Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-30

1:20p, m, the State was without a governor
for an hour ana twenty minutes, Hartstranft's
term having expired at noon.
At Springfield, Ill, Jan. 2ist, the Leg
islature voted for United States Senator with
the Following result: In the Senate Logan
received &c, Black, Democrat, "a, McAuliffe,
Socialist, /. In the House Logan received
80, Black so, Campbell 10. McAuliffe 8.
The California Legislature is at logger
heads. A Boise City dispatch of Jan 26th says
the two wings of the lower House Of theieg
lature have come together. The Democratic
organization has been declared Illegal. Forty,
eight ballots for speakership without choice.
A compromise looked for.
In the Potter committeesthe resolution
of Representative Reed providing that Mr..
Tilden be allowed to be represented at the
meetings of the committee by counsel was
tabled instead Of accepted. The Democrats
| all voted to table the resolution and the Re-
publicans all against it. Butler was silent.
General Sherman will soon start on q
two weeks tour of the South Atlantic States
His special Objects to examine the abandoned
military posts and neglected property of the
United States in Florida and Atlanta, with q
view to ascertaining the measures necessary
to secure the interests OF. the United States.
At Washington, on the evening of Jan.
Doth, Attorney General Devens presided at a
meeting OF citizens of Massachusetts to mani
fest respect to the memory of Caleb Cushing.
Suitable resolutions were adopted and CON-
mite appointed to make arrangements for
/ A. =, - ~ of
Representatives.
/ TheAballot for Uuited States Senator
was taken iR-each House Of the legislature,
at Jefferson City, Jan. 2lst, which resulted in
the election of the Democratic caucus nomi.
nees, Gen. James Shields for the short term.
and Col. Geo. G. Vest for the long term.
Vest was member of the Confederate Con-
gress in the days of the REBELLION. -. ..
The health of Senator Christiancy, OF
Michigan, is reported to be very poor. Ad
vices from Lansing, Mich. state that it is ru
mored there, and believed by prominent mem
bers of the legislature, that Senator Chris
tiancy will surely resign his seat in the United
States Senate and accept the mission to Peru
in which contingency it is said there is hardly
doubt of the election of ex-senator Chandler
to fill the vacancy.
Representative Turner'S bill to regulate
charges for Pullman palace cars and othe
| sleeping cars patented by the United States
provides that it shall be unlawful to charg'
more than 81 for the use of same by one per
son for twenty-four hours, under penalty of {
| fine of not less than $500 nor more than IS, 0O
imposed on the corpol alton, and any person
violating the provisions of this act shall b
liable to fine of $1,000 and Imprisonment
or three months for each offense.
At Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 2lst, boil
Houses of the Indiana legislature voted TO
United States Senator with the following re
! suit: In the House, for the long term, Voor
hees, 81; Harrison, 3S; Buchanan, 2. Senate
Voorhees,, 26; Harrison, %; Buchanan,
Three absentees in the House, and one in tn
: Senate. For the short torn, Voorhees, re
ceived the same vote in both Houses, and Hon
Godlove s. Ortiz received 81 votes in tn
House, and % in the Senate, and Gen. Hackle
: ford in the House.
t A Madison, Wis. telegram of Januar
hard caucusing both night and day, Mr.. Mat
H. Carpenter is chosen by the Wisconsin leg
islature as United States Senator for six year
: from the 4th of March next. The joint cor
vention assembled at noon, large numbe
, of ladies and gentlemen filing the Assembl
chamber to its utmost capacity. Upon vet
-, being taken, Mr.. Carpenter received 81 votes
the Democrats voting for E. G. Ryan, givin
him % votes. The Greenbackers giving Cab
Il Bouck - votes. A committee of five, co,
sisting of Senators Bailey and Burrows, NJ
= Speaker Kelly and Messrs. Field and &c
:. were appointed TO inform Mr.. Carpenter
his election. He soon appear before tt
, joint convention and expressed his thanks i
l. a brief and eloquent speech.