The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-12-21

sen.ing the iron. whiskey and tobacco in.
forests. OF course ills too early to pre-
dict what is likely to be done with any cI
these Interests, and in spite OF .he eviden,
purposeto deal With the various subjects
it would be safest perhaps to hazard ,b
/ opinion that no appreciable result will b.
reached, simply from lack of agreement. =
BuS representatives of all the interests in
| voived are here, to saysnothing of the usua
train ofcamp followers and lobbyists, en-
deayoring TO influence action their particu
lar %V---ihat is in the way which will en-
able them TO pocket the greatest amount o
profit. The whiskey interest want reduc>
tion Of the tax, but they want an exr ension
of The tiIIe for botdihg in bond great deal
moro: while nothing short of complete
Wiping out of the tax on tobacco will suit
the representation of tilat interest. The
iron lobbies will be perfectly willirg TO ds,
sist the whiskey and tobacco men in making
their points, but they will elevate the il
.xn;eo.the minute anything is said or do ne
about cutting down the tariff on the metal
in which they operate. They have orgaui
zcd for war, and they mean business. Mem
while those patriots about Washington who
are ready to help everybody 10 imprest
their views upon Congress, for oonsidera.
ton, welcome the coming of oil these inter-
ests with money to spend.
The Republicans in Congress are talking
ho Al nTc Of nh H.
lerger, touching the organization of the
Senate next March. These TWO worthies
have served notice that they propose tc
dictate who shall hold tho offices Of that
body, and some Of the moro decent Repub.
licans do not take kindly TO the demand
They think The party has carried Aahane
long enough, and lhnt it would be bcst to
unload even at tie expense of permitting
the Democrats TO organize the Senate, The
new Senate, which will organize on the 9th
Of March, will be queer body. 1t will nj
most certainly he composed Of 38 Demo
Gratis, 80 Republicans ana tho two "Read-
juslcrs" above named, who vii Of course
bold the balance Of power by virtue, of
which should they act independent Of eirher
caucus, they could practically name the
PRESIDENT pro TEN, the Secretary, and ali
other offices and committecs--u great DOW
er for two such men to exercise And they
are not modest, honest lngo! You can
judge from MaRone's assessment circulars
that he is no, shrinking, timid bnsbiul
young creature, but that he is like the
widow Butler-he knows what lie warts
aud is not afraid TO ask for it. Mnhone
weighs only ninety pounds, bur he has got
check enough for u man of five humdreG.
Of course: e will insist On George Gorlam's
election as Secretary. Gorham has been
vi ahons's Moses i'll the party and held the
Administration up TO his support allowing
him full liberty to appoint and dismiss in
the m)st arbitrary muuncr. There Is much
opposition in the Republican ranks tc Cor,
ham, aud year ago he could not be elec
ted Secretary because certain Senators of
his own party declared they would not vote
for HIM He did more than any other one
man TO bring about the condition of things
that made the murder Of Garfield possible.
Nothing has occurred here to give n more
gratifying evidence that the judicial branch
of our government has at last hidden fare
we'll to sectionalism aud subor,linat ed party
and prejudice tojustice and patriotism than
does The recent decision of the Supreme
Court in the suit Of the Lee heirs 10 recover
the Arlington estate, now IL vas! Union bu-
rymg ground. The estate WINS sold by the
Government during the war for non pay.
ment oI taxes Although ihe amount of
the tax WAS rendered, the Tax Commission
ers took the ground that they would not
receive the amount from any one but the
owner In person; md ns the owner, Gen.
Lee, was in command of the Rebel army.
he could not, or would not appear. The
Court now holds that the Commissioners
had no right to impose any condition, that
they were bound 10 accept payment of the
taxes by whomsoover rendered, and that
the sale of the property under these cir
cnmstances was a taking without. compen>
sation, from which the Constitution pro,
IecIs everybody not convicted of orime.-
Four of the Judges--Waite, Gray, Bradley
and Wood--dissent, but their opinions have
not yet been published. OF course the Lee
heirs Will not now obtain possession of the
estate, and do not seek ii, but they will
have to get its value from Congress, and a
movement to that end has olreudy been To-.
ken by Senator Edmunds.
Another thing being quietly discussed
among Republican leaders is, what shall be
done with ex-senator Dorsey, present Sec
retary of the National Committee and pros>
pective Star route convict. meeting of
the National Committee is TO be held here
soon and it is said that if Dorsey does not
volunteer his resignation he will be ignored
and n successor elected. This course would
not have been adopted previous TO the late
election, but now these much scared politi-
clans are becoming exceedingly virluous.-
JAY Hubbell and Ferry have been paying
their respects to each other in our local pa
pers in very plain language. IIubbell is
very bitter, but most OF the Michigan Rep.
resentatives here say that he misrcpresents
the feeling in that State Nobody credits
him with the slightest chance of becoming
Senator Senator Lamar has been fire.
qaently complmcnted during the present
session on.his improved appearance, brought
about by new style in cutting his hair
He has hitherto adhered 10 the old South,
ern custom of wearing his hair quite long.
ana he lost its length irvoluntnriy. During
a recent visit TO st. Louis he went into a
barber shop to get shaved After his face
iad been raked over the barber said: "Scn>
'tor, your hair needs trimming" "All
'ight," said the Senator, '',rim it for me.''
ihe Senator continued in a mediaiive mood
lot paying any attention to what tho bar.
Der was doing. When he arose he discov
cred That, like Sampson, he bad been in |
he hands OF II Delbuh, as il were, and
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