The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-19
Political Notes,

The Maine Senate has rejected the
woman suffrage constitutional amendment.
There is some talk in ST. Louis of start
ing a new Republican organ, with Mr..
Schurz as its political editor.
The Illinois State board of Agriculture
have adopted resolutions recommending
Hon, Emery Cobb for commissioner of
Agriculture.
The Irish-American Republican Club
of Albany, \. Y, desire to have State
Senator w H. Robertson iu General Gar
fields Cabinet.
Garfield is at work at Mentor on his
inaugural speech He will make it short,
avoiding all statistics regarding Credit Mo
bilier.-Near FORK Star.
The Advisory Council of the coored
people of Baltimore, met on Tuesday
night, and resolved to continue the fight
for just proportion of the Offices. La
Dor in vain.
The Boston Post says that having con-
ferred the degree Of LII. D. upon Ruther-
ford B. Hayes, the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity may now consider Mr. Roscoe
Conkiing Que Of its bitterest enemies.
Hon. James Z. George, Senator. elect
from Mississippi as successor to Mr.. Bruce,
has resigned his Office as Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court of Mississippi, and it
is understood that Gov Stone will appoint
Hon. t. f.. Cooper To the place thus va
Gated.
The State Senate of Arkansas, which
is composed almost exclusively Of Demo
Gratis, has passed bill approPriating $40,
900 for branch normal college at Pine
Bluff, Ark, to be used for the education
of colored teachers. Only two Senators
voted against it.
The Chicago Convention was merely j
grand battle of bosses and rings against
another set of bosses and rings, after
which they pooled their interests to carry
the election by an outpouring Of money,
and are now ready to fly asuuder again
over the division Of the spoils,
The next general election in Virginia
takes place on the fourth Thursday in
May. The officers to be elected are coun-
ty officers and are as follows. The clerks
of the county and circuit courts for terms
of six years each, and supervisors, justices
Of the peace, cons,ablcs aud oycrsgcrs Of
the poor for a term of two years.
Assuming the election Of a Republican
10 Pennsylvania. the Senasc, oa the Ash
of March, will stand Democrats, -
Republicans. 3T with Davis Of Illinois
and Malone as independents The or
gauizati5a of that body. therefore, hia e.
on these two votes, Ifthcy separate, Ih,
Vice President will have the casting voice
By uniting, they can pat either side IL
possession Of the committees which wiI
shape legislation for the next two wears
and clec, the officers.
Gov. Ludlow, Of New Jersey. bsS ye,ocy
a bin for tae restoration Of citizenship {,
Edmund Tcel. one Df the Warren cuuagl
ring. who has jus, finished term Of ,w,
years in the peuifeaIi4ry Tor forgery aur
conspiracy. The Governor takes thN
ground that, a. the loss uf citizenship i
one Of the penalties Of crime, it >hou',
not be rcsiOrcd unless good reason D.
shown for the restoration, and he is fela
bly Informed that the circumstances Of thl
case were not such as 10 waTran; miii
CATION Of the penalty The veto was sus
tanned in the Assembly by a vote of 36 L
le
By 4 bin which has been introduced II
the Wisconsin Legislature, vo,ing on ih
part Of women Is made eau pulsory An,
woman who fails OF noglccgs to vote aa,
cannot produce a doctors crrtj6ca,c &
prove that. by reason of ase. iu6uujty %
sickness, she was unable 10 20 % the roils
Is 70 be subject 10 a foe Of 500 or i'm
prisonmeni for three months aud an,
mau guilty of iutimidatiug, controlling @
wiiful!y obstrueiiu- auy woman in voting
or Of insulting any woman In gaiuS Go q
returning from Ihe polls, i, TO bc lived 10
less than s. 0OJ or imprisoned not NOR
than two years, " both. ltIhis bill lasso
the womcu are 60 have voice 10 IJ, rali
icaiiou OF rejection.