Nevada County picayune., 1888-10-24
WASHINCTONTOPlCS.
Weekly Budget of News From the
 National Capital.
From our Special Correspondent.

personal explanation in the House re- garding the charge made by the New York Tribune that he had been send ing campaign documents, other than portions of the Congressional Record through the mails under his frank. MT. Cox pronounced his signature on the package in the possession of the the Tribune Ia forgery. and stated that he had always been particular in franking documents, as he had oppos- ed the restoration of the franking privilege. MT. Cox also read the re- port of the Post Office inspect or W ho made an investigation, which shows, first, that the indorsement of the name of $ $ Cox was forgery: sec ond, that s. $. Cox did not authorize the use of his name third, that it did appear that the package was author ized to be mailed by any one either at the national or state democratic headauarters in New York; fourth, that the investigation as to who forg- ed the signature of $. s. Cox is prac- tically defeated by the attitude the Tribune in refusing to deliver up the package in which the forgery appears. Mir. Cox then mentioned the fact that unfankable matter had been sent through the mails under franks of Representative Hovey, of Indiana, and Kean. of New Jersey, and Sena- tor Quay. MT. Cox stated that he brought the matter before the House with view to having some action taken which would prevent this viola tion of the franking privilege in the future. Mir. Cox, who has just re- turned from New York, is perfectly delighted with the political situation. He said of New York: ''rhe dem ocratic vote has been largely increas- ed by the very heavy registration. It is impossible to predict majorities, but Mir. Cleveland will have q good one. The vote will be much heavier than in 1884. There will not be any appreciable amount of trading. Cleveland and Hill will get the full vote, the mayoralty squabble will not hurt them.
 Senator George, who recently gave notice that he intended calling up his motion to discharge the finance com mittee from the further consideration of the bill providing for the use of hand presses only in the printing of Government notes and securities, and and to pass the bill, has announced that at the suggestion of the plate printers he will allow the matter to g0 oNti lOI tHC
 Senator Allison has offered a con current resolution for CongressiOn- al recess from Saturday until Nov. 19. There are quite number of Senators who favor regular adjourn ment, but it is probable that the re- cess will be taken.
 Secretary Villas has found it neces- sary to use some very plain language to the sixty Sioux Indian Chiefs, who have been in Washington aearl ly 2 week. They came here to state their objections to the treaty by which it Is proposed to sell II, l,000,0OO acres of their reservation, Their principal objection was that the prics-~a0 cents an acre-was not enough. The Pres ident then authorized Secretary Villas to say to them that if they would ac- cept the treaty be would recommend to Congress to so change the act IS to prescribe that all the land taken during the first three years shall be paid for at the rate of Sl an acre al in the next two years a cents and after that 50 cents an acre. The In dians were asked to accept or reject this proposition, but they refused to do either until they could consult their people. Secretary Villas told them they must decide the matter or he would end the whole negotiation.
 Senator Cockrell, in his speech aR the tariff, made the republicans sq,urm as he poured volles of sar- casm into their ranks. In describing the republican tariff biii, which pro- poses to increase some rates and re- duce others, he called it dOuble edged sword, keen on both si des. There was fat to be fried out Of the manufacturers those on whose goods the duties were raised, were to be forced to contribute tG the repub- lican campaign fund in order to keep them up, and those on whose goods tho rates were reduced, were also to be forced to contribute, so as to have fine rates inpPeusel Hr charged that