, 1873-01-25
NOTES AND OPINION.

| The Supreme Court OF Louisiana, which Pinch
/ back took caro- to reorganize BY force Of arms,
and which, ss 1eorganized, the Kellogg Legisla-
tura legalized, has now decreed the legality OF
| the kellogg State Government and Legislature.
So Judge Dnrell, OF the United States District
Court, is lndorsed.
Rankin, the late State Treasurer Of Iowa,
who stole a9s, 900 from the Agricultural College
fund, declines to give testimony before the Legia-
1atiTe Investigating Committee, lest such test-
mony be used against him in criminal prosecu-
ton. Rankin further says he will go to jail
rather than divulge the whole history Of the
steal. He had hoped the people Of Iowa would
accept his regrets, and let him on for the sake
of his family.
The Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention
has practically done 30 much Is this: State
elections in November, municipal elections in
February; Governor elected for four years, in
stead OF three; Office Of Lieutenant Governor
created; Secretary Of the Commonwealth, Tteas-
urer, and Attorney General elective By the poo
pie; Senators, 49, elected in biennial claases for
four years; Representatives, 100, elected for two
years; legislative pay, 81, 200 each man for the
two years, and go day for special sessions; an
iron-clad oath that members have not been
elected by the use Of money, and will resist
bribery. The correspondent of the Pittsburgh
Gazette SAYS:
- the general opinion find Of the members that
III feenns TO-
l. Prohibiting the Legislature from granting licenses
for The sale Of Intoxicating liquors beverage.
s. The right Of Women to vote.
It will 10 surprise to most people to learn that the
IN the Convention, md that t Is highly probable iii
60 to the voers for ratification or rejection It is
believed that the OF the State will be invited to
The proposionis TINT there be separate ballot boxes
fer the two sexes and If the amendment ia indorsed
BY majority Of both, will become part Of the Con-
1t must be unpleasautly suggestive to the
hon. John p. Jones, Of San francisco, en- route
East with his Nevada certificate, to encounter
newspapers bearing these headlines over Wash-
ington dispatches: ;;
- KANSAS SENATORIAL BRIBERY. -"
MORE D1sGRAcEFuL D1scLosUEEs-THE PRICES PAD
NEwspAPERs - TIE KASsAs PAc1F1o RAI1noAD
HELPS CALDWELL Buy HIS SEAT-A SHAMEFUL
SToR7 OF ConnuPr1oS.
The Chairman Of the House Committee on
Territories {the Hon John TAffe, Of Nebraska)
is understood to express the opinion that, even
if Colorado had the quota Of $780, 600 inhabitants,
Congress- is in no mood for the admission Of new
States just now.
Thus early the Republicans Of Bangor have
put forward Noah Woods, Of that city, for the
next Governor Of Maine.
People Of Wyoming Territory are clamoring
for the reoccupation Of Forts Phil. kearney and
c. F.: Smith by United States troops where
upon the Omaha Herald remarks
The people of Wyoming are very impatient set Of
beings. They cannot wait upon proper order to
get bold Of the Big Horn country. With more grass.
growing and silver land than they can utilize In
bundled years. and with security for their occupation
md Development throughout all Wyoming, they
to bo ptning to get hold Of Bed Clouds posses
ean b peaeeabiy and prosperousy occupied7 Do ous
Wyoming neighbozs want to reopen an Indian war to
break the and to Tendcr impossible the
development Of the Territory7 In c1anoEing for tho
reoccupation Of Kearny. and Smith, do tney under
stand what they are about7
Caldwell, United States Senator from Ran :!
sas, ia sick-too unweu to czoss-examine wit
nesaes. Ramsey, United Statea Senator from
is Well-so we'll as to be able to
ehove along steamship subsidy and postal tele-
graph jobs. Caldwells election cost ESQ, 900,
while Ramsey's LAS a1waya been eet down at half
that figure. Perhaps when Ramsey's turn comes
he will DO about half IS eick as Ca!dwell.-G- |
Paul Dispatch. l.:
An act pending in the Georgia Legislature,
and likely to pass, calls for the election, Apri
e. of Constitutional Convention, and it's as
sembling in May.
Tho election OF George ". Martin as State
Printer Of Kansas, by the Legislature, last |
Tuesday, is claimed a. An anti-Pomeroy triumph. !
The vote stood, IS tor Martin, 50 for SIS.
Prouty. the old incumbent !; and Prouty got Is |
yo.es.
of 1881, 1884 which tho Legislature Of Iowa |
appropriated to last for two Jeare, s575, ,232 WAS
11axn out OF tho Treasury in one year.
The Waterloo Uowa) Courier--M. G. Wood
Enn, editor-takes the stand, and says Of the
Harlan $4,000:
Al We happen to know that money vss offered to at
east member OF the Iowa Legislature for his vet.
\ tha Senatorial contest In 1864 tbs presumption IL