, 1873-02-26


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|. - NOTES AND OPINION.
A. Congressional Quory: How iB your Credit
What has bocomo Of Colfax'a suit for perjury
against Oakes Ames?
John q. Connor, the Texas CongreBsman
Cfrom 1ndiana), announces that he Hlall here
after support the Administration. The Demo-
orata who Bont Capt. Oonnor to Washington did
not re-elcct him. Hence, bid for Federal
office.
Tho Lower House Of Congress- avoids vote
on tho Louisiana question, in this way:
lott tcolore abnndona contest for Doaru,ana seat,
h Tho a a ha h h 1 1S he
and Doarman Warmoths certificate.
Tho atmosphere Of New Or1eans being moro
and moro uucougonial, the Kollogg Government
talka OF going up-riyer to Baton Rouge.
Tho Cleveland Leader aays:
The e1tra session 9, tho senstc which 1t u an
nouneed that he r., President w!l convene immediately
nominations: No LEGISLATION ean b Lad. since the
business can be attended to.
Indeed, but there can. The Senate ia privi-
legged to inquire at once into the election returns
and qualifications Of it's now members, notably
Jones, Mitchell, Sargent, Patterson (of 8. c.,
Bogy, Ingalls,, aud others, besides determining
between the rival claimants for Louisiana and
Aabama. All this business may, and should, bo
done before the regular session next winter.
-Nebraska politicians arc now agitating for q
division Of the State, On the line Of the
Platte. Two Senators are not enough for It's
5000 Inhabitants; and, what ia worpe one
capital cannot DO located on both sides Of the
river.
Tho Leavonworth Times %. z. ;Anthony's
paper) has these paragraphs:
of from the sena n Len .ne
incurred IN the election and defenHo Of caldwell It
was to pay onehaf tho cost Of the eecon, and ahars
alike IN tho profits to arise out Of and 81 Senatorial
timo Very little money has been made ' - " ''''"
There secma 70 bo only one opinion concerning tho
lad Sesn iesssea
BY him from members who had been bribodt and his
If es ss as s hsa s
for his expulsion from the place lie diahonors.
An exchange says II Caldwell did not, bribe the
Kansas Legislature" Then 1t was because tho
Kansas Legislature demanded s15 or $40 moro
thnn Caldwell could raiHe-Lonispille Courier
Journal.
Cakes Ames says he has no intontion Of
being expelled from Congress. It would seem
litt1s queer il ho were to be ostrac!aed BY q
FA@S0A@s
The Philadelphia Press pleasantly alludeB to
an illustrious Pennsylyania Senator as tho
"hoary chief Of political oorruptioniats-the
for a visitation Of public scorn upon mon like
mon Ike Mr.. colfa1." :"We are," il says, lin
favor ot ceaselees y var upon tho epidemic Of
publican institutions In a sca OF universal dis
gust, but lot the work Of punishment begin with
the principal official roguoB-tho MophlstoR In
Congress, who, in connection with lobby agents,
plan campaigns against the Treasury aud secure
for themselves the lions SHARE"
-We havo not noticed any inaammatory ac-
tion 10 tho Cincinnati pulpit Respecting the Credit
Mobiler. Is 1t the fact that aomo Christian
stptosnlon aro involved, that vets the powder Of
our pulpit oanoniors2 Tho Rov. Laird Collior,
OF Chicago, recently ventilated, in sermon tho
Credit Mobilior taking for hia text Ieaah H. 2, 5:
"Thy Prlucos aro companions Of thieves every
And thero was quito shuttle about 1t, too, Tho
loood right oat--Sbellsreda az thy rs aay Yin in
Franoe.-Cinoinnati Commercial.
1t turns out that oil those Credit Mobilior
Congressman aro innocent. They Bay 30 thcni-
selyos.-LouisuiNe Courier~Journal,
IT u cheering to observe that one organ. Of
public opinion ion having leggs printed surface
ecammon's paper, Of Chicago, and the fact 10
logically accounted for in tho prospectus of tho
papor, Which conspicuousIy adyertiseB that 1t is
"indepanaont in nothlng."'-S. Louis Repu1|i-
can. :,
Tho businoss card Of tho enterprising Neg
bitt was printed Oh the aesl Of tho very envelope
WHICH was furnished the Government. This fact
ereated {, grcat deal Of comment at the time.~
Detroit Free Press. =
-First class in Congressional moral philoso-
susy % Of nun somo Of tho s Glass hesitats . but
the majority quickly auswor: ITO catch q Con
gresaman doing wrong Without knowing it,"
Teachor-" What's tho next Aighast 7" Glass
with unanimous roar)-" To punish tho eatoh-
sf p3ss so aeay ySS ny !sS x9gss gs
Commercial Aapertiser,
Some Journals talk ss It there were disgen-
Blon brewing between preai'aont Grant and Con- |
grees. Not Il bit OF 1t. If he can only get the |
country to looking ut the awful crimes of tue |
polygamous Mormona out in Utah, tlq Credit |
Mobilier mon In Washington will all make D
Bo}omn compact to vote for third term to their |
prosorver.-Ne,u York Worid
"A Washington paper regularly publishes
tat Sas y; inoa M rrsenboyo "4sf as
reversed.
7eclontIsts doolaro TINT Mr.. Colfas's oxplana-
tlon will not stand U ''Bpeotrum analyais"-
Ne1o York Commercial Aelreriser.
1T ta BRd TINT Schuyler Colfax-but who
wants to know any moro about Schuyler Col
tax Cincinnati Enquirer.
-Grant Ia to bo inaugurated On = platform 835
feot tn length by 100 IN witth Arc al his Office
holding ,rolAtianu to b9 preaont? II yog, what
lqoal WI tn9r9 ho loft for Qougreas and tile rost
-~Thero la no doubt abput It. judge oharlea