Nevada County picayune., 1888-05-16
WASHINCTONTOPICS.
Weekly Budget of News From the
 National Capital.
From our Special Correspondent.l WAsHINGToN. May, 11th, 1888,

WAsHINGToN. May. 11th, 1888,
 Secretary Bayard has endeared himself to every patriotic American citizen by his manly and courageous instructions to MT. McLane our min ister to France, in the cases of sever al naturslized American citizens who have been arrested and compelled to military duty in France. When their release was demanded by our Minister, the French Minister re- piled in each case that the position of allegiance was one over which the administration had no jurisdiction and must be settled by the courts. Ii was fully set forth that under French principles confered by paren- tage and not by the place of birth, and that repatriation of the French citizen requires the consent of the French Government. Upon these points MT. Bayard has instructed Minister McLane to inform the French Government that the Govern ment of the United States holds that the certificate of naturalization gran ted by it to French citizen Is not open to impeachment by the French Government. either in its executive or judicial branch. In plain Eng fish we propose to see that American citizens are allowed to travel un- molested whereverer they may desire to go. But to return to MT. Bayard's instructions. He says in conclusion: You will further say that if subjec- tion to forced military service of the citizens of the United States, this Department asks for their immediate release and for proper compensa- ton for the losses which they have received from such detention. It cannot be admitted that American citizens not charged with any crime should be detained under arrest for even single day after their proofs of citizenship have been presented. In cases like this the United States can never admit the propriety of submitting to the ordinary delays of judicial action. That's the kind of talk to make the United States flag respected the world over.
 Senators Edmunds and Evarts, the two leading Republican members of the Senate judiciary Committee, to which the nomination of MT. Fuller for Chief Justice has been referred. are charged with having consPired together for the report upon the nom ination until after the presidential election, and should a republican by accident be elected, to delay it until after his inauguration. that he nominate a republican for Chief Justice. l don't believe this charge, not that the Senators named would object to carrying out such q plan were 1t feasible, but because they are entirely too shrewd to at tempt anything which they know 1t is immpossible to accomplish, and this would certainly be impossible. If l were disposed to wager on this subject. 1 should have no hesitation whatever in laying odds that MT, Fuller would be confirmed inside of three weeks. and unless something more serious than anything yet brought against him should be un- earthed. his confirmation is like to be unanimous.
 Another good republican office h,l1ar hoe Ii. accounts are short something like SlO. .OOO. His name is Cen. Jas. w. Ewing, and he was appointment dis- bursting clerk of the Department of Justice. He wa, appointed as a rc- publican some six or eight years ago from West Virginia. It is said that the defalcatiOnS began in 1882 and have continued right along until they amount to the above sum. The govt will lose nothing as he was under bond He has been dismissed, and Frank 0. Branigah, of Steubcnsville, Ohio, good democrat, appointed in his place. Had this been done in the early days of administration. Ewing's bondman would not have ao much to pay.
 The Senate has passed the bill for feiting all unearned railroad land grants.
 Senator Norhces, who was coniin- ed to his room with a carbuncle on i his leg for nearly a week after his recent speech, on Tuesday apologized to the Senate for the language he us- used in replying to lngalls charges.
 The river and harbor bill has been passed by the House by more than two-thirds majority. It appropriate, S20, ,0O0 00O.
 The caucus of the democratic members of ths House held on We'd . nesdav evening did not discuss the proposed amendments to be of | fcrcd by democrats should be first submitted tothe committee on Ways and Means. to be considered and re- ported upon to another caucus to be held next week. This resolution was unanimously agreed to but NIT. Ran dall gave notice that he didn't propose to be bound by any caucus action. A large number of amendments have already been submitted to the ways on1 ,naonC oDnInittna C