The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-01-25
POLITICAL. POINTS

The Michigan Legislature has reelected Mr..
Ferry to the United States Senate for six
years, from the 4th of March. The Iegisia-
ture of Maine has conferred a similar honor
upon Mr.. Blaine. t."i q 't .N
Elk Gov. Augustus H. Garland, Of Arkansas,
has been almost unanimously elected to the
United States Senate from that State, for six
years from the 4th of March next. Out Of the
eighteen Republican votes in the Legislature
he received ten, of which FIVE were colored.
The Republicans voting for Gov. Garland said
they did so because they regarded him safe,
conservative Democrat who has brought peace
and quiet to the State, and would represent
the whole people without regard to parry.
The Democrats Of New Hampshire, in their
State Convention last week, adopted resolu-
ton calling upon all who believe Tilden elected
to unite in demanding his Inauguration. Dan
lei Marcy was nominated for Governor. In
the First and Second Districts of the State
Gilman Marston and James Briggs have been
nominated for Congress-. va E
James G. Bailey has been elected by the
Tennessee Legislature to fill the unexpired
term Of Andrew Johnson in the United States
Senate.
George F. Hoar has been elected to succeed
Mr.. Boutwell, in the Senate from Massa-
chusetts.
The Nebraska Legislature has elected Alvin
Sanders to the United States Senate in the
place of Mr.. Hitchcock.
4 lad H. Ia IL H.
Supreme CourS wing Of the Presidential tri-
bunal appears to have been one of the most
difficult problems to solve satisfactorily with
which the joint committees found themselves
Washington correspondent that Justices Cliff
ford and Field had supported Tilden and Hen
bricks at the last election. It was also known
and believed that the other Justices, with the
exception Of Davis, had supported Hayes and
Wheeler. The position Of Justice Davis, so far
as political bias was concerned, was the sub
ject of much discussion and doubt. The Re
publicans generally regarded him as Demo-
crat, and the Democrats considered him an in
dependent Republican with Democratic pro-
clivities. If the five senior Justices were taken
the commission would consist of Clifford,
Swayne, Miller, Davis and Field. It was claimed
that while this should be regarded as eminent
~ fair it did not suit the Republicans, who be-
lieve that what chances Of bias there were were
against them. Finally, the geographical idea
was suggested, and further that it would hard
y be fair to take Justices in the States in which
the candidates resided. The Chief Justice and
Justice Swayne resided in Ohio and Justice
Hunt in New York. It wac then proposed that
Justices Clifford and Swayne be taken and that
these should choose two others, and that the
four thus chosen should select the fifth. This
did not suit all around and the proposition en-
sued that Justice Clifford, who is the senior
Justice, and who resides in Maine, should be
taken as one, Justice Strong, who resides in
Philadelphia, and Justice Miller, who lives in
Iowa, and Justice Field, of California, as the
three others, and these four should name the
fifth member Of the tribunal. This PROPOSE
ton was at last accepted, and it is regarded
probable that the fifth member to be chosen
will be Justice Swayne or Davis. ae