The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-11-03

House when the gaveI fell, and
the only notable occurrence was
the singing OF the Doxology in the
press gallery of the House, by the
tired newspaper men, Immediate
ly after Speaker Carlisle announce
ed the adjournment. This action
was not intended to be irreverent,
but was rather in the nature of
spontaneous rendering Of sincere
thanks for a much needed rest,
after eleven months OF continuous
work.
Senator Blackburn, just before
the Senate adjourned, presented
the minority report of the COM
mittee appointed to investigate
the alleged violations of the civil
service law. The report dec,ar es
that an effort had persisten ly
been made by the majority against
the protest of the minority, to
limit the inquiry to the time cav
cred by the present admlnistra-
ton, and that all efforts TO bring
out the facts as 10 the operations
of the law under previous rcpub-
lican administrations, were in
variably denied by strict party
vote. Despite the efforts Of the
majority, 1t was clearly shown by
the testimony Of several Of then
witnesses, that all the evils and
: abuses complained of to-day,
come down 10 this administration
: as an Inheritance. The levylug OF
. assessments up on Government
officials FOR partisan purposes, was
. in general, if not universal, p nc
tice prior to March. 1853, and
1 discrimination in the matt r oi
G appointments because Of politlea
7 views was by no means move
h feature, nor one which has beet
+ introduced by tho present al
$ ministration. The report devote
. more than fifty pages to carefu
n analysis Of the testimony taken
G which shows the majority Of tn
II committee up, III manner tina
n viii not add to their reputation &
$ statesmen.
g The last bill introduced in Cor
II gress was onc providing Tor
Is Constitutional amendment, rC
le quirlng United States Senators :
% be elected by direct vote of til
IS people.
d Mr.. Cleveland went to Ne
at York city last Saturday eyenir
3 to review the mammoth businc'
I'd mems Cleveland, Thurmau al
he Hill parade. This action shou
to put a quietus upon all the absu
I'd runners rs to the President n
a beng in sympathy with the r
IN election Of Governor Hill. The
er are both democrats, and good on
IN too. And they Will both
er elected.
to The sixty Sioux Chiefs W
have been here, have reject
every proposition made to The
by the Government. They ms
on being pald s1.25 an acie
all their land, which Secreta
Villas thinks is pl eposterous. I
,od Indians have started back to tin
70 reservation.
40 ~ Speaker Carlisle is booked
~ m one speech III Ono and half
a. ri dozen in Indiana.
,;e Unusual efforts are being Nj
~ here to send every democrs
10 voter in the doubtful States, v
orv is temporarily residing 10 Wa
~ ington, home to vote. Those '
~ cannot Afford to purchase railr,
Lat tickets are furnished free ira
aro portation.
o1 The annual report Of the g
Sbo eral Superintendent Of the r
onr way Mail Service, shows that
sva service is in operation upon /
arL 713 miles of railroad, and 5,
tha miles Of inland steamboat rou
af I he total number Of clerks IN
;n,s service is 5,094.
nm An analysis of the Senate tt
ste bill just completed, shows that
itv enacted into a law, ii would
Z. ~ duce the revenues OF the Gov
ment on the dutiable list less
H. $4,000 900.
laIe
nifty Tramp-Could you give a