New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-23
POLITICAL NOTES.

All of the latest advices from Minnesota arc
united in declaring Indian Commissioner Smith com
pleely innocent OF all dishonesty IN the Infamous plno
lands TRANSACTION While verdict ag as the sale.
It exonerates hr. Smith from all oomplcIy IN IL
About 90 employees of the South Carolins
Legislature. who have been especially dsent In hang
Ing about the capitol while that body was In session.
with the hope of getting paid for dong nothing are gas
ing with mingled feelings into the empty State Treasury
which is written " no money for you"
The Virginia Legislative Committee on tho
Virginia Maryla boundary our ston has agreed upon
report 1t the effect that Virginia Is TO socede to
the proposition of Maryland 70 submit the boundary
controversy arbitration. Ex Gov. William a. Graham
OF North Carolina. member Of the late EXPRESSIONS
Flmores cabinet represent Virginia IN the Board
OF Arbitration and the Hon. Jere. s. Black OF PennsyL
yans. named by Maryland az her arbitrator, are W
select third member.
A special dispatch from Jackson, Miss, says
the Funding bill has been passed. It provides thss
when warrants for $50. or multiple thereof, arc
presented the Treasurer shall take up and cancel the
same and Issue therefor bond bonds bearing the
date OF the January July preceding the issuance and
bearing per cent interest payable semtsnnuaiiy, IN
currency Six of bonds, Of quarter OF a million
dollars EACH to be issued and special tax OF one
mill on dollar will be levied each year, TIL and ircud-
ing 1871 and an additional OF two mills dollar
ia 20 levied In 1875 and snbseqneDt years up 70 ana
including 1881, until the interest and principal Ao
paid.
This seems to be good year for independ-
emit political movements, especially In municipal cleo
lions significant feature Of them Is that they nna
their stanchest advocates In those Republican Journals
which have hitherto been strong in their devotion 70
party discipline In Toledo. the Republican organs 3D.
yocate honest candidates irrespective OF party ana nov
the same disposition manifested In Cincinnati Hs
Gazette calls for a union OF citizens, without regard W
party with other platform cause than to choosS
the most capable and Trustworthy II all VINO arc
in favor OF II shall besr themselves, the movement v
oyerwhem both the political parties, IL they snai slan
In its way" public meeting 10 decide upon pisn
action Will be held next Thursday.
The Troy Times has come to the CONCLUSION
that large portion of the time of the State Legislature
a taken I'D with bills relating TO New-York CITY aod
that IL all OF that kind of legislation which Is largely
composed OF Jobs for the lobby 70 profit by couo -
kicked out, the remaining business could be dohoin
session of so days. Warming up with the subject
with as much truth as force IL Is shame scandA'
TO the Common wealth, that the Legislature OF the e'
will consent 70 such waste OF time and wink at the
duction OF corruptng agencies in legislation oy ehc'-
tanning these New-York job bills They have no ousno
In the Legislature at oil they ara strictly local anu
neca and should be back into the faces OF 'no
h,,hno Iobbyiss who thrust them forward Tor oack
, nur,oses IL ought TO be determined, once Tor al.
fbe legislature OF this state Is sort OF upper
ranch Of the New-York Common Council OF wnethern
il 70 sustain the character aud dignity Oh o'A'e "