New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-23
POLITICAL NOTES

The man who vearns for an Office would be
IN favor Of the conference plan If he could be assured
the verdict wouldn't give the OH TO the otner fellow
The popular sentiment seems to be, live
usa QUICK aud pcaceahie sottlemeDt-wbicA the Demo
c-at won't be too mad about-Constitut0n or no Cons
fulton"
The Southern press seems TO be unanimous
q, stpr.,iI- tie conference pan Mr.. Wattcrson's
papcr Wa, 10 oath TO mp the great petition
movement hut 60 bas finally consented to maze the
sa,rir.e and heartily accepts tAc proPoslnoh'
II d, a noticeable fact that the Democratic
,.-,ra. which have been camorng most iool'hl. Tor
~ or iood are completely captiyated by the confer
.. report They sly they are willing TO aHide ny tEe
q, .. % of Jhc new tribunal, oe II Iiden or Hayes
Y..r. +, scarcely a word To be found in
n,mocr.c newspaper now in favor OF the a'rieaderuf
az fr.,,t. di.p1tchrs The Orr-0n cheek business las
thrown daur1e,s over the whole party. There iSa
clear suspicion that the UEc has beer la% III tr iAs
vrHH- camp.
The Democratic diStrust of Mr. DAVID Dad
y l.Ia Gal. great American investigator increasing
t,rte,,.d p-for1ler was heard mutteIin- al wash
The other DAY: " We 90 not want 10 have tAls case
COM taj .ac pur OF jim Fsk's cases There IL ANA
Of success which worse than any failure The GoH5ie
H. that r the ouly kind of success Mr.. Field knows any
thing about
4 final Democratic effort for the vote of
FLORIDA it. vet to Cong, essman Thompson of Inc
House committee j, going 10 make what the correspond
er OF The Boston Herald calls strong and Striking pre-
the lac same authority iufN' az"
convinced from haveseen Of II that 1t vii be the
very t-oust point in the whole case when tine llth Of
February arrives. He has complete mastery oi the
Florida electoral proceedings The case Is exactly as
strong for Tdcu Drew for Governor Of the state
II Mr. Drew WAS elected Governor then Mr. Tilden
ceiyed majority also. II IN the minority, theii
the other was u the minority also MT thompson WIZ
show that TIER was an a,a , don't see how qy
farmined. unpreudiced person will be able to doubt
the correctness OF bis showing"
III How " Rird believes the COUStltu-
op confers judicial powers the electoral vote upon
Congress and hence he opposes the plan He say
% fan 10 see how any who opposes giving to one
man Uhe President OF the Senac) the power TO DECIDE
who shall be the next President unless his set
aside by the concurrent action Of both houses can ap
prove Of giving this power 10 10 men whose decision Is
final unless set aside by the concurrent action Of both
bolscs 7 DO not believe that if the Constitution had
originally contained clause giving Tins great power to
one man or it could have been ratified by single
State OF the Union and in my Judgment II is mIcn NOR
dangerous than il would have been tlen before
adopting this measure Congress would provide bY CON
suutional amendment for the settlement OF similar
difficulty IN iuture there "ouu DC ieSs u"iAo1 4i' ~
Is precedent
Tennessee has evidently made up her mind
to try q little experiment in reputation MI Redneid
writes 10 Tie CiaeinAati Commercial from Chattanooga
so far as we may Judge from appearances the Legs
ature will scale the debt 1t is outrage that all the
citizens of the state should be brought into this disgrace
but fear the debt-paying portion are IN minority
ae holders states obligations can get OF without
a deeper shave than 10 per cent. thoy may consider
themselves fortunate. This would reduce the debt to
about OOOO GOO The present rate Of taxatcn-iour
mls-wu c1sy pay interest THIS and administer the
Government Bat there a pressure in tie Legislature
for drcgca.ed taxation II Is even proposed to make the
tax lower than four mills Think Of the infamy OF this,
when but three four States in the Union, whether
North South IN deOt or out have lower tax thah
four mills That amount Of taxation IS INSTRUMENT:
Nobody feel, il unless he Is Immensely Ilch anu men %
course be is prOportonaely abe 10 pay a latyt; s.S
with $1,000 worth OF land, has only 10 pay - St1!e
tax With owing honest debt Tor her Dllc
ng the rat Of taxation below mills is nothing better
than downright reputation
An entertaining account OF the reception OF
the news OF Mr. Hoars election IN Washington is given
by the correspondent of The Boston Post "The first
was a Characteristic dispatch from Frank Bird to
Henry l. Pierce which after this wise: 'Cdstom-
house tried D. SER Boutwell, vote to Rice Boutwell,
RATED enough broke for Hoar TO elect Dim by
majority Butler buried Hoar, who had lust pre-
sented petition OF the Massachusetts woman SUI
fragsts for sixteenth amendment to the Constitution
70 prevent the dsfrancmsement Of women. was busy
writing AT his desk IL the House. Pierce. his face
wreathed IN smiles, hastencd Hoar's side ana lad
Birds dispatch on the desS before him. As Hoar read
the his face lighted with pleased SMILE ana ne
warmly returned Pierce's greeting. Pierce rapidly
spread the news and five minutes Hoar was the center
Of az evsr-shifng crowd Of members, Democrats ana
Republicans alike congratulating him. IL suits me-
said seeye he has been my candidate all along About
al hour after the first came, Dawes came quietly
into the chamber OF The House, glided down to H0afs
seat. and congratulated him Boutwell, did not come
over but moody his place in the Senate OCCASION
ally exchanging 70 word vita Dawes, who sat behind
him few cOndOled with hT. bat not many AS IL
ehanced, Mrs. Hoar into the members SIleIy OF
he House Just after the ~ her huS'ahd1 victory
had reached there. Cong essmIn BurciEhs VIE was
le nrst break the aud II . cJHgrdl ulallphs
don't believe a word Of H., was hei first cXcdiadon
When assured that true, SIC seemed greatly Oe
hgnted and q half-mOacnt In thought, then started
~ suddenly. excaimng. II that s so, am gong 10
gt opt OF here and she went evidently not dlssits-
ned " De Mrs. senator HJdr."