New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-01
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Supreme Court adjourned till Feb 10
,nother adjournment Will be necessary when that date
arrives unless the able lawyers are limited to 10 minutes
each in their speeches before the Tribunal.
There is no limit 70 the faith which the Dem
crs rrofess in the non-partsan character OF the SUI
meme Court, aud yet-Mr. Justice Davis as the odd
,uage would have been a triae more satisfactory Tie
Hon jeremiah Black thinks so.
The Presidents proposition for the resump-
ton of specie payments called out the usual howl
from the sofmOuey people Can IL be that the patriots
who have been holding the country back from financial
run by main strength are losing their grip -
Kansas is beyond doubt great and pro-
sresive member OF the Union she has developed more
senatorial timber to the square inch than any other
state and she has reached the dignity Of pools the
slection As Of the newspapers Of that far OFF capt
t saws in referring the pools Topeka is behind
rny Eastern capital of this enlightened nation
Judge Davis's political bias Is still the sub
feet Of eager discussion. citizen of Atlanta Ill., sends
this valuable testimony TO The Chicago Tribune "A
Young man. carpenter. WI lie working at the Judges
residence in Bloomington. asst May June. and who
now lives here heard him state positively, He could
not and would not vote for Tildcn.' And gentleman
living in Bloomington told that, If he Davis voted
t MI he voted for HAYES: and that Daviss only
snpportcd the Republican Ticket but worked FOR s sue
cess And Davis, record goes To show that he is Union
man and Repuphcan.
In one of LandOr's Imaginary Conversations
a wise Ahonian remarks that he who tries novelty in
notifies carries torch. and when he enters the first
row passage a ,onagraOn is TO bc expected the Flee
toral Commission will have ample room TO bTandish
their fambraux their novel expedition down through
the count until they ~ Florida Behind the returns
from that state passages contracted bewilGer-
ing and Obstructed bv much combustibe material II
fhe ftecn needless of Phocions warning aud insist
upon kerosene into Dade County ioOk out for
alarm oi nrc!
There is a great rush of editors upon Wash
incton 10 see the counting process which begins to-day
They have not been able to any estimate
% the decision OF the Tribunal than the regular
spondents have. Thus Col Mcclure teegraphs TO The
Thl1dclDhid Tunes: Both sides hopeful, neither
conf and all fully prepared 10 bew 20 the de-
cison without a murmur II is saN to assume that no
man living any to anticipate the conclusion
that any one Of the Judges Will reach and speculation
can be jus. intelligent in Philadelphia san Fran
cisco as Washington. The politicians are deeply con
cerned m the struggle and is 10 note their ut
trry he uc.s efforts - do something 10 advance their
respective candidates. The general conviction Is that
the Judges Will divide politically on any vital queS-
non and thor final Judgment Will be cordially accepted
by the whole country
The fact that the present session of the
Ne-York Legislature Is the 1OGth calls out these his
toucal "reminiscences from The Rochester Democrat:
Tie first Legislature held three meetings. The first
meeting at Kingston began sept. J, l777 and ended
Oct T. l777 being dispersed by the approach Of the
British army. The second meeting, at Poughkeepsie,
began Jan ) and ended April 4, 177S and the third
meeting. at Poughkecpsic. began June % and ended
june so IT'S. Walter Livingston the Speaker and
the following counties were represented in the assem-
bly,: Albany Charlotte. Cumberland, Duchess, Glou-
ccstcr Kings Ncw-York. Orange, Queens Richmond,
snfolk Tryon Ulster aud Westchcster. The number Of
members : reported As &C. The senate was composed
Of 10 senators the southern district from The
middle from the eastern, and from tine western III
al % Pierre Van Cortandt was President"
There is a faint attempt On the part of the
Democratic press mp the old game of brag, hut
Is not successful The Cincinnati Enquirer tries 10 pre-
Ia IN HINT stla
stuff as the following in Its Washington dispatch about
the decision Of the Tribunal "The general belief here Is
that not question between Tilden and Hayes
but how to save Wheeler 1t i thought that Florida viii
Hendricks, and That the tribunal VIII accord the
Tden and Hendricks electors that State which event
would throw up the entire jig so far as the RepuDh
cans are concerned The recent testimony on the devil
ment o. the Louisiana Returning Board is also in favor
Of the full Democratic ticket There is no way that the
Republicans now by which they can get out. Their
only hope is to have Florida and Louisiana given 70
HAYES and Wheeler and OREGON declared to have east
hut electoral votes, which would make ne. IhCn
The House VIII elect Mr. Tlden and the senate wheeler
Ills Is ne hest tle Iaolcila see dl,'u, anu III
Will be directed 70 have IL pan out tins way me Demo
Gratis Tonight arc cheerful and sangune; tue RepuDH
cans d"spoNdent and east down
several attempts have been made to trans
Ia that wonderful cipher dispatch from Oregon to Gov
Tdcn but none Of them TO have come so near the
PROBABLE truth as The Utica Herald has in the following
Hon :. J. Tiden, No i GrameTcy Park Ncw-Iork: In
matters Of tins kind with only vote lacking, 1t is
sheer nonsense to foong with subs Hewitt Pelton,
ana the like address myself to the head OF the con-
spirators There Is sir, "A scAntiness OF stamps The
bari empty when 1t reached Portland We emerge
from the contest with the cramp III our finances The
time argument has passed There must be dollhouse
tactics used Things must be forced. II you would win
you must offer liberal pickings OF the needful there
must be gospel measure DOttsh what will force things
Crtuin and Grover are exactly tie for the emor
ceucy Their services at the command OF the highest
bdcr They are cunning. which is what You want your
tools 70 De. cOf gayaIc survivor refers 10 nIoiS
nose and full translation II unnecessary Buy there
fore. b. cautious. for il discovered your opponents VIII
he ueicl-ss OF senator Kelly little need be said. He
faithful but incOnseIuenta lie VIII subscribe 10 any
thing We tell him. G"N'
The spiteful action of the Democrats in the
House toward Gen Garfield is Of the weakest things
they have done in this whole Electoral bill business The
preeuse that Gen Gar1elds hostility to the bill was OF
so uureasouns nature to unf him for service under
it, crriously contrast with the very opening sen
fences Of the Generals speech He said: desire in
the outset recognize whatever OF good there is III ts
bill has some great merts.wbich checrully recog-
nize 1t is intended 10 avoid strife in great and
rng crisis OF the nation. II is intended 10 aid IN tidng
over great present dificulty-pOssiby great public
danger. 1t Will doubtless bring out result And wien
brought result it Will leave the person VINO Is
declared be the elect OF the nation with clearer
title Their with more nearly undsputed utle IMAM
any method that has yet been suggested These are
certainly great results. Az time Ike This no man
should treat lightly bill which may, and probably WILL
produce them oil. Furthermore, feel bound
to say il were speak of this bill only
as partisan-a word much abused just now-I
should say that am net afraid Of its operation The
eminent gentlemen who to compose the coinlisslOh'
eminent for their character and abilities, VIII, nave no
d02bt, seek do. and will do justice under ls provi
siOns and therefore, believing do that Rutherford
HAYES has been honestly and legally elected president
Of the United states, confidently expect Thar tBs COM
mission VIII ind that DE the fact and VIII declare IT,
should they find otherwise, all good men everywhere