The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-09
Political Notes.


mercial thinks field telescopes will be need
ed to find rag-money democrat.
A committee of investigation, says an
exchange, should be appointed to find out
how Congressman. Barnum of Connecticut
happened to be in his seat. Monday.
What does the editor of the Utica Herald
an old congressman-mean when he
says "Randall, if he controls his habits,
will be constant power in the house,
overshadowing the speaker"
Mr. Blame made personal explanation
in the house Tuesday, saying he did not
intend to charge Mr.. Lamar with being
personally dishonorable. Mr.. Lamar in
reply said that he had no idea that Blaine
| did intend such thing.
Congressman Seelye's democratic sup
porters through the district are already be-
ginning to growl and threaten because he
voted for Blaine for speaker, instead of
| Kerr or Randall. while the republicans
sweetly smile and say they think he'll do.
The democrats seem much disturbed by
the political blunder respecting Louisiana.
| The Massachusetts democrats were at first
inclined to vote with Wood, but we're in
duced to change their minds when they dis
covered the peculiar position in which the
democratic party would be placed.
If the present chief magistrate, says the
Springfield Republican,, is not exactly q
great statesman, it is comfort to know
that he is at least sound theologian. The
orthodoxy of this allusion to 'the fall OF
Adam for his transgression" cannot be i'm.
peached.
| Another patriot who voted for the force
bill has been provided for. Mr.. John @
Smith of Ohio, who wasn't reelected tc
congress, last fall, has been appointed com
missioner of Indian affairs. 1t is not sta
ted whether Mr.. Smith has accepted the
appointment.
In the paragraph of the message devoted
to expatriation and cognatc topics, thu
president has called attention TO real ant
serious defect in the lava defect thai
congress should lose no time In Iemedying
II IS cheapening American citizenship t
allow men to slip it on and off at pleasure
as they would coat.
Senator West says that affairs in Louis
lana are 'simmering' and that there will
shortly be an explosion. He thinks the ad
mission of Pinchback will be Immediately
moved and that great many senators wht
have heretofore opposed his admission will
vote for him when the case comes up TO
action.
The London Times says 1.-The Tweet
American reformers of the year 1871 hav
either gone TO sleep again or turned mer
politicians, or Joined in with Tweeds sue
cessors." 1t connects Tweed's escape will
the political reaction which has CARRIE
back into Tammany hands the politician
whom Tweed represented.
The New York Herald calls the Lousi
ana debate in the house "a brilliant littl
affair."" and adds "The republicans wer
naturally, delighted. They had secure
the first success of what promises to be
long and arduous session. They had see
the democrats put themselves clearly in tn
wrong before the country, and they ha
beaten them but we doubt if the lesso
does not prove wholesome and fruitful
one for the democrats as WE'LL"
Senator Edmunds, it seems, is fast break
ing loose from party chains, and shown
signs of independence in opinion and az
: ton. A Washington letter writer says
The senate will be pretty equally divide
politically. AS it now stands the senator
may be classified under the head of 40 n
publlcans, 80 democrats and three indt
pendents Booth of California, Christianc
of Michigan and Cameron of Wisconsin
Four of those who work with the republ
cans, Messrs. Edmunds of Vermont, A
corn Of Mississippi, Robertson of Sout
Carolina, and Hamilton of Texas. cannc
always be counted on as voting with the
party but prefer to rely on their own judl
ment occasionally in spite of the part
whip.