Nevada County picayune., 1888-04-11
WASHINGTON TOPICS. Weekly Budget of News From the
 National Capital.
[From our Special Correspondent.l
AsHISGTON. April 9th. 1888.

<hll lIllISS AolitN t' iilii 'iAC waits has occurred to me very often this week as 1 noted the change in sentiment which followed the report ing of the Mills tariff bill to the House, by chairman Mills. who left a sick bed to perform that duty. A slight modification in the bill has Se- cured the support of the Louisiana delegation who were at first bitterly opposed to the bill, Another slight change in the clause affecting worst ed has won over the wool men from Ohio and elsewhere, so that the num-
 Der of democrats who oppose the measure has been reduced to a very small number, and it is hoped to re-
 duce the number still luther before the bill comes to vote. Notice has been given in the House that the bill will be called up for action on the
 17th. inst. An effort will then be made to hold the House down to the consideration of the measure until a vote is taken. Of course the repub- cans are prepared to repeat on the floor of the House everything which they did in the committee room to delay the bill, hoping l.. this wayS defeat it.
 The democratic programme IS to i get the tariff bill disposed of before the meeting of the St. Louis conven- ton in June. From the present out look the chances are rather against vote being reched by that time. but the effort will be made all the same. The chances of the final passage of the bill have largely increased re- gently. and while it is by no means certain now that the bill will pass it is more than probable that it will. At any rate the arguments over the bill will place this whole question in q plainer light before the county than heretofore. People will in conse- qence, look into the question them selves, people who have in the past taken some political demagogues statement of it as true. and the re- suit cannot fail to be a gain for the revenue reformers.
 The Senate has spent more than a week wrangling over the House bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase lunited States bonds with the surplus. The Senate is not divided on party lines, as both parties have held caucuses to try to| agree what should be done. The Silver Senators of both parties insist . on amending the bill in some man ner to increase the purchases of sll- . yer by the Government.
 The House has had its wranglc too. The cause was the bill to refund the . direct taxes paid by the several States into the United States Treas ury A large majority of the House . favor this bill, but owing to the pccu , liar rules under which the body ! works determined minority can, by . flibustering, delay and defeat legis- lation. The opponents of the bill rcsorted to this method on Wcdnes day. and succeeded in keeping the House in session until 2.5O 6. m Thursday morning. All day and all night were spent in dilatory motions. Such furious ilihustering had scarce .v ever been seen since the founda- ion of thc,IIouse of Representatives.
 Senator sherman says the report lot intended t., rom the race for the Presidential k entirely untrue. In title over two months from now hc yill wish he had. and next November lc will hate himself for ever having wen indulged the hope of becoming President of the United States. Nor will the knowledge that he has lost ;ome of the contents of his barrel ldd to the comfort of his thoughts.
 It is understood the six Justices of he Supreme court are in favor of the promotion of Justice Field, of Cali ornia, to the vacant Chief Justice ship Until appointment of Mir. La mar to the Supreme bench, Justice 1ield was the only democrat of the supreme Court.
 GovernorIIIill ofiNew York is short Y to announce publicly that he i, not and never has been candidate or the Presidential nomination. He s q Cleveland man. Mr Cleveland himself to frieud this week. as being highly pleased with he prospects of the Mill tariff bill in he House and jalso with the pros 'ects of the democratic party in the .oming campaign.
 Gen. Clark, the clerk of the Iouse of Representatives, say, he is fred of hearing the House denounc- d for doing nothing He says he an prove by figures that it has done norc work than any of its prcdcces- ITS ever did ~o early in the session. { has passed up to date 222 paivate md l29 puplic bills.
 The Public Lands Committee of Iouse reported a bill llforfciting about IO,00O, 900 acres has reported bill ,f the Northern Pacific, southern Pa fife and OntOnaUOu land grants.