The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-09-29
WASHINGTON LETrER.

AAHAT 49,
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
CFroin our Regular Correspondent
WAsHISaToN. Sept. oath, 1888.
The bill amending the Inter.
State Commerce law has been
passed by the House.
Senator German has gone to
New York to direct the campaign
during the absence Of Chairman
Brice.
The new silver vault IN the
Treasury Department contained
on Saturday night the 18th inst,
240i tons Of silver dollars.
There is not a word of truth in
the runior that Secretary Whit
neY proposes to retire from the
Cabinet,
The Senate Committce on
Foreign Affairs, it is believed, in
tend 70 pigeon-hoIe the Canadian
retaliation bill recently passed by
the House.
The motion to reconsider the
vote by which the Senate passed
the Chinese restriction bill has
not yet been voted upon ID the
Senate, owing to the lack of a
quorum.
The Senate has passed reso-
lution instructing the COMMITTEES
or Finance to 1nqune into the cop
per trusts and TO report what leg-
islation is necessary to protect
the people from its exactlous.
1t is believed that the Reruh,
licans are plotting 70 keep Con-
eress in session until after the elec-
tlon, in order to prevent the Dem
ocratic members from taking az
active part in the campaign.
Hon. Geofge C Goihan
/, formerly Secreiary Of The United
States Senate and editor Of th'
| National Republican Of this city
says he IS for CIevelandin prefer
ence 60 Harrison with Blaini
attached, as Secretary Of State
Mr.. Gorham was a close friend d
the late Roscoe Consling and hai
4 ,lways been a Republican
/ Never was there more mafkei
difference betwcentwo documents
than tliat between the letters D
acceptahcg of Cleveland and l1ar
rlson, Every paragraph Of MIR
4 CleveIaad's lettet is as straight
lfFonl-the shouldct-sledge-ha
4 blow, while the Harrison letter
la wishy-washy milk-and-wate
lllaffair all through Even Refut
4 licans acknowledge tfatthere lsn
\. comparison between them. aa
{, Mr.. Cleveland has writteln
letter strongly endorsing the form
ling of Democratic clubs and ez
I pressing the belief that the club
i the mcst effective agency for ia
dissemination Of 'politicni lnfol
nation. He has also written
/. letter deuylngtn the most positis
.lterns that lie ever made use ot II
! expression that ~ believe in fre'
trade as | believe IN the PIX
!. testant religion, wlrleh a write
J In the North American Review d
cused him Of having used.
81 Secretary Whitney and Senate
) Payne have both made cxplic
4 deniels Of being in any mann
7 connected with the Standard c
{ Company, And they both sta
5 that nine-tenths Of the stockhol
!, ers in ttiat company are Republ
5 cans, So much fof Senat
! Hours inslnuations that the
4 gentlemen were connected III
4 that corporation, and that the 81
k corporation was large contribnt
p Ito the Democratic campaign fun
. II this concern has contributed
s. either party it is probable that
o was to the Republicans
e Senator George, replying
n Senator Hoar's inslnnations
Is garding Secretary Whitney, TO
$. occagionto deliver q well-deseiy
3 eulogy on Secretary Whitney
IA the course Of which he said Il
" rot since the foundation Of
~ Government had there been a u
Il iD the Office OF Secretary Of
a Navy who had been more eficie
4 more honorable, more devoted