The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-26
Washington Correspondence
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ianrn for Ehe Christmas HOLIDAYS, nom The
9Th nczabsr, . January eth. 50 busi-
ness II consequence Is ever tranzactea ~
either house beiors the holidays. Both
houses viii hare put themselves il rsadi-
ners tor business When tkay geassenhle.
NevertheIsss numerous hills have bon N
srodunad and referred to The sppropriats
committees. Among others Il saneral
importance 4 one b II. Ednlrals, II ti1e
Senate, % provide for the further prutse-
tiou At coI0ged eisiRaas 81 The Unfted
States Rsaiast yiolatioa q certain rights /
secured 70 then b the Constitution Il
begins with preamble stating that doubt |
has arisen whether tha Laws Of the United |
States aOw IN force are ia ali respects ade- |
qusta % the protection Of citizens Of any
race, color, Or previous condition Of ger
Tituds.
In plain words, the design Of the meas
ure Is to produce another color line agita-
ton with q bloody-shirt accompaniment
By which the Republican party hopes to
keep itself in power. Il will open up
lively debate ia both houses. II the Demo-
Gratis take up the gauntlet.
Mr.. Edmunds must be credited With in.
Producing 8 much better measure than his
civil rights bill. II is to create postal
telegraph service.
The following resolution offered By Mr..
Voorhees, is worthy OF special mention:
Resolved, That in the judgment of the
Senate 4 public debt is not public bless
| ing, and that any measure of financial
policy looking to the perpetuation Of the
present interest bearing national debt ei
Ibis Government for the purposes of ma
tional banking or on any other account,
meets with the disapprobation of this body
and should be viewed with alarm BIZ the
taxpaysrs of the United States"
Mr. Voorhees, has offered another resolu.
ton. which many of your readers viii re-
gard as step in The right direction. 1t
provides for an amendment 10 the Consti-
tuition requiring all postmasiers. revenue
collectors, judg, $. narshals. and United
States attorneys, 10 be elected by the peo-
pie of the States in which their duties arr
to be performed, the several legislatures to
prescribe the methods Of election.
Among other Senate bills OF imp,r ance
is one by Senator George, to enforce tbs
forfeiture TO the United States of lands
heretofore granted to the Railroad corpor-
atoms, and to apply the same to education;
and also u bill to change the powers of til.
Department Of Agriculture.
Senator Lamar is in good health and
will be heard from during the session upon
the important questions which will engage
the attention of that body.
must not neglect to mention that the
Senate has reorganized by making a clean
sweep OF the Democratic officers of tho
body and putting Republicans in their
places. So much for their Civil Service
Reform pretensions. The Democrats nom
mated for Secretary of the Senate, Mr.. L.
@. Washington, the correspondent OF the
n. o. Picayune, and one OF the ablest
Democratic journalists in the country.
After awhile, The Democrats will have con-
| troll of the Senate and their votes will be
worth more than a mere compliment to
Mr.. Washington.
In the House numerous bills, mostly OF
private nature, have been introduced !;
but among the public measures, is postal
telegraph bill by Mr. Anderson, OF Kansas,
and bill by Mr. Muldrow, of Missis-
sippi, to create Department OF Agricul-
ture.
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, will reintroduce
his interstate commere bill of last session.
This measure passed the House in the
Forty-hfth Congress by considerable ma
| iority. In the Forty-sixth and Forty
seventh Congresses it was kept in the bach.
ground BY an unfriendly committee Mr..
Reagan thinks it will get through the
present House in tim. for action in the
Senate. The bill curtails the monopoly
powers of railroad corporations. 1t pro-
hibits discrimination in freight rates and
charges, and the pooling of freights by
competing roads, and allows redress both
in civil and criminal courts for violations
of its provisions.
Your readers may have seen the report
of the bill prepared by Sir. Barksdale, of
Mississippi, on the same sabiect. / will
send you synopsis after its introduction.
The Mississippi members are all at their
posts and will work with the utmost har-
mony for the public good and especially
upon all matters involving the interests of
their constituents. The same may be said
with reference to the joint cooperation of
the Senators and Representatives from the
State. 1t is pleasant to know that If there
ever was an arrangement between Senator
Lamar and Representative Barksdale, it
has been entirely reconciled. Their per-
sonal relations, it is understood, have mover
been interrupted by the political differ
ences that existed between them, but their
mutual friends will be glad TO know that
their old time entente cordidle has been
entirely restored
The Speaker will announce the COM
mittees on Monday. The appointments
will be known before this letter is put in
type. l might give the speculations, in
regard thereto, but it would be idle. The
Speaker has delicate trust to perform,
and it is believed that he will perform it
faithfully and with an eye single to the
public good and the advancement Of re-
form. RETsEL.