The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-04
POLITICAL AND LEGISLATIVE.
State Governments and State
Struggles.
Florida.

El0r1ua a0VlceS say tnat Dy tne cnahBe |
in the State Administration, the Return |
ing Board yesterday went out of exist.
ence. The question Is now raised
whether the Supreme Court Of the State
was right to order the Democratic State
officers, who, under the law Of Florida
form the new Returning Board, to recan-
vass the. Electoral vote. If the Court
has no such right then the State vote
stands for Hayes. The question is u
very interesting one and may become
one OF great Importance.
The Times special from Tallahassee
sayss The city is quiet. Notice was
served yesterday on the late Canvassing
Board by the Democrats, pretending to
De,PresidentiaL Electors, that they will
apply 10 The Supreme Court for man
damus to compel them to recount the
Electoral and Congressional votes. APP
plicatiUn Will be made on the 9th inst.
South CarOIima.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 4-rhe Sun put
fishes the following special dispatch
from Columbia, S. C.:
In conversation yesterday, MI. Say
ler, Chairman OF the House Committee,
informed Inc that Il majority of his Conn
mittee did not authorize the statement
that The apparent majority Tor the Hayes
Electors in South Carolina is lie gal and
devoid OF fraud. Also thai the dispatch
purporting to be signed by him and two
others announcing the electoI OF the
Hayes Electors, was not signed by them,
and is Wholly unauthorized. MIR. Say
Ter thinks majority and minority reports
will be made, ana Is evidently OF opln-
ion that the rejection of the illegal pre-
cincts anu votes will largely reduce
Hayes maj Jrity, and may elect the Ill.
den Electors.
Indiana.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. The Senate be-
| Ing tie, with Senator Meyers (Inde-
pendent) TO hear from, he was promptly
captured by the Democrats. on his ar
RIVAL here, and agreed to act with them,
provided lie be allowed to name Score
| tary of the Seuate. The terms were ac-
ceded to, and in caucus the following
officers of The Senate were SeleCteu:
| Secretary, Thomas b. Buchanan. OF Ma
rion; Assistant, Il. ID. Slater, OF Dear
born; Door.keeper, II chard hancheon,
OF Laporte. Tne Democratic Represent
tatives went through the formally Of
the following nominations: Speaker, A.
b. Carleton, oil Vigo; Clerk, Y. O.
Stealey, OF Clark: Assistant, II. r.
Schutker, of Allen; Door-1eeper, John
Il. Durlft, oil Floyd.
| The House, which is clearly Republi-
can, will ratify the selection OF the Re
publican caucus, as follows: Speaker,
John Oyermyer, Of Jennings; Clerk, Uy-
rus L. Nixon, oil Marion; Assistant, JAS.
Cole, OF Tlppecanoe; Doorkeeper, ID. s.
BALDWIN, oI Grant.
Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 4.-The State
Legislature assembled here yesterday.
| 1t is a foregone conclusion that Ex. Gov
ernor Harris will be elected tor the long
| term to the United States Senate next
Tuesday, with Barley, Key, Bates and
Turney as tue most prominent candi-
dales for the short term.
Pennsylvania.
A GOVERNOR ATTENDS STRICTLY TO
| BUSINESS.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4.-The message
of Governor Hartranft, which was sent
| to the Legislature yesterday, is confined
entirely to the interests OF the Safe,
and makes no reference to National al
fairs.
Connecticut.
HARTFORD, CT, Jan. Governor
HubbarUs message to the Legislature,
presented to-day, touches upon all ques-
| tions relating to the State Government,
and Is exhaustive upon the subject OF
! State finances.A
| Abiding to the Presidential question,
| the Governor says the complication re-
sulting from the late elections in respect
to Presidential Electoral returns makes
u new appeal, and still stronger than
ever before, to the patience, reason and
sober judgment of the people. 1t is most
unfortunate that the result OF the ma
tion's suffrage is involved In the dongs
of Returning Board whose past history
is proof OF utter moral incompetency for
honest work, and whose recent
doings are tainted with the deep
est suspicious Of fraud. The Chief
Magistrate of the Republic has well
said: Either party can afford to be
disappointed in the result, but the coun-
try can not afford to have the result
tainted by suspicion, by illegal or false
returns. Let us hope that under good
Providence, and by d higher and better
guidance that now seems possible to
our party strifes and divided counsels,
we may emerge from the perils which
encompass US without a shock to the
COuuIl pCUOC va w buO SVOulJ
heritage OF tree government, which we
have received from the fathers, who.
witha great price, purchased these lib
critics.
louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 4.-Both Legisla-
lures here are working, and there is but
little excitement over the matter. The
two Governors, Messrs. Packard, Re
publican, and Nichols, Democrat, will
be inaugurated on Monday next. The
Republican Legislature is declaring va
cant the seats OF the Democrats who
joined the opposition body, aud are til!-
ing them with other parties. The Demo-
cratic Legislature is acting in the same
way against the Republicans.
The House Congressional Committee
on Louisiana Affairs has fixed upon the
Both inst. for closing its work here. The
Republicans complain that sufficient OF
portunily has not been offered them for
the presentation of rebustal testimony
before the Committee.
The Senate Committee is working
steadily night and day, and has not yet
announced the time for the closing oil its
labors.
MOrtuary.