Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 1890

"Might makes right" has always been the motto of the republican party. But it has never so openly lived up to the brigandish theory as during this session of Congress, and the acton of the majority of the House this week has been more revo- lutionary than ever before. When, after three weeks struggle the re- publicans succeeded in mastering a quorum of their own, it was of course expected that they would seat the negro contestant Langstou. whose case had been pending for more than two weeks; but that they would at tempt to seat negro number two without having given any previous notice of any intention to call up the case, and without allowing one word of argument, no one outside of those in the plot had the remotest idea. We'll, that is exactly what was done. The Miller vs Elliott was called up, and in exactly thirteen minutes the House had unseated Col. Elliott and given his seat to the negro Miller. Several republicans, notably, Repre- sentative Kerr, of Iowa, tried to per suade the Speaker to allow both sides to be heard before taking vote, but the republicans hooted them down and proceeded to consummate the legislative disgrace. Privately re- publicans apologized for their un- seemly haste, saying that they feared they could not hold the quorum for any length of time.
 The tariff bill has been reported from conference, and while in some respects It is better than it was as passed by the Senate, it is on q whole the most atrocious piece of tariff legislation ever conceived by the Republican party, and that is saying great deal. It was by the use of the party whip that an agree ment was reached in conference, and about one-fourth of the Republicans privately curse the bill, which they say robs their constituents, but when a vote is taken every one of these men will be found smilingly voting for the bill as reported from the con ference. There has been considera- ble talk about the Democrats of the Senate taking advantage of the rules of that body to debate the report on the tariff bill until the first week in November, in order to prevent the calling of an extra session for the purpose of passing the Force bill, but no such program has yet been agreed upon, although in certain contingencies it may be done. Any thing would be excusable and allow able to beat the Force bill,
 The Senate has amended and passed the bill intended to make the United States Courts part of the machinery of the Republican party, although ostenslbly its object is to define and regulate the jurisdiction of the United States Courts.
 There are now three negroes sit ting as members of the House of Representatives, two of them in stolen seats.
 The season for booming summer resorts being about over, and that for winter resorts being not yet open, MT. Harrison and his family returned to Washington.
 It has been decided by the House committee on the Judiciary to make . favorable report on the bill, which has already passed the Senate, for feiting the property of the Mormon church.
 There is a screw loose in the Raum vindication, and one of the Republi- can members of the committee is said to be opposed to the proposed whlte-washing. He is being lar gued'" with, hence the delay in making the report.
 The House has voted without a division to expunge the speech wherein MT. Kennedy called Senator Quay modern Judas Iscariot and a felon, from the Record, and MT. Kennedy made another speech stating that he was glad he made the first one, and that he still stood by his original language. MT. Quay has been so busy trying to save his nom inee for the Governorship of Penn sylvania from defeat that he hasn't had time to give the public his opinion.
 Representative Flower doesn't seem to be worrying over the adverse criticisms of his management of the Democratic Congressional campaign. He says wait until the returns are in and see the results of the commit tees work. $.