The Portland daily press., 1870-12-14
Political Nolca.

Besides Gen. Logan and Gov. Osesby, Mr..
Aedill OF tn; Chicago Tribune and Gustavus
KGner are mentioned for the United States
Senatorship in Illinois.
The House on Monday passed, with only
six dissenting votes, Judge Kelley's resolution
abolishing all internal revenue taxes except
those on liquor aud tobacco.
A Uuiled States Senator is to be chosen in
Michigan on January 9th, in place of the
Hon. J. NJ. Howard, whose term expires
March 4th. Senator Howard is candidate
for reelection, and Lis competitors are the
Hon. I. W. Ferry and the Hon. Austin Blair,
now members of the House, and gentleman
from the western pant of the State, whose
name is also Howard.
bill will probably soon be produced in the
House changing the Territorial capital of
Utah from Salt Lake City TO Corlnne. The
object OF the bill is TO remove the United
States officers from city in which there are
few Identities to rapidly-growing town in
which there are few Mormons.
Representative Shelby M. Culom of lii
mis-, to whom has been rendered the Gov
ernorship of Utah, will probably accept, but
he will not enter upon his duties until March
next, when his term in Congress expires.
A Washington dispatch says: "Old MEM
beers OF Congress agree that the present ses-
sion promises to be one of unpar aIeled dull
ness, unless Gen. Butler should succeed in
throwing some fire-brands into the House
about the fishery question, San Domingo, sor
the Alabama claims. More than one hundred
members Of the present House are not elected
to the next Congress, and these gentlemen
take but little interest in legislation, their
time beng largely occupied in looking for ex-
ecutive favors in the way of appointments,
while the members who are reelected appear
to be waiting far the coming of tie new Con-
gress tefore entering upon new legislation
Besides, there is a feeling of uncertainty as to
the future course Of parties, which makes pol
iticians reluctant to commit themselves to
positive ideas upon any subject"
A political organization calling itself the
boys in Blue" has completed arrangements
for torchlight procession at Washington on
snS h'ShI vi tuC SAot moIs iOI Ltlc purpose o.
paying their respects TO the President and
Vice President and to welcome the 4lst Con-
gress TO the Capital. The City Council have
accepted the invitation TO participate in the
demonstration.
DR.. Samuel Bard, editor of the True Georq-
tan, was nominated by the President as Gov
ernor of Idaho, but after the. confirmation de-
clined the appointment. He has just ad-
dressed letter to the President giving his
reasons for going over to the Democracy.
Mr.. d. Gratz Brown, of Missouri, in re-
Spouse to call made. on him the night of his
election blythe Labor Reformers of St. Louis.
said he approved of the purposes of the Ma
tional Labor Reform party as set forth at
their recent Convention in Cincinnati, and
was glad to know that their aim is TO recon-
eile rather than antagonize the relation of
labor to capital. He approved of the prime
pies of the party, viz, the ballot, the issue of
money by the Government for the benefit of
the people. and he right of eminent domain
in the public lands.