Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-05-05

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Land Office and Postofiice at Cam
den. Then several bridge and right
of-way bills, besides about fifty pri-
vate bills, Of which about thirty were
for pensions to survivors OF Indian
wars, or the widows of such soldiers.
And during Mr.. McRae's service
he has made more than twenty re-
ports from the Committee on Public
Lands, one of the number being,pro-
nounced by the Memphis Appeal
Avalanche and other papers the
ablest and most exhaustive report
that ever animated from that com
mittee. Two other notable reports
were those on the swamp land in
demnity bill, and the bill to settle
the bonds of the State of Arkansas
that are held by the United States.
The PICAYUNE has heretofore given a
list of his important bills introduced
in the present Congress, several of
which have been favorably reported.
Being Chairman of the committee on
Public Lands, he is now in better
position than ever before to secure
a settlement of all differences be-
tween the United States and the
State of Arkansas, which have been
accommodating and hanging unsettled
and unadjusted ever since the adms-
sion OF the State into the Union. The
United States Governments. holds a
large amount of the undisputed
bonds of the State, and the State
has large land claims against the
United States. 1t has been Mr.. Nc
Rae's endeavor since election to
Congress to procure legislation that
would enable the State TO offset the
bonds which have almost hopelessly
confused and entangled land claims,
If this cannot DO done the bonds will
of course have to be paid by taxa
ton, and il Mr.. McRae cannot Sc
cure the necessary legislation, no
other man can, because no other
man has so thorough \ knowledge of
those old claims, and the various
legislation and grants from which
they have arisen. On motion in
the House on the 18th Of last month
he came near passing his swamp
land bill and would have done SO but
for the unreasonable objection Of
Kilgore, of Texas, and McMillin, Of
Tennessee, The vote showed large
majority for the bill, but not quite
two-thirds, which WAS necessary to
suspend the rules, which had to be
done to get the bill up ahead OF its
time.
The BUSINESS Of the District, both
public and private, since Mr.. Nc
Rae has been ia Congress, has been
carefully attended, both before the
Departments and in Congress. APP
preparations for the rivers in the Dis
trict have been carefully looked at
ter, and the most earnest attention
given to the extension and improve
ment of the mail service. The Post
office Department under the present
Administration has not met all his
demands, but much has been :eoom-
plished by his efforts. Within the
six years of his service there has
been 1875 new Offices established, and
increased service on many Of the
routes. Mr.. MeRae during his SER
vice has always been present and
voting, and often speaking on the
many important questions under
consideration from time to time. His
votes and speeches have been uni
formly right and Democratic. His
friends regard it as a great eompli-
ment to hi. record and sound judg-
ment that not a vote he has cast,
ner a sentiment that he has uttered,
can be successfully attacked. His
friends challenge Investigation Of his
public and private life, and appeal
to the Democrats Of the District to
rebuke the undeserved assaults upon
him by their votes at the primaries
A. II. Luna, the Republican sher-
i1 of Searey county, is short in his
accounts, $500. He claims that
while drunk at Texarkana, he was
drugged and robbed. His bonds
men do not credit his statement.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.
As mercnry will surely destroy the sense of smell
"a con ,sFNuup whole system