Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-08
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Hon. Van II. Manning, OF the Second
Congressional District of Mississippi, ia in
Washington. He says that he feels confident
that he will be declared entitled TO the seat
in Congress from the Second District. The
recent decision of the Supreme Court leaves
the whole matter with Congress, and he is
satisfied he can show that a number OF in.
ternal revenue agents were sent to Mississip-
pi for no other purpose than to electioneer
for Gen. Chalmers. 1t is certain that he
will make out a strong case for himself.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN ATKINS, OF Tennessee,
is amszsd at the statement in the Cincinnati
News that he had made a bargain with Mr..
Randall to secure for him the votes of the
Tennessee delegation for Speaker in return
Tor that geutleman's Influence in the Canvass
for the clerkship 70 the House. He says in
a letter to the Neys that he hasn't "cousoli-
dated" with Mr.. Randall and doesn't propose
TO tcopsoiidate" with any other candidate for
the Speakership. He will go it alone. Mr..
Atkins has undertaken an heroic task, but as
he has been a warm supporter and admirer
of Nh. Randall in the past, he doubtless
knows enough TO put his influence where it
will do him the most good.
NEBRASKA politicians deal with Offices in
a MAN. business-like way. There is no
nonaense about them. The Omaha Bee saws
the delegation in Congress agree to stand by
one another in the matter of recsmmenda.
tons for appointments. Furthermore, the
Endorsement OF the member of the Legisla-
ture in the applicants district is an iudis.
pensable prerequisite. Thus State and ma
tional politics unite in 4 system which is
warranted not to miss fire. This plan exalt.
the humble statesman who has only reached
the Legislature, and trains him for The
hluheF nlzpA WHARF he 9ill 10 artbo-ol
even to visit the White House and ask for
othces. Nebraska is clearly ahead.
CHIvALRoUs sentiments do not always ex.
tend 10 the statements made 10 assessors.
South Carolina is troubled with ta~x-dodyers
in common with other States. Nearly So
100000 lees of taxable property was relurnea
in 1882 than in 1872, although the State has
undoubtedly made progress In wealth during
the time. The returns of money, bank
notes and similar valuables were amusingly
imperfect. Hampton county, for example,
had only S131 according 10 the returns. The
value of horses and mules by the taxpsyers'
standard was small. In several counties the
value Of horses and mules was given at
less than $50, yet if a New England buyer
had offered $42 for horses in those counties,
he would have been called an impudent
Yankee.
A FEW days ago the New York Tribune
called attention to the fact that Mr.. Hatton,
the First Assistant Postmaste General, al
though he has been in office comparatively
only q short time, has shown egotism to the
extent Of exceeding all other first assistant
postmaster-generals and even postm aster-
generals Themselves, in giving his name of
"Hatton" to newly-established postofices.
Mr.. Hatton thinks that Whltelaw Reid is
jealous of the anne he ia acquiring through
The aid of these little postotices, and is de-
ternined that in the future he shall have no
cause for JEALOUSY. Mr.. Hstton has be-
gun naming postofices after Mr.. Bed. In
Ohio he calls them Jacob" because he says
Mr.. Reid was known by that name when he
lived in that State, and in New York he calls
the new Offices "Whitelaw." This little
rumpus between Editor Reid and Editor
Hatton may develop into something that
will amuss the country.