The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-03-02

tuS - 10 DS ltlu Io-lllHltl WlitH an
attempt will be made toagree upon
something, but the outlook is not
assuring.
The clerk of the House has been
authorized by resolution of the
House to employ four additional
enrolling clerks for the remainder
of the session. This is preparing
for the rush of bills thatalways get
crowded through in the last days
of session.
The House has given way to the
Senate and New Mexico will be
dropped from the Springer "Omni.
bus" bill, and North and South
Dakota, Montana and Washington
admitted by Presidential proclama-
tion. That is all right as far as it
goes, but ! cannot see why New
Mexico has not rs good right to
come in as the rest.
The Senate committee on terri
tories win this week report the
Oklahoma bill, and its early pas
sage is generally regarded ms ccr-
tain.
The Treasury Department paid
ont on account of pensions over
$50, 900, 900 during the first half Of
this month. Who says s'republics
are ngratefu 7" Representative
Matson, who is chairman Of the
House committee on pensions, and
who was recently the Democratic
candidate for governor of Indiana,
retires after the fourth of March.
As a token ofestecm his colleagues
on that committee have presented
him with handsome French clock.
The presentation speech was made
by Representative Gillinger, Re
publican, who expects to get elect
cd to the Senate from New Hamp.
shire.
The Senate got ahead Of the
House in passing the bill retiring
Gen. Rosecrans ('sold Rosyn) with
the rank, Of Brigadier-GeneraI.
-Four hundred special policemen
are to I've appointed in this city to
protect us from the Republicans
that will attend Harriseu's inau-
guration. And it would he i'm
possible even now to throw Il stone
in the streetsof Washington with
ont striking Il Republican candidate
for some Federal Office.
Mr.. Coleman, lately Commission
er Of Agriculture, has been con.
iirmed by the Senate for his new
position, and on Friday took the
oath and assumed the duties OF
Secretary of Agriculture. He has
received and is still receiving many
congratulations, personally, BY
mail and by wire.
Although Assistant Postmaster
General Stevenson has been nDmi.
mated Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia, he has interpretation Oi
being confirmed. A fewunimpoit-
ant nominationshave recently been
confirmed by the Senate but there
| is no hope of anything better during
the few working days now left ta
ihe present Congress.
| The Senate has passed a res0lu
| ton instructing the committee on
commerce to consider the expedi
ency of the G0vcrnmentpurcliasine
the Dismal Swamp Canal with 4
view to making it "A Highway bG.
| tween the Chesapeake Bay andtht
North Carolina sounds.
Although the session is so nearly
ended the introduction OF a new
biilisa frequent occurrence. Among
the latest is one to establish a ma.
tional system Of farmers institu.
ties, to be devoted to the accumula.
ton and dissemination Of infofma.
ton of practical value To farmers
Another which neglected to men
tion while speaking Of the territori-
al bills is separate bill for the
admission of New Mexico, offered
in the House, and which Mr.. Sprin.
ger and other leading Democrats
will endeavOr to rush through.
Mrs. Cleveland held he: last pub
lie reception ON Saturday afternoon,
and in spite of 4 cold dreary rain
nearly 1000 people attended.