New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-24
POLITICAL NOTES

Nearly every State appears to have had a
s,,,.r rom tia; TiiGen barrel.
Cen. Butler is surprised to hear that Massa-
,spsctts has sIubbed him. The innocent man hardly
REV that Senatorial fight was in progress till 1t was
a. over
Mr.. Hendricks's characteristic opinion on the
oouterspce plan seems TO accurately summed up by
~, Cincinnati Enquirer which, speaking with more
WI, AN reverence says he seems to think it VIII be
good thing II II works rEht.'
Gen. Thomas Ewing descended from his war
horse when he heard Of the plan, and admitted at
op,o that proposition would save the country from
b,oo, Tlsis a great relief well a great triumph
for the bill
Fx-Congressman Parsons of Cleveland is out in
.er opposing the Republican surrender OF the ground
thp the VicePTesdent power count. He
81 spcctfuy submit that il is wiser safer ana more
nrent course to follow plain and simple provisions
a, the Constitution as expouuded by Chancellor Kent
and As actually put in practice by less man than
John Adams and sanctioned by large number of mem
ber OF Congress who originally members of the
Constitutional Convention, than to place the power to
elect or defeat candidate in the hands OF mint
er not in any recognized by the Constitution or
Ia eutleInen. divided exactly III political strenSt-Wtn
an umpire may at last hold in his hands the final
settlement OF the vital question involving the interests
and wishes Of 40.OOO,OOO OF people,
The haste with which several partisan jour
mails are oondemnDg Senator COnkng for favofng the
new tribunal is rebuked by Tie Troy Times. which says
.The charge that he cOnsprng 10 defeat Mr. Hayes Is
not worse than Of other calumnies which nave
been repeated against him. MI Conkings convictions
are those of an honest. conscientious man. When once
matIred they are readily changed or revised to suit
the shifting sands Of popular opinions Long before the
estons connected with the counting Of the electoral
votes in this Presidential controversy arose he placed
himself being opposed TO the idea that the
President of the possesses tie power 10 declare the
resnIt He cannot now 90 back upon that declaration;
and though may believe he is mistaken as 10 the au
horty of the presiding officer OF the Senate we must re-
spoct the integrity OF who stands by his convic-
tioDs and prlncipes.'
Mr.. Halstead has all the zeal of new con-
vert in supporting the conference report In closing
long article in he says AT rate, the at
tempt is made to the disputed Presidency by arb
traton The OF the proposition are before the
country. II it fails our condition will be worse than
ever n the does not prevail owing to extreme
men on both sides the discussion will be exasperating
and aggravate all the embarrassments already accumu-
lated We do not think the Supreme Court too sacred to
he enpoyed in this service We not that the
Justices have any higher occupation We do not know
ANYTHING in the court that forbds its members under
penalty of losing dignity, To give assistance extra.
iudioally national emergency As this measure OF
nNose1 arbitration is placed before the country
would be unwilling to accept the responsibility OF us re-
lection
The Washington correspondent or Inc Boston
Herald who liable to get his news mixed up with the
emanaons OF bis own inner consciousness, tecgraphs
as follows: The strict party men all praise the
tall Of Sherman, Morton and Cameron and speak
Of Edmunds and COnkling as If they had gone
over 10 tie enemy There Is already something ike
rupture between these two Senators and the other
.r which can hardly be entirely healed again whatever
may be the result the establishment Of the proposed
tribunal Mr. Blaine has been quick to see the turn
which events are taking and tells his friends that he
opposed the bill Bob Ingersol is here trying 10 IN
duoe Blaine make speech in the Senate against the
bill Blaine demuTs this, ana says he does not want 10
snesk arAnst the bill bur be will do what lie to de
feat He sees a chance to make point against
COnkng but does not want TO riSk debate Win ms ora
Antagonist vet Should HAYES ill., Blaine viii I'M
doubleday attempt TO set himself up the Adminisra-
ton leader IN the senate a. opposed to Conkhng'
Mr. James Z. Bailey, the second new United
States Senator from Tennessee is thus spoken OF by the
correspondent Of The Cincinnati Commercial He llyes
GAINESVILLE lawyer, about so years Of age, was Ill
the Southern army, was Oid-line Wing, and not an
original seeessonst. He is man of fair ability, but
does tower up head and shoulders above his fe
lows He viii doubt make good Senator OF the me
dun SORT ranking high as s0me and yet several
degrees above others He passes In Life as good man.
No says i'll Of him The most that could be sald
against him in the heated contest just was that ne
favored honest, manly policy OF paying the state
debt instead of sneaking OF II by Republication Last
Summer he in favor OF meeting the ob-
cations tie State lie dwelt upon the humiliation OF
reputation, and did what be could to awaken public
sentiment the Old truth tnat honesty is the best policy
In casting about for man OF broad We ana hatoHdi
Patriotism conservative element III Inc pOpd
laion naturally turned TO Key, and next To Bdiiey'
Nearly friend Of Key finds III Bailey the conooi
hon VI second choice"
One of the most earnest opponents OF the
conference report il exCOnTessman Roberts OF Utica.
He closes vigorous attack upon 1t IN The Chea Herdd
o. follows Unless the Constitution binds us III all
things which 1t applies, IL binds us IN nothing IL
Clearly defines who alone shall have Official connection
with the certificates and the electoral votes Inc JOINT
BIZ deies the restriction. TIE Constitution clothes the
hsses with absolute hOriy ia the appointment OF
electors. The iolnt bill tramples that authority III the
nfe NO Senator Representative shall during the
tine for which he was elected he appointed to any civil
ohee under the authority of the United States winch
snail have been created during such time But although
ue Constitution Ords the JOINT bill assigns I'VE sell
aor and FIVE Representatives to tribunal now created
70 be master over Congress and the Constitution THIS
surely preseryaye legislation. This is aggressive
Warfare the Constitution. This Is luSnlpuiatlon
spre.ou4 and cunning, by which the "hin OF inc
tphe'lefai majority al Washington Is substituted I0r
written, stable fundamental Jaw. This bl so leafIhiy
an wonderfully made, il Institutions, ana 10 me
ofeN they enshrine terrible than an army WIN
Shs :or can pass at all only on tho runs Ol tHe