The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-03-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsHIxoroy, Mar. 18th, 1855

stand by the OH just as III Is, salH
Representative Mills today inrefer-
ence to the tariff bill. Continuing,
he said, "The revenue reformers
intend to fight every amendment
which is offered no matter who Of
ters it. This bill is the result of
three months hard work and study
on the part OF the gentlemen who
compose the majority of the WAYS
and Means Committee, and | don't
believe it would be possible to get
up a measure different from this
one that would reduce the revenue
TO the same extent, and result in as
little injustice to everybody con-
cerned." Theprospects passing
this bill are improving. Mr.. Mills
claims that he has $50 votes al
ready pledged to the bill; this is
only 7 short Of majority. Sure
~ the party should be able to bring
pressure enough upon seven of the
democratic followers of Mr.. Ran
dahl to compel them TO support the
bill. Quite a number of strong
speeches m favor of the bill will
be made as soon as it gets before
the House. Mr.. Mills will make
the first one. he will be followed
bv Mr.. Breckenridge and several
other members Of the Ways and
Means committee but propably the
strongest and best speech that will
he made upon it will be that of
Speaker Carlisle, who is beyond
question the best equipped man
to make a tariff speech in the
House.
Senator Ingalls, is beginning to
hear from the friends Of Hancock
and Mcclellan. whom be attempted
TO vilhfy in his speech the other
day. He was, a few days ago de-
MED admission as a member into
the local eommaudery of the 10y
al Legion, an organization com
posed of officers and ex-officers of
the Federal Army, and of which
Gen. Sheridan is the grand com
mander. The reason given to the
public for the rejection of Ingalls,
application for membership, was
that he was not eligible, he having
hoen an officer Of State troops on
~. But there is no doubt in the
world that the real reason was his
attack on the memory OF Hancock
and Mcclellan.
The Senate has passed the De.
pendent Pension bill, without
amendments. It is just as Senator
Henderson received it from the
q. A. r. 1t has now gone 10 the
House.
In reply to the complaints made
by the Kansas Senators and Rep.
resentatives in Congress about in.
efficient mail service in the West
the Postmaster General goes into
detail and asserts that the mai
service is in better condition thar
ever before.
1t is now estimated that tn,
Treasury suplus for the year end
ing June 30, 1858, will be sI55.
100000. And still there are dem
ocrats in the House who refuse t,
support the tariff bill which cut
off 8sO,OO6,000 ofthis large sum.
Revenue reform is spreading
Even Ohio republican wool grew
ers are becoming infected. An Of
fc'al Of the Treasury department
has received a letter from an Obi
man, who was chairman Of the rt
publican central committee OF hi
county in 1884, and a large cor
tributor to the republican can
paign fund OF that year, and VIII
is a large sheep raiser, IN whie
he says. Il am clear over, an
agree with the democrats on III
tariff. am tired of seem
the blacksmith's hammer protec
ed, and nothing done for bis mu
Gle"
It is amusing to observe Il