The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-03-09
POLITICAL ITEMS.

MEMORIALS against the extension of
the right of suffrage to women continue
to be presented to Congress from women
themselves. About six thousand names
in all are appended to these memorials.
The anti-suffragists are just now more eff
ectually active than the advocates Of the
measure.
| ACCORDING to Washington cores,
pendent the counter claims of Great
Britain for damages to property of Eng
lishmen in this country during the wal
Of the rebellion, and Of Canada for inju-
| ries received by citizens of the New Do
minion, during Fenian raids, viii proba-
bly, be insisted upon and pressed in miti-
CATION by British members of the High
| Commission. at least if the Alabama bill
is even intimated. The total damages
from their sources on their side will foot
up considerably more than the total on
our side.
THE correspondence between the En-
perors of Germany and of Russia fully
confirms the indications an absolute un-
Outstanding between the two powers
The Kaiser acknowledges his indebted
ness to Russia, and the Gar politely sig
nifes his sense of the obligations under
which he has placed his powerful neigh
| bor The future of Europe, and espe-
cially the settlement of the Eastern ques-
ton, depends henceforth solely upon the
| wishes of the Cabinet of Petersburg, and
the continued acquiescence of the Court
of Berlin.
FAIR elections and good government
seem really to be highly objectional to
the Democrats in Congress. They are
adverse to all legislation to secure either
the purity of the ballotbox or the seeu-
rity Of voters and lose no opportunity
to appear in defense of Northern ere
peaters'' and Southern Ku-Klux. Sen
ator Casserly Of California urged that
the investigation into the Ku-Klux out
| RACES should hereafter be conducted pub
licly, though he doubtless well knewEthat
such a course would prevent most persons
resident in the South from testifying,
| and compel those who did give evlde
to take up their residence elsewhere ever
| afterward. He was supported in this eff
fort to silence inquiry by Messrs. Blair
and Bayard but, of course, the trick
was too simple and stale, and the Senate
emphatically rejected the suggestion.
THE XLIID CONGRESS- McPher-
son, Clerk of the House of Represeta-
tiyes, has just completed list of the
members of the House, having for this
purpose taken the certificates of the
Governors Of the several States. The
| certificate of the member from the lid
District of Arkansas is not yet received.
| The following is the classification Of the
politics of the two parties: Republican,
$50; Democratic, including the lid Dis
trict of Arkansas, 90; Independent, viz:
James G. Blair of Missouri, l total,
227; vacancy in Illinois, caused by the
election of Logan to the Senate, l /; va
cancy in Michigan, caused by the election
| Of Ferry to the Senate, I; making total,
229 not elected-New Hampshire. 3 );
Connecticut, 4 Texas. 4 !; California, 8;
total number of members, 243. There
are frou y TO 5 contested seats of the
96 Democrats above mentioned Two.
Du Bots of Georgia, aSd Rogers of North
Carolina, and probably Waddell of North
Carolina, are barred by the NIVth
Amendment. They will not be able to
qualify until their disabilities are removed
by act Of Congress.
The House Of Representative on Tues
day reconsidered the vote tabling the
Civil Service Appropriation, and after
considerable wrangling, agreed to take it
up again and vote separately on each item
for appropriations where the building
has not been begun or is not author
lied by law. It finally passed the bill, re-
ducing the bill by some $9,00O.00O All
that part Of it was left out which made
appropriations for new buildings and new
public works not already commenced:
the only exception made was League Is
land. This was submitted to special
vote Of the House, and it was agreed, by
large majority, to keep in the appro-
priation of $500. 000 for the work.
TUE bill which has recently passed the
Senate (Jan. %, increases the pensions
of disabled soldiers, sailors and widows,
and children Of deceased soldiers and sail
ors, 20 per cent or one-ffth for FIVE years
from March 4th, 1871.
In the House Of Representatives, bill
was passed January 5lst. the main pro-
visions Of which are that the benefits Of
the homestead act are to accrue to dis
charged soldiers or sailors, or their wild
ows and children, and in place of five
years Of actual settlement on the land,
their term Of service in the army shall
count for the reduction Of the term Of
their settlement. IF soldier Tor his
widow does not choose to live en- the
land, he can locate it, and at any time
within one year sell his title to any per-
son who may desire to purchase and oc~
cupy ii for the balance Of soldiers term.
The gist of It is that the land must be
actually settled BY some one, but the
term Of service in the army counts the
same as though spent on the land. ia
piece of land is once entered, and the
proper steps are not taken within year
for selling it, by the soldier or some one