New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-03
POLITICAL NOTES.

Senator Buckingham is on a visit to biz
home in Connecticut Doubtless the anxiety OF jealous
friends for his retirement TO private life has something
TO do with his return.
Gen. S. b. Maxey, the newly elected U. s.
Senator from Texas is native OF Monroe County Ken
lucky He served in a Kentucky regiment in the MeIh
war; and subsequently removed 10 Texas. Since tho
Rebellion IN which be took active part. he has been
practicng law.
The Missouri Senate has passed concurrent
resolution, which had previously passed. the House.
calling upon Congress to consider and recty the unjust
and Illegal Determinations OF the Union Pacific Railroad
against the Kansas Pacific Railroad. The House has
passeda concurrent resolution asking Congress 10 pro-
vide to repair the levees OF the lower Mississippi
The dignificd attack of Senators Carpenter
and ConkliDg upon the newspaper CORE spoudens 40
Washington does not appear 10 ind much favor with
even the devoted Administration organs. T.e Bh
HnOre American calls the proceeding discovery OF The
most microscopic OF leaks from the Treasury and
The Hartford Post the gentlemen who set up FOE
great men of the United states ought 70
have better appreciation OF their position" There
seems 10 he popular suspicion chat the statesman OF
the period is not especia! ornament TO tho nation.
Gradually the Republican press of the coun-
try coming the late conclusion that the Lousisns
business heavy load for the party 10 carry. Tho
Philadelphid Inquirer says developments have made 10
perfectly clear that Dures midnight order was Illegal
and adds: 1.-THE truth that this business cannot Do
hushed up or talked down. 1t has for too long time
overloaded the Republican party The whole country
is feeling the disgrace OF IT, and every Republican paper
u the country which does not stick at tribes 10 defend
ing the Administration declares that these Louisiana
frauds be ualOaded. We think II quite safe Ia say
that no party could long sustain them and lives but
they are removed hope they will be, the country
aud the Republican party will be better for it,
The Ne,rdrk AdUertiser denies that the New
Jersey Senate exhibited fondness yfor desdhcadism
when /, refused abolish the free pass system because
the railroads are compelled by law to issue free passes
IN ALI State officers including members OF the Lesiss-
ture and hence the members are not bribed simple
incident which occurred in the Assembly IN 1873 VIII
show whether the free have any influence or not
one Of the railroad companies only partially fulfilled is
agreement furnish the passes, and the Indignant
Assembly at once started It's passage bill requiring
the Company pay up its delinquent taxes TO the State
So long as the passes had been forthcoming such needed
legislation had not been thought OF. or II suggested
had never been allowed into effect. When tho hefs
day the passes produced, the bill calling for Tue
back taxes was dropped. Dead headism, whether
authorized by the State Constitution or simply 0y legs
latiye enactment, Is the same In Influence IL always
means bribery and every man who has watched ieSsiS
tive matters at all knows IT,