, 1877-01-02

Improving In hcaiti+ nut t!lat nc w0d t pfet-
emf at the opening of the Legislature IT he hat
TO come in his tcd it Is also stated, on rctia :
authority. tIlat Senator Majors has cxprcssc' 4
bis Intention Of voting with tho Repul,slcans, o
he did tw0 years ag0t Tins enabling the Rcpu =,
"ea"' 10 organize '!e @ se~@.e' 81
TIE SENATORSTI11S
WAXING WARM At T11E sTATa cAriTA1- 8
lptcia! Dfspateh to The Trtouns. s4
SPn110pIEtp, ILL.,, Jnn. ].-To-day being
Years, but few additional members have A.
rircd though scvcrnl lending ones have been
anxIously inquired after at tic hotels. The
latest phase In the senatorial fight is the
mora OH the part OF the Independent
Run,p ranncra' organization. Sydney Myers,
Jes.c fIarper, Kcwance Smith. Ecn. Singleton,
Baync, of Wuulford, Willard c. F1arc, Gen.
John Mcconnell. and half-lozcn like pension"
ers upon the farming classes, arc here with the
intention Of cauc,lstng some visionary Green.
hacker tnto the United States senase. Thtsc
tncn act ausl talk upon the firm conviction that
the Independent members OF the Legislature will
yield obedience to their tlctatlou, when 1t Is no.
tsrlous that so far cverS independent member
indignantly spnrns every overture Of tho kind.
This oule!1e Independent cuuc!svc has gone 80
far rs to submit a
LIST or AsrIRAArs Fon SENATORIAL noNoHs
Smith, Farnswortit, anl Sydney Myers compose
thu ifst.
There has been little change In tic canva.s
upon the part Ut Logan and h.a friends. Ills
cnerntcs arc lndustriousy circulating tho action
OF The Twcnty ty-esghth Gencrnl Assembly on tho
hack.FMy question. making an nnwarrnntcd
usc Of tic natncs OF -FOUR or five
Republican nlcmbcrs Of that session wllo nrc
members If the prctcnt. so far. this Iirc~in-thc
rear seems tn te without any deadly result.
cuLLoM, iA1HEs, ETC.
Although hc rercmp.oTty declines to f'c corr
Fidercl candidate, yet fcw friends are quietly
urging thr ila,,lc OF Gov. Cullom u d eompro-
misc NcrMs,'lean.
John {, liaIucs develops considerable
strength among the Democracy. flaincs, fan-
dcscntcs, a1nl others who served with him in tho
Constitutional Convention of 1870, my that lie
would be acceptable to their constituents.
Gov. Palmer IL constant visitor at political
lcaduuartcrt unl seems nerer to Tire OF re-
latlng his cx xrcricntc. with the Loutttana Re-
turning Doars!t md really Is maklHg hard cotl-
Test for tile Scnatnrshfp.
Ja1ues c. Robinson lias withdrawn what little
tlain. hc lind, a,,si IL nt'w supposed TO be in.
trigning with tho independents IN behalf of
William Kc11iek, nj LaSatlc.
The NUusc Republican fnctubcrs comc 1lcrc
CHANHEr TO THE MEzxIE Poll LoGAS,
many ot them sayinE TINT every man, child, au1
wplnalt In iiA dihtrct faForH the election Of 10
gun. The entl,usiahnl. wlnt there ts, ia all for
Logan, aud II he Is dcicatcd 1t will be By spne
.iastrrly ssratcgtc muye,nent Of tho }nAc.
trntlrnt Senators. Az THE TRIBUNE exprcstch
Ii e,llturtnly, the Democratic trick Of puttngup
n few independents In the House has "bustcd
ttse1f." Senators Parrish. Plumb, Harold, md
Brown saw through tf'e selcs,le at vnce, asasa re-
po+ltlun u The sc,latc Independents Ia plainly
it!s: Tltry will rrfust to consider any oyertures
from either party looking tn division of of-
tlces and Committee Cha'ruinnshi}*, hut viii
take their ataIIl u[lon Tho Senatorial question
ALONE to make MI l,or,orable record. tits more
than tkcl, that they will ref,hc to acecpt or ask
any favor" In Thy organization, but will let the
ncntrrats an! Republicans divide the piacc,s
they confidently believe tho press anu people
will sustain them III creating
nEADt.UcK on TitK BESAToRsltIF
until such time rs onc or thc other larty shall
They assert that no pronounced politician shall
rcreiye their support. believing lint the .rtlntry
has Hu'1r'ed enough frou, prolcssctl pt'lltieans.
+ eaey 10 f"rcsse that ths is thy ars'En Of tho
thu satisfaction which fol1uwsd the Dr.
feat Il Matt cartcnter and Zach Chand-
.rr. One lndepsnlSnt Senator mt sa!tl to.lay ~;
inorc fur Wisconsin, ami michigan In securing
| appropriations last yeur ttlnn Carpenter or
Chandler accomplished during their whole
trflls.
Therc IL ono marked feeling here IN nit sIles,
al,d that is that cyerybndy seems to desire the
| clectlOb Of 4 i1rSt.e1Ass tnan ln the een!te.
| Members talk lIOre unfescEfrdfy and frunkly
| thau ever l~fuFe which comes rroba!'ly from
thr fact tllat f.t.bct,y knows WIN u to bo FFes"
dent, anll therefore II" Senatorial asprant has
| Eot anything III the WY u publi: patronage fo
| Gartrr away Tor votca. ..-.
Tie later trains ase bsl,,g!ng In NUMEROUS as-
rivals, md thu hotel 1ohbies n5e crowded.
| HFAAMEH5fr CAtfCCs,
The rutnp farmers party held protraeted
and disputattuuh sesslnn Ut ltonm II III thr Lr-
land t,rulght. That venerable farmer, rTof. J.
u, Turner, Of Jacksonville, prcsidet. The Ech-
senatorz Iiasotd und 1}rpwn. mud srn ur = dozen
Democratic InemlEra of the llnll:c Wlin clalm to
| be independents, formed the audience. Fitch,
| nf Chicago, otieres! rcsolat'n lnstrl.ct!ng
tho independent members nf the Lcgis:
stand firm ufMsrr Nil cfrUuttalecs, which WIS
debated, but IN few minutes tl. hYtra-hcalcsl
| grcenbark monster stalkcd Into the caucus, and
eyeryb.aiy grabbed horn anl began to hlnw.
| Taxation, Gank exemption, Ectnonattzel silver,
t,,ree-elxty ye.tntcrconYert1blp bonsls, green
hncka fur tho nitllDu. ar1 stfninr tasatttB weru
Hlullthrd out. II Is but tusttce tn tho Senators
to aay that they attended the vuurus merely D1,t
t at curiosity, aud Will notibc bound by It's actou
In tho least.
TIE sENAT0HlAl. QUESTION
was not brought up In tho tortn Ut Suggesting
candidates, but mines will probably be discussed
to-tnorrow. Tonight 1t Is evident TINT t;cn.
logan has thu Republican, strength solid, mud he
is u certainly farorably considered by one Or
! two Independent Senators. Shaw, vi Carroll, Ia
undoubtedly ahead ~ lar fur speaker, with Nor
ritun next, Sherman third, anl Mitchell, too
! tsas Il falr sttvngtl.
MINNESOTA.
THA LEHIstATCAE.
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