Nevada County picayune., 1892-01-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent
Washington, Jan. s, 1892

 like a veteran, and is complimented on all sides for the ease with which he has taken up the onerous duties of presiding over the House.
 Notwithstanding the unprecedent- ed appropriations of the billion dol lar Congress, the cry for deficiency has already begun. The list is headed by Porter of the census bureau, who, through the Treasury department has asked for a deficiency appropriation of Sl ,0OO,- GOO, to complete the work of that bureau, and there are those who doubt whether that amount will be sufficient, if Porter is to be allowed to dc iti his own way. He may get the money, but it is not certain; and in any event he will probably be asked some puzzling questions as to how he has spent some of the s6,- 100000 previously appropriated for the census.
 The attacks on the Mckinley tar if law in the House resemble the firing of sharpssshooters. Bills have been introduced placing the follow ing articles on the free list: Jute, jute bagging, iron ties, binding twine, lumber, tin plate, salt, agri- cultural implements, wool, coal and iron ore and bills have been intro duced to repeal the sugar bounty clause of the law, and so much of the reciprocity clause as gives the President authority to restore the duty upon certain products of coun- tries which fail to make reciprocity treaties with the United States. These bills will all go to the Ways and Means committee, which shall decide which of them shall be pressed.
 Representative Mills. who has gone to Texas, has been granted an indefinite leave of absence by the House. The principal object of MT. Mills in going home at this time is to regain his health, but it is proba bly, that while there he may do some talking about the Texas Senatorship.
 A meeting of the Executive Com mittee of the National Association of Democrats Clubs has been called for January 20, by Representative W. l.. Wilson, of West Virginia, who is chairman of the committee. and it is desired that every member shall be present or represented by proxy, as important matters will he considered.
 The Democratic vacancy on the Inter State Commerce Commission has been given to Judge W. NJ. Lindsey, of Kentucky, a gentleman of whom nothing but good is known, and the Republican vacancy to J. w. McDill, of Iowa, who has been Congressman, Senator, Judge and several other things Nith official sal aries. Col. W. R, Morrison, whose commission expired Dec. 31, has been re-appointed.
 The silver question has already shown ready disposition to bob up sercnely in Congress at any and all times. Several bills have been in troduced in the Senate providing for free coinage, and although there has been only one "bill' day in the House, four bills of the same sort were introduced besides several others having more or less direct bearing on silver. One of them pro- vides for the repeal of the purchas- ing clause of the present silver law. Senator Stewart maintains that there is law already in existence author izing the free cOinage' of silver. enacted in lS37 aud never repealed. and he offered resolution instruct ing the Judiciary committee to in quire into the matter and report whether he is right or wrong. Sena- tor Morrill, delivered q very able and conservative speech recently against the unlimited free coinage of silver in answer to Senator Stewards recent speech
 The Harrison men are shouting II told you so" because of a slight attack of nausea that Mir. Blaine had this week, and the present indica- tlons are that a concerted attempt is to be made to drive MT. Blaine from the Presidential field, using his health as the principle weapon. It may succeed too, as MT Blaine is monomaniac on that subject, and has been ever since that notorious sun stroke, away back in the seventies.
 Andrew Jackson's birthday is be- ing fitly celebrated today by the To- cal Democrats.
 A joint resolution authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to charter a vessel to carry the grain which has been contributed for the famine stricken Tusslans to that country. was adopted by the Senate, but de- featcd by the House. The con,titu. tionality of the resolution was doubt ed by some of the ablest Democrats In Congress.
 Sen. Morgan spoke yesterday in favor of his resolution directing the committee on foreign affairs to pro- cure additional information concern ing the nicaragua canal, He strong ly favors the guarantee of bonds ask ed for by the company, but unless there is a change of sentiment there is no probability of the bill passing