New-York tribune., 1874-03-14
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Michigan state Senate has refused 10
concur with the House in striking the word male
from the Constitution.
The Democratic journals of Connecticut are
yery jubilant tue result of The Ncw-fiampshre
election and predict that has made doubly sure the
success OF their party ticket next month. The iugu-
bous tones Of the Republican papers seem ~ indicate
sOTI0vm prc,cnumc.. tAat uis IItAclhn VI. prove
trii5'
Some one having slid that Gen. Butler
would be Governor of Massachusetts II Maine 'oulu
have its say the subject, he P0ridd Pres takes
occasion to remark that the statement ross loe',
and then makes tlis forcibe illustration Of IT'S opinion
Of the chief exponent of Administration principles
When 40 fail in respect for such things
honorable and decent and OF good report when We turn
from truth, right aud justice to worship mere brute
prostrating ourselves before utsr, b8t sai boldly
erect q shrine to Beeizebub himself"
Only few of the Massachusetts journals
seem incluei TO discuss the Senatorial succession while
their .lef for their great loss is % ro,n. Inc Sprg
fed Rep6fc0a says the choice fan opjriie Of
Judge Hoar, Mr.. Dawes eX-GOv. Bullock and Charles
Francis Adams, and thinks that an Butter do is TO
select the of these ne least dsa.s. The Worcester
SpgthInks Judge Hoar s prominently the for The
alace and The Boston 7rac'Hef roruarks that It Is
thought in c.,0n tnat DR.. Loring has good chance,
and that Gen. Banks NAV lgove i0In'ioe yni'lte' &C.
Gen Buffers hasty assuraIte t1at me- does not Wish re
position seems ~ have been an mmeoe relei y very
body.
One of the greatest tTfumphs OF the new
Penns lyonia constitution Is its virtual abolition Of the
lobby at Harrisburg II il had secured DO other reform.
this would have paid the laoor expended upon
but il also claimed that ts effects upon corrupt rin.s
are less satisfactory than upon The lobby recent
letter from Hinton Rowan Helper pun! Lrd in which
he thus praises the entire instrument: just in-
shed reading the new constitution Of Pcur ,lyae, ant
am profoundly impressed with the thaits the
to be adopted forthwith The state constitution Of
every state ia The American Union. According iu nn
view Of the document, In is lustnes- cio gno s., and
wisdom, 1t ha- no equal IN any age or Language
A good many people outside of Washington
are in state OF feeling similar 10 that described by
Washington spondent OF me SDFo.Q5i,d RepVJf
eda in the following paragaph: People here wonder
why the the WAYS ana Means are no tender with Butler
In the uoety business, Why -nt there vigorous and
thorough investigation Of the subjects u Mr. Goutwell
and Mr.. Richardson, aud SaubOru and Jayne put
uudcr osth and asked certain questions m,vbe
should get at the secret history Of ns husiuo', but
there j. a timdltf and hesitation which caunO GIe
understand 70 the least, 10 l. strange and have
come the conclusion that very htic reform may he
expected from this Congress on thai sdJect unless
things take dI1elent Turn
Rhode Island politicians are discussing the
pro -pec- ~ various candidates for senator @ptcues
seat IN the United states Senate Among the aspraLs
for the place are Cen A. T. Burnside, cX-CoDgrc- lan
Thomas \. Jenckes the Hon. VIM r. Sheffield eX-Gpy
P,defort. and ex-COngTes,inan Nathan L. Dixon Gov
Howard ~ spoken Of candidate, bnt The PrOr,dcace
Press saws II is informed that he positively declines to
be considered 1t has been thought that Senator
sprague Will decline q renomination buf The Press,
which speaks for him all questions, to IMPLY
that he j. undecided on the subject. OF the candidates
mentioned above 1t Is the uudlscuse opinion of poll
rciHu- rouYersant with the Republican, machinery OF
lie Stae that Mr. Dixon II the IDan who bas beei de
cidcd upoy as the one he chosen The Others put
forward out OF compliment To them bnt 'he f"snn VIII,
IL IS said be a compromise upon DlXOn