Nevada County picayune., 1886-01-14
MciSac in Congress.

"A Fr"Plrl " Nlt"'"' ''"''i save iu ..s~ cwn cJUaty%. Ibia j. not true of our congressman, T. C. McRae. for no man in Congress to- day. has more friends at home than he But his constituents as we'll AS others. confess themselves surprised that he should assume and support with such prominent ability the positions which he occu- pies. 4 casual glance over the work which he has done in the short time that he has spent Tn Congress, is conclusive evidence of his earnestness and energy.
 He has presented six bills. One and the most important, is Il bill, 10 refund to the producers the tax es collected by the United States on raw cotton in the years 1863 to 1868, inclusive, and for other pur- poses," This tax amounts to sixty eight million, seventy two thous snd three hundred and eighty-eight dollars and seventy nine cents.
 This enormous sum was wrench ed from the people of the south without | shadow of justice, and was never confirmed by the su. preme court. For years it has lain withdrawn from circulation, in the vaults of the Tres ssury, fund to it. self. cvidencing in its dark Seclu- sion tho oppression of our ''Dark Days
 Congressman McRac seeks to exhumo it; 10 place it directly among the people from whom it was taken, to put it in the South, lie has begun early and systemati, calIy. Tho bill provides for the refunding of the money to their heirs or assignees, or 10 the very parties themselves who paid the money, when conclusive evidence is produced to verify their claim. That amount of the money that is not claimed, goes to the public schools of the states. Arkansas pro rata claim is g. 2,5J5,G3S. The stroke was that of a master, and the great papers of the country are taking it up, and commenting free ly upon it-and still better, most of them favor it. Mr. McRae is prom. inent on the committee on Public Lands, Leyees and Improvements or the Mississippi river, and will unGuestionably look to the interest of the United States as we'll as that of Arkansas; while in that re- sponsible place.
 Another and important bill that Mir. McRae has presented is that 10 protect "Humestead Settlers withimRailroad Limi.s.' Itmects Q long felt want and i, in itself a stineing reproof to the little sgitat ing newspapers that are seeking by ex:ravagant misrcpresentations 10 calumniate tho Democratic party. His actions thus far are vindica tion of the Democratic principles of the 3rd Congressional district
 
 Hot Springs News: The Arkan- sas Gazette is admirably leading the fight in defense of silver in this state. It's arguments cannot | be answered, for the reason that the law, the facts'and the logic are all on the side of silver.
 The Gazette only echoes the sen timents of the people of Arkansas. It does it faithfully and truly in the retrenchment of sil- yer. The people demand it and the administration would outrage the justice that gave it power by permitting the proposed silver con- traction. The Gazette has never fought better nor in a better cause.
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 Score one triumph for the grand old commonwealth. On yester, day Hon, Jacob Frolich was sp. pointed chief of the general land of,ice-an important and honorable position. Col. Frolich will come uyt to the full measure of public