The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-07-28

a very wrong light. To those
who know Mr.. Colman, no vim
dicatlon of anything he has done
since he became Commissioner Of
Agriculture Is necessary. 1t IS
for those who are not fortunate
enough to know the man In all
his rugged straight forwardness
and honesty, that this is written.
No subsidies for pet steamship |
lines this year. The House has
again crushed the Senate amend !
ment to the Postoflice approprla-
ton bill, approprIa.lng sS000,- |
600 to increase the mail facilities
between this country and South |
America. The decisive vote-14l
to Shy which the House for
the second time, rejected this
amendment, will probably cause
the Senate to see tac wisdom of
Withdrawing it.
Col. Lamont, went to New York
to visit his family
Senator Pugh made strong
speech on 10th, in favor of the
ratification Of the fisheries treaty.
On the following Friday Senator
George did likewise.
A delegation of the Patrons of
Industry of Pennsylvania called
on Mr.. Cleveland, to invite him
to attend their exhibition and pic
mic on August "a. The President
said that his duties are now such
as to require his strictest atten-
tion, but when Congress adjourns,
he would have more time.
The next trust TO be invcstigat-
ed by the House committee on
manufactures will be whisky.
"Granny" Blair, who is one Of
the most blatant demagoguss who
ever occupied a seat in the United
States Senate, received a dressing
down on Thursday 18th, inst. at
the hands of Senator Butler Of
South Carolina, which he is not
likely to forget for some time 70
come. The subject under discus
sion was the presidential vetoes
of private pension bills. Blair
,, said that taken as a whole, the
vetoed cases were cases of abso
lutte merit, and the vetoes wers
: outrages of the rights of Ameri
: can citizens. Mr.. Butler in repl,
! said that the greatest blessing
; that could overtake the Senat
! and the country, would be fo
! the Senator from New Hampshir
" to be less faithful TO the line o
duty which he had marked on
for himself. If there has bee
any incumbrauce, any incubus o
= the sensible, respectable, orderl
I, discharge of the duties of th
y Senate. 1t had been in the perso
: of the Senator from New. HamI
Z shire, and in the measures who
y he had introduced Mr.. Butle
= also truthfully stated that Bla
was, like a demagogue, trying
- appeal to the soldier vote of ii
> country. Referring to remar
Of Mr.. Blair, that the language {
: SOME of the messages was ungel
- tlenanIy, Mr.. Butler said: "Gc
y save the mark What terrlbl
calamity it would be to this couI
" " try if the standard Of gentlemc
= had to be established by the Sc
~ aior from New Hampshire.
- would undermine aud destrC
- every rule on the subject, recogr
~ zed among civilized people"
~ Mr. O'Neill, of Missodri, w
20 is chairman of the House col
~ mittee on Nabor, says that t
-, most important bill in the Hor
l'' ~ is the prohibiting the carrying
~ y, convict-made goods from Q
~ state to another. 1t is expect
y that an evening session of
House will be held for the p
sage of this and other labor bi
The House has passed a b
providing for the taking of
eleventh and subsequent censu
The campaign committee ls
!, garded here as very strong 0
INC The President has accep
~ with deep regret the resignat
e,e of Hon. q. v. N. Lathrop, U.
'ue minister to Russia. Ill. health
y the cause,
~ Representative S. j Randall
~ ~ dangerouslJ i'll in this city.
- has several attacks OF hcnorrha
.er- Attorney General G aria l
en whose health Is some what un(
let mined, has gone to one Of
nat Virginia springs
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