The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-05

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Tuesday syeblhg slisu ibs tsHfus
wna called ~ mdef gna hundred
aad eiFhty fyuf meml~fa ssfs
present Ansfs talk N sesetHI
hours 20 understanding was naeli
I'll withOul anyone being "fead
ul n Che patty II wa decided
Wy a yote n one hundred and fouf
teen ~ Gny.seyen that The Moffi'
pin BIZ should b. discussed ff a
reasonable time IN COMMITTEES "
the Whole, where II should be
subject ~ amendment, after which
Il should b. reported ~ The House,
aud then put upon its passage. A
resolution was adopted declaring
that no member should be bound
by this cau1us action except 50 far
NJ be, ~ "a Democrat, felt hound by
the action Of u majority Of bis par
" in caucus. II WA also agreed
that II was expcdicnt 10 abolish
the internal revenue tax on tUbac-
co, and to reduce that ON fruit
brandy 10 ten cents u gallon. The
benefits u the Educational bill be-
ing distributed upon the basis Of
illiteracy are TO be shared by the
Soath in the largest proportion.
All sectional objection ~ the meas
ure cmanatcs exclusively from Re
publican Senator'S. Mr.. Sherman
is one Of the prominent sectional
opposers, the man who has so re-.
Gently been loud in profession of
friendship for the colored race. As
Senator Vance forcibly said in
debate upon the bill Now, when
a practical opportunity, for the
negro presented itself, Mr. sher.
man thought that an ignorant
negro could answer his purpose at
the polls better than an educated
one The Inconsistency OF Mr.
Sherman has been much com.
mentcd upon by the Democrats %
the Senate. Nor did the Senator
from North Carolina spare tn,
Senator from Massachusetts,. Re
ierring to a remark made by Sena
tor lIoar in relation to the Hit
eracy Of the old North State, say
: ing il was at the tail end Of all til,
States in the matter Of education
= Mr. Vance spoke .arcastically G
the prostrating effect Of such
, blow, and said it was especial
!. crushing coming from the Senate
from Tewksbury, the represents
tive Of u State that had sacrifice
: every principle for gain, the Stat
that was more responsible fl
n slavery than any other, and which
q when it found slavery did not pa
n in Massachusetts,, sold her slave
n to the South, sang the long.mct,
4 doxology, and thanked God sh
was not AS other States. The Di
trict Judges bill has passed ii
Senate at last. II makes the
'e salaries 5000 per annum, al
d prohibits them from appointing
d position in their courts relativ,
=, within the degree Of first cousil
During debate on the bill nepotisl
10 as practiced by the Federal jud
c, ciary VAS scathingly denounce
e. Senator Coke saying there had n,
20 for several years been u L. S. Jud,
- in Texas, save one, whose nepo
I'd ism had rot become u scands
e, Early in the week the House vot,
! against appropriating 100000 4
u the Louisiana food sufferers b,
later and urgent appeals for reli
caused further discussion az
finally a resolution passed provi
+, ing that $4,000 Of the uncxpen
ed amount granted for the suiic
IL crs by the Ohio floods may be us,
" by the Secretary Of War
y relieve destitute persons in II
u district overlowed by the Miss
sippi. The measure was strong
opposed by MIR. Rice, Of Mass, I
~ the ground that the Goyernme
was not an insurer against wat
~ any more than against fire, al
~ that relief should be granted
r. the localities themselves. r
long whisky debate closed
'e Thursday with defeat Vi the Bond
Extension bill by n majority
one hundred. During its disc,
sion Mr.. Hewitt made a long spec
on the revision Of the tariff.
took free trade ground and declar
!. emphatically in favor Of the abo
ton Of all taxes on raw materi
lie wanted free whisky becau
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