New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-16
POLITICAL NOTES.

The California Legislature has adopted a
concurrent resolution praying Congress 10 appoint
committee investigate the affairs OF the Contract aud
Finance Company Of thu Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany.
The election in Lucas County, Ohio. last
Thursday. to m the seat lately held by ChieiJustics
waie in the Convention, resulted In tho
choice OF Gen. James B. Stecdman by small majority.
The Republican candidate, VIM Baker was defeated. u
reported by the active opposition OF the Germans aud
the apathy OF the Republicans.
The last Congressman to add mis- name TO
the ist OF those returned their back to
the Treasury is Horatio C. Burchard. who represents
the vh District OF Illinois The refunded By Mr.
Burchard amounts to t6o9 49, si?29 co OF which was
his Increased pay as member OF the Aala congress-
and q, $40 40 as member OF the present House.
The Reform ticket in Philadelphia is sup
ported with 80 much enthusiasm that its friends
speaking very confidently OF its success Thus The Irss
OF Saturday says: Steadily surely inevitably the iron
grasp OF the people closing around the throat OF We
local municipal despotism Fraud and force twnned
by fear cannot prevent the execution OF the awful Hat
He who runs may read There Is not an hour OF any
day does the certainty OF tho saccess Oh
the Centennial ticket on Tuesday"
The newspapers of New Hampshire are in q
great Quaudary the unusual quetness OF the State
campaign. There have been no public meetings on
either side and the most dgen search has failed 70
discover any enthusiasm The Lebanon Free Press RepI
saws there is outspoken dissatisfaction on both sides.
and thus strives to nstl little energy into its ova
party One thing is II the Republicans expect %
win. they must bestir Themselves Ihere IS maeh No,s
To be- done, and but short time In when 10 90 i@
Nothing will be gained by conceang the facts
The wheels of the Government grind very
slowly In louisiana Mr.. Sidney Walker. ciizen OF
Webster Parish has just been brought down to now
Orleans be tried for conspiracy inasmuch as he DID,
on 3ist OF August, fs73 conspre with others 10 dis
turb Republican meeting held on that day at Cherry
HILL In the Parish Webster aforesaid" IL we hear OK
Mr. Walker serving out a fe-senence for his crimes in
the Penitentisry will mention the fact. Meanwhile
We cannot sufficiently admire the magnaulniy OF the
Republican party in Louisiana displayed in waiting
about eighteen months before wreaking on
the dsturber OF a meeting at Cherry HUI
Congressman Dawes has replied to the let
ter Of Mr. Marshall Wilcox the Presidents Increase
OF salary the points Of which were published In The
TRIBUNE a few days ago. In bis reply, Mr. Dawes ar
CUES the point at length and comes to this conolu-
sion In my judgment the letter OF the Constitution
has been complied with nevertheless, the whole sprs
OF the instrument is agsnsthe measure. regret ex-
ceedngly that the recent repeal did extend 10 the
salary Of President from and after the expiration
of the present far as 1t could DO reached under
the Constitution. This the form OF appeal ad-
vocated, and which alone, In my own opnloD met tuo
public demand"
The Republican journals of Massachusetts,
seem be heartily IN sympathy with the spirit which
has prompted the repeal OF the Sumner resolutions OK
censure the Legislature. They have learned some-
thing since year The Springfield Union gives What
Is probably the correct Interpretation OF the case The
fact h Massachusetts and her great Senator msunder-
stood each other In regard TO that batteag business
pretty thoroughly Our heads cooler now all round.
There are very people at present. who understand
what the nag resolution that would object 70
it. Probably it Ia only question Of time when some
measure accomplishing the end aimed at by the muoh
misunderstood battehag resolution will pass Congress
aud Do acquiesced In by the nation"