, 1873-02-17
NOTES AND OPINION.

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NOTES AND OPINION.
The Republicans Of tho Third Connections
District have ronominatod Henry q, st.rl,-
weather for Congress-. Ho Ia now serving hia
third term.
The Legislature Of Alabama, as united and
organized under orders from Washington.
ahould hare COMO into m election of United
States Senator (uice sponcer) last Tuesday but.
by the arbitrary ruling Of Speaker Parsons (Re-
publican), nomotion for that purpose could bo
entertained. An anti-sponcer Republican, Mr.
Hunter, who insisted On an appeal from the
Chair, was placed under arroat for contempt.
and his caae will DO further actod
upon to-day: The purpose is, Of course.
to force upon tho United states
Senate recognitionof spenoer's election by =
body which was not Legislature, though calling
itse4 one; and the value Of such recognition
attaches to 82,ooo, ,oooof bonds voted by the Same
body Of mon, and placed with Horny CLOVIS, Ono
would suppose that, II the State Treasury Of
Alabama required 81, 100000 loan, or any other
sum, the Legislature ahould vote 1t.
in the House Of the Missouri LEGISLATURE,
Friday, tho movement for Constitutional Con-
FNs-sASA HsA8 A01GRtVt& W ~ lIa!UI1Lys In tho
last Legislature, tho House passed such meaa-
ure, and the Senate killed 1t. Thore ia now much
talk Of Commission Qike that at Albany, N.Y.>
to propose amendments OF the Constitution.
The Ohio Prohibitlonists, who, two yeara
ago, polled over 1000 votes for Governor, ara
frat in the field, this year, for the October eec-
tion, having nominated for Governor Gideon r.
Stewart, Of Norwalk; for Lieutenant Governor,
". H. Foster, Of Columbus, and full State
ticket.. The Convention waa hold at Delaware,
18th, with about 100 delegates in attendance.
-" BoBs" Tweed has naver appeared to claim
his sent in the New York Senate, esuco his eleo-
tion in 1871, and, to tho query why the Senate
docs not declare yaoany, the Albany Timea
answars;
The Hon. Noah Davte-a ataunch Republican, for
re- ms y q where d ~ wss Sestea Jus
and then appointed United 6tates District Attorney Ii
Now York City, whore he f. now again on tho Supreme
Court Dcnoh-has stated that Rix Republican nem-
bers Of the last senae brlbed to vote for PRES
ent charter Of the City Of Now York passcd IN fe7o>
nve thosa ax Republican Senator'S 40 purchased by
Tweed now sitting In tbs preaon senAte. Samuel
commemorstcs this statemept Of the Hon Noah hs Da.
vi. Those five Senators are men Of experience, md
have great influence In the gonnte.
--Messrs. shanks and Noff, contestants for a
scat in Congress Fort Wayne District, In
disna) haye been taking testimony, At Indian
spoliB, from the certified returns.
Lieutenant Governor Sexton decided tho
first tie vote in the Indiana Senate, the other
day, and indefinitely postponed tho bill Of Mr.
Hubbard relative to the rights and powers Of
married women, This bill was draft Of tho
Michigan law, and renders wtyea Liable for dsbta
the same aa their husbands.
The people OF New Haven discover, to
II. .3r ~ {5sAr
on tho Republican State ticket is On the record
a. tho sole Capital Of Connecticut. Tie New
Haven Repu blicans are not expected to rally at
the polls.
-Binghanton, N. y, heretofore Republican,
has just elected a Democratic Mayor.
Tho Buffalo Commercial Advertiser (Ad1nin-
istration) speaks Of Senator Colo Of California,
IS q Democrat, and in 8 connection which Rhowa
that 'Oasserly was not intended to be named,
Upon Nhat authorley7
The Buffalo Express administration, upon
= review Of the whole case, says:
We confess ourselves unable to fern any decided
oolfax Having always considered him an honest man
perjury. We preaume that most Republicans have
Similar feelings As the svaence now gtands there IL
us upy Seepa IN forming
will not and should not DO confined to strict legal
rules,
It ia story Of remarkable condolences, and
evidently will be received by many persons with
tnoroaulity. 1t is unfortunate that tho only cor
roboratlng testimony is that OF members OF hfa
own family, whom skeptica1 world will consider
interested, and. therefore, dubious witnesses.-
-Goifax and Pomeroy had little dispute the
other day az to which fellow was in the worst
fix, the one who was in " bonds Of iliquity,n or
the one who waa ?" In-gal|s Of bittornesa." Very
LIE Sage, in recountinlg the adventures Of
"9il Bias" tolls us that TINT young man onca
met woman who, although outwardly paragon
Of virtue did not, in every respect make . her
private hlo agree With hor Pu1e 1spmtaton an
his part ut tho wido disagreement, she replied,
with the assurance Of experience. that It was
better no, because she thus managed to combinq
of yirtao. Tho momGers of tIo prega4t goa;;
giieaa appear TO lsyo heard the 'apothogm, and
to have been struck with ita worldly wiadom.-
Ne,o York Eoentng POSI-:
Senator Jones, Of Nevada, 1neana to profit
arc aceusea OF having interested thomsalyea
pocuniarlly In naattor2, upon. which they had
yoteH, or Of having sold thotr, votea tor cash,
their conduct n 50 dtong Appearing to have
iad to se1o M the phabtsnts fIss q afeat 9St Brsa
about the virtue Of retraining from adding
vqtss, thae Mr: jones' Thought III IL rscog:
Ing the confession Of bribery into sublimity Of
Intelligent candor that oondoned for all tho eID
and elevated tho ontiro trauBaotlon iuto heroic
virtue Mr. Jones therefore, In speech to tho
Yirtuoua Legislators who perooiyod in his dollara
IN ther pockets his qualifications for tie Uaited
States Senate, admits that be used money In the
Senatorial election, says custom sanctions IT. and
that those oandidatoa WHO attempt to deny hay.
Ing 90 used money arc wanting In both candor
md intelligence. Cannot tho benato make an
example Of that brazan ASST he ia correctly
report ted2-HarVo,I Pos! Governor .1eleslrt
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