New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

A special dispatch from Jackson, Miss, says
that House Of that State by vote OF "a TO 49, passed
resolution. yesterday, requesting Senator Alcorn to
resign.
The Democrats of Syracuse, N. Y, have
nominated Nathan F. Graves for Mayor The Republi-
can nominee is James j. Belden. Tho election takes
place Tuesday next.
The Republican newspapers of Connecticut,
far received, entirely satisfied with the action
Of their party convention bestowing unsparng praise
upon both platform aud ticket
OF the towns in st. Lawrence County, n. Y,
81 have elected Republican Supervisors, and have
elected Democrats. The city of ogdensburg elects A
Supervisors IN May at the time OF tho Charter election
The bribery investigation Is still pending at
Sacramento the evidence taken thus far utterly fails
TO Gov. Booth OF his friends or any per-
son acting him. with any bride or offer OF reward
advance his interest III the senatorial con-
test
The New Hampshire campaign seems to be
a remarkably dull Neither party is entirely sat
is1cd with its candidate for Governor, aud neither
seems 10 care much whether It il defeated not Par
sanship evidently on the wane IN all parts OF the
State
The KnorriVe Daily Chronicle publishes to-
day long letter from Senator Brownlow on tho Civil
Rights bill. He decidedly opposes the mixed school
feature of the bill and says 1t would destroy free
tell Congress that they do not want mixed schools lie
also fayOrs the issue of more currency.
The Harrisburg Patriot asserts that the en-
ployes in the State Department Of Pennsylvania have
been assessed II per OF their salaries by the Repub
oan State Committee to help to elect the party ticket
I'm PHILADELPHIA. The energetic manner In which the
supporters Mayor SOkeY leyylng taxes upon all
tho persons depending upon The party Tor Their
to Indicate that the Reform leaders are giving
them a hard fight.
The elections for Supervisors in this State
are being conducted quietly, and the results thus
far do not indicate any considerable change in party
lines In Herkirner County the new Board stands IL
Republicans and Democrats, n Republican gain OF g.
The ST. Lawrence Board stands the same as last year
Republicans, 81; Democrats, g. From other counties
nave been received, some or when
ndicate Democratic and others Republican gains.
Mr.. Marshall Wilcox, a prominent lawyer
and lifelong Republican, OF Berkshire, Mass has writ
fen latter on the legality OF the Presidents increase OF
salary to Congressman Dawes, OF whom he is neghbor
and personal friend. The communication Is published
in The PisfeldiEdg'e. Mr.. Wilcox opens his letter by
declaring be his conviction that the part or the
Salary act increasing the compensation OF the President
"under the facts and circumstances OF the case I'M
constitutional and void and ought to be repealed for
no unconstitutional act should incumber the statutes of
the land" In support OF this conviction be quotes the
proyison OF the Constitution in regard 10 the Presidents
together with Hailtons construction OF
IT, and calls especial attention TO the point pressed by
the latter that when Congress has fixed the com
pensaon for the term in which person snail nave Deeh
elected President it Is fixed for all as to that term
He then cites the OF 1898 establishing the Presidents
salary at OO and says that the only act IN rea-
tion 10 such salary which enacted till March g. 1873,
when he new law passed As Gen Grant wac IVr-
mally declared elected President IN February lo,5 ne
entered upon hs subject 10 the provisions OF he
act of 1893 and his salary therefore, could not be Legally
Affected by the subsequent act Of March, 1873.