Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-01
POLITICAL.

OF the Governors Council in New Hamp-
shire the Democrats have elected three and
the Republicans two members.
A New Orleans dispatch OF the 2lsts says the
Wheeler awsrd had been received by Gov.
Kellogg, but had not been officially published.
1t was understood, however, that the commit
tee had decided that about eleven Con-
sentative members not returned elected
by the Returning Board are entitled to seats,
and that about six Conservatives whose cleo
ton was claimed by the Conservative Com
mttee are not entitled to seats. Under this
award the House will be Democratic and the
Senate Republican, with a small Republican
majority on joint ballot.
| Gen. Butler has expressed the opinion that
"the Civil Rights bill does not give any right
| to colorcd man to 60 into drinking saloon
without the leave of the proprietor" and
that "a barber-shop is private business, in
which the law does not interfere"
| The South Carolina Legislature on the Goth
refused TO adopt an address demanding the
removal of State Treasurer Cardoza, The vote
| in the Senate was yeas IL, nays IS; House
| yeas 45, nays 63. This is regarded as a vindi-
| cation of Gov Chamberlain's Administration
and of the integrity OF the present manage
ment of the State finances.
resolution was recently introduced into
| the New Jersey Senate requesting the Sena-
| tors and Representatives in Congress from
that State TO use their influence for the repeal
of the amendments to the Sundry Civil APP.
preparation bill doubling the rate of postage
! on transient newspapers, etc. The partial
restoration Of the ranking privilege is also
| condemned as granting free use of the mails
to favored few at the expense of the many.
| In a charge to the Memphis Grand Jury, on
the 3d. Judge Emmons, of the United States
| Court, instructed them to the effect that the
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States
Constitution applies to States and not indi-
| viduals and that the denial to negro
| of the full and equal enjoyment OF the accom-
| modations and privileges Of theaters and inns
| is matter that the State Government alone
controls, and can only be reached by civil
action.
| In the Rhode Island Legislature on the oath
a special committee report was made on
the recent conflict Of authority between the
United States Marshal and the State Consta-
attached by the Marshal and afterward
seized by the State Constables because
the sales were made from the stock in
violation of the State law. The com
mttee censurc the Chief of Police OF Proyi-
dence for refusing to obey the State
Constables, but aiding instead the United
States Marshal, and recommended the adop-
ton of resolution requesting the Governor
to transmit To the President of the United
States a statement of the facts relating to the
interference Of the United States Marshal for
the District Of Rhode Island with the State
Consta5les in the discharge of their duty in
the city of Providence on the 23d of February,
| 1875.
Gov kellogg has issued call for an extra
session of the Louisippa Legislature, to meet
] on the 1iih of april, to carry out the ad lust
! ment of the political difficulties and for other
purposes.
bill to repeal the Registry law of the
| State has been defeated in the lower house of
the Illinois Legislature.