Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1892-05-19


veniien was held that he would
do go, as soon as ID became ap-
parent that he could not be nom,
mated on the drst ballot. aud that
Il was that promise that caused
Cullum to get the convention "a
instruct for Harrison.
Having compelled the Depart
msnt Of Justice TO begin legal
proceeding against the sugar trust
the House will now do the same
tor the National Cordage cons
pany, the trust which controls
binding twine, by adopting a res
olution offered by Representa-
tive Scott, of Illinois. the same
gentleman who introduced the su.
gar trust resolution, which the
House passed last week. II may
be that Shermans anti trust law
whlch WAS enacted by the billion
dollar, Congress, Is entirely
worthless n was charged by Dem
ocrai- when il was passed-therc
are reasons for believing that Il
wss intended to be-hut that
makes the House all the more
anxious to see II put Ia practical
test. If il fails, the House will
pass a bill that will, and leave the
responsibility for its becoming
law with the trust,loving Re
publican majority in the Senate
and the republican President.
Representative bailey. who j.
me nber of the House sub-com-
mittee engaged ia investigating
the affairs Of the Yellowstone
Park Association, thinks
MIR. Russell Harrison may fnd
himself in a very unpleasant po-
sutton before the investigation j.
over, owing 10 his readiness to
loan his "infuence'
The House committee on Post
Offices has agreed to report fa~
vorablc a bill appropiitnng 100.
600 tor the exten'Ion uf free mail
delivery in agricultural districts
aud providing for the issue of
fractional postal notes.
Again the old cry j. raised that
Scoetary Noble has informed Mr..
Harrison that Raum must
20, or he would leave the Cabinet
This may or may not be true,
but, u the charge be true chat
Raum wrote, without Mobiles
knowledge, the letter declining
10 furnish the Pension Office in
yestigating committee with the
papers relating to the discharge
Of certain special pension exami-
ners. and Noble says he did, il
would certainly be about what any
self-re~pecting man would do un-
der similar Circumstance. The
committee through the chairman,
Representative Wheelcr, asked
for these papers and Mr.. Raum
wrote letter stating that he was
directed by Seeetary Noble To de-
cline furnishing them. Now, See
etary Noble says he knew nothing
about such request being made.
aud that the committee can have
the papers o- any others on tile
that they wish 10 see. II was
well for Seeetary Noble that h
took so sensible a view of the re-
quest, as the committee had de-
termined to take heroic measures
by reporting a resolution con>
cerm.g the refusal to the House,
which might have resulted in inn
peachment proceedings against
the Secetary Of the Interior.
The thousands of pamphlet
copies Of Henry Georges Free
Trade or Protectlon,' which was
recently published in the Con-
gressional Record, that are being
distributed throughout the coun-
try, are being sent out by indi-
vidual Representatives, and not
by the Democratic Congressional
campaign committee.
The silver Democrats in the
House expect to be able 10 secure
the signatures OF q majority of
the democrats 10 a petition asking
that a new date he set to vote up
on the free coinage bill, and that
a rule agaius. fillibustering be
reported, indeed they claim to al
ready haze a sufficient number
Of signers.