The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-05-21
Political Notes.


CHG" and "the narrow-minded blockheads'
of the Loyal League have become reconcied
and have taken breakfast together
A Washington dispatch says that it is ru-
mored that one of the Arkansas Senators elect
was in an arrangement which took Senator
Ross over to the anti-impeachers, and that he
is going over to the Democracy, in his politics
Prominent Republicans have faith enough in
the rumor to acquiesce willingly in the deter
mination of the Senate not to consider the Ar
kansas bill at the present time.
The phrase Sound on the Goose, +" origina-
ted in Pittsburgh, Pa. That city, some years
ago, was SO overrun with that aquatic fowl
that its sidewalks came to be in an intolera-
BILE condition. A public meeting was held on
the subject, and at it the determination of the
offending bird was decided on. A charter
election soon following, the two candidates for
the mayoralty were questioned as to what
would be their action in the pr mses in case
of election. The one who was "sound on IL e
goose question" was elected; and from that
date, the phrase crept into general use among
politicians.
Hamlin's friends at Chicago claim that he
1t is not often that the President-for so we
must continue to call him-is able to turn
the laugh upon any one, but he certainly did
so, Tuesday, when in reply to Hon. N. B.
Judd's indignant telegram declining the APP
pontment of Visitor to West Point or any
other appointment within your gift he in
formed that gentleman that he had made 10
such appointment
Rumor has it that Senator Ross will vote
"Guilty' on the second article of impeach-
ment, which is now regarded as the strongest
of all.
Fessenden, Trumbull, Grimes, Henderson
and Ross are respectively chairmen of the
committees on Public Buildings. the Judicial
ry, Naval Affairs, Indiana Affairs and Enroll
ed Bills. 1t is said that there is a Radical
movement on foot to degrade them by reorgan-
izing the committees, but the run1or is dis
credited
The impeachment managers seem to be
making more out of the examination of the
witnesses summoned bef fore them than any
one supposed they could. Charles Wooley
OF Cincinnati at first refused to testify as to
the manner in which he disposed of a certain
$4,000, but Just as he was on the point of be-
ing committed to Jail for contempt he conclu-
ded to respond. He contradicted himself at
every step, and the managers think they are
ON the track of impol tant evidence Senator
Ross is undoubtedly the individual who is
suffering from serious imputations. He is the
successor Ex-senator Lane who committed
suicide Immediately after becoming a John
son man, and if the suspicious so rife concern
ing him have the slightest foundation-and
we hope they have not-the sooner he follows
suit the better.
The Ohio Legislature has already been in
session 100 days, and the appropriation for the
pay and mileage of members is $4,000. The
columbus Journal thinks that this is some
thing remarkable for retrenchment Legisla-
ture' III Wow OF the fact that the longest ses-
slon d hepupllcan Legislature for ten years
was ~ DAYS And this was in 1861, when the
session was pro longed to provide for the ext
gencies of the war. Last year the annronria-
ton of the Republican Legislature for nov ond
mileage was 100000.
The Detroit Free Press says the foIlowin,,
aboriginal ticket is being discussed: for Pres
ident Hole-in-the-Day, OF Chippewa; Vice
President, Hole-in-the-Sky OF Massachusetts.
The first is a great chieftain and the other
great orator.
The following is list of the visitors to the
west Point Military Academy for the year
1905 Just appointed by the President
nam L. Sharkey of Mississippi, John Will
hams OF tennessee, General w. b. Franklin
OF oohnecllcuf, Leslie Coom5s of Kentucky,
Professor nenry Coffee of Pennsylvania, Pro-
fessor N. w. Edwards of Illinois. Professor w
G. Peck of New York.
The Conservatives of Newburyport, Mass
held caucus Tuesday evening at which tbo,,
unanimously nominated Chief Justice Chase
for President. Newburyport, as We are in
formed by the Herald published in that city,
has sort of local pride in the Chief Justice.
because his ancestor, Aquila Chase, was
Newburyport man
A California paper dominates Beecher for
President.