New-York tribune., 1873-05-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

Congressman j. II. SlOss of Alabama has
devoted his extra back pay to the poor people OF bis dis
trict.
The farmers of Illinois have retained the
Hon. Lyman Trumbun to conduct their suits against the
Illinois Central Railroad.
The Minneapolis Tribune nOminates the Hon.
william ID. Washburn as Republican candidate Tor lne
next Governor Of Minnesota.
A Washington dispatch says that the agSre-
gate amount paid into the United states Treasury up TO
noon on Monday by p members OF Congress, II being
their return OF extra compensation, is Sl0oO o. nclud
ing tho check received yesterday morning from Secretary
Of the senate Oosham, on account Of Senator suhuo''
for $i,+4l 60
If this assertion of The LedreRuOrth CONNER
eal be t,ue Senator Pomeroys political future Is NOT
very bught: IS. c. Pomeroy will never be q candidate
In Karrsa. again. His nomination Is something that no
Legislature however corrupt, would be suh.ienty
brave eOnsummae and then return 10 ueiF 'A"'pei
ated Constituency
AT q meeting, last Saturday, of the Ohio
Bar Association the resolution introduced az previous
meeting censurug Judge sherman Of the United states
District Court was recOnsldered and rejected resou
tion was adopted its stead declaring that the useu
ness OF Judge Sherman had been seriously impaired w
facts and disclosures bis evidence before the Congres
eiouai Committee. and that they cannot Nteud 10 I'm I'm
he confidence so necessary the Bench and Bai
In the proper ADMINISTRATION Of Ju'uce'
The Cincinnati Times and Chronicle (RepD has
this unkind fling at OF the now Cyil Service Com
nissoners: "And Mr.. shellabar-cr With his so"
invested where he thinks II do the most good has
decided 10 take seat among the members OF con"
mission whose solo object and in life it IS to reform
and purify the Civil Service. About the l2th MS .
there will DO a small gathering az the capti oi LIE
State which will doubtless nave an opinlon " oNF'N
such subjects. u
II is usually supposed that the Hon. \. IL
steoheus is hopeless invalid but The AtaiaHa sun ne
mort, that IN recent case OF contested WILL ia sp "
his ndrmities he made an argument OF great fo'e an'
beauty, and OF more than two hours IN length %
audience who could hardly believe that they hearu p
again listened spell bound with delight increasing 20 u
eud" Mr. Stephens on the winning s.lS, az" tbgrst
Sos from all young aud old. g spontneSu arr
~ en,bnsiasnl over hs power and triumph. st,nt
WAS medlcinll himself, ana tho 'h'e"''n'" "'
passed away. e a..
All honor TO the newspaper reporters o. 'Eo
,,,ni,., LEGISLATURE Following sOut an old aua pr
os custom the Leg stature voted each r"prt'en'a'
., t rress I'm attendance It's sessions 50 ou' "''
sAnse of manly independence worthy oi i"'''on -
reporter respectfully declined the giIt On 'ue 49, 49,
nat he had no moral right 10 receive ti ana u'S '
tsny hchadn't n ONLY SUI tle oiii W OF 'I.
ti, ~ tGs HIGHER concept of their profession S
il comns 20 be entertained by Journalists oN
The Lower House ef the ONO LeSiS'"
resolved. on Monday, by vote o. 60 20 ~ 1na'
action OF the last Congress IN increasing 'uo on.
tiop az the members thereof. OF the Pr'sidoH' - o.
unitel states. and other officers. was nnure''>'
called ro, aud distastefu 10 the people OF on" ass"
believed OF the whole Union, and hs reP'ai ,,..
demanded by the people our senators anu y, s,t,
,,r,. he requested to 1eai0nsly use all hohoi"U' -
y, nrocur, tho rcpoaI OF sald law or so much oi IL
lates 20 such compensation AT the eafnos' r',rInr
n,roJ" The Senate adopted Joint I'rG Ses
the so1ond ol twelve amendments 10 ~ IN i,sg pro
Gnnsirnon submitted by the ist C0n,on C0nSt. ~ nrni-
ying that no law varying the @ elect,ou toe
ir OF Congress shall take encct a a, The vote stood
Represent lsli shall cave lh'ef'0
"a atOs.