Nevada County picayune., 1891-12-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent. l

Speakershlp of the House Of Repre- sentatives will close with the selec- ton of one of the candidates ny the caucus which will be held tomorrow, but it will be years before it is forgotten. There have been many things to cause it to be re- not the least of which is tue large number of candidates that will remain in the field up to the Iast-this is of itself highly credita- ble to the Democratic party as an organization, as it shows that it is a party that does not tolerate bOossism, but gives every man in its ranks all equal right to aspire to any honor within it's gift. Another thing about it that will not soon be forgotten is the action of the Republicans in try ing by misrepresenting innocent re- marks made by Democrats, and Tn many instances by the outright man. ufacture of statements to create a feeling of antagonlsm between the friends of the several candidates they succeeded but too we'll, in some instances.
 Whoever is elected for Speaker, the attempt will be made Tn certain quarters to make it appear that the selection makes certain the nomina- tion for President next year of some one of the gentlemen who have been prominently named for that honor. That is another Republican scheme. There IS not the slightest thing to base such a conclusion upon, no matter which of the candidates for Speaker may win. There are, to your correspondents certain knowl- edge, men in the ranks of the sup porters of each of the candidates who favor MT, Cleveland, Governor Hill, Governor Gray, Senator Cor man and Governor Boies, so you see what nonsense it is to say that the success of any one of the candidates for speaker will have any direct ef- feet upon the nomination for Presi' dent next year. Just as members of Congress have differed in their opinions of the best man for Speak. CT, so will they differ when it comes to selecting candidate for Presi- dent. The National Democratic convention, and not the House of Representative will name the Presidential nominee of the party, Republican busybodies to the con trary notwithstanding.
 Representative Cooper. of Indiana, who originated the Raum inyestiga- ton in the last Congress, says that if MT. Harrison persists in keeping Raum at the head of the Pension of i flee he will move for another inyes- tigation. MT. Cooper has secured large addition to the stock of am.
 munition which the packet commit tee of the last Congress refused to allow him to use, and if Raum does not vacate the Pension office he will see to it that the next investigation 1 does not end with coat of white wash.
 MT. Harrison's friends in the Re- publican party have been anXloGsly expecting this week that often an nounced statement from MT. Blaine that he would not be the candidate of his party, if having bGen stated here the other day bs eN-SenatqT Saunders, of Nebraska, whose daug- ter is Russell Harrisons wife, that MT. Blame would shortly take the public into his confidence, but, alas for the Harrison crowd, it seems tC be only another false alarm. as MT. Blaine says not a word, but continues to smile when visiting Republicans tell him that they propose nomlnat' ing him next year.
 Attorney General Miller is not an admirer of the newspaper. prob bably because they have refused tn class him as high as his own concelt tells him he should go; therefore il caused no surprise when he tried to cast slHr upon the press, while tn ( argument iI tte cases against the constitutionality ot tue Mckinley tariff law was proceeding befor. ..a Supreme Court. It came about this way. MT. Stephen G, Clark, of New Yorl, while arguing that the oms- sion of the tooacel rebate clause in the bill as signed by ths President mvaGdated the whole bill, produced book kept in Clark office showing the record of bills passed by the House, to show that the clause was omitted. In reply to the Attorney General question, MT. Clark said lie -ao nQt advised as to whether there was sn, iaA fqF the keeping of book. If there is no ,ucu ,G%,
 said the Attorney General with q sheer, the book has no more weight than a newspaper publication. "