Nevada County picayune., 1891-02-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WAsHINGToN, FEB. 20, 1891.

Quite political sensation has fol-
lowed the announcement OF Senator
German, whose political astuteness
cannot be gainsaid, that he was not
and would not under any combina-
ton of circumstances be q candi-
date before the Democratic National
convention next year, and that he
favored the nomination OF cx-Presi-
dent Cleveland as the strongest and
most available man, and proposed to
do all in his power to get him nomi-
mated. 1t is yet too early to see
what effect this announcement Will
have upon those Democratic Sena-
tors and Representatives who have
expressed the opinion that Mr..
Cleveland's letter against the free
coinage Of silver has destroyed his
availability as a candidate, and what
adds to the interest of the situation
is the fact that some Of these gentle
men have been, since the publication
of Mr.. Cleveland's letter, strongly in
favor of nominating Senator German.
1t seems strange that three Demo-
cratic Senators should have cast their
votes for such a palpable Job" as
that contained in the Senate amend
ment to the diplomatic appropriation
bill, which gives subsidy OF 3,O00,-
600 to the company, which as yet
only exists on paper, that proposes
to lay a cable between San Francisco
and the Sandwich Islands, but they
did. 1t is not believed that the
House will concur in the amendment,
at any rate, no Democrat should vote
to do thing so foreign to all the
principles of the Democratic party.
Senator Quay's much advertised
speech of vindication fell as fiat in
the Senate as one Of Senator Blair $
educational harrangues, and he has
gone to Florida to seek consolation
in fishing.
The general def cheney bill is this
year $50, 900. Is it strange that the
surplus has disappeared?
The international copyright bill
has been passed by the Senate with
several amendments, which makes its
becoming a law at this session very
doubtful.
Mr.. Harrison and all of his Cabi-
net, except Secretary Proctor, went
to New York to attend Gen. Sher-
mans funeral. They returned to
Washington last night.
The Republicans in the House are
so much alarmed lest the wicked
Democrats should interfere with their
plans during the closing rush of the
session, that Geographic appeals have
been sent to all absent Republicans
begging them to come here and re-
main until the end of the session.
What they are specially wanted for
is to pass the subsidy shipping bill,
winch is opposed by nearly all of the
Democrats.
The House committee on Coinage
has reported adversely the free coin
age Dill TO lne 110uSe.
1t IS commented upon rather I'M
favorably that Congress did not adj
iourn the day of Admiral Porter 5
funeral.
Probably the most disagreeable
legislative duty ever performed by
Senator Ingalls, was the presentation
by him this week of the credentials
Of John A. PETER, Senator-elect from
the State of Kansas, for the term be-
ginning March 4, next.
Notwithstanding the almost daily
reiteration of the charge that some
where in the neighborhood of one
fourth of the enormous amount of
money paid out by the Pension bu-
reau is paid Oh fraudulent claims, no
Republican in or out Of Congress has
proposed an investigation for the
purpose of purging the rolls of such
names as may be shown to be there
fraudulently. This, as well as other
other things, will be thoroughly
looked into by the next House.
Representative Payson, OF Illinois,
was elected Speaker pro ten. OF the
House this week, during the sickness
of Speaker Reed.
The Republicans are beginning to
be frightened at the prospect of los
ING control of the Senate. 1t is now
regarded as certain that the Mckin-
ley tariff law will be repealed out
right or greatly modified in 1898, if
not next year.