The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-08-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Z. 1855.
tErom orr Regular Correspondent

htpitnSutiN0 . DIJlluSSA huS bCSA
working very bard to get his
Oklahoma bill passed. 1t was
before the House several times,
but a vote was not reached. Mr..
Springer is very sanguine of its
passage. He says the only real
opposition, a syndicate Of white
men, who lease 5000, 600 acres OF
land from the Chcrokees at $780,
600 per annum. Mr.. Springer
says the passage of this bill would
sc followed by one of the most
remarkable phenomena that
colonization or civilization has
ever known. In less than six
months tho territory would be
qualiti ed by population to become
a state--and, with sly wink, two
thirds OF them would be demo-
Gratis.
Senators Morgan and Salisbury
made speeches Ia favor Of the
ratification of the fisheries treaty.
Mr.. Mills is still getting an
average Of about fifty letters a
day asking for copies OF his
speech on the tariff.
The House bill to create boards
Of al lbitration to settle the differ
ences between railroads and their
employees has been reported
favorably to the Senate.
The effort made by the labor
men TO have the use Of the steam
plate printing machines prohibited
in the Bureau Of Engraving ant
Printing, was defeated in the
Senate.
Owing to the delay in passing
several Of the appropriation bills
another JOINT resolution extend
ing the old appropriations 30 day
from last Monday, has been pas
sed.
Mr.. Cleveland left here on 26tl
for short yachting drip. Mrs
Cleveland and her mother ac
companicd him rs far as Ne'
York. Notwithstanding the fac
that this is the only holiday tina
Dtr. Cleveland has taken durini
| this whole summer, the rcpubll
cans are trying to raise how
} over his alleged neglect Of publ
: business.
Commissioner Stockslager ha
notified the ST. LOUIS and Sa
Francisco railroad Co., to sho'
, cause within 80 days, why pre-
ceedings should not be taken /
accordance With the act of Mare
: 3, 1887, to secure the restoratio
t of 0,s27 acres of land, alleged [
have be en- enormously patente
to the Atlantic and Pacific G
i The land referred to is in Mi
n souri,.
c The House comgnlttce on ayr
culture has fayerably reported I'll
is Lee bill to prevent the sale, ma
n ufacturc, or transportion of IA
q liberated articles Of TODD, drinl
it or drugs, and the bill regolatiI
10 the manufacture of compoui
4, lard.
Now that ths republic Senator
y after much wrangllng, ha
4 agreed to report a substitute fl
"a the Mills tariff bill, they a
II having a regular monkey al
parrot time to get up bill tn
le all Of them will vote for.
! The House committee on mi
,e ufactures has been working har
m trying to get to the bottom of Il
,e whisky trust.
J. The further consideration OF t
nl Outhwaite bill has been postpon'
for the present by the Scua
,e committee on Pacific Railroad
le but it is understood that
ID majority of the committee fav
IF the bill.
ii Chief Justice Fuller has be
in the clly several days. 1t W
his intention to have gone ba
20 home the next day after his I
10 rival, but as he came specially
ID see MI. Cleveland, he coDclud
or to remain until the Preside
ID returned. He has been the /
ID clpient of many social attention
!: The lortification oil has be
ID reported to the House. 1t pl
or yIdes for a Board of defen:
Or composed of three civilians a
ID three army officers, and approp
! ates $15, ,0O0,000 to be srent
the next six years for hea
ordinance.
o. The bill for the enlargement
in the Yellowstone Park has be
ID favorably reported to the Hou'
le H. adds about 1000 square mi
10 of territory, and gives the S.
10 retary of the Interior author
el TO grant a right of way to a RI
road from Cinnabar to Co