Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1897-12-17
POLITICS

The House adopted a resolution for
, holiday recess from December Is tC
, January 5.
William J. Bryan is in the City o
Mexico, and, by President Diaz's order
is specially honored guest.
The legislative, executive and judi
cial bill, as reported to the House, car
ries with it the sum of s21 So. 425.
Gov. Bradley appointed A. j. Auxiet
circuit Judge, to succeed Judge Patton,
of the Pike county circuit district.
The next annual convention Of the
National Republican league will be
held at Omaho June Ia, Is and 10.
A suit to decide whether Kentucky
went for Mckinley or not has been
brought by stakeholder at Covington.
DR.. H. B. Taylor, of Jessamine coun-
ty, has received his commission as gen.
eral deputy collector OF internal reve-
nue..
j. c. McWhorter, of Lincoln, is a
candidate for door-keeper of the House.
He filed the position with credit few
sessions ago.
Twenty-eight bills affecting the pres
eut civil service law have been intro
duced thus far in the session. Six call
for the absolute repeal.
John F. Davis and Ion b. Nall are
candidates for the democratic nomina-
ton for commissioner OF agriculture.
although the election is nearly two
yearsoff
The Patterson-Carmack contest from
the Memphis. Tenn, district. will be
called up in the House directly after
the holidays. The way Carmack roasts
the old bolter is caution.
S. b. Holmes, gold bug postmaster
at Frankfort, will be reappointed as
soon as his time expires. Senator De-
Doe makes this concession to Senator
Lindsay, and the Office officials have
been notified.
The National Board OF Trade has
adopted a resolution favoring gold
standard, urging the gradual retire.
ment of all United States notes, and
the enlargement of the circulation OF
National bank notes.
Mrs. Josephine X. Henry thinks the
time will come when woman will be
elected president but the Owensboro
Messenger doubts it, because the con-
stitution requires president to be 30
wears old and no woman will confess TO
that age.
John b. Thompson is telling it some
more that he will run for Congress in
this district if the people want him.
Last years vote ought 10 convince
John B. that the people are not hank
ering after him much.-Richmond
Register.
Ii is TO hoped that no brutal spo!ls
hunter will have the hardihood 10 de.
mand an office upon the ground that he
attended the burial of the presidents
mother, but there are members of the
pie-brigade equal to anything. Louis
Vile Times.
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Lucas will recommend d law requiring
annual statistical reports from manu-
featuring establishments, and another
will be statutory provision for fuller
statistical reports by county assessors.
The democratic members OF the
House in caucus unanimously resolved
To oppose retirement of greenbacks. TO
resist all attempts 70 extend the prlvil-
eyes OF National banks, To favor recog-
milton of the Cubans as belligerents,
and TO favor bankruptcy law.
Carroll ID. Wright, commissioner of
labor, joins Mr.. Robert p. Porter,
the assertion that the work of the Cen
sus Bureau can not be done save under
civil service regulation. This is why
the spoils-hunters rage and imagine a
vain thing Post.
William Mckinley has been presi-
dent for fraction over nine months.
Since ne has been inaugurated he has
pardoned a national bank wrecker on
an average of every three weeks. This
is splendid record, viewed from the
standpoint OF the bank wreckers, but
the depositors doubtless look at il from
different view point.
South Carolina has practically dis
franchised l2S.000 of her voters, mostly
Negroes, by passing law providing
that voter shall be able to both read
and write any section of the constitu-
ton submitted To him by the registra-
rion officer, or can show that he owns
and has paid all taxes collectable dur
ing the previous year on property in
that State assessed at $500 or more.
Touch the Kinnol, the Psanterin and
the Sabbeca Blow the Man an i'm,
the Mashbrokitha and the Chatzozeer
Beat the Metzilatim, the Tziltzelim
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