The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1879-01-26
UNIT ED STATES.

WAsHINGroN.-It is reported that the Presi.
dent ill veto the arrears of pension bill, be.
| cause from 500 900 900 to $3.50 900 900 would be
required to carry out it's provisions, and the
money is not to be secured without increased
| taxation.
More than usual Importance is attached to
| the report of the Senate committee awarding
to Corbin the seat now held by Butler, from
the fact that on the South Carolina Senator.
ship may depend the partisan complexion Of
| the Senate in 1881 II the Senate sustaius the
report of the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, the Senate will stand after 4th of
March next Al Democrats, "a Republicans and
Independent. OF vacancies occurring on
March 4, 1881, five are those made by retiring
Demo ocrsts from the States of New York, New
jersey. Connecticut, Ohio and Pennsylvania,
all Of which at present pessess Republican
Legislatures. AS these five States will not
impro badly have Republican Legislatures two
years hence, the party can sford to lose the
seat of Bruce, Of Mississippi, and still have 3S
repre- s ,ntatives in the Sen ate in 1881. Suoh q
| contingency would leave the Democrats in q
minority of one; or, assuming the accession to
their ranks of Senator Davis, the Senate would
be tie with the costing vote held by pro pro
hinges on the seating of Corbin, and that again
depends on the votes of Patterson and Conover,
the carpet bag Senator's from South Carolina
the question first came up. Senator Hill, OF
Georgia, has completed the minority report on
the contest, and in feNsdays the discussion
will commence in the Senate.
The House last Wednesd sy dpoted . resola-
tion directi o g the Committee on Investigation
of Election Frauds (better known as the Pot
ter Com mittee) to inquire into the cipher
dispatches sent to and from F'orids, South
Carolina and Louisiana, Immediately after the
last Presidential election and which, it is
thought, will show the corrupt influences by
which both Republican and Democratic lead
ers attenpte to secure the electoral votes OF
those States for their respective candidates.
170 of these kilograms have been turned over
to the Committee by Gen. Butler who has had
them in bis possession for some time. The
Committee will probably summon Tlldep,
Hewitt, Chandler and other leading politician
to testify.
SENATORIAL MISUNDERSTANDING the past
week Senators ID the United States Senate
have been elected by the Legislatures Of several
States as follows: New York, Roscoe Conk-
ling Repu bioan, to succeed himself; Pennsyl.
vanis, Don Cameron, Republican,. to succeed
himself; Illinois, Gen. j. A. Logan, Republican,
to succsed Republican; Connecticut, o. 81.
Pla't', Repu blican, to succeed Dsmoorat
Wisconsin, Matt H Carpenter. Repu blicau, to
succeed Howe. Republican Missouri, Gan. j.
Fl. Shields, to fill Bogy's unexpired term which
ends March 4ih, and Mr.. Vest for the full six
year term commencing March 4tb; Florida Will.
kinson Call, Democrat, to succeed Conover,
Republican ; North Carolina, Zsbulou Vance,
Democrat, to succeed Merrimon, Democrat;
Indiana, Dan Voorhees,, Democrat, to succeed
himself.
The CHEYENNE INDIANS. - The party of
Cheyennes W ho escaped from tb cir eservations
have all been captured or killed, principally
tae latter.