Nevada County picayune., 1888-04-18
WASHlNCTONTOP
Weekly Budget of News From the
 National Capital
[From our Special Corre.pondent.
WASHINGTON. April 18th, 1888.


 For week the flibusterers in the House refused to listen to any talk of compromising in any way to break the deadlock. They also re- fused to take part in democratic caucus on the bill. But finally the flibustercrS having discovered that a majority of the democrats would give up to them to the extent of poStpon- iny the consideration of this bill un- til next December. they agreed to hold caucus. In caucus they agreed to postpone discussion of the Direct Tax bill until the 9th of December next, when q vote is to be taken on it.
 So the deadlock ended on Thurs day with decided victory for the flibustering minority. It was the best that could be done however, for the flibusterers did not hesitate to say, they would continue legislation for the remainder of the session be- fore they would surrender.
 The democrats of the House com mittee on pensions have improved the Dependent pension bill, which recently passed the Senate. They agreed to an amendment, which strikes out the second and third sec tions that gave Sl2 month to all soldiers of the rebellion who served three months and.are now from age or any other cause incapacitated for earning d support. or the same to the widow and children of such sol diers as have died. It substitutes therefor provision regulating pen sions by the term of service, at the l rate of one cent a month for each days service in the army of the wars. Mexican, Indian or the rebellion and that all soldiers whether inca pacitated or not shall receive pen sion rated in this manner, after they reach the age of e years. The re- publicans of the committee opposed the amendment.
 While Senator platt. of Conn, was making prosy speech in favor of his bill to admit South Dakota as 8 State, Delegate Clifford. of Dakota who was sitting on one of the com fortahle lounges in the rear of the Senate Chamber, fell into deel sleep and snored audiblv. not waking until the Senator had finished his speech. MT. Clifford was one oi the victims of the dcadloc ck and doubtless needed rest so badly that he was unable to honor with his at tenton the speech which he had over to the Senate purpoSely to hear.
 It is not thought likely that any legislation in regard to the admit tancc of any of the territories as States will be matured by passing both Houses at this session of Con- gress. The Senate now has before it a bill for the admission of South Dakota, and it will probably pass that body by 2 strict party vote, but that is as far as it k likely to get, as the only territorial legislation of the session will be the passage of the Springer omnibus bill, which proyi- des for the admission of Dakota, Montanta, Washington and New Mexico. but there is no hope that the Senate will pass this bill. The people of the territories can blame the republicans for keeping them out of Statehood.
 Mir. Stanford, the California mil lonaire bought a seat in the United States Senate, as many others had done before him. and he now propo- ses to make some inycstigationsin ill or der to figure up the probable cost of buying the republican nomination for the Presidency.
 Ex-ScnatOr Wallace. of Pcnnsyl- yania. who was in Washington this week, says the democrats of his State are q unit for the renomination of President Cleveland The Presi- dent has received pressing invitation this week to visit Virginia and Tex |