The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-01-26

| tWAshe~M@ wa~ -
Hon. Eli ssnletnrv has b~en reelected /.
lilo United stAlss NenAlc.
| The Michigan Legislature hes 70 .slsctcd Air
| Ferry 10 The United S,Aies HenAte for MI
ycsrs, srom tha sth of March. Tho I.cglsla
/ .nrc of Malnc has conferred similar hcno
| nrcn Mr.. nlsinr.
/ Ex, Gov. Augustus II. Garland. ~ Arkansas
has boon alncst nnanimousl. elected 10 TN
United States aenatc from thA. State. Tor si,
years from tho ith al March next. tut of ths
! eighteen Republican votc~ III tho Legislature
lie received ten. ~ which hyc werc colorcd
| Tho Republicans voting FOR Glow. Garland said
they did 40 hecAnso thcy regarded hlm vAfo,
conservative Democrat Who has brought psacs
and quiet to the s.Asc, aud would represent
tho whole people without regard 70 party.
Tho Dsms ntrts Of Now iiAinp~hirc, In their
ssnto Convention ia4t week, adopted rcscii.
ton calling uron al slo believe Tidsn elected
to unite Ia demanding his inauguration. DAM
Iel Marcy WAS nominated for Governor. in
tho First and second Districts OF tho Ntatc
Gilman Marr.on and james isrggs hAvc been
nominated FOR Consrsrs.
Jamea q. nAlley has becn elected by tha
Tennessee Legislature 10 an tho nncxpircd
Il rm OF Andrew Johnson Id thp United State
Senate.
George r. tiosr has l,cen .lectcd N succeed
Mr.. Boutwell, III tho Hcnato from Aiassa-
charctss.
The Nebraska Legislature has elected Alvin
Sanders 10 tho ualted States henAto In tho
lleco of air. li',cheock.
II In rail- that tic method IT pclccting tho
Supreme eoGtt wtns of the Presidential lr!.
bunal appears TO have bssn one Of TIM mort
dinicuIt problem 10 solve satisfactorily Will.
~hrh tito lolnt coinm,ttccs found themselves
confronted. II war known or supposed, vAss !
Washington eorrerI, ,ndeht. that Justices Cit.
fnri aud fieli had supported Tilden aud ilon-
bricks II lAs last election. II wks ALSO known
aud believed Tint tho other Justices, with tho
exception of Dssia, lad supported Hayes aud
Whccicr. Tho position of Justice DAVIS, - fsr
~ rcli,ienl bias wAa concornod. WA tho snb.
Jecl of much discussion aud donbt. Tie tts-
pnbllcAns generally regarded him ~ Demo-
crai. aud tho Democrats considered him All In
dependent Republican Will, Democratic pro-
clivitcs. II lilo 6ve senior Justices wcrs taken
tho e1n.mirsion would consist ii Clifford.
Hsayne. Miller, Davis And g.sld. Il was tlalnsed
that wllle iit.a should bs regarded ~ eminent
~ fair i, did not suit thu HeDubieans. who bo.
iisvs thst what chances of bliss there we're we're
against them Finally, tho geographical Ilsa
waH suggested, and further that II would hard.
" b. fair 81 take Justices In tho Htats~ Ia which
tho candidates resided. Tie Chisf Justice and
Jastics l,wAyne resided la Ohio and justice
Hunt In Now York. II WAS tl,en proposed That
Justices Clifford and AwAyne hs taken and tl,At
thesc sLo1ii choose Two others. aud that thu
four thus chosen should scisc. the Afth. THIS
dill not suit MI around aud tho proposition on.
sucd that Justice clifford. who Il ths senior
Justice aud who ro1ides 10 M.inc. should b.
taken n ono, Justice Strong, who resides In
Philadelphia. and Justice Miller. who llves II.
Inwa, ni,A Jt,stco Fiold, ~ California ~ the
three others. and the4e four should name Tho
hfin member " tho tribunal. This propo~l.
Hon war M last accepted and II In regarded
probable tim. tho hfth mcmber 10 b. chossn
will Dr. Jtrslro hwAyns Or Davis.