The Nevada picayune., 1885-07-09
For Congress.

The candidates for Congress came in from the West Tuesday night and spoke to crowded audience in the court house here yesterday.
 Judge Jabez NJ. Smith, of Nal vern, opened the discussion by as- surfing his hearers that he was from Hot Spring county, which is in the Third district, and not from Saline, which is not in the district, as his festive friend, Col. McMil- Ian, had tried to lead the people to believe. He then lead off into a
 very earnest, logical speech, in
 which ke discussed briefly the tar if, tho Blair Bill, the question of railroad taxation, the cotton tax, the encroachments of Federal courts upon States Rights, and minor questions. Ills speech was
 well received, and won the con cession from many of his hearers
 that he would make a good Con gressman.
 Judge John T. Bearden, of Cam den. was next introduced by the chairman, c. c. Hamby, Esq, and was greeted with great cor diality by his hosts of friends in this county. His speech was de- liyered with earnestness, vigor and dignity, and was pronounced by his acquaintances of long standing as one of tho best efforts they had ever heard him make, He favored the Blair Bill, but, like Judge Smith, opposed the taxation Of the income of railroad corporations by the National government, and the refunding of the cotton tax to the persons who paid it. He wants the sum derived from the illegal cotton tax appropriated to the respective States for permanent school fund, and the railroads taxed only by the laws of the States at their true value.
 Col. II. ". McMillan, "the hon. est, hardy ,horny-handed sun'ournt son of toll" from Philadelphia next arose before the audience and was greeted with a burst of applause. He was in high, good humor, and favored everything that was suG- gested, except the nominativn of ei- ther of his competitors. He grave ly cautioned his hearers angainst any such mistake as that. He was humorous and pathetic by turns, and always eloquent and interest ing, holding the audience better than either of his competitors.
 Col. McMillan was followed by T. c. McRae, who made a plain, practical discussion of his railroad taxation and illegal cotton tax prop ositions-cloarly proving the con stitutionalfty and iustness of the one, and the feasibility and equl ty of the ether. He also affirmed bis support of the Blair Education al Bill, and opposition to the en' coachmont of Federal power upon the reserved rights of the States. He also clearly defined his posi- tion upon several minor questions, and was eQuiyocal in nothing.
 Hon. D. F. Barker, of Drew county. was next introduced. He is gentleman of considerable abll, ity and force of character, and seems to have his speech thorough. ly memorized, rehearsing it here almost word for word as he did at Nashville Saturday night. He first pays his respects to Maj. Newman, of the Pine Bluff Commercial, aud then reccunts his services in the Legislature during his eight years membership in that body. He takes issue with McRae on his rail road taxation and cotton tax propo sitions. He speaks with great earn estness, and made good impress sion upon his hearers.
 Each of the candidates had a l brief rejoinder, We would like to give,fuller reports of their speech es but time and space preclude SUI frnm lninr En