The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-04-12
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While Ne Ifngse N H~an1sszHla
|tiVss u dsmIlne With fn8Isn o.
pfmHlaiIons Ne Aenslh s~iInaeFlha
8vsf ibs question n Naiisnai slI
~ pBldld mhwds Tbefa ~
doubi that bib measures Nl act
through their respective Hulseg
eitIHul ntdIfal aItsfstigna The
Indian bIl contains little nsr
legislation. and emIIa ~ osef I've
millions UDe provision 10 thai
I've lhstisaad Ia usad ~ the De.
lection and pfoseeatio Ion N men
rh0 seII shIsky " Tie Indians
The w#a urged ~ an Important
feature by the Commissioners N
Indian Affairs. Another Item Re.
qnlfea every sssnt " submit an
annual CENSUS n Tho Indians N his
agency information that Will
prove n great value ~ future ap4
preparation sonmittces, especially
IN providing tr Indian schools
The House passed The bill ~ ~.
tire the trade dollar, discussed
District finances briefly. and talked
about The eIpcdiency n legislation
~ prevent the manufacturing "
adulterateJ food, which Ia (under.
mining the health NJ the people
who use H. Several members
paid their respects ~ the 30 called
'dairy products" Butterine, ole.
onafgerinc, and creamcrinc. The
Patent Office was the subject Of q
long speech from Senator Platt, Of
Conn, during the delivery Of which
the characteristic inattcntion of
those 10 whom the argument was
supposed 10 be made, was even
mora marked than usual. lie
wanted The Patent office organized
into u separate Department., urged
that II needed more room and a
larger force to perform the increas-
ing work, and dwelt on the value
to the country Of inventive genius.
The Senate disposed Of several
important measures, among which
was a bill passed to improve coin.
age in the matter Of metals, devices
and inscriptions. During debate
on the Educational bill Senator
Blair was led to commit himself
broadly to the cause Of women, and
in a manner that commcnds him
forevermore to feminine favor. He
was asked by Senator Beck, Of Ken.
lucky. how much il would help
intelligent suffrage IL the sixteenth
amendment recently reported ia.
vorably from Mr.. Blair's committee
should be adopted. He replied
that he did not knew there was
the slightest question Of the supe
riority Of women among all races
There are now two colorcd Repub'
lican members in the House oI
Representatives. 0'Hara is from
North Carolina. and Smalls was
this week sworn in as Representa-
tive from the seventh district o
South Carolina, to succeed Mr.
Mackcy, recently deceased. Dem
%ocratic testimony as to the Negro
outbreak has been the feature o
the Danville Investigation durint
the week, many colored voters Civ
: ing reasons for siding with white
property holders against the Ma
hone contingent. II is said Scna
, tor Sherman is going to call anoth
! er battalion Of Rcadjuster witness
cs to the inquiry. The Posta
Telegraph bill is'nearly ready I,
be reported and n new measure, h
, be introduced soon. provides 70
the appointment by the President
; with the advice and consent Of tn,
, Senate, Of u commission to consis
Of seventy. six persons, two from
each State, and Of Indifferent parties
! for the purpose Of proposing TO tn
V arious States the propriety Q
calling a convention Of at leas
twothirds Of the States, to propos
amendments to the constitution.
G.