, 1873-02-25
NOTES AND OPINION.

How much will be the increase Of the public
| debt by the Treasury statement to be made at
the end Of this week
[ Coy. Smith, Of Georgia, will not convene
the Legislature at the bidding CT Henry Clews,
aud the bond question goes over for two years.
Tho General Appropriation bill (sa1aries,
etc., pending In the Nebraska Legislaturo, calls
| for S123,722 for the executive department the
items are Salary OF Governor, 81, 900 Private
Secretary Of Governor, 81 500 Governors Of
fee, $3.50; Governors incidental expenses,
| 5000; gardener. 81, 500; coachman, 81 600 !:
livery, $1,000; clerk, $500. Total, $4,000.
Tho lobby ut Lincoln, for the removal Of the
| Nebraska Capital to somo new city Of the plains
ia undiEmnyed by any vote or action yot taken in
the Legislature, and, is 80 notoriously supplied
| with money TINT Lincoln people hava become
seriously alarmed, and arc consulting the law to
punish bribery.
The New York Cannl Board, now unsni-
mouRly Republican, has been making batch Of
partisan appointments; and among other heads
brought to the block, last week. WIS that Of Col.
J. e. Lee, Collector Of Tolls at LIT. Morris. In
the language Of State Treasurer Haines, who
unavai1ingly protested, the only ground for Col.
Lees displacement was the vote he cast for
Greeley, last November.
do not appear to have heard anything detri-
mental to the character OF Judge Charles 7.
Sherman, Of that city; but, then, the Herald
complains TINT tho mails have been very irregu-
lar Of late.
The Philadelphia City Council has MEM
ber, William Siner, in the Pcnitentiary and has
postponed impeachment proceedings in the aepa
that he will resign. Mr. siner ia an Aariniatra-
finnfat and Ear ;r. t,;n
last October election.
Mr. sperry, OF New Hayen, Ct, who runs tho
post-otice, . newspaper, and tho Republican
party machine, thinks it is "indecent" for a
Police Commissioner Of New Haven to be an
active politician. The Police Commissioner ;a a
Democrat.
The Springfield Republican says:
One Of the most respected and trustwn-thx- 1o,r,1
,sts At Washington THtes: II asked Judss Pol.nd
~ opinion On one point, the conflict of evidence
his reply Tas exceedingly prompt, haven't ps.tice %
OF doubt shout r. cofax got the 81 no aid the
Ames check.'n ~ "@a 1t'11 LIZ
The South Carolina Legislature hns elected
colored Trustees for the University of South
Carolina, With the avowed purpose to make it a
Normal School for colored pe1sons.
The Minneapolis Tribune Republican, csI1s
for the impeachment OF State Treasurer seepar
foE the latels~discovered Irregularities in his
Office; but the st. Paul Press Postmaster)
thinks custom Of violating lew becomes law
itself, and, therefore, seeger did no wrong,
though tho State may lose a112, GOO.
The Toledo Blade Cv.abys paper) reviews
the whole case Of Mr: Colfax through seyernl
columns, and concludes with the verdict OF
" Guilty" 1t then Gays:
1nasmuch as Congress seens power]e.s to runi.h
corruption on the part Of Its members since the
Cssdweis and PoueroJs cannot he expelled from he
Sen1te, nor the Ame:es, Brookses and other1 even
csnsured hy the House; white the Tlce-President Il
untouched BY any decisive action, the whole 1astte
tie bar of public sentiment S@ -