Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-01-20

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and tho grand jury will perfect the in
ldictment.
The Tennessee Democrats have sent
to the United States Senate Isham G..
Harris, one Of the bitterest secessiOnists
in the state. Andrew johnson charged
him with stealing the school fund of
Tennessee in order to take the state out
of the Union.
| THE Secretary of the Treasury has is
sued a call for the redemption OF $4,000
600 in $40 bonds of 1866 May and No
vember. Principal and accrued interest
will be paid at the Treasury on and after
the 10th OF April next, and interest on
the bonds will cease after that day.
The bequeathal Of the bulk of Van
derbilt's property to his eldest son, and
the small amounts left to some of the
other children, have already raised dis
sensions among the heirs, and there are
threatened law suits and attempts to
break the will, as in the case of Stewart.
The Democrats in the Michigan Legis
lature have held their Senatorial caucus
and resolved to bestow the empty honor
of their nomination for United States
Senator upon Chas. S. May, so-called
Liberal" who is really one of the most
illiberal soreheads in the state. This the
Democrats do, not as compliment to
Mr.. May, but merely for political effect
in other states. They do not admire Mr..
May enough to compliment him. If
there was the slightest chance of electing
their nominee, the nomination would
certainly have been given to some relia-
BILE Democrat.
ANOTHER case of a man spending long
years in prison and then being released
because he was Innocent of the crime for
which he was committed has turned up,
this time i'm New York. The man was ac-
cused of an outrage on woman, was ar
rested, tried, convicted and sentenced.
After he had been several years in Jail it
was discovered that his accuser was
either insane or purjurer; in other
words, the prisoner was innocent. He is
now allowed to go at liberty, and the
nj, Is ttx
him-so Tar as money can do it-for his
loss of time, money, health and reputa-
ton.
The late election of the School Board
in London is another step toward the
separation of church and state. 1t re-
suited in the success of a large majority
of Liberal members, who are pledged to
remove the schools as much as possible
from the influence of the clergy of the
Church of England. Under the present
arrangement many OF the public schools |
are nothing but parochial schools, and
are largely conducted by the ecclesias-
teal authorities. The people, them
selves, have complained of the lestric-
tons TO which they are subjected by this |
organization and voted freely for a |
change.
The Louisiana Legislature, Wednes-
day, elected Ex-Governor Kellogg to the
United States Senate for the long term,
beginning on the 4th of March next.
Governor Kellogg will represent Louis
lana in the National Senate, if admitted,
with ability. He is unquestionably one
Of the ablest men i'm that state. Whoever
is elected for the short term will have the |
right to demand his seat Immediately.
This will give the Senate an opportunity |
to decide at once whether it will recog-
nize the Republican Legislature of Louis
lana as legitimate and competent to elect
Senator.
THE House committee on Indian AT
fairs has agreed to report, with recon-
mendation that it pass, Prof. Seelye's bill
providing that the Secretary of the In
terror shall transfer to the Governors of |
Michigan, New York and North Caro-
lima the Indian reservations in those
states. the state governments to take the
guardianship of the Indians i'm the limits
OF said states; and, whenever the Indians
in such states shall consent. and the
states shall agree to take the care and
custody Of said Indians, then the lands
and property shall be decided by the
United States to the states, and the stocks,
bonds, and other property, now held by
the United States for said Indians, or the
interest thereon, shall be paid to such
states. 1t will be seen that Michigan has
large interest in this bill; and, if it
passes Congress, and becomes law, the
present Michigan Legislature will prob
ably have duty to perform in the prem
Uses.
The House Committee on Privileges
and Elections, in Washington, has agreed
to report to the House, in reply to the
resolution instructing it to inquire what
are the powers and duties Of the House
in the matter of counting the Electoral
votes for President and Vice President.
four propositions, as follows: /. That
the power to count the Electoral vote is
not vested in the President of the Senate.
2. That it is vested i'm the two Houses of
Congress. 3. That the House has the
some power as the Senate. 4. That no
Electoral vote can be counted against the