The New York herald., 1870-01-12
SPECIAL POLITICAL NOTES.

National, State and LOc0l-Ofi&inai anO
Condensed from Leading Journals Through.
ont the Country.
Where were John Morrisscy and Jopn Fox while
their votes were required for the readmss'on OF
Virginia, on Monday last2
Scene for painter--Chariey Spencer ana Ruius
Andrews walking arm In arm into the RepuOhcan
Committee the other night. THIS beats the arIn-i-
arm conservative Johnson Convention IN Pniladel-
phia some years ago, which, IL win be remembered
drowned itself In tears aud WAS scarcely
heard OF afterwards
General Banks was dlned IN Boston on the stn
January, by the Banks Club. they knew the bank
where the old times grew.
The old adase, I'm unity there's strength" proved
faulty In the case OF Virginia, where unit exho-
tied her weakness the House refusing her readmis-
sion into the Union by one vote.
The sun inttmaIes that the Secretary Of State
nsny republican. Yet his son-in-law seems to be mo
sardins in Spanish matters, although allied 20 q
family tho portraits Of whose younger members
have been quantity compared to 'lirtc fishes boiled
In OIL"
Noah's Ark stranded--the national Inteutgencer
has again gone up. son OF the late Major Noah
OF this city, mad just taken charge Of 1t.
New Jersey as asugar-grOwiug State The attempt
OF the democracy 10 raise Cain there, to hang
him, !" ~ II were, np 90 dry.
probable that Secretary Fisn VIII take at least ss
strong ground did Secretary Seward as to the In
validity Of the repeating action Of the New York
Legislature in regard to the Hfteenth amendment,
and that 1t is still probable that Congress will
come 10 the same conclusion winch was embodied
IN its concurrent resolution declaratory Of the nnal
adoption OF the fourteenth amendment.
The last sth Of January was the dulest anniver-
sary OF the battle OF New Orleans ever remembered.
Deacon Foster coored Boston oracle and oct0gena-
ran, explains tue apathy by saying, 'Buuer's bin
dar since Jackson's bin gone"
The New Haven Palladium (repubican INDUCES
in little political gossip the approaching spring
election IN Connecticut 1t IL agreed, seems, that
Governor Jewell will be renominated by the repuD-
licans; that It is probable Mayor Fitch, OF New
Haven, viii succeed Lieutenant Governor Wayland,
who goes abroad That Ex-Governor English win
be dropped by the democrats In view OF the proba-
blities Of his being candidate for the Presidential
nomination in 1872. Nathaniel Wheeler, Of Bridge.
port Is spoken OF as waiting to succeed Mr.. English
as the democratic gubernat0rla nominee. Among
other names mentioned In the same connection are
those OF William II. Barnum, ID. d. Hubbard. Jnlius
Hotchkiss, JT., all members Of Congress. For the
second place ON the ticket Mr.. A. L. Burr, OF the
Hartford Times. is proposed. The Palladium mod
cstly predicts that.
matc tube arrangement under Devlin's store on
Broadway. But will 1t succeedi ''Tu-be or not
tube, that's the question:" Admttance twenty-five
cents cergymen and printers half price
Harp up for q sensation at Albany--ranners ire
publican) attempt TO abolish the ONCE or Harbor
Master OF this port, now in the patronage OF the
State authorities and throw 1t into the hands of the
Secretary OF the Treasury.
mean dodge tor any party--To abolish the usual
perquisltes OF an office because one OF its own
friends cannot hold on to it longer. That's the
case with the Harbor Masters posts at this port.
Tammany made o raid on Wall street yesterday
ana captured the Tenth National Bank, horse, foot
and iragoons. 1t viii bo very handy for Tammany
to have cash box OF lts own from which to defray
the expenses or the campaign In 1872 But Tam
many must urst catch its 0sh--tnat Is, make good
nomlnatl0p.
Interesting Legislative Statistics.
The Legislatures OF the following States are now
in full blast:-MalHe, Vermont, Massachusetts, New
York, New Jersey Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minnesota,
Missouri, Tennessee Kentucky. North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Louisiana-l5. What fear
fnl outbursts OF native oratery must daily reverbe-
rate through the halls OF Legislation these afflicted
sister States
table just fnrnished 20 the Legislature Of Massa-
chusetts by the Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
showing the length Of the legislative sessions in all
the STATES except Nevada presents some interesting
facts. IL Appears that In four States the system OF
paying by the session prevails, and the length OF
the SESSIONS In those States respectively forty.
i've sixty-seven, one hundred and two and nfty-
eight days-an average for tho four OF sixty-eight
days. There are nineteen States which have annual
sessions and the average duration is nearly seventy.
seven days. The average length OF sessions IN the
seventeen States the Legislatures In which meet only
once In two years 10 ninety eight days; but II the
exceptional Of OHIO were excluded the average
would be only eightyelght days. Five States adopt
q system Of reducing the pay after certain period,
or cutting 1t or altogether. In Illinois the session
exceeded the prescribed period by twenty. five days
Kansas, one day; IN New Jersey, forty -one days.
In oregon, two days; In New York, twenty-six
days. The device does not seem to have been
successful; but the reason may be thas in the
three States which show y large excess above the
limited term members depend upon other perquisites
than their per diem allowance. The largest daily
and aggregate pay to members la In California, ten
dollars day and 81, 200 in all. The other extreme
is taken by Rhode Island, which allows only dol.
lar day, or sxtydve dollars for the year past to
each member 1t Is not little curious that fourteen
States, excluding Tennessee which pays four dollars
in gold, give their members less than i've dollars
day. The average duration Of sessions In these
States is iify-eight and Onehalf days. Leaving
OF the account those which pay fixed sum there are
eighteen States which give five dollars day and
upwards. In these the average length Of sessions Is
1884 days The average Tor the thrty-six States Is
elghty-seven days.