The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-12-14
CLIPPINGS.


ocratic journal in Texas, opposes the
''passive'' policy, and exclaims Don
give up the ship.
The Cincinnati Enquirer is indignant
because the reform Republicans do not
appear to be willing to meet the Demo
Gratis half way in the organization Of a
new party.
The political status ofthe present Con
gress is as follows: Senate, 81 Re epubli-
cans, and II Democrats Republican lca-
jority 40. House, Republicans 49, and
Democrats 1O4 Republican majority 36.
Senator Howe is made Chairman of the
Committee on Southern Claims, one of
the most important in the Senate, and is
also member of the Committee on Print
ing and Library.
Senator Carpenter is Chairman Of the
Committee on Enrolled Bills, and is on
the Judiciary, Elections and Privileges,
Patents. and Revision Of Laws.
WISCONSIN MEMBERS ON COMMITTEES.
Mitchell on Committee of Manufactur-
es; Hazelton on Committees of Election
and Mileage; Barber on Committees or
Private Land Claims and on Expendi-
lures of the War Department. Eldridge
on the Committees Of the Judiciary and
District Of Columbia; Sawyer Chairman
of Public Expenditures and member of
Committees on Commerce and Accounts;
Rusk on Committees on Public Lands
aud Militia. These locations are highly
creditable to the members from this
State.
A Washington special to the Chicago
Tribune says that the Presidents message
Was received with great satisfaction in
both Houses and the recommendations
concerning taxation, tariff and amnesty
were regarded generally as insuring for
it very great popularity throughout the
country The amnesty feature was en-
tirely unexpected, and the Democrats are
warm in expressions of their approval Of
that portion.
The New York Sun, which ''shines for
ALL" hoists the name of Senator Trum-
bull as it's candidate for the Presidency.
Inasmuch as Trumbull has expressed his
belief that nothing can prevent the re-
election of Grant, it is not reasonable to
expect very vigorous canvass from the
Illinois Senator.
The knottiest conundrum the demo-
cratic party has ever had to solve is being
passed round among its members nova
days In fact the first salutation when
one democrat meets another iss GLOW
ca n we beat Grant?' They all give it up.
The Syracuse Courier cnocratic)s )said
on the day before election: IF Grant
should carry New York. the Democratic
party of the nation may hang its harp on
the willows and sit down by the waters
of Babylon and weep" On the part OF
those Democrats who think more of party
than of honesty aud the public welfare,
he elevation OF stringed instruments and
the flooding of the waters of Babylon arc
now in order.-Bu6dto Enpress.
Senator Sumner has not been restored
to his old position of Chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Relations. Sona-
| tor Schurz is left without a chairmanshlp
as the Serate did not see fit to revive the
Especial Retrenchment Committee
| Neither of these omissions seems to have
created the least sensation. The organ
ization OF both houses has been harmo
mously completed, and the work of each
will progress without difficulty or delay
We should have been we'll pleased if Mr.
! Suriner had been reinstated in his ole
place, but the failure to do so evinces nc
/ III will toward him, nor will it cause {
J ripple on the serface of public affairs.
The Boston Advertiser, which is sup
posed to speak for Sumner and Wilson
says: 1--WE believe that the opposition
10 Gen. Grant is both smaller and of
less determined character than the lead
ers of it fancy. We base this opinion o.
the double proposition that the snbstan
tial reasons Ter objection to him are few
and that the people are guided by reason
in their political conduct"
The Democrats are ready to throw
themselves into the arms of any adven
tturcr for the sake of power. The utic'