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The Montana post., 1869-04-23

Rogers died with a stake and JACK
Gallagher made game" in the last
hour. although they held high, low
on him and captured his Jack" We
will go for ;he ousied RAIDS with VEN
geance, and. if we get slaughtered. save
ferrage by going over the Styx in the
same boat.
To the "pi box" with this whining,
This bewaiiing nnd repinIug,
Sure it siut all becoming iu De-moc-RA-or.
Ihe dHy aiut lost, you bet,
Ard we'll beat them fellers yet.
For welt show 'em how TO manage the De
muc-KA-CN.
There is Bruce would like to go,
But he stands no sort of show
He's "A httIa bit too honest for De-moC-Ta -cy.
And Or j. telling jokes
About "uigs" aud other f"lks,
But Know Nothing" bed-r6ck's NIX With
De-mOc-Ta-Cy.
VAST" " Slapleton is sOrteF
Strong. beyond the Stiuklngwater;
But his front name Is quite odIous TO De
muc-ra-cy.
Dance IL ye,y badly Mingled,
But Shuber's bead Is shiugl-d
Confound him, he's " biz lDjun with De-
moC-Ga-cy.
The Montana post., 1869-04-23

In is stated that Attorney General
Hoar is Unitarian, Secretary of the
Interior Cox is a Swedenborgian, Sec
retary of the Navy Borie is Catholic.
Ex-Secretary of State Washburne is q
Universalist, Secretary OF State Fish is
a Dutch Reformed. Ex-Secretary Stew
arr is a Presbyterian, and Post Master
General Cresswell eschews churches al
together. The religious faith of Bout
we'll and Rawlins is not yet known TO
fame. Grants family are Methodists.
The Montana post., 1869-04-23

The Promised Land"-aIternate sec-
tions OF the Pacific Railroad.
The Montana post., 1869-04-23
[ALL.)

Sure bottled cOuso.atiOn
Aud Maginuis' recitation
Puts US quite IN the humor for scornIngJ oh
We'll make discussion in Convention
A at Charleston (don'J meution).
And " Mac shalt stir the CORPSE IN the
morning, uh
1t will serve tor a diversion
10 Jwil the " Parson " on immersion,
And Gil our sunday column full of swag
ger, oh
II VIII give u time To think,
Anu-tu take another drink
And here's TO every jolly Carpet-Bagger, oh
The Montana post., 1869-04-23

Many of the ex-rebel generals are now
railroad Presidents
The Montana post., 1869-04-23
Old ACQUATNTANCEs.

Among the dead was Blood called
Jim, and recognized by Neil Campoei'
who had known him long time as
friendly" They were all well armed
having revolvers and one or two Henr!
rifles, with plenty of ammunition were
dressed in soldier clothes. all wearing
the regulation plumes, showing tue!
have been accustomed TO stopping aoou'
frontier posts and the bountiful reciPi-
ents of many favors from the fostering
hand of their induigcnt Uncle.
Too much credit cannot be awarue~
10 MajCI La Motto for the good work nc
is endeavoring TO perform, the prompt>
ness with which he ever acts upon the
approach of danger, aud in the falthiui
performance of his duty as n true Sol
dier and friend TO the pioneer
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ESTABLISHED. 1881:

honor which your votes has Just conferred
upon me. The grauhcalion which this
signal mark OF your conhdencs brings 70
with which 1 assume the weighty duties
devoivlng upop me. Succeeding TO "A chair
| Whlcn mas been made illustriOus by
1 Clay. Stevenson, Polk and winthrop,
Banks. Grow and 6olfax, / NAV well ciis,
IgSs tiT5s my m S9iii'y % meet the Just expecle-
/ marked paftiaiitys bat reIvil1g. gentle
men, on my hone.t purpose 10 perform all
trusting in large measure fbe in
1 diligence which asn sure yon win alyvavs
eKl ead to me, shall hope 70 retain. as /
nave secured, our confidence, your kindly
/ and % haerOus support tI.
The F0ruSv- First Congress has assembled
at an aaspteious period in the histosy Of
pressiVe, ,cerefno onf ais which We have iu Il
witnessed In anotEeF part OF the capitol,
are appropriately gympollc or ihs iri-
ump mphs OF the past and the hopes OF The fu-
ture. A great chieftain. whose sword AZ The
head OF gala at and yictOrf0us armies saYed
the RepDblfc from ruin, hiss been ntly
called TO the bighest civic honor wblcn a
grGtefui people can bestOW. Sustained by
Congress thatso ably represents the loyal
patriotism and personal worth OF the na-
ton, the President tails day inaugural ed
viii assure to the country an admlntstra-
tion OF purity ard prospeFtty--an era OF
liberty, and Fegul eted BY law and thor
oughly inspired with liberty. Copgratu-
Itting you, gentlemen, on the happy RuRu-
'A.7o ~ AfiAH q Al auu bue BfAcAOuH UAGtBtHEH
OF Alm lghty God on the arduous aud re-
sponsible laboIs before you. am now
ealy 70 take the oath OF once, and enter
you have called me. f -..'I +.
The ath was Inen s0Iemnly administer
eu Dy w ashburne, OF Illinois, the senior
neEnDef OF the House, when the ceremony.
OF swearing the members commenced
hey were called mp In patches OF twenty
or thirty at time, and arranged tnani-
selves in front OF the Speakers CHAIR and
toOk me oai n with upliited hands When
heNew 1ork members were about to take
tue oath Schenck called attention 70 the
case or Reeves, from the First Distric.
VINO had been represented 10 him as hav-
ing given aid and encourage ement to the
rebels while editing the Greenport Watch.
The Speaker asked Schenck whether he
submitted any motion on the subject :
Echenek said he did not. and thereunon
the New York members, incluning Reeves,
We're sworn.
Objection was made by Butler TO Ham.
mill, OF Maryland; by f@ehsnciK TO Wln-
chester ana Rice OF Kentucky: and by
Brooks to Van Horn and Dyer OF Missouri.
and these gentlemen stepped aside, and
dtd not take the 0Sth.
Lawrence, OF Ohio, objected 10 Rogers Of
Arkansas. and offered a ra.Qlution on the
sut3e but the resolution was laid ON tile
table. ana Rogers sworn. ~
81 All the members, with but three e1cep-
tionss and. delegates having been thus
sworn, the House at 30 Adjourned
The announeemen OF a Republican eau
Gus for Tomorrow morning, at 101z o'clock \
was made by the clerk.
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HAVANA.
Interesting Eews-PPogress or The
Rebellion.


HAvANA. February 3-Mr. Utley,
and ten other prisoHerst claiming
American citizenship, have been re-
leased. .s..tit .H
The flagship Gontoock is here.
Admiral Hof is making active exer-
tions for the protection Of Ameri-
cans
Reibforcements are being scnt to
the interior by railroad.
The steamer Moclerama had sailed
for NutiVias and other ports, taking
fifty thousand dollars to pay troops
and munitions of war. ..... IS
A ship had been chartered to take
three hundred Tekels to Fernando
The Bank anbOpHees it will here
after limit exchange of .BOtes for gold
10 sums of ten dollars.
The Govern ment Is advertising Tor
horses and mules for the army.
A Bishop of Havana has offered q
sixth Of his income for three months
for the support of volunteers, and
the cathedral and clergy have follow
ed his example.
A correspondent Of the PreasG urges
the Government to sequestrate the
property Of absent rebels.
Advices from Sagua report that the
rebels, on Saturday last, tore up the
raIl<Qad to that city, stopped train
of cars, mutilated the engine, and
made prisoners of the engineer and
the railroad employees.
The Cuban Eebels at Nassau are
very active. ltt is reported there that
a steamer With a1ms. and crowded
with men. arrived nc Ragged Island
on the 10th alt. on its way to Cuba.
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WASHINGTON, March 4-The day
dawned with rain, but the route along
which the procession was to pass was
soon thronged with people. The first
appearance of troops at headquarters
was Company K. 5th United States
Cavalry. Gen. Grant arrived shortly
afterwards. The following cable dis
patch was placed In his hands:
~ March 4th, 1869.
To President Grant. Washington:
In honor of the maD and the day,
three cheers for the President. Mem
bers of the BerliR Exchange.
ss FRITZ MAYER.
Vice President Colfax reached
headquarters shortly after 10 o'clock.
and went Immediately to General
Grants office, and after a cordial
greeting with the President elect and
members of his staff, entered into
conversation with the gentlemen
present on ordinary topics. In the
meantime the troops and military or
carnations began forming, and the
crowds oispectators upon the streets
grew more dense. gi-ii5EH agA ssE
At precisely eleven o'clock A. NJ.
t e Marshal entered headquarters.
I ne troops were everywhere stationed
al proper posts. General Grant, calm
aud composed as ever In his Ii 9,
came FROM his Office and entered his
phaeton, accompanied BY General
Rawlings. The Vice President elect.
Mr.. Coliax, came next. and entsred
the next carriage, accompanied by
Admiral Bailey. of rhe Navy. The
members of the sta!F of General
Grant next entered carriages. with
the committees of Congress and of the
different organizations present. AS
the procession started, the band struck
up Hail to the Chief" Regular and
other troops were drawn up along the
square, and came to u present arms
as the carriage containing III Presl
dent elect, with his head uncovered,
drove slowly alone, while innuense
cheers rent the air on every side.
There were e ght grand divisions, on
| the line OF march. The first
under Colonel Wallace, was com
posed OF regulars, and escorted
The President aud Vice President elect
| The second divi ion was composed OF
volunteers, including two eoloreC
organizations; the third division wa:
| composed OF Promtneu6 CiNII OHCSIi
of the Government, foreign minis
ters, Grant and Colfax electors, off
GERS of the army, navy, and marine
corps, and the corporate authorities
Of this city and Georgetown; tbs
fourth division was composed of thC
Republican political organizations o
this place and elsewhere; the fiitl
division was composed of the Soldiers
and Sailors Union, Grant and Colfa2
Clubs, the Washington Fire Depart
ment and its visitors.
Among the prominent objects 0
attraction was miniature ship, fulE
rigged and manned and a printin!
press in operation. The head of tn,
parade having reached the capitol
the President elect entered to tax
the oath and deliver his inaugura
address. The throng Of human being
10 front exceeded anything of tn
kind ever before witnessed here. Tn
procession was about one hour Il
passing given point.
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TELEGRAPH SUMMARY.

Gold closed in New York, yesterday. at
1895
Mrs. Andrew Johnson is reported quite
il.
% Two forsers were arrested In Buffalo
"Wednesday ~ sA~sas -
Ned O'Baldwin was baiIed out of jail on
Wednesday.
Andy Johnson consented to pardon two
more knaves before he quit--Callicutt and
Enright.
Auburn has voted to welcome W. H.
seysrd home aseRE 8Bss
Homer Law wen wrestling match for
sl,00O on Wednesday in New York.
The National Council OF the Union
League adjourned on Wednesday, after a
session OF two days.
The Legislature of Maine has refused to
instruct her Representatives in Co gress
to urge the revival of the reciprocity
treaty. - GAFau 20 at4
Gen. SLoneman has notified the people
OF Virginia that If Ku-Klux outrages do
not cease, he VIII send soldiers into the
infected distriets and quarter on the
people
A bill reducing the per capita tax and
duty on freight on the Camden & Amboy
Railroad, and substituting tax upon The
Company, passed both Houses OF the New
Jersey Legislature on Wednesday. The
attempt TO put all special application for
q charter for Insurance companies under
special law failed.
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CONGREssIONAL.
xLth CONGRESS- THIRD sESs ON


The bill passed to pay the Sergeant
alarms for summoning witnesses.
The conference on the CorcOran
claim was ordered printed
Buckalew reported that the com
mittee could find no ground TOR the
charge of corrupt influences on Sena-
tors in connection with the Impeach-
nIent.
The Conference Report on Miscel-
laneous Appropriation was agreed TO,
Sumner failed to get Mrs. Lincoln :
pension bill up.
Sherman and White were appoint
ed committee to iaform the Presl-
dent that that body was ready to ad-
jDurn.
About II so the unsuccessful at
tempts to take up the bill to repeal
the tenure of office act was followed
by little period of inactiop. and as
there appeared to be no further bust
ness to transact, or at least no dispo-
sition to do anything else apparently,
by common consent the Sena tors he.
gan to chat with ca eir other ard
/ change seats, and in a few minutes
| fhe desks on the igllk la,t side al
the chamber were left xac. .or the
occupation of Il e dtrlol stic corpS
: and other inv ted guess. 1s-
The diplomats entflS n a body
! and attracted i'm n'dIate attention By
the splendor Of t.ieir. uniforms and
dignified bearing. Al legations were
represented, and the Ministers of TIE
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We have repeatedly asked our con.
temporary to explain why it was, for
instance, thai Ex- Mayor Baker s. ad
ministration failed to pay the teachers
of the public schools, and it has as
NAL is really siosere in its desire to
correct evils, let it first account for
those th are real, before it assails
those or = imaginary. Courier.
We r ever attempt to explain away
what ever happened. We have re-
peatedly denied the statements of the
Courier that Mayor BAKER's admin
istration failed to pay the teachers Of
the schools, and it has never produced
any evidence to sustain its charges.
Until it does so, we think it viii ex-
hibit more good sense by keeping
silence on that particular topic.
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moUsE-............ wAsHrNerON. March 4.

HOUSE...............WAs WAsHIHsToN, March 4.
The House took a recess this morn
ing from five till ten o'clock.
The conference on the Disability
Bill failed to agree. sa
The report to allow mileage for last
July,s session was rejected.
The conference report on the Def
cheney Bill was agreed to, also the re-
port on the Legislative Appropriation
Bill. - ~.
Conference committees were ap-
pointed on the Spanish and Cuban
sympathy resolution, on the Hoase
bill on the claim of Corcoran, and on
miscellaneous appropriations
A resolution was reported forbid
ding the delivery to General Lee of
the ashington relics.
A bill passed confining certain pur-
chases of land in the Iowa District
Michigan.
No action was taken on the motion
TO reconsider the vote relative to pub
fishing CONGRESSIONAL debates.
On re-assembliug at 10 O'Clock
Coburn reported that the conference
on the Currency Bill had failed to
agree. ..s.... p
A bill to protect the bearing
animals Of Alaska was passed.
The Wilmette River (Oregon)
Bridge Bill passed.
The House adjourned sine die at Il
o'clock.
The new House meets at o'clock
this afternoon.
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INDIANA LEaIsLATURE.
Summary or Wednesdays Proceed
aH nH ings.

SENATE.
ISDIANAPoLIs, March 3.-Tho Sen
ate met at niue O'clock.
he 70 lowing bills were passed:
House bill 10. 273 20 raise reve-
nue for the years 1863 and 1870
House bin No. l5l, 20 legalize the
assessment Of taxes for the State
Debt Sinking Fund heretofore made,
and to Tx the assessments Tor 1859 and
1870.
House bin Nc. 165, TO create the
Office Of State Geoiogist, aud provid-
ing for a geological survey Of the
Senate bill No. 292. to transfer
Brown County from the First 10 tho
Second Judicial Circuit
Senate bill No 300, creating the
Twenty-sixth Judicial Circuit, and
fixing times for holding courts Ia the
Fourth Circuit.
Senate bill No. 236, supplemental
to an act to incorporate the Franklin
Insurance Company.
House bill No. go. (substitute for
Breckinridge's bilD, for the inoorpo-
ration OF Life Insurance Companies.
Senate bill No. 80, 20 amend the
act to enable the owner OF wet lands
to drain and reclaim the same.
The General Appropriation bill
was received from the House and
referred to the Committee on Finance
Adjourned until 9 o'clock to-morl
row morning.
HOUSE.
Ellis passed-House bill No. 80,
the general appropriation bill The
morning session was DEVOTED 90 tho
discussion OF the bill.
The House appropriated, for the
completion Of the State Normal
school building al Ferrc Hau G.,
$40 500.
Senate bill No. 123. TO amond the
seventeenth section Of an act TO pro.
vide for the organization Of County
Boards. eso., to enable County Com
missioners TO levy tax for tho purpose
Of constructing aud repliring oJunly
buildings.
Senate bill No. 80, &, amend the
24th subdivision Of section J3 Of the
act 10 repeal ali laws tor th5 incOr-
pOratiOn Of cities aud TOWNS, ap-
proved March II, 1867, com polling
dGk abitanis around Michigan City
hErbOT to dock up.
HoH se bill No. pa, authorizing per-
purchasing railroads aud furL-
pixies uBdeF tho act of March ., 1859,
amended 10y the act Of 1867, shall or
ganize into incorporate com 1anies
prescribing the powers Of said oompa-
nies, etc.
Joint Resolution No 8, for Congress
sional instructions for the passage Of
an act by Congress, relieving from dis
abilities and foIfeituTe5 soldiers who
left their commands after April 10,
| 1868.
House bill No. 3ll, an act touch
! ing vacancies in county and township
Offices, and providing tor rhe illing
OF the same hy appointment Of the
County Commissioners, except Town
shin Trustees, who shall he appointed
bv the Auditor, the Board Of Com
missioners not being 10 session
Special orders for to-day: Hou
| bin No. 3lI-the Specific Appr0pria
ton Bill-for o O'Clock AN.
The Constitutional Amondmont
proposed By Congress to the Legif-
latares of the States, in relation to
universal suffrage, for2 o'clock Pm.
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WITH an evident sigh of relief, the
Courier of yesterday says the JoUa-
NAL of the day before did not abuse
Mayor WALKER or the City Council.
We notify the Courier that it will not
often have occasion to accuse US of
negligence of duty in this respect.
We are only re-adjustiug the rack
upon which we expect to stretch these
worthless, and will soon have it ready
for operation. We expect to give
their official doings an overhauIirg
that will prove anything else but in
teresting to them, or their friends.
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10 the case Of Judge Busteed ac
cnsed Of corruption and igaoranoe.
the judiciary Committee 10 day re-
ported to the House that they had
considered the case fully, and they
recommended that the testimony
should not be printed. and asked to
be discharged from a further eonsid-
GRAFTON OF the matter The report
was accepted aud laid on the table.
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RaIIr0nd AccIdent.

ALBANY, March "A serious &C
cident occurred on the uousatDnio
Railroad, at New LennOx. Massa-
chasetts, this morning. The pas
senger train going south was thrown
from the track by n broken rail,
thereby precipitating the passen-
ger car down an ombankment and
seriously injuring IL persons. and
more or less iujuring all on board.
Five of the most seriously injured
persons be.ong in Pltts6old and three
in GbaMafd
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MONTREAL, March 1.-The Ameri-
can Presbyterian Church has given q
cali 10 Henry Ward Beccher, Offering
hii,i salary equal TO that which he
reeei, ,-as in Brooklyn.
An Ea stern Township correspond
ant ssvs he Nas never seen 80 many
nerso5s of goo education or more
enternrisipg tbs, hose now leaving
or preparing 10 leave for all parts Of
the Western States aud Pa lho coast.
The railway communion. Gus 70
all points Of the Province are a. ln
open.
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The Journal starts the sage query
In yesterdays issue. as to whether
Mayor y alker viii resign in the event
that ii party Is de:eated at the April
election? There Is not the slightest
possibility that auy such event will
arise. Bu, admrttins that there was,
we see no reason for the question. Of
course Mayor Walker would net
resign. Why should Courier, 3D..
Last Spring, when he was a eandi
date for Mayor, Mr.. WALKER repeat
edly said to the people. if he could
not discharge the duties Of the Office
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nenIh nfa nlEhnn.

DETROIT. March 4. - The Right
Rev. Bishop Lefevre died this alter
noon, aged sixty five years. Two
weeks ago he was attacked with
erysipetas 10 the head and the dis
ease soon assumed a dangerous form.
The deceased was native of B ,lgium
and was ordained Bishop in 1871.
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Accident to General Grants Father.


WASHINGTON, March 4.-President
Grants father met with a severe ac-
cident to day. He became separated
from the Presidents party while on
the platform, after the inauguration.
and accosting Mr.. briggs, an ex-mem-
Der of Congress from Michigan. asked
him to conduct him out of the capitol.
saying that when he reached the
grounds all would be right. Mr..
Driggs replied be would accompany
him, and proceeded to conduct him
out of the rotuuda, and through pri-
vate way on the east side Of the capt.
tOl. Mr. Grant withdrew his arm from
that of Mr.. briggs, and reached II
forth as if to guide himself by the
side of the wall down stairs. lie
made a misstep, and fell backwards
down eight or ten of the stone steps,
striking his head against them. badly
iniuripg MS right hip and sustaining
other Injuries, but breaking no bones.
Mr.. briggs, with assistance, carried
him TO a private room aud procured
a stimulant, which was administered
+, the sufferer, then engaged a car
riage and carried him to President
Grants private residence.
T.. M. Green, Pension Agent at
Philadelphia, rendered his resigna.
tion this morning to President Johu-
son.
The Supreme Court Of the United
States to-day adjourned till Monday.
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QUEBEC, March 4 An officer
named Whitaker. Of the Fifty. third
Regiment, was shot 10 the Quebec
skating rink. last nigh by a young
man named CballOner, for an alleged
insult TO the mans sister. He cannot
recover. Challouer has been arrested.
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.rEEEI

to their satisfaction he would resign.
IF they decide against him, we wish
to know whether. he will be as good
as his. word
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CONGRESS.

gsaoiIsf2 IS s1sl--zT---g alaaslofW
ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE
.GA00A A8DhoC I
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INDIANA LEGISLATURE,
Both Houses Without a Quorum.
Democratic Members Resign Their
Seats.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March 4.-The
Democratic members in botn branches
Of the Legislature resigned their
seats, this morning, leaving both
Houses without quorum. The suf-
frage amendment to the Constitution
had been made the special order for
two o'clock this afternoon in both
Houses.
None of the appropriation bills ex-
eept that for legislative expenses of
the current session have been passed,
and much other important legislation
will be defeated. ak& "A
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EUROP Es
BY AtI..ntio reIeerar1a .

PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, March 4.-The session of
the North German Parliament began
yesterday. King William opened the
proceedings with speech. He said
the first duty Of the North German
Confederation was to nsaintain peace
and friendly relations with the other
powers of the earth. All other ma.
tions Of Europe had shoWa a dispo-
sition for peace. The resVle Of the
conference at Paris ON the Eastern
question demonstrated that there was
a general desire for peace. The King
closed with the following: " A nation
saving it's strength, and having a VIII
to respect the independence Of others
and maintain its own, can surely
count on peace, as foreign powers will
not modest IL, and the domestic enc
mics Of order are powerless to pre-
vent It.
r' 49,. SPAIN.
MADRID, March 4.-In the Cortes
yesterday, commission composed Of
fifteen members was appointed to re-
port constitution, define the rights
and liberties of citizens, and submit
form of government.
Senor Sagosa, Minister of the Inte-
rior, made a statement in regard to
the recent disorders in Barcelona.
and charged that they were instigated
by members Of the republican party