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Carlisle-1S88.

He is sopopnlar and so well supported
now that brilliant success in the adj
.ainistration OF the House during thil
present term will certainly make him 1
very formidable candidate in 1888. There
is only one possible objection that car
be made to Mr.. Carlisle, and that is the
very narrow one of his residence. He ii
south of the Mason and Dixon's line
and is therefore classed as a Southern
man. he lives in Covingtsn, KY, just
across the river from Cincinnati. He
does not belong to the type of men who
can be claimed by any one section. To
meet him, you would hardly know
whether he was from the North, East or
West. He has less of sectional preiu-
dice and less of local color in his make
up than almost any man in public life,
His record is clean and his accomplish
ments are such as should commend him
to the most thoughtful and critical.
Then, toe, there is feeling in favor Of
promoting man to the higest Office in
tho national gift who has earned such
elevation by long upright public services.
The simplicity Of Mr.. Carlisle's life and
and his devotion to his work make him
stand almost alone among the public
llen Of Washington. He is rarely seen
out in society, and although he is one Of
The most approachabie and kindly of
men, ne yes il most contented when
alone at his desk, with nothing between
him and the work ID font IT him
Y. Worid
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speakerfC arlisle's Committees.

In the appointment OF the House
emmitteeisosr-- CARLISLE gave to the
spared <manships, to the South 10
e" sct:dle States s, and to the New
Ind States l. TIE following are
= Jig the important COMMITTEES presided
ar by Southern members: Coinage
hts and Measures, Agriculture,
re, and Mining, Judiciary, District
Manufactures, Rivers and
Harbors, Commerce, Indian Affairs,
Pacific Railroads, Public Lands, Elec
tions, Postoflioes and POST Roads, Naval
Affairs and Mississippi River Improve
ment. The Mississippi members have
been assigned as follows Mr.. ALLEN to
Indian Affairs and Ventilation and
Acoustics, Mr.. B,RKspALE to Private
Land Claims, Mr.. BARRY TO Mines and
Mining End Postoffiec and Post Roads,
Mr. Gatherings TO Rivers and Harbors
and Manufactures, Mr.. MORGAN to Ag
riculture and Patents, Mr.. SINGLETON,
to Foreign affairs. Mr.. BARKspA ae is
Chairman of the Joint Committee on
Public Printing and Mr.. SINGLEIoN Of
the Joint Covmittee ON Library.
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Governor Hill a Civil Service Re
former.


1t has been quite the fashion for the
opponents of the National Administra.
ton, to hold up President Cleveland as
sort of Democratic mugwump, and to
contrast his course in reference 10 the
civil service with that of Gov. Hill, OF
New York, who it was said was De..io.
crat of the old school welded "a the
spoils doctrine. The following extract,
however, from Gov. Hills message to the
Assembly reeis very much liSeit might
have beeA written by Mr.. CLEVELAND
hirssef:
The methods of civil service have
become the policy of the general gov
eminent and of some of the states, and
like all genuine reforms aiming only at
good government and the public welfare,
this reform is likely to be universally
accepted. The fundamental idea of this
reform is that public Office is trust, to
be exercised solely for the public vel
fare, and that Offices should be filed
only by those best qualified after their
fitness has been ascertained by proper
tests, as the corner stone of popular
government.
This does not conflict with the princi-
pie indispensable in popular govern
ment, that heads of departments and
others charged with the execution Of ad-
ministrative policies shouls be men in
accord with the chief executive or adj
ministrative officer entrusted for the time
being with the execution of popular will
expressed through the ballot box. The
principles of civil service reform, as
contemplated by the statute, is intended
to apply to subordinate official positions
which do not involve the exercise Of con
6dential duties, the decision Of im-
portant matters of discretion or execu-
tion of administrative policy
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Not Exactly.

Our esteemed Vicksburg contempora-
ries, tie Post and Commercial Herald, are
''little Off on the recent decision OF
the Supreme Court Of the United States
in the Railroad cases.
The Post seems to think that the opin-
ion warrants the conclusion that the reg
ulatiou Of the charges Of a railroad com
pany for the transportation of persons
or property from points within to points
without the State, would be unconstitu-
lional. The fact is, that one of the OBJ
jectiens urged against the law, was that
/ the Commission was clothed with power
TO regulate inter state commerce. In an
swer to this objection to tie Supreme
Court says, substantially, that the law is
not an attempted regulation Of inter-
state commerce, because by its terms the
Commiss on is expressly prohibited from
interfering with the transportation Of
freight or passengers from point out
side the State, through the State, to a
point outside. if we understand the
meaning of words, this fixes definition
for inter.tate scomm5rce, which excludes
the idea that hauling freight or passen-
gers from outside Mississippi to point
within it is interstate commerce. Be
sides, the supervision law expressly en-
powers the commission to regulate such
hauls.
Tho Commercial Herald takes another
tack. 1t assumes that the railroads in
this state have already fixed their tariff
below the maximum allowed in their
charter, and that therefore the Commits
sion is unnecessary. The fact is that
only one charter in the State names
maximum. That is the charter
of the Yazoo & Mississippi Rail-
road Company. All other companies
are without any legislation except
the one of reasonahIeness; which the
Supreme Court of Mississippi said was
implied in the grant of power to take
tolls.
Bat We have much patience with the
Commercial Herald since it now admits
the power of the State to regulate where
the necessity exists. The question of
necessity is one, of course, for the Legis-
lature to decide.
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In Thorough Harmo ny.

Many of the canards concerning the
GOODNESS existing between Gov. Hill,
of New York, and President CIEvE
LAND, are being dissipated. So far from
there being lack of sympathy between
them, it is beginning to appear that they
are in thorough harmony. In fact, it
seems that Gov. Hill has the warmest
admiration for the President, and his
methods, if we are to judge by his own
words.
At banquet rendered to Gov. HILL
by the Business Mems Democratic Asso-
citation, at Delmonico's in New York, on
the Sth, in reply to the toast, ''To the
Guest of the Evening he said:
sThosc who expect me to antagonize
the National Administration Will be DIS
appointed. That Adm inistration needs
no defense at my hands. 1t is admins
tering the Government wisely, safely,
successfully, and to the satisfaction of
the people. OF President CLEvELAND's
honesty, courage and true Democracy,
there can be no question. | had the
honor of being associated with him in
the State government for two years, and
our relations were, and have ever since
been of the most pleasant and cordial
character
The Governor then proceeded to
enumerate several things which the new
Democratic Administration had not
done, which it was said would be done
Among them, it had not returned the
negroes to slavery nor assumed the Con-
federate debt. 1t had not levied politi-
cal assessments, and had retained in
affice Republicans who performed their
duties faithfully.
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Congress and the Silver Question

Washington reports are to the effect
that a careful canvass has been made of
the Senate as to the views Of its mem
bers on the proposition to suspend the
coinage of the silver dollar. OF the
thirty-four Democratic Senators, twenty
six are opposed to suspension and two
are doubtful. OF the forty-two Repub-
lican members of the BODY, nineteen are
squarely opposed to suspension, with
one or two doubtful. Those opposed
are two from California, two from
Oregon, one from Nevada, two from
Colorado, TWO fronT- Kansas, two frcm
Nebraska, two from Iowa, one from
Minnesota, Sab,n; one from Wisconsin,
Sawyer; one from Illinois, Cullom; one
from New York, Evarts; one from New
Hampshire, Blair; and Riddleberger, of
Virginia. This makes a very formidable
showing for the silver men. The refusal
of Senator EvARTs, of New York, to
Join the anti-silver crusade has been q
surprise to the gold bugs. As to Mr.
EvARTs, Senator BECK is alleged to
have said that the FIRST man to tender
him congratulations Ill the Senate was
VIM. NJ. EvARls, and that the New
YORK Senator had assured him that il
was exactly in the line of speech
which he himself intended to make to
The Senate at an early day"
So much for the Senate.
We note that the Washington Repub'
hcan of recent date, estimates that
I43 Democrats and 81 Republicans in
the House oppose the suspension OF
silver coinage, while 80 Democrats and
81 Republicans favor it. The West and
South, it says, are represented as being
practically unit for silver coinage,
while the Eastern and Middle States APP
pear to be almost as solidly in favor of
its suspension.
Appropos of this subject, is the fol-
lowing report of conference betN cen
the President and Senator. The Presi-
dent had desired an Interchange of
opinions with the Senator, and the
Senator manfully told him that he could
not support his recommendation for
expelling silver from the monetary
system OF the country. He said:
MIR. President, | represent State
containing an area of over thirty thous
aud square miles, which will produce as
much, If not more, acre for acre, than
any State in the Union. 1t has an in
telligent population, engaged in manu-
features, commerce, banking and agri-
culture. l 1atter myself that / am
known we'll in the State, and that |
know its people. | have yet to hear
from any quarter a hint or suggestion
in favor of again demonetizing silver.
| have not received single letter
favoring the suspension of coinage. On
the other hand, when the bill 10 remone
tie silver was pending before Congress
my mail in favor of the bill was SO large
that it would have required wheel
barrow to take it to the Capitol. The
sentiment of the people in my State is
in favor of the silver dollar, and | would
grossly misretresent them were to vote
to interfere with the law as it is. =
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Fol State Printer.

EDITOR CLARION IL have comm nded
the course Of The CLARION in simply an.
nouncing the name OF its proprietor "a q
candidate Tor State Printer. The only ar
gnment advanced Is that the present in
cum hent has endeavored to do the work
faithfully in the past aud is pared ion
even better services in the future. PERM,
ne, a. a friend of The CLARION. aud il
proprietor, to add the following:
The ofhee OF State Printer carries with
1t no patronage. 1t simply represents "a
much work to be done for SO much pav.
i Is admitted that Col. Power understands
his business, and is prepared 10 do the
work, hence there is no reas.. u for a chance
except that some other man wants the DO
sition. 1t is no disparagement 10 other
gentlemen II Col Power should be retained
IS Public Printer. If tho office changed
hands annually, all the good printers in
the State could not be rewarded with II
and II is to the interest of The State Ia
retain good officer. Col. Power de
serves the office. He has served the
people OF the State faithfully, not only a.
Public Printer, but in forwarding everv
plan oil beneyoience and public charity
Ia 1915, because he stood out prominent
AS benevolent and honest man. faithful
~ eFSif bHets oSd ~ HHnured thousand
dollars passed through his hands TO aid the
fever stricken all over the State. The peo-
pie OF Mississippi have not forgotten this
Col. Power gets his living by his work in
the Printing Office. HIS opponent, the
editor OF the Ledger, has a good paving
Federal Office, which only requires his at,
teniion, as he admits. for four months OF
the year. The gentleman Is, therefore, very
we'll provided for by "UncIe SAM For
the abs We reasons wish the proprietor OF
HE CLARION success. MIssIssIPPIAS.
HAzLEHURsT, Mss, Jan. z. 1856.
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Letter fI0m Wa h,ngton.
wAsHlsaros. D @, Jan. S. 1856

HA>atSt1tN. 49, - al. o 1850
EDrraR CLARloS: The decision of the
Mississippi railroad eases By the Supreme
Court OF the United States, Chief Justlce
Waite delivering the opinion, affirming the
conssi,utionaIity Of Che legislation 10 regu-
late railroad corporations, in The interest,
and FIR The protection Of the people, is e
subj ct OF congratulated and rejoicing. 1t
is great triumph for the sdvocates OF ~
" rvisif Il. and THE CLARION has occasion
l., Join IN tie rejoicing, and 10 accept the I
congratulations OF its numerous friends 1
Ia season and out If season, it has cham
pioned the cause Of the people, and de-
handed that the right OF the Legislature
10 protect them against execution and disS
examination shall be enforced.
The talk is han Gen. Rosecrans, Registeg
OF the Treas ury. hampered as he IS. in lils
choice of his SuborJin lies by so-calltd civh
I service reform rules, l. somewhat restless
and desires TO be transferred TO another
brancn of The service, has given RI Q 40 va
rious surmises, as 10 who his succe ssor
shah be.
Congress reassembled to-day. Most Of
/ the members went TO their homes Tor the
HOLIDAYS. A few remained aud worked Ia
/ boriously, and they are now rejoicing that
/ lhev are full mp with the business OF their
I constituents, and are none the wore ior
not having participated III the CHRISTMAS
I festivities.
The Speaker has announced the com
niiters, aud the call of States for the III
! PRODUCTION of bills Is now progressing
| Mississippi has Just been called but yOuf
correspondent could not get the list Of the
more important bills introduced by Der
members, aud viii make mention Of them
in another letter
The important matters being talksd
about by the members are the silver rNeS
ton. the coast defences, the reconstructed
OF the navy, the tariff question, the Mis-
sissipli river improvement, and the ship
railway across the Isthmus OF Iehauule-
pic. for promoting and expediting COM
merce between the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans. TRANSIENT.
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LATE ST \ EWS

The bridges on the Vicksburg Sbreve-
port aud Pacific road are receiving 5
general oyerhauling, aud piles are being
driven Tor new bridges throughout
A family of u children named
Fox, who reside at Gowanda. y. y are
not under 6 feet each IN height. and
neither of them weigh less than 256.
The ground on which the town Of
Grand Lake, Ark, is located. is c9ying
INTO the Mississippi river by acres. Er
cry building in the burg Will have TO be
moved back Immediately.
General Longstreet is keeping a bote
at Gainesville, Ga. The General was
once distinguished for his bold charges,
but he never mentioned it in bis sdyeT
tlsement.-Ex.
Some of the prominent citizens Of
Chicago have inaugurated receptions
Tor the Medical students in that city, at
which many distinguished persons will
always be present.
Nebraska has sleeping Beauty g
Miss Dishner, WHO resides at Columbus
in that State. she began a trance sleep
on October 20, and is still in 1t, though
her general health seems perfect. Whist
next?
DR.. Talmsge's first sermon Of the
series on Marital Relations was delivered
last Sabbath. His subject was The
Choice of Vile" ana in j. he says
The world never owned such opulence
of womanly character or such splsndor
of womanly manners or multiludInons
instances of wifely, motherly, daughter
| ~, sisterly devotion, as it owns to-day
! have not words to express my admira'
ton for good womanhood. Woman Is
net only mans equal, but in afiecIiGnal
and religious nature, which is the pest
part of us, she is 20 per cent. his superior
Yea, during the last twenty years
through the increased opportunity
opened for female education, the %omen
of the country are better educated thau
the majority of men; and it they con,
tinue To advance in mentality al tne
pr sent ratio, bel, re- long the msJ"ri!y
of men will have oiific lty in finding y.
the opposite sex, enough ignorance y
make appropriate consort- The se'is'
promises to be full OF interest.
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The attempt to unseat the Demo
cratic members of the Ohio Legislature
from Hamilton county faiIeu. The
Committee which went to Cincinnati 70
investigate the turns, remained hall
day only and the FIVE Republican
members signed report recommending
the uaseating of the ten Democrats and
the skating Of the Republicans. a
minoritN of the Committee (.wo Demo
crats) RECOMMENDED that there should
BE 4 fun@investigation. There are 10
Of the I'd se-5s Republicans and 81
DemocratS land it takes 56 votes to
adopt fzolution or pass a bill.
When the aestion was put to vote the
Democrats ION, because ono Republican,
Thompkins Of Athens, was absent, and
johnson u Huron and Sheppard oI
Franklin voll ID with the Democrats.
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Mr. EnsfoxDs bill for the suppression
Of polygany in Utah which passed the
Senate on the Sth By vote Of IS to 7,
as measure If repression is without
parallel in the history of the country.
Ii is the outgrowlh of a determination
to stamp out the dannable Institution
which to the present time has sue
cessfulIy defed the power Of the Govern
ment, and it follows on the heels of
other and milder measures which are
acknowledged to be fla lures. If this Lill
becomes a law aud does not accomplish
the object for which it was framed, then
nothing short of force can be relied on
to eradicate the greatest of all social
evils.
The bill, as passed by the Senate, is
substantially the same as when reported
from the committee on December 81
The only change of consequence is the
addition of a section declaring marriages
inoestuous that are contracted between
persons within and not including the
fourth degree of ecnsanguinity. The
main features of the bill are as follows:
/ 1t makes the lawful husband or wife of
the person accused of 'bigamy a eompe-
petent witness, woo may be compelled
10 testify without the consent of the wife
or husband, as the case may be. Al
attachment may be issued for witness
without previous subpoena when there
is reasonable ground to believe that a
subpoena would not be effective. Every
marriage shall be certified TO in writing
10y the parties concerned. including the
priest. Women are prohibited from
voting in the Territory. All laws recog
nizing the iIlegitimate children are
annuled. The Territorial laws provid
ing that prosecutions for adultery car
be commenced only on the complaint oil
the husband or wife. are annuiled. Fhe
Territorial laws creating and continuing
the Mormon Coureh corporation arr
annulled; aud the President is to appoin
(by aud with the advice of the Senate
fourteen trustees to manage the propert,
and business of the corporation; and tn,
Attorney General is ordered to institute
proceedings to forfeit and eschew al
property acquired by the corporation il
contraverlion of the United States laws
the escheated property to be then soil
and proceeds devoted TO con- mon schou
purposes in the Territory, but no build
/ ing Is to be forfeited that is used exclu
sively for worship.
All immigration companies or organ
izstions created by the Territoria
Government are abolished, and tn
Attorney General is TO take steps to hav
the Emigration Fund Company woun
up. The existing election districts (
Utah are a5oished ,aud new ones that vi
give the people equal representation al
; TO be marked out Marriages betwee
persons within and not including th
fourth degree of consanguinity 81
; declared incestuous. Adultery
punishable by imprisonment in the pen
u tertiary not exceeding three years. Til
office of District School Superintendent
;, is declared vacant, and the Court
y directed to fill the vacancy.
70,
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c>asss1 u, -, could receive t. sanction
81 . great majority Of the United
States Senate, As tina. recently passed by
that body would, it ems, be satisfacto-
ry to the House, but if we are to
Judge by such indications as We have
seen in the public prints, the important
question of who shall succeed TO the
Presidency in the event of the death of
the President and Vice President is far
from being settled.
Among other plans differing from that
embraced in the bin which passed the
Senate, is that of Mr. Randall, which
provides that the Presidential electors
shall hold Office for four years, and that
when by the death CT the President
the Vice President succeeds TO the
Presidency the electors shall meet
and elect another Vice President,
and that in the event of the death of
both President and Vice President, the
electors shall choose another President
and Nlce-fresldent.
This plan is open TO very serious OBJ
je,tions, chief of which is, that it is
of doubtful ccnstitutionality. The Con-
stitution prescribes the term Of Office of
The President, who is to be chosen by
electors appointed by the States. The
electors are Lot to be chosen for one or
more years. They are chosen 20 do a
specific thing, to.wit: to elect Presl.
dent and President, and they
are charged with performing this duty
to the public within specified time
Their term of office is limited, and
should they fail to elect President anc
Vice President at the time appointed
they could not meet afterwards Theil
duty, then, being specific, and the Tins
within " hich they are to perform it be
ing limited, or to speak more accurately
the day on which they are to perform j
being fixed Oy the Constitution, it i
clear that by the very terms of that in
strument, they are not officers of tn
States or of the General Government
after they have reformed the specih
duty they were appointed to Ierform
How, then, can Congress by Legislation
continue those Constitutional officers 0
agents OF the States in office, when b
the terms of the constitution they hay
performed every act which they were al
poited to perform?
But even were the plan free from a
Constitutional objections, it would sli
be dangerous in its tendencies. Ther
: can be no assurance that the Deluocra
or Republican of to day will be Demt
5 crat or Republican tomorrow. 1t
{ not impossible, as we have seen, tha
the elections may be so nearly equal
l divided politically, that change of on
vote would change The result on an
ballot. Hitherto the electors chosen b
l. The several States have voted in comic
f of which they nere the nominees, bI
l. the electors have always been hel
e within short time after their appoin
c ment. Prolong their term of Office f,
five years and allow them to
0 vacancies as proposed by Mr.. RANDALL
J. and it is not difficult to foresee that ;hel
e might come time when Mr. RANDAI
b would regret that he bad voted for II
q measure of Senator HoAR. AltOgeth,
n we think the RAhDALL plan bad.