The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-03-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
CI'rom our Regular Correspondent,
WASHINGTON March 20, 1888

said Representative Mills to-day |
in reference to the tariff bill. !
Continuing, he said "The revenue
reformers intend to fght every |
amendment which is offered no |
matter who offers it. This bill is
the result of three months hard |
work and study on the part of the
gentlemen whe compose the ma
jority of the Ways and Means
Committee, and / don't believe it
would be possible to get up
measure different from this one
that would reduce the revenue to
the same extent, ard result in as
little injustice TO everybody con
cerned. " The prospects Of pas
sing this bill are improving. Mr..
Mills CLAIMS that he has 1856 votes
already pledged to tho bill; this Is
only z short of a majority.
Surely the party should be able TO
bring pressure enough upon seven
of the democratic followers of Mr..
Randall TO compel them to support
the bill. Quite number OF
strong speeches in favor of the
bill will be made as soon as 1t gets
before the House. Mr.. Mills will
make Tie first one, he will be
followed by Mr.. Breckenridge and
several other members ofthe Ways
and Means committee but probab-
ly the strongest and best speech
that will be made upon it
will be that Of Speaker
Carlisle, who is beyond ques-
ton the best equipped man to
} make tariff speech in the House.
Senator Ingalls, IS beginning to
J hear from the friends of Hancock
! and Mcclellan, whom he attempt
+ ed to vlllIfy in his speech the
: other day. He was few days
! denied admission as member IN
Q to the local commandery Of the
D Loyal Legion, an organization
8 composed Of officers and ex-
= officers of the Federal Army, and
g of which Gen. Sheridan is the
$ grand commander. The reason
/, given to the public for the re-
a lection of Inaglls' application fol
g membership, was that he was moi
J, eligible, he having been an officer
d of State troops only. But there
IS no doubt IN the world that the
real reason was his attack on the
memony Of Hancock Ant
. McCi;.,,aa Nc y; Ian.
4 The Senate has passed th,
!, Dependent Pension bill, without
: amendments. 1t is Just as Senator
n Henderson recei fed il from the G
n A. r. 1t has now gone to th'
- House.
,s In reply to the complaints mad
d by the Kansas Senators and Rep
resentatiyes in Congress abou
: inefficient mail service II th
- West, the Postmaster Genera
j, goes into detail and asserts tina
nf the mail service of the ontir
!; country is ir better condition thar
ever before.
II 1t is now estimated that III
q Treasury surplus for tho yea
II ending June 30, 1888, will b
~ $155, ,000,00c. Aud still there ar
democrats IN the House who re
. fuse 10 support the tariff bill whic
10 cuts off $50, 600, 900 of this larg
~ sum,
- Revenue reform is spreading
Nv Even Ohio republican wool grow
y ers are becoming Infected. A
he Official of the Treasury depar
- inent has received letter from q
=. Ohio maj, was chairman of th
- republican central committee {
an his county in 1884, and larP
GO contributor TO the republica
-. campaign fund Of that year. an
"a who is a large sheep raiser,
- - which he says: 81 am cles
= over, and agree with the demo
- - Gratis on the tariff. - ! al
80 80 tired of seeing the blacksmith
ha hammer protected, and nothin
~ done for his MUSCLE"
se 1t Is amusing TO observe Il
~ great efforts that John Sherman
fit making to secure the republics
On nomination this year. With b
record on numerous public que
tions, particularly the demoDitiz'
AT ton of silver, he would make Il
h. weakest candidate that cou
ev possibly be selected. If he shou
~ be nominated, and all good den
no ocrats pray that lie may be, Co
orado, Nevada, and Oregon wou
by sure to cast their elector
as vote for the democratic nomlne
at The President and Mrs. Clev
ng land gave a dinner on Thursds
y. TO Hon. Francis Keraan Il