, of Georgia, who has not been here this session, in- tended to resign. His nearest friends say there is no foundation for the ru- nor.
 A general army order has been is- sued, announcing that hereafter there will be published annually at the end of each year roll of honor, making mention of officers and en- listed men. The first will be issued at the close of 1889.
 An effort is being made to have Congress refund to the widow of Gen. Hancock the money which he expended out of his own pooke! to entertain the French officers who at tended the Yorktown celebration in 1881. Senator Cockrell has intro duced a resolution, which was passed, directing the Secretary of War to furnish the Senate with a statement of the amount so expended When -fhnt .t tnA n,nnnI l.. fnrni.hnl 4, ini,t