The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-10-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFron our Regular Correspondent,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10Th, 1888.

A full meeting of the Demo-
cratic National Committee is to
be held in New York.
Attorney-General Garland has
returned from his long vacation
much improved 10 health.
Senator Voorhees, hos gone to
Indiana to remain uutiI after the
election He Will speak every
day.
Mr.. Cleveland got days fishing
on the upper Potomac, He has
given up all hopes Of vacation
trip this year.
Senator Beck has returned from
Fortress Monroe somewhat inn
proved in health, hut not well
enough 70 resume his Congresslon-
al duties.
Representative Wilson, of West
Virginia, says that State will give
Clev leland a larger majority than
in 1884, and that 1t will send n
solid Democratic delegation to
Congress.
Representative Mcmillan, who
has been making speeches in New
York and New Jersey, thinks
the outlook for Democratic VIC,
tory IN both states Is very en-
couraglng.
At least two Senators -Sauls-
hurry and Stewart-one Dem
ocrat and one Republican, have
put themselves on record as being
in favor Of the repeal Of the civil
service law.
Two notable Indianians were in
this city-Guyernor Gray and
Aqullla Jones, postmaste- of Iu-
dianapolis. They both gave cheer
full statements of the political
outlook in the Hoosier State.
They regard the State as certain
for Cleveland aad Thurman.
The friends of the Oklabomq
bill IN the House, while not
numerous enough to pass that
measure, have succeeded in hav-
ing the Senate amendment to the
general deficiency bill, extending
the laws of the United States ovel
No Mans Land, dropped.
! The new navy is slowly materI-
alizing. The IRON cruiser Balti-
more was launched at Philadelphia,
and the .gunboal Petrol will be
: ready to launch ia about ten days
The money appropriated for the
navy has been properly sp5nt un-
! der this administration.
, AS election day draws nearer,
the attendance at the sessions OF
: the House gets smaller aud snssi-
Ter. Business requiring a quorum
has long ago been abandoned, and
il recess is not soon taken-all
hopes of adjournment having been
given up there will no. be a dozcr
| members IN attendance.
Mr.. Taylcr, Ex-MInister tc
: LIberia, who is in charge Of tn,
, negro Democratic Headquarters il
= New York, was over here October
J 9th. He says that every election
district of New York state has
+ negro Democratic club, and tha
. not less than 240, 900 negroes viii
i. vote for Cleveland and Thurman
/, in the Norihen states alone.
!. Judge Thurman IS a guest 0
G Mr.. Cleveland at Oak View. Fl
is looking much better and strong
: or than he dIu when here LAST. III
d made an arg n ent for tn
: Government in the well. know
v telephone cases, which was hear
0 by the Supreme Court last wee
0 He declined a public receptio
!, rendered him by the citizens {
n this city.
y The Republican tariff bill wa
II taken up last Monday in the Sci
i, ate. There is no possible chane
b to dispose of 1T before election
is 1t is probable that few speech,
will 5e made upon it, and thi
sometime before the 25th of tn
nionsh recess will be taken unit
II after the election, when the figi
j. will be iesumed and kept up in
), sort of a way-greatly dependei
)r on the result oi The election-uni
e. the Fiftieth Congress expire
re Nobody expects any kind OF
tariff bill to pass both House al
Senate as at present constitute
se The discussion of a Sena
,e amendment TO he general d
ID ficiency appropriation brI, whi'
as approprIates $50 900 for the j
dustrial Christian Home Associ
tion of Utah, an ASSOCIATION Fl
IL the beFctit of dependent WON,
er and children who desire to sew
their allegiance to the MoYms
Church, brought out the fact tn
ut the present administration is Il
Only Que that has ever taken Al