New-York tribune., 1871-01-20
POLITICAL NOTES.

POLITICAL NOTES.
W. p. Hitchcock, Rep, has been elected to
succeed The Hon Jon ~ Tayer, Rep. as United States
Senator for the state OF Nebraska.
On the nth inst. the Legislature of Mime
elected the Hon o. T. stearns Us. Senator for the
! short term. Mr.. SteaTns is a Republican.
A bin has been introduced into the North
Carolina House cf Representatives, making it penal
oilCnse TO belong 10 a secret political society.
A number of the Tammany leaders are re-
ported tobe studying the native Irish que Il at they
may be acceptable as public speakers TO theH Celtic
constituency
The story is current that Tammany, having
found James FISK E TOO heavy "a bgTdSn & to % e3ry +! h n
! nlquties is que enough TO bear.
! The w-Hampshire Democratic State Com
mittee hes affected an organization. Lewis W. Clark OF
Nanchc. eris Chairman. and Al. v B. Edgeriy OF Man
! chester, treasurer.
The XXIst Assembly District Republican
Association evening approved the election OF Horace
Greeley is Chairman OF the General Committee indorsed
! h removal OF Collector MURPHY
The Xth Assembly District Union Republican
Association met last evening, Martin NJ Brown IN the
chair al passed resolutions ndor5ne The action Of the
| General Committee. ana h,aIIil! approving 'no SoH''
M nts of Horace Greeley's address
The Legislature of Michigan on the 18th inst.
elected the Hon. Thomas W. Ferry uow Of the House
Of Representatives United states senator to succeed the
Hon Jacob NJ. Howard, Rep The Democrats IN IN tHe
! WALKER OF 7he Detroit Trae Icoss.
On Wednesday, the 18th inst, Francis L.
Blair r. DEM elected United states Senator by the
Leg attre Of Missouri succeed Chas. d. Drake Rep,
resigned Mr. Haifs expires the .th u March,
1873. The vote ~ sc Lcga.JIutc stOUlJgT b--i, lG;
John L. Henderson, Rep, % Jgl|. Geujanlh. Rep 8.
The XXth Assembly District Union Repub-
lcan Association st evening adopted resolutions ndors
ng the action Of the General Committee ~ eieelng
hv the state Committee in reor orsanizlng the Itpcns
! IN toe city, and calling for tie removal o. 'o'eo'o'
Murphy.
The Rerub'icans of the Ist Assembly Dis
ret orrarz zed Grant Campaign Cub last evening by
the election Of following oicors President Nathan
Kingsley sr e-Presideut-, Geo. Thompson az. J0hH
RoIlnson: Treas.rer o. H. Kopp secret.rics d. Wit
Bearsley and Francis Fellows; Deecates 10 tie General
Committee, Nathan kue,ley, j., McAael y, J. ms
william McMoIgc. jeremiah Coaley, aud Joseph &
scully.
The sabre de mon pere" seems to be very
popular in Georgia. The Democratic press Is constantly
calling upon tie members elected to the new Legislature
bsutto bury the enmcrinc steel in the breasts OF
tleir oppenonts eg f9a-Zl ne H2lros % - s.Ssess .s
BauIe, and calls upon Ar. george HlYer to eeni Ills
saber IN tnc Senate Chamber.
Many persons in Tennessee, including Judges
Of the Supreme Court, Circuit judges and the Attorney
Ccnoral of the s'atr also several mag rates have heen
indicted in Federal Courts or nouiuS oice ~ lHs
state in violation O. tat rSys.Gl' ,,.ot " lf l e
passed in the stale senate a oI-% ths ,2r,i or r u,
T 4
| resolution has pet TO pass the HCuse'
At a meeting held last evening at the corner
of Third-ave audgenta-st, j. C.. PHcaney President Of
the Grant and CoaN C.uo, the chair, the Clan was
Organized and tie following officers urarimon,
elected: President. Narsal b Eaae; Nice-lie- -t' >
Tet9rv T. w. Rs'trr.or; ,.stosIpuoing Sc aIy, Jo-.
Schneider; Treasurer. Hiram Merritt De.e- te' 10 ne
Central Cll6-J G.. P4e'y Matt ui',, To. , e, c.
SOY, john laici. dC-N j. ll'"!' i...', Tn XII;
uard sheridan, 7. W. Il oeTisou' Ale NAnUir H. N'o'
Francis Page
A bill introduced in the Ohio Legislature,
last Winter, "to plctec tie elections Of voluntary polt'
ca associations and to puI .h frauds herein, has ie'n
introduced again AZ tre present session. TIE J c,iyed
tae APr.oy''- S 9 W. S-, by -"t,ctl'.e nao.ity
II failed however, to rsFs IN he senate ile law Fro-
r,.,d /, hot ,o gu..oI s nature. but leaves l--
taI org D. ,so.,s IT," t0 ak or reject is TT tr n
c, nDer is tgc ar & jhe .,.j DEL. ,, ~ D, rn VI li . ms
- % a,-a - ,~rr. y made, and ii tic proposed aW VII
secure this end ifsl clio -'e'' "'I -', 10" ''I
A bill now Jeioid ue T,lnnes-eee. e. legislature
proposes tic formation Of neW sta'e out oi LisI
| Tennessee. A mcc-ns has been LciA n 'fe'l-
vile favorable TO tie project, and request w@s
made by rcsolu-;on that similar meetius. be le.c
Jdu(st;o HerGiy slr-s he = ,uce, but in 10 az
| "advlutarc," vhioltp most ihihifs PERSONS would
seem tlr IsleIseu lt. lcLuct ~ l9Eu-tlgu arc i4-
ing to poll zeal opinion tllins to MAKE each section
now In one state respectively entirely RriIb!cae' OF
entirely j., u1crIji.. Ignoring the a.Fant"stS OF an
honorable ana peaceful division II POLITICAL Ilits III
! each state, 30 sg 'Iuc formation OF new STAT
which We rr-a viii uCffsi fatC "a Interchange tI prp
Iation 10 a great extent. Those OF tbs sr' toh VINO 't
be aglrc ,td ~ c succe-- 0i this .chcA TOT stih
ton VIII steel, political b..1r dslp In the OthtF pui
Ton OF thc -,ltp ad worf iy oi those divisions VIII
| seek congcu!al homes with u-.'
| Three-fOurths Of the business transacted by
the Legislature OF D.auar could De attended 10 by The
Conrs Of the Ft1tc. Tie granting Of divorces ofus IN
important part o. this unnecessary business TIE Courts
have fuu AMI sufficient control over ths matter - i"e
VH1igliJH Gam p,yf,oi, Ny law aud thfre j. L"t lie
eli-ip.t artua. Tor bringing ihr cases btl"t
the I+.i-l4jIrr. 4 aI-s Huu.cr oI Applications nay
oregdv been u 1vlH fhe present session ana me
| Committee divorces are rapidly reporting '' 10
GRANT the s.tl-.t... ..shed Tor. The tCtDFcGi pro
fe-t. AGAINST tt system for three reasons, HS foC"';
sIu the Fret Tl.ec or,HiY i1t .lnc u tit NH"c s
i..aturr with g. .cr4e aII at chtS. Srcoa.t lt IL
terrsts of puri. morality opposed to H. Ih.se eases
are. iu lIa Instance a..sD o. "CIu -vl 't ~, '''
OF irGi,i ilye.t- Tle parties lclr ihit before ine
cool scrutiny 81 tie they wond not be aule 20 sAo"
a proper cal~ 10. d,tr,r. Iacy. there lore, AOl 70
WORK upon feeling. and ahyc the lia inent "i t.e
members 0 tie Le4s.atrc, tOdp that which the Co"ta
would Lot do. And, lastly, lA the nltu A aAG pf"Py4 NJ
Ios. of things The ranug OF divorces Is judicial ano
| not 4 egslatiye function
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