Nevada County picayune., 1891-03-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent. !
WAsuISGToN, FEB. p, 1891.

DAYS of the session but there is
consolation in the fact that the reg
ular appropriation bills will leave lit
tie time in either House or Senate
for political legislation. The ship
subsidy LOB" is to be railroaded
through the House this evening,
thanks to Reeds outrageous rules.
When the resolution for the censid-
Grafton and calling for the considcra-
ton and calling of the previous qucs-
ton on this Republican JOB was
reported to the House by Reeds
lieutenant, Mckinley, Representa-
tive Mcmillan, a Democratic mem
Der of the commitsee on rules stated
that the prophecy he had made IN
the beginning, of this Congress had
been verified. Il stated continu-
ed he, "that these rules had been
adopted for four reasons: 10 pass
the election bill, which subjected the
ballot box to the bayonets-that has
been done; to pass the tariff bill
that would rob the people-that has
been done; to pass the direct tax
bill-that has been done; to pass
bill placing further taxes upon
depressed and burdened interior for
the benefit of the shipping interests
that is about to be done.
Mr.. Mills suggested sarcastically
that the Republicans pass acts OF
Congress by proclamation instead OF
by legislation, but he wanted them
to understand that the Democrats
would avail themselves of every mo-
ment of discussion to expose to the
American people the wrongs which
were being perpetrated upon them.
Mr.. Dockery mentioned the fact that
up to the present time the net in
crease of appropriations made by the
present Congress, as compared with
those made by the last Congress,
was slO2 900, 900. The Republicans
could not reply, SO they yelled
"chestnuts.
The death of Senator Wilson, OF
Maryland, which occurred suddenly
from heart disease Tuesday night,
removed good and conscientious
legislator, who was beloved by all.
The Senate adjourned Wednesday in
his honor, but net before Senator
Spooner, who stated that he would
not be member of the Senate when
day would be set apart for eulogies
on the dead statesman, had paid
a most loving tribute to his colleague
who had entered the Senate the same
day as himself, and who had served
on the same committee ever since.
The funeral took place here yester-
day morning, after which the re-
mains, in charge of the committees
of the House and Senate, left on a
special train for Snow Hill, Mary
land, where interment will be made
to-day.
Secretary Foster has always been
known as a thrifty man. Having
been confirmed by the Senate he
came here at once and yesterday
took the oath Of office in order that
his salary might begin, although he
will not take actual charge Of the
Treasury department until he
straightehs up his business affairs IN
Ohio. Although the Senators con
cerncd have denied it, l have reason
to believe that certain Republicans
tried to get the Democratic Senators
to vote with them to reject Foster S
nomination, and the Democrats re
fused ON the ground that hePresident
should be allowed to select his own
cabinet officers and that no Senator
was Unsuitable in voting against the
confirmation of such nomination,
unless charges were made and proven
against the character of the nominee.
Time is a good friend of the peo-
pie and his friendship was particu-
larly timely when he compelled the
Senate to abandon the bill for the
guaranteeing OF 500, 900 900 OF the
bonds OF the Nicaragua canal com
pany. That settles the scheme for
good and all, and if the news re-
ceived here be correct it probabl Y
settles the canal too, for some time
to come, for it is certain that the
next house will not pass that or any
other subsidy scheme.
1t is a noticeable fact that every
one Of the Farmers Alliance Repre-
sentatives-e elect that has been to
Washington, and a Number of them
are here now, favor free trade out
and out, with no IFS, ands or butts.
One Of the neatest little steals ever
proposed to Congress is that amend
ment the Senate pat in the Diplomat
ic appropriation bill granting sub
sidy Of s3,O0O,000 to company
which proposes-if it gets the sub
sidy-to lay a cable between San
Francisco and the Sandwich Islands
1t has now TRANSFERRED that the subsi-
dy is considerably more than it
would cost to lay the cable, and also
that another company stands ready
to lay the cable without subsidy, if
Congress will give it the authority
to do so. Ordinarily this would be
sufficient to kill the Job, - but this
being the last chance OF lot Of very
hungry Republicans there's no tell
ing how they'll vote.
II an extra session is escaped it
will be by as close shave as it would
be possible to make, and all sorts OF