New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-01
POLITICAL.
TIE LEGISLATURES

Legislative sessions begin in Arkansas. Louisiana.
and Ohio to-day and in this State Florida blInne-
sofa, mississippi and Pennsylvania TO morrow. while
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,, Michigan. and
Wisconsin wait until wednesday before beginning
the legislative labors Of the year. In New-Jersey
West Virginia. and Kansas the sessions do not com
menco until week from to morrow and in several
States IN which yearly sessions are held the Legisa-
lures do not come together until much later in the
year. Before all these bodies great questions and
important measures must como this year. Many of
fireplace senators and some of them shape the des
TIMES and fashion the mechanisms of much needed
reform The Legislatures Of Ohio and Iowa
elects, wook from the opening day of the
session, Successors to the Hon. John Sherman and
tho Hon James Harlan, whose terms expire in 1872 /;
those States which hold biennial sessions only elect
this year California and Kentucky, under this
category, have elected the Hon Aaron A. Sargent to
succeed Mr.. Cole, and the Hon. Thomas G. hcCreery
70 succeed Mr.. Garret Davis, although the
terms GO these gentlemen do not expire
until 1878. The Legislature Of these States
being biennial and not holding next year,
nec9ssitates the election at this term in accordance
with the law Of Congress providing that Senators
shall be elected by the Legislature last elected be-
fore the Senatorial teen begins The Florida Legs
lature is in some confusion and it cannot be ascer-
tanned when Senator will be elected 70 succeed Mr..
Osborne nor whether the Republicans or Democrats
have the choice
In this State, although there is no Senator to ibe
chosen, there q work Of reconstruction and reform
that will be watched with Eager interest by the
whole country. In the Senate, the presiding officer,
Lieut.-GOv. Beach a Democrat nOminally pre-
sides, but the Republican majority will take
the formation Of the committees and general
executive into its own hands. All the
officers Of tho Legislature, save the President of the
Senate, will be Republican-the election Of Speaker
resting wholly in Republican hands. In Pennsylya-
MA the Legislature COMES together almost paralyzed
by i9 in the Senate and tho wheels of legislation
will be hopeessy locked until special election can be
held and the vacancy filed. The Ohio Legislature, be-
eide occting successor 10 Mr.. Sherman has import
ant work 70 perform in redistrctng the State and
tho reformation OF municipal abuses The Massa-
chusetts Legislature viii probably have the Com
mission system brought up for review, to see how
much truth Gen. Butler had his side in his reck-
less charges during the campaign.
state Legislatures which come in session later in
tho year with one two that wait until next year.
elect Successors to senator Spencer of Alabama, Hill
OIL. Georgia Trumbul of Illinois, Morton Of Indiana,
P0morOy OF kdpsas Kellogg OF Louisiana, Nlckars
Of Maryland Blair of Missouri, Nye of Nevada, Pat
terson of New II ampshire, Pool of North Carolina,
COrbett of Oregon, Cameron of Pennsylvania,
SAWYER of South Carolina, Morrill, Of Vermont, and
Howe of Wisconsin. Rice Of Arkansas, and Terry Of
Connecticut making in all. with those before men
toned including Conkling, Harlan. and Sherman.
twenty four Senatorial terms expiring on March 4,