Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-20
POLITICAL DRIFT.

Senator Mcmillan of Michigan declines tc
retire under fire. He is up for reelection
notwithstanding Secretary Alsers reques'
for his brogans.
When the pops got control of Kansas they
populized all the offices. including the state
colleges Now the republicans are doing the
bouncing act with great emphasis.
Much depends on the size of the war hero
who runs for Office on his record. So far the
returns show one hero successful in New
York, another defeated in Illinois.
The last United States senate notwith-
standing the absence of rules generally sup
posed to expedite the transaction of con.
gressional business, passed LIB of it's own
bills, whereas the house of representatives
passed only 1,OS1 of the bills which il
originated.
The various United States mints turned out
$14,000,000 in new coin during March, the
exact total being $14,572, ,O73.O1, the largest
coinage for many months The greater part
of this was in gold, SO, ,556, 26O being in double
eagles, $2105, ,120 in half eagles and $515, ,24C
in single eagles
The city of Toledo, in which Samuel NJ
Jones, the municipal ownership" socialist
has recently been elected mayor, has a public
the last federal census was $1,000 only.
Cleveland, with total population of 100000
has a municipal debt of less than $4,000, ,000
1t is reported from Alabama that the
present governor of that state, Joseph f.
Johnston, elected in August, 1898, by a
preponderant majority, is candidate for
United States senator to succeed John 7.
Morgan, whose term expires in 1901. Senator
Morgan is rs years old and has been in the
senate since 1877. His colleague, Senator
Pettus, is rs years old, and his term will not
expire until 1903 Both Alabama senators
are residents of the town of Selma.
The salary of the three assistant sec
retaries of state at Washington, of the three
assistant secretaries of the treasury, of the
assistant secretary Of war, of the assistant
secretary of the navy, and of the assistant
secretary of agriculture are $4,500 The
salaries of the three assistant postmaster
generals is $4,000. The director of the
geological survey of the Interior department
gets $4,000; the commissioner of education
in the same department gets $4,000.
Ex-Congressman Tim Campbell of New
York, author of the statesmanlike remark,
whats the constitution between friends?'
is now practicing law. A few days ago he
appeared as attorney for a mlkman charged
with selling sour milk. and gravely informed
the court that his client was innocent, mas
much as the milk was soured by electrical
disturbances. But the court declined to see
it that way. Its pretty hard" said the
crestfallen Campbell as he left the court,
"that when the Almighty sends a bolt o.
lightning on the east side one of my friends
has to be judicially incarcerated for it," And
Poverty Hollow wept with Tim.
Governor Roosevelt is about to charge up
the legislative hill once more. A special
session has been called, for the purpose OF
amending the franchise tax bill passed dur
ing the closing hours of the regular session.
The session will open on Monday next, anG
tie governor expects it will have finished its
labors by Saturday, the 27th Considerins
the tremendous opposition to the bill in
question the fulflment of the governors
prediction will be notable political achieve
ment. But the governor holds the trump
card in the game He will sign the measure
as it stands should the legislature refuse to
sanction the proposed notifications.