, 1875-06-09
POLITICAL.
Latest I'haso OF tho New 1Tamp-
shire Legislative lnbroSlfo.
Illinois Political Farmers In Council ut
Bloomington.


CoScoHp, n. H.. juno a.-Upon the assesn-
bling of tho sen1to to-tlay, tue opnlou Of tho
Supreme Court, tonchng th' eligibility Of rriest
AMI Proctor 10 seats In tho 9onato. MAS submit
ted aud placed on tho 1ntpntos. Tho Court do
cncd to pnas IN opinion upon tic action Of tho
Governor and Council In tho mater, As the conl-
rletel act performed In tho t1.rohargo Of an cx-
press duty required Of tho Executive Depast-
mont by tho Constitution and fundamental law,
holding That such an oEintnn can havo no fur-
ther weight than tho criticism OF ono branch
OF = government nnoh tho action Of y CO.
ordinate tranch. Tho Court ts therefore.
OF the opinion that when the Senate adludgod
priest and Proctor duly elected HonatoIs their
action WAS final and cnncluhtvo as to their right.
1ho op.nion ras btsod OIL Tho assumption that
at tho time Of tho action OF tho Senate cons,i-
s%"n ssnS M o ss ss The 1 Gso rsas.ts ~
Jne!lces tadd and smith.
0eo.ge II. ssose}I, President Of tho seeding
Republican Senate. received thfs morning q CO y
Of tile opln.ou Of tue Bnpreme Court GU tho Sem
atorial question: accompanied bY a letter ftom
0hfef Justice Cushln9, statfnE that tho Court
could not recognize any body claiming to bn
Benate Other than that orranlzcd BY tho
sotcction Of tho Hon. H. Hanhorn M Prealaent.
ing tho op.ntou does not touch tho main polntB
at issuo-thc alleged assumption Of dutios by
tho EXECUTIVE not prescribed by precedent or tho
Fundamental law. They llcld CAUCUS on tho
dAp{GEk tllB uIDll- 1ll4 pOllGy tu6Y ElHFo AuQjI.
cd LAS nat lrnnspircd. It ID thought that tic
aoccdirg Senators .ill 1ett,n this nttcenoon, and
tlns ths busnrsa Of electing Governor In joat
convention viii be proceeded with.
Tho Democrats claim that tlsero can be no
legal election no" as tho tl1no reBor1bod by tho
constitutional HINT has passed. It Ia not kuoHn
whether any serious conflict over this point Will
be made.
Coxconp. N. f.. Juuo BIN roply to tho reso.
luton Of the llonse requesting lllo decision VI
tho JEstices Of tho Superior Court as to tic
constitutional authority Of the 1ovor1lor 10 is
Hue a,lmmouB to appear Rs Senators to htcssr1.
Priest and Proctor, tho Justices sont COM
municatiou to tho House OF Representatives.
this afternoon decliulng to givo i dcctAlon On
that point IN tho ground that 1t would DO an H.
legal Interference by une branch Of thu Govern.
mont With another. aud without constitutional
precedent.
i he opnon snbmiltcu this morning BY tho
Superior Court, in ausner to tho question: ra!Hea
by tho Hcnats, having decited that body to be
the final judge Of tho eligibility Of its members,
the controversy Which hau preTonted the orgs,,-
lzatlon OF the Legislature Is considered sat1afac-
tori1y ended. Tho neeedlhg Republican aonators
returned to their sonts tins afternoon, and tho
Senate copcurrad NTH thu House In notifying
tile Governor that both branche9 uero orgauized
and ready for bnsinoss. .
Tho Houoe passed resolution fixing to-mcr-
row for the election Of Guvcsuor, but tte sef.-
ute ref1lsed to tsss similar resolution. and laid
II un tho table. Tnis strengthens Tho belief tint
tbe queBton to tho possibility Of legally elcct-
Ing m Executive wlll ho ra.sod.