, 1876-12-29

turning iSOHfA WIN HUI HAEFllAteu AHsef tAo
Election lawjn throwing out tho yote Of such |
parishes.
THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
Tl,ere will he twenty-cight new Senators
to bo Ecalc1 jn the United Atatea senate on |
tho tth Of Ara,ell next. Twenty-Five of the
vacancies occur under the Inv which re-
qulres one-thirtl ot the members 10 ho elect |
ed eyery two yearx; KEr, Of Tennessee, a1l
Tn1cs, Of West Virginia, are serving unsler
appointments by the Governors Of their
Slatea, tho former to fit ANDREW JoHNsoN'a
placc and tho latter Mr.. CArknros's, and
ttoso vacancies will havo to 10 filled by the
Tennessee and West Virginta Legislatures;
mud Louisiann, besides clecting successor
to Senator WEsr, las n1so 10 fill the vacnncy
oeeasioncd by tho refusal to admit Prscu-
nAcK. The Republicans whose terms expire
arc ALconx, Mississippi; ANTHONY, Rhode
1sland; BLAINE, Maine; BouTwEI1, N1assa-
ch,lsettR; CLAYTON, Arkansas; CaAa1v, New
Hampshire; FEnnY, Michigan; FnELlSa-
nuYsEs, New Jersey ff17cncocK, Nebzaskn;
BON, South CnsolinA; WEST, Louislana; Wss-
noM, Minnesota; WnsoHT, 1owa,-15. Tho
Democrats whose tormsexpire aro CoorEn and
KEY, Tennessee; DAVIS anil rR,cE, Of West
Virginia; GoLpTnwA17r, Alabama; HAMILTON,
Texas; Kelly, Oregon; NoRwoop, Georgia;
RANSOM. Nort1, Carolina; SALISBURY, Dsla-
ware; STEVENSON, kentucky JOHNSON, Vir-
ginin,-11. OF these thcro will be no polit-
ical changes in tho Democratic vacancies that
s11 In
changes certainly inthe politicRl character Of
the Senators from Mississippi md Arkansas,
probably in Now Jersey, and possibly in 1lli-
nois. Admitting all these, 1t will leavo tho
scnnto II Republicans and 81 Democrats.
or tho outgoing Senators, AIessra. An
1uoxy, RANSOM, and TELLER tone Of the new
Senators from Colorado) have boen ro-electod.
Mr.. ALcons, Republican, gives way to a1r.
LAMAn, whose election may possibly be dis
pnted on tho ground that tho Legislature
which chose him was the cronture Of fraad
nusl yioleuce,-electcd on tho " Mississippi
Plan" Mr.. SrEyESsoa'a place hns been given
to Mr.. Deer, who will probably contest tho
Democratic leadership in tho Senate with
TRUMAN aud BAyAap. air. r. II. noI11ss,
formerly member Of Congress, md 1oug time
Secretary and Treasurer Of tho Union
Pacific Railroad, succeeds afr. OnAo1S, Of
! Now Hampshire. Gov. K1RKwocp, Of Iowa,
succeeds Senator WRIGHT; Go1DTawA1TE,
of Alnbana, gives way to aIr. MoRoAy;
Texas sends tue present Governor, CoKr, in
| place Of HAMILTON; ConptS. recently elected
by tile Republican Legislature in South
Carolina, succeeds noDEmrsoH, though there
will be n show Of coutest by Con. Bur-
1rn, Of Hamburg notorioty, who has been
elected by tho HAMPTON Legislature; KELLY,
Of Oregon, giyos way to GnovER, tho present
Governor, whose Illegal action In tho CnoN1N
caso may possibly lead to his rejection by
the Scnntc. JOHNSTON, Of Virginiu, has
I been elected ha own successor. These aro
MI tho places TINT l1nvs been filled 80 far
tho other vacancies will be t1llod by election
Of tho Legislatures that meet this winter.
All tho Senators whose ter1na expire ucxs
A1nrcll, aud whose SUCCESSORS lavo not yet
been chosen, aro understood to bo canlilatct
for reelection. Thoso who aro pretty surt
to 10 returned. aro boutwell, Of aTassachu
Eetts, BLAINE Of Mime, SALISBURY of Della,
wnrc, DAVIS Of West Virginin, n1la W1SpoM o.
Minnesota. CLAY1oS's place will urobsb],
DO filled by the election of GARLAND, now
| Governor of Arknusas In Louisiana, tht
State IL gaid to bo for KELLOGG md WAN
MOTH, though p1scunAox still counts upol
hin influence with tho negro element III til
Legislature to get now certificate. In tn
New Jersey Legislature there III Just on
Democratic majority OIL joint ballot, but OF
Of the Democratic members IL so inhrn, TIM
it il believed ha will not ba present, wlic1
, would leave the voto tie md lnako tlcrc
I contest. This gives hope TINT Mr. Fnf
: 11sanuysEN may bo re.olactcd, though Will
LAM WALTER rIE11s is also mentioned ns til
coming ,uan. Concerning the s,,cccssorshi
10 Mr.. LOGAN, tho division OF til
Lcgislnture-9S Democrats, l01 Rcput
ilcnns. and 5 independents, whose action
, doubtfnl-- offers field for speculation Mte
t gether too wide to be entered into at pref
t cut; no nun with reputation for propNcc
= to gain or maintain will care to risk pr.
\ liction III to tho result In this State. ]
i. my event, there will be Republican IN,
: jority In the Senate after the 18th Of Marc
/. as before, only 1t will bc Hnlaller than ut Ill
time for many years.
:~@A%~-.--9
= HOW THE VOTES ARE TO BE COUNTED
Wo repeas tho inquiry wo hayo frcQuent
. made Of tlosu Democrats WHO insist that Il
President Of the Senate shall III no oyent
- allowed to count tho votesfor President, 1Io
!. they propose to prevent hia doing 10 III ca
y Congress- shall fail to nlopt somo rule pr
~ yiliug for counting the votes ollerwis4
!, The Constitution provides:
- Tho President Ut thu scnato shall, In the pr
y encs If tho Senato anA IIou.u Of Representative
sr oppn all tho certificates, and tue yotcs shall III
ut liz c0untrl
e. Admit for argument sa!,o tl,as this dc
III not require Or direct tlIat the vote sllall
le counted by the President Of tile Seua
to tl.ere Is, however, an absence Ut oil iutli'