Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-02-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.

EDITORIAL NOTES.
Mr.. BENTON HANCHET, of East Sagi-
nav. the Presidential elector who was
disqualified, and whose place was filled
by appointment, has been summoned
to Washington to testify before the
committees on elections and privileges.
Mr. TILDEN is quoted as approving the
compromise plan. Gov. Hayes, self-re-
specting and dignified, gave no opinion
on the subject. He was willing TO leave
the subject i'm the hands of Congress,
and said he would be content with its de-
cision.
SUIT has been brought against Samuel
j. Tilden by the United States to recover
$150.000 income tax which he should
have paid years ago, but did not. Mr..
Tilden will be remembered as the man
whom the Democrats wanted to make
President.
Mr.. Cox has come to the same con-
clusion to which the rest of the country
came six weeks ago, and informs the
House and public that Postmaster James
did not open Hewitt's campaign letters.
Cox evidently feels that he is very mag
unanimous in admitting that much.
Massey is very ''enthoosiastic' oyer the
compromise bill, and very truthfully ex-
claims: by doin this we are playin on
even terms, the Republicans furnishin all
the stakes. A gambler witch wooJn't
take SIGH chances amt worthy NV the
name" Nasby's head is quite level.
THE Union League club of New York
is circulating petition suggesting that
the constitutionality of the commission
should be formally passed upon by the
Supreme Court and that the judges of the
Supreme Court should not act upon the
commission until that court has acted
upon the queation in its judicial capaci-
ty.
THE House Judiciary Committee unan-
imously reports that Secretary Robson
has done nothing worthy of impeach-
ment. The Democrats Will yet be
withdrawing" Grant and his Cabinet
and his whole Administration, if they be-
gin by thus weakly conceding that any
one vf them is not scoundrel that owes
an escape from hanging to their clemen-
cy.
THE clerk Of the Michigan Legislative
House has been summoned by telegraph
TO appear as witness before Proctor
Knots committee on the investigation
of the electoral vote. Mr.. Crossman,
the clerk, was chosen to fill the vacancy
in the electoral college caused by the
resignation of Mr. Benton Hanchet, who
held Il Federal office. This is the occa-
sion of the summons.
BEN. HILL, of Georgia, was elected to
the United States Senate last week. FIJI
day. At that moment he was milking
one of his characteristic speeches in the
House, which he began by alludilg to
his speech i'm defense of jeff. Davis
against Blaine. and concluded by init
mating that history Will hold the South
ern rebels rs about the only simon-pure
patriots this continent has produced dur
ing this century.
III. G.. DAVIS, Democrat, is elected to
the United States Senate for the long
term, from West Virginia, and Congress
man Hereford for the short term. Davis
is member Of the Senate rOw. and
Hereford is the author of the economy
and areform" internal Improvement bill
which appropriated ten dollars or so for
the mountain creeks of West Virginia. to
one for the harbors of the sea coast and
and the great lakes.
ABOUT fifteen hundred more members
have joined the Chicago churches in con-
sequence of the labors OF Moody and San
key. The reported converts numbered
over eight thousand, and, as their names
and residences were all recorded, they
will be looked after by the clergymen in
their immediate vicinity. If only frac-
tional part of this great army of reformed
men and women prove faithful to their
promises, the benefits of the evangelists
work will be incalculable.
JUDGE DAVID DAVIS, by coalition
of the Independents and Democrats, was
elected United States Senator from Illi-
nois last Thursday. Judge Davis is at
present an Associate Justice of the u.
S. Supreme court. lie was Liberal in
1872. and was competitor with Greedy
tor the Liberal nomination for the Pres
idency in that year. Since that time he
has been considered Democrat, and was
considerably pressed by the better class
of Democrats for the nomination against