Nevada County picayune., 1889-02-06
WASHINGTON TOPICS.
Weekly Budget of News From the
 National Capital.
From our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 1889.

allowed himself to be misrepresented and criticised by the newspapers about this Samoan affair for long time. but he has turned on the sen sation mongers by taking the pubic into his confidence and showing just how small foundation there really was upon which to build d great war sensation. He shows that Germany has violated no treaty with the United States that no American property has been destroyed nor the rights of any American citizens interferred with: that Germany has given the United States absolutely no cause for war, and that by express agreements with Germany and England the United States is prevented from at tempting to maintain protectorate over the islands. In fact, MT. Bay ards statements make it very plain that he has upheld the honor of the country in this matter, and now he has turned it over to Congress to de- eide whether we shall inaugurate a new policy m relation to this inslg- niticant little group of islands in the South Pacific ocean. The absurd rumor that MT. Bayard and Secretary Whitney had fallen out over this question had no foundation what ever. The administration is harmo- nious.
 The Senate has decided that in fu- ture our ministers to the courts of England, France, Germany and Rus sia shall be called ambassadors.
 The Republicans of the Senate have decided to report MT. Springer s Omnibus bill" with amendments shutting out New Mexico, and pro- viding for the immediate admission of North and South Dakota, Mon tana and Washington. It is not be- lieved that the Democrats of the house will ever agree to any measure that does not admit New Mexico, so there is no probability of any legisla- ton on this subject at this sesson.
 Senator Allison is the candle which is attracting all the Republican moths just at present He knows just what Harrison proposes to do, and is gen erally believed to have agreed to be- come Secretary of the Treasury him. self. The Cabinet as it now stands, according to high Republican author ity, is Blaine for Secretary of State; Allison for the Treasury; Wanama- ker Postmaster General, and Al ger Secretary of War. If this is correct there is no longer any doubt of it's being a Blaine administration.
 w. W. Dudley wants Harrison to appoint him Commissioner of Patents, but it has been suggested that 1t might be we'll for hlm to wait and hear the verdict concerning certain charges against him before he applies for an office.
 The Democratic Senators held a caucus this week to determine whether it was possible to get the Republicans to agree to take some action upon the large number-over 4O0-of nominations now pending before the Senate, Nothing is eX- pected to come of it, as the Repuhli- cans seem determined to hang up those nominations until Harrison comes in.
 The Senate tariff bill has been re- ferred to the Treasury Department for report as to what effect it would have on the revenues of the Government. Mir. McMllan, of the House Ways and Means Committee, thinks that the tariff portion of the bill would result in an increase of the revenues instead of a reduction.
 If Harrison's administration is be controlled by Republicans of the Billy Chandler type, there are troub- louS times ahead for the South. Chandler is one of those Republican saints who is always suffering with that very acute disease, ''nigger" on the brain. He cannot talk five min utes on the floor of the Senate or else where without dragging in the negro He has rather overdone himself by an interview this week in which he takes occasion to virtually advise the negro to arm himself and fight. Such men as Chandler have been re- sponsible for every drop of blood that has been shed in the South since the close of the war, and the trouble has only just begun, if they are allowed