The Russellville Democrat., 1886-04-01

and on Information from headquar-
tiers that there is no probability Of
OF the labor troubles in railroad CIR
cles reaching Chicago right away.
In fact, We do net consider that the
workmen in the Southwest did the
best thing in starting this trouble.
They would have been wiser II they
had contributed to the aid Of the one
man FIRST discharged. We must use
Judgment in these matters.'
Secretary Lamar has reversed a
recent decision made by Commits
sioner Sparks, to the effect that I'M
der the laws relating to the public
lands person was entitled to but
one homestead right; that be could
not, after perfecting one pre- emption
right, be permitted to commute
homestead entry into cash entry,
as that would be equivalent to a
second exercise OF pre- emption
right. The secretary holds that such
a right exists. This decision affects
a large class Of settlers on the pub
lie lands, and is one ofthe most i'm
portant ever rendered by the Interior
Department..
The annual report Of the Civil
Service Commissioners is in the
hands of President Cleveland. 1t Is
. printed document of 1870 pages.
The Comm ssioners, it is said. stand
by their guns and laud themselves
aud their work. Pages are devoted
to the increased efficiency OF the
public service. No important
changes in the law are recommend
ed. Some notifications Of the rules
and regulations are suggested. The
Commissioners, however, admit that
the system has not yet bad fair
trial, and that with time and expert
ence Civil Services will prove bene-
at to our form Of government and
good public service.
The bill for the establishment of
postal savings banks is now before
the House committee on postotfices,
and arguments are being heard on it.
England, which has led the world in
all postal improvements, was the
first country to try these eavings
banks, putting the evsteIn into oper
alton in 1861, and being followed bv
several other European nations. All
OF these countries have Jared well
with these institutions, and have
! faund thayn ~ ,,rrr.roo hn,.6t ~
tho working classes. The. United
States however, has, up to the pres
ent time, persistently refused to
adopt the postal savings banks,
which were first suggested thirteen
years ago.
| In an interview with New Yc.k
Star reporter the other day Speaker
Carlisle had this to say on the coin
age question: The indications are
that it 10 not possible to pass bill
absolutely suspsnding silver coinage
through either branch Of congress
without supplying something in the
place of coinage. That is. IL coinage
is suspended it will be because some
concession has been made to silver
producers which they regard as
equivalent to coinage. On the other
hand, ! do not believe IL is possible
to pass through the house or the
senate a bill for free coinage. The
indications are, therefore, that tho
subject will be left right where it is
without any change in the present
laws"
The two comets that arc approach
ing the earth are coming at ire
mendous rate--as comets willard
promises to be objects of great brilli-
ancy. Prof H. A. Newton, CT the
Yale Observatory, thinks they will
be brighter about May l, and will
show well in the north western sky.
The one discovered by the French
observer, Fairy, win come, as
has been stated, relatively very
near--w within distance of only is,
900, 900 miles, or but little more
than one half the distance OF the
planet Venus. 1t is not yet certain
that both comets will be visible ut
the same time in the same quarter of
the heavens, but 1t is possible that
that unusual spectacle may occur.
After general all.round debate
in the Senate Friday in which Sena
tors ingalls,, Logan and Harrison,
alade the leading speeches, the Ed |
m1nds resolutions we're adopted by |
the partisan vote OF 80 to 26. the |
Democrats voting in the negative. /,
The second resolution OF the set, con-
dcmning the Attorney General furi
not sending copies Of papers to the
Senate, was adopted hy vote OF SO
to 20. The third resolution declared
IT to be the duty 81 the Senate TO re-
fuse its "adylce and consent" to re.
noyals 10 which papers are withheld.
and q desperate effort was made by
the Democrats to table 1t, hut the
Republicans pressed il to 1 vote aud |,
passed Il by the small majority OF
one, the vote standing 30 To 20, the
Republicans, Mitchell 81 Oregon.
Riddieberger and Van WICK, voting
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