The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-06-02

This is what the republicans from
New England saw under low
tariff. Within eleven years after
the passage of this bill the men,
bers from New England will vote
Tor a still further. reduction, or. If
they did not, the people would
send somebody here who would" I"
And now that the general de-
bate ON the tariff bill is over, few
people are under the neces-
sity OF asking which party has
has the best of the contest thus
far. The democrats have won an
intellectual and political battle,
and the republicans know it.
They hesitate TO accept a chal-
lenge to direct vote on the Mills
bill without amendment, and
they have taken Mr.. Rand,ll's
bill as an expression of repub-
lican opinion, only because they
are utterly unable to formulate a
bill of their own upon which to
place their faith in the coming
campaign before the plain people
of the country.
The Mills bill may not pass.
although the outlook is very favor
able for 1t just now. But the
democrats who favor that meas
ure have the satisfaction of know
ing that they have furnished the
issue upon which the Presiden-
tial election will be contested.
Mr.. Mills is very confident that
his bill Will pass the House, so
confident that he proposed to the
republ lican leaders of the House
that they should introduce the
substitute which they propose
offering for the bill aad take a
vote on it, and Immediately
thereafter on his bill, shutting of
all amendments as we'll as the
debate Dy sections.
For several days the Iepubll.
cans of the House have been
caucusing and coaIenng, 1t seems
they have agreed to nothing ex-
cept to oppose the Mills bill,
The measure will now be laid
aside for ten. davs, a truce OF
that length having been agleec
upon by the leaders of bott
! sides, and in the meantime tn,
House will proceed with Other
business. At the end of that
time it Is probable that the con
sideration of the bill by sectioui
will begin.
Senator Voorhees, was given I
public reception bv the Iadiann;
democratic ASSOCIATION of this city
The Virginia, Pennsylvania ant
Maryland associations and tn
District of Columbia democrau
club attended in a body. Their
were masic and fireworks, an,
nothing lacking in the way Q
unanimity OF endorsement an
support. The Sena,or delivers
a rousing speech in which he de
Tended his war record. He said
II stood by the principles o
my Government, / stood foi it
honor and / stood for its liberty
| | stood FOR the union of the states
and / stood likewise for the righ
to discuss every measure OF ad
ministration foi war as we'll as fc
peace. | voted for every suppl
and for every dollar that went I
feed, and clothe the soldier in til
field. That is my record. / II
call here what the Indiana. soldier
will not forget, that when I'll
money Of this Government d,
preciated until the soldier WI
not being paid more than 81 |
IS month although SIS WI
: promised him, / made a NOV,
ment In Congress to increase h
. nominal pay SO that the acta
: value of what he received shou
be equivalent to what had bet
promised"
! The House Psnslon Commit,
has reported in favor of remoyIi
G the limitation from the arrearaI
: of pensions act. II is estlmat'
' that if this bill becomes n law
a would require $250,0O0,000.
Z Indian Commissioner Atk;r
4 who is going to resign for d
]. purpose of entering the canya
e for the Senate from Tennessee
G has been requested by Secreta
u Villas to defer his resignati'
d until after the letting of the Inc
T an contracts. 1t is expected th
n the contracts will all be awal d.
a by the fifth of June.
d The democratic delegates fro
: this district to the St. Lou
| convection favor the nominttl1
], of First Assistant Postmaste
: General Stevenson, OF Illinoi
q for Vice. prestlent.