Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-03-26


Granville. As result The latter pro-
poses that the whole matter will be re-
ferred for decision to Secretary Blaine
and Sir Edward Thornton, the British
Minister here. If they disagree they are
to name referee, whose decision shall be
accepted as final by the two governments.
This proposition is now under considera-
ton and will probably be adopted by our
government.
OUR Ministers in London and Paris
have been instructed to represent to the
English and French governments, re-
spectively, that great injustice is shown
toward the citizens and food products of
this country by the attitude which is
being assumed in Europe. Minister
Lowell has been directed to meet Vice
Consul Crump's statements and expose
their erroneousness. To Minister Moves
it is suggested that the French govern
ment has evidently COMPOUNDED hog chol-
era with trichinOsis, but that the rep
RESERVATIONS regarding the former dis
ease have been very greatly exaggerated.
as the mortality among young swine i'm
1880 was less than for several years pre-
eeding, and the condition of full-grown
hogs exceptionally good.
THE friends of Stanley Matthews think
that the Judiciary committee of the SEN
ate is not very favorably constituted for
securing recommendation that his ap
pointment as Supreme Judge be confirm
|, ed. They say that as the committee is
arranged there is but one member of the
nine who will vote for Matthew's con-
firmationM that is Lamar, from which
statement4tls reasonably inferred that
Messrs. Edmunds, Conkling, Logan, In
gals, Mcmillan. Garland, Davis of
Illinois and Bayard are all committed in
opposition to Matthews. According to
current report President Garfield is
Indifferent as to whether Matthews shall
be confirmed or not. 1t is said that he
sent in Matthew's name because of
policy determined upon to renominate all
appointments made by Hayes which fail
ed of confirmation at the last session.
The constitutional amendments voted
upon by the people of Indiana. last week.
were all adopted by large majorities. and
were only awaiting the Governors proe-
lamatlon to become part of the consti-
tuition. Some of them, including the
amendments fixing the residence uualifi-
cation OF voters, and limiting the indebt-
edness that may be incurred by counties
cities, towns, and townships have fuli
enect at once; others will require legis.
lation TO make them fully operative.
They tend toward economy in the ad-
ministratlon of public affairs and toward
the purity of the ballot box. Hereafter
the state elections will be held in Nov
ember instead of October. The new resi-
qence qualifications of voters, supple
mented by an efficient registry law,
VIII go far toward suppressing the DEM
ocratle colonization from Kentucky
which has in some elections turned the
scale for that party.
THE committee appointed by the Sem
ate are we'll constructed. All the i'm
portant ones have Republican chair
man and Republican majority of one.
The chairman of the most important
committees are as follows: Elections.
Hoar; Foreign Relations, Burnside; FL
nance. Morrill,; Appropriations, Allison;
commerce. Conkling; Military Affairs,
Logan; Naval Affairs, Cameron Pa.);
judiciary, Edmunds; Public Lands.
Plumb; Indian Affairs, Dawes: PEN
slons, Teller; Claims, Cameron Wis.);
Territories, Saunders; Railroads, Kel-
logg. Mr.. Ferry is chairman of
the committee on Postoffices and Post
Roads, and a member of the com
mlttees ON Foreign Affairs and Finance.
Mr.. Conger is chairman of the committee
on manufactures, and a member of the
committees on Commerce and. Claims.
MI. Malone, the Virginia gentleman who
has helped the Republicans out, gets the
Craftsmanship of the committee on Agri-
culture, and membership of the commit
tees on Indian Affairs and Education
and Labor.