The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-10-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
cFsom our Regular compsponaen,)

representative .. -. COA, lS
Speaker pro TEN dming the
absence of Mr., Carlisle.
Ex-Gov. A. G. Cnrtin, of
Pennsylvania, says the reelection
of Cleveland is already in the air.
Ex-Represcntativc Jerry Murphy
of Iowa, says that in two years
more that State will be Demo-
cratic.
Capt. Henry w. Lawler, OF the
Fourth Cavalry, the celebrated
Indian fighter, has been promoted
TO be Major and Inspoctor-Gen-
eral.
Secretary Fairchild has gone to
New York for short vacation.
During his absence Assistant-Sec-
retary Thompson will act as sec
retary.
Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Fol-
som have gone to the Adirondacks,
where Mr.. Cleveland hopes to JUN
them soon. provided that he can
get away from here long enough.
Senator Beck IS reported somr-
what better, although still too
unwell to resume his duties
1t is rumored that his truble II
similar to that which killed Gen
eral Sheridan.
| Gen. w. q. Newberry, presI-
dent OF the celebrated froquois
| Club, CT Chicago, has been nom
mated by the President as Post
master of that city, to succeed Mr..
Judd, who has resigned.
Senators Morgan, Shermen, and
Eva;ts ale "A subcommittee to
which the Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs have referred the
| Canadian Retaliation bill. The
Republicans will try to pigeon
hole this bill IN committee.
Representative, Kilgore. by an
objection, prevented the JOINT
resolution approprIatIng $ls0,000
for the yellow fever sufferers
from passing the House. 1t has
passed the Senate and is certain 10
pass the House, but Mr.. Kllgore's S
objection compels 1t to go through
the regular rCutIre.
General L. A. Collins, who was
chairman of the St. Louis con-
vention, says that making COM
parislon with this date four year;
ago, the Democratic prospects ere
| just 20 per cent. better now than
then. In view of the fact that il
Is only necessary to hold our own
to win, the outlook IS hattering,
Secretary Colman will probably
soon be the official title of tho
popular gentleman who preside'
over the Department of Agricul
ture, the House bill making that
change having been passed by the
Senate. AS the House passed
the bill It transferred the weather
bureau to the new department
but that section has been struck
out by the Senate.
The action of the acting chair
man of the House Committee OF
Enrolled Bills in refusing to
present TO the President tht
Chinese exclusion bill, which hao
passed both Houses, until sucl
time as he chose, brought out th'
curious fact that there was no law
or regulation on the subject. A
resolution has already been offere
in the Senate properly regulating
: the matter
The Republican Senators hay
! heard from home, and once NOR
: the country is promised substi
tute for the Mills bill. They hel
a caucus on saturday, which the
say was only called for genera
J interchange of opinion, but ih
t general impression Is that til
. tariff bill was the principal subjec
of discussion.
, Representative Foran, one OF tn
2 few Democrats WIN did not vot
for the Mills bill, says he thluk
: that 1T now looks much brighte
: for Mr.. Cleveland than 1t ha
e heretofore. His reason tor think
ing this, Is that ne one denies tia
a revision and reduction of th
$ tariff is necessary, ard that thu
far the Republicans have forInr
e lated no plan for reducing th
q surplus or correcting the evils Q
4 the present tariff schedule.
The Chinese exclusion bill W.
e placed in Mr.. Cleveland's hand
e Frinay morning, having passe
f both Houses and Friday evenin
Secretary Bayard received a dn
patel, from the United State
! Minister to China stating that th
treaty has been rejected by th