Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-03-17
NEWS AND COMMENT.

The most important matters brought before the legislature were side tracted to give the right-of-way to bills of less importance -Clarkes- vile Herald.
 H. W. Corbett has been appointed U. s. Senator by the Governor of Oregon If he has as fine use of his jaw as his pugilistic namesake, Grandma Hoar will have to take a rear seat.-Tenas Farm and Ranch.
 The portrait of Mrs. Cleveland does not adorn the White House walls alongside those of Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Harrison, Dolly Madison, Mrs. Washington and others. Pres ident Cleveland objected to what he termed such "conspicuity, and in fact, would never consent to his wife's even sitting for painter,- Owensboro, Ky, Inquirer.
 The plans for the new Episcopal church at Helena were submitted Monday, and Gilbert & Ingraham, of Chicago, being the lowest bidders, were awarded the contract for $15, 889. It is estimated that the church when completed will cost little over $22, ,000, and the pleasant part of it is that the vestry has the money. Forrest City Times.
 It is unders tood that Gen. Powell Clayton will be made minister to Mexico; that Hon. w. H. H. Clayton will be appointed to one of the new judgeships in the Indian Ter ritory, that Hon. Henry M. Cooper will be appointed Marshal of the Fed eral Court for the Eastern dis trict, and that the leading Republicans being thus well provided for, the small fry will be permitted to seuffle for the less important aspoils. - Batesville Gaara
 In speaking of the unique produe- tions of the modern legislative genius, the Atlanta Constitution says: "These senseless and idiotic measures, however, are not wholly devoid of good, insomuch as they show the need of sending our best men to the legislature. The law makers of State should represent it's virtue and intelligence, and to this end should be chosen from among the number of it's best citi- zens. Until such reform as this is put into effect the country must hope in vain to be delivered from freak legislation. ,
 Ed. L, Givens, the Washington correspondent of the Arkansas con gressional delegation, is much exer- cised because the delegation have been criticised for securing the To- cation of Federal Court at Bates vile. No matter what the versatile Ed. may say in extenuation, q great many people in Arkansas will always believe that the only reason for locating the court at such an out-of-t the way and inconyenient place as Batesville, was simply to reprove Fulton county, especially for supporting Brundidge in the recent campaign and defeating Neill, thereby disturbing "our happy Washington family. "-Jonesboro Sun.
 That free, fearless, and sometimes reckless journalist, Colonel Charles Gordon N Neunan af he Pine Bluff Comm iel, rugs the chestnut bell on T'iliy Bryan and tells hlm in plain unss,rnished phrase that he is making holy show of himself and losing caste with the Democratic party by traipsing over the country featuring, smiling and giving advice to the people. Col. Newman thinks Bryan q great orator, and he is, and
  is possessed of a pleasing personal ity, whick is undoubtedly true, and is a handsome, well-kept young man, of which there can be nc doubt. But he thinks the present course of that young man indicates paucity of nerve center and poverty of iudgment-unless his object is tc take broteer lagos advice to "pu' money in thy purse. It is well fol Col. Newman that he made his laci before the late crime of '73 ruinet the country, else he would be reae out of the party for indulging II such unreasonable reflections '