The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-01-19
POLITICAL SorHu

Tho Washington correspondent Of the chl.
cago Tr,,.as iclserAphs tic latest us,etance.
cf President Grant tonehing NE Presidential
complications. 10 defined his position in
ihsse wcrsla when I'll tho political ,.owsr
snd responsibility vested In ne W ,hs sn6ragsa
Of The PEOPLE shall have expired ~ eonsti-
rational linsltallcn which will be On The i,h day
oe March, ! shall ~ ready " willingly anrrsn-
der thla responsibility Int nnsll then shall
sxecsite the office Of pre~klsnt and
protect and defend tho constitution. II
y not my province 70 d~ssrmins tho
question OF an slecsloU, but
70 execute the Lawn. Whoever l. declared 10
hs ny constitutional succesaov. 70 him will
surrender tho rtins cf aovsrnaacnt." ile took
iasae with thoM who havo WnTyestsd that Gov.
Ttldsn might b. lnaugnsalcd whsshes 10 wAa
declared elected Or nos. and strongly lnsimatsa
that that cluld not 10 done IN Washington,
whore alone he thought al Inauguration loyal.
Ms said there could not be two legal
Presidents lhA. hs ahouid con.s.icr an
Inauguration a any other place than
Washington voii that any attempt 10
sSsscl@s authority elsewhere. under such CIR
c,inastance~ could not DO recognized. aud any
recognition of anch assumed authority hy any
officer Of tho Government wonld bc treason.
Tho President andsd III substance a. sclIowW .
Tho Presidents authority. sxesc!ssd In 40
cosiancc with Law. IN n sarrcm~ IN Tho Dls.
trsct Of Columbia Asif II wore 1 garrlsonGd
fortress, aud any demonstrations OF warliks
cnscsatsstaen of men threatening ths peace nj
tho city o. ondangeFing tho security of thu
pnblic property or Treasure of the Government
could bs summsrliy dealt with. should tho
pu6ile safety demand, b, declaration OF mar.
ttAl law
Ex.uov, isl.am n. Harris has bNon elected 10
succeed Hcnry Cooper In tho tinted htates
Senate from Tennessee.
Tho Democratic Legislature of I.,nisiana
hes elected ]. u EastiA TO tho rnlscd Slates
HsnAts Tor the short term.
Tho Packard Legislature oe I.ouisiana has
elected ex-nov. Kellogg 10 tho long Senatorial
term.
Tho Now Hampshire Republican ssAte Con.
vsntlon, Ia session 1t Concord, lat week
nominated lseul 7. Prescott for Governor and
declared Hayes 10 be The legally elected rrcsI.
dsnt.
After several dsys baIloling thu New jersey
House of esps pssssntatlvss snccscded. last
week. IN tMsc.in. ~ organisation. Four Re.
publlcana voted with shs Dom ,crais and II. T..
Dabe Democrat, was elected Speaker. aud
John !. Foster, 'temblican, ClerA.
6ecfssAsy. .of.ths. Interior Chandler. In 70
spon-e Z, > summons, appeared before tho
liosiss cotnmlsts on sl.e privileges, powsrs
and dnsls~ q Congress In counting the
electoral vote on saturday. Jan. la. Ani, III
rs@ponas 10 the tnscrfogatory - 70 whether
hs had ssnt any dispatches TO Florida slncs
The Novembsr election In relation 70 money
replied that hs had not. ltslng asked whether
he had sent Dispatch 10 Florida stating that
sroops would probably b. ssht these 70 keep
tho psacs, hs anAwsTsd he probably had. Hs
Wa then asaed whether ho haA sent Il npon
lis own motion or upon some ones clss. ana
- declined % answer this question. ba.lng his
EsSslAsl On the ground that he ~, Cabinet
ofsscss. Tho committee decided that he mnsS
answer. aud gase him until "Wednesday tho
i7tls inst. 70 comply.