Nevada County picayune., 1890-12-25
WASHlNGTOA LETTER.
I From our Regular Correspondent.
 WASHINGTON, DEC. 19, 1890.

WASHINGTON, DEC. lJ, lo3O.
 As last resort to get the repub- lican senators into line Mir. Harrison is said to have stated to several of them that he would consider the de- feat of the force bill an intimation that they did not wish hlm to be q candidate for renomlnation in '92. That is a very dangerous argument for MT. Harrison to use, and 1t will probably result in making more votes against the bill than in its favor, for it is doubtful whether there is half-a-dozen republican Senators who are sincerely in favor of giving MT. Harrison another nomination.
 A republican causus has voted to change the rules of the Senate in or der to push the force bill through. The programme is to debate the bill the rest of this week, then to take up the new silver bill approved by the same caucus, and passed it in its present candition, if the wicked democrats do not succeed in substi- tuting free coinage therefore; after wards the change of rules is to be adopted, if enough republicans can be persuaded to voto for it.
 The rumor is again current here, and generally believed to be true, that MT. Harrison has fully made up his mind that Commissioner Raum is heavier load than he cares to carry. He will ask for Raum's resignation, it is said, as soon as the House com mittee, which is pretending to inves- tigate the Pension office, makes it's report, which will probably not be until after the holidays.
 The House expects to vote on the substitute for the Senate subsidy shipping bills tomorrow. This sub stitute is sort of combination of the subsidy and bounty features of the other two bills which has been concocted by the republicans of the House committee on Merchant Ma rine in order the compel certain re- licans who favored substituting steam ship lines, but opposed the bounty bill to vote for both. The republi- can claim that it is certain to pass. An attempt will be make by demo- cratic members to attach an amend ment providing for free ships to the bill, and it may succeed as number of republicans are believed to be will ling to support it.
 Representative Pierce of Tennes- see, member of the Farmers Ali ance, has introduced in the House resolution instructing the committee on Ways and Means to report the Sub- Treasury bill not later than Monday, January }, and fixing the following Monday for it's consider ation.
 Representative Mills has introduce ed q resolution providing for q re- cess from Dee. 22, to January, D. and it has been referred to the com mittee on Ways and Means. It is not believed that the Republicans will agree to such a lengthy recess in fact Senatorial caucus said there would be none.
 While the apportionment bill, which passed this week, was under discussion in the House the Demo- crats pa,d their respects to Secretary Noble, Superintendent Porter and the faulty Census upon which the bill is based. If the census was a correct one, which it was not, the bill would be as fair as could be cx- pected.
 MT. Wanamaker has succeeded in getting the House committee on Post-offices to report resolution to the House setting aside January 6 for the consideration of the postal telegraph bill. He doesn't seem to be worrying any to get one cent letter postage bill through.
 The National Citizens Alliance, which is intended to be a twin bro ther to the Farmers Alliance, is 10 have head quarters and newspaper in this city.