The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03

TuE Internal Revenue tax is wholly
war tax. The war has been over near
Il eighteen years.
TUE Senate refused to concur in the
House resolution to adjourn, but Congress
,ook holiday nevertheless.
THE latest estimate of the United
States Department Of agriculture places
,be wears total corn product of the
country at 1,625,oOO,OOO bushels.
4 RAILROAD commission bill, similar
n most respects to the one now in opera
tion in Alabama and Georgia, has passed
tbe South Carolina Legislature.
THE Senate has adopted a resolution
substantially promising that if it passes
! bill reducing the tobacco tax, it viii
nroyide for rebate on the taxes already
Maid on stocks on hand. This is but
fair.
The Mississippi Valley Horticultural
Society will hold itsfourth annual meet
ing in New Orleans, commencing Febru-
ary 81, and continuing four days. Missis-
sippi will be well represented.
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TEXAS can boast the most magnif-
cent school fund of any State in the
Union. In addition to over $4,0O0,000
interest-bearing money, it embraces 80,
100000 acres of land valued at 81 so
an acre.
The public debt stiIl amounts to more
than a billion and half of dollars, or
about thirty dollars for every man,
woman and child in the country.
Or the Internal Revenue tax, which
we contend ought to be abolished, Mis-
sissippi paid last year $9409S, and Of
this sum, $21, 900 were paid to the Off
Il cials in the internal revenue service.
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For the five months which ended with
November last, the number Of immi-
grants arriving in the United States was
244,6l1, against 291, 800 for the cores
pOnding term in 18S1-a falling off Of
46,7O9.
The New Orleans, St. Louis and Chi
cago railroad has lately had built al
their shops in Water Valley, a hospital
car,a to be used when accidents occur
1t is finished with every convenience
and medical and surgical instruments.
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FIFTY laborers left Vicksburg on the
2Sth for Anthony's Ferry to aid in the
construction Of the Memphis and Vicks
burg Railroad. Six new steam engines
and about fifty cars have already beer
received for the Memphis and Vicksbure
and the Mississippi Valley and Shil
Island Railroads.
S. j. RANDALL: "A thorough reform
and simplifcation of the tariff laws i
necessary and should be proceeded witt
as speedily as possible. The interna
taxes are offensive to the people as {
mode of raising revenue in this country
and they have been submitted to only al
a necessity resulting from the war.
Sensible talk.
HAYES, the Albany Express declares
was a mere nobody, who came into Office
with a clouded title, and who Away
acted as though he felt ashamed Of him
self, as, indeed, most people were foi
him. He was but sorry figure in thu
chair Of Washington, Jefferson and Jack
son, and he has already been forgotten
except as an incident.
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1t has been suggested that if the re
cent legislation of Congress fails to sup
press the abomination Of polygamy il
Utah, the Congress to which belongs tn,
exclusive management Of the Territor.
should abolish the legislative assembly
lamp out its entire polygamous features
md control it with an authority deriving
ts power from the federal government
lTwould seem that the supervisionpoli
yand the Office Of Railroad Commission
have not retarded Railroad develop
aent in Ohio. The report Of the Ohi'
ommissioner for the year ending jun
shows gain Of l05 per cent. in tn
umber Of miles in operation, an'
gregate capital stock gain Of nearl.
per cent. The total gross earning
ow an increase of 162 per cent; tn
tal net earnings, an increase of 6 pc
nt.
HE State Grange Of Massachusett
passed a resolution asking Congress
make the Commissioner of Agricul
Z Cabinet officer-"his appointment
70 be influenced by politicians" Thi