The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-01-26

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from The great ofice which be has
50 ably and satisfactorily filled for
nearly three years, was the ocoa-
sion Of many sincere expressions
Of regret. Especially regretful
we're those who havo been assoeiia-
ted with The Southern statesman
in the discharge Of public duties,
for II Is the ananinous testimony
OF all who have had personal con-
tact with him that he is one Of the
most affablc, generous and kind
hearted Of men. This feeling was
manifested while the employees Of
the Interior Department were
thronging m hundreds TO say fare
well to the Ex-secretary. There
we're many misty eyes and sorrow
sul conferences.
There is little doubt Of Mr.. La
mars final confirmation by the
Senate to a Justice Of fhe Supreme
Court, although republican malig-
nifty may postpone it for some
time. The extremists who are OPP
posing him already realize defeat,
and in their rage have resorted to
dilatory tactics as their only chance
for manufacturing partisan capital.
The nominations of Messrs.
Villas and Dickinson for Secretary
of the Interior and Postmaster
General, respectively, will doubt
less be confirmed at the first exc
eutive session Of the Senate. Po-
litical malice has been unable to
raise any sort Of issue in the case
Of either.
1t was for the purpose Of reliev-
ing the situation as affected by
these pending nominations. that
Mr.. Lamar msgnanimously resign
ed one Office before he was assured
Of another. Whatever chances
there we're to take he preferred to
take alone, without involving
olhers in the complication. The
Postmaster-General has RETAINED
from making at least two impor-
tsnt appointments in his Depart
ment on account Of the impending
change.
Much anxiety is felt among the
Republican employees Of the Inte-
rior Department because they
lssow that a new Secretary must
provide a few places for his
friends. If I had the ear Of Mr..
Villas / would give him at least one
hint in this direction. There is =
certain Republican Chief ola d.
vision in this Department who has
bees drawing a salary Of two
thousand dollars a year for fifteen
years, and still be is not tired.
This mans duties are few and sim
pie, and the place is not in the
classified service.
The Congressional mill is grind
ing slowly but not very finely. al
though since the re-assembling Of
Congress, moro than nine hundred
new bills have been introduced.
Some surprise is expressed that
the great state of New York is not
represented on the Ways and
Means Committee, an omission
which has probably not occurred
before in the whole history of the
eeuntry. The framing OF a new
tariff bill, to be presented 10 the
House by this Committee, is pro-
crossing rapidly and satisfactorily
and is believed will be- ready for
consideration within the next two
weeks.
The Invalid Pension committee
probably learned . valuable lesson
from its experience at the last SEES
sion. Ifso 1t will not again pre-
sent an absurd bill like that vetoed
by the President, but instead a
measure allowing something like
the sum Of eight dollars a month
to friendless soldiers.
Senator Beck, of Kentucky, who
has been for the past four years
one of the staunchest Democratic
laadara I'm the Senate vvaq the re-