Nevada County picayune., 1888-06-06
Weekly Budget of News From the
 National Capital.
From our Special Correspondent l

WAsrINGToN, June lst, l888.
 Greater enthusiasm has never been shown than was displayed by the democrats in Congress at the sug- gestion that eX-Senator Allen C.. Thurman should be nominated for Nice-Prcsidcnt on the ticket with Mir. Cleveland The sentiment is abso- mtelv unanimous in favor of the greatest of all of Ohio's citizens. Nothing but the consent of Jugdc Thurman would be necessary to sc- cure his nomination by exclamation. With the ticket Cleveland and Thur man. Ohio could be added to the democratic col umn this year, said a democrat to your correspondent to day. MT. Cleveland is said to be the man who first suggested the nom- inaton of Judge Thurman. and the idea spread like q prairie fire among democrats here, for the nohlest Ro- man of them all a, the Judge is af- fectionately called, ispersonally very very popular. But from the Judge $ recent remark If the people believe me to he an honest man they will let me alone" there is no doubt left of his permanent retirement from poll- tics.
 It having been decided by q eau GUS of republican Senators that the Fisheries treaty must be discussed in open sessions of the Senate. those who have constantly votel against open executive sessions for any pur- pose. such meu as senators Edmuns and Sherman. for instance, did not l hesitate a moment to turn complete lv around and reverse their previous ] records.
 There was one days open discus sion of the treaty this week, after which it was postponed until June l llth. The Administration has noth- ing to lose by having the subject publicly discussed.
 Seeing the utter hopeliness of any republican being elect ed President, :, Mr. Blaine has written another letter ! stating in positive terms that he will not under any circumstances accept the republican nomination. He ] knows what it is to be run over by the Cleveland train and one eNpe- riencc of the kind is as much aS he wants
 Gen. Sheridan has this week been about as near deaths door as it was possible to %. and still live; his ! family and his physician at one time gave up all hope. But suddenly there was change for the better which continued for three days, when he had another relapse. There is little hope of his ultimate recovery.
 A committee of citizens of Cincin- natl are in this city. for the purpose of inviting Mir. and Mrs. Cleveland, and to attend the opening of the centennial exposition in that city. Commissioner Stockslager has rec commended that suits he brought against the southern Pacific Railroad ! Co.,. to Vacate patents for about 3O,- 0O9 acre, of land in Southern Cali foruia.
 The House committee on public l lands has adopted the substitute of fered by Mir. Holman. of Indiana, the general land grant forfeiture bill which recently passed the Senate. The Senate bill permits the roads to hold all the lands along the line as ! far as the road have been completed, regardless of the time limit provided l in the original grants. Mir. Holman s substitute holds the railroads to a stricter accountability, and forfets all lands not earned strictly accord- ing to the terms of the original 1 grant.
 The first session of the tifticth con 1 uresS bids fair to break the record as to the length of the session. No one dares to name a time for ad- iournmcnt If they are not still here in September it will he because the heat will drive them away. Let Us glance at the regular business that has to be finished up before they can adjourn. of the four teen regular appropriating bills, only two tue Military Academy and Pension bills have passed both Houses. Five ot the others have passed the House. and one i, now pending before that body Six of them have not yet been reported from the committees. The first Scs- sion of the Forty ninth Congress was called very slow, but at a correspond ing date two years ago it was more than one third ahead of the present ] congress.
 The Mills tariff bill whenit comes before the House again, will have quitea number of amendments added. But none will be accepted or voted