The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-12-14
Fate Of The Hsiser and EIarbOr bill
Con.rcssmcn.

Il will be of interest now that the election is over
TO the fate Of Ihe members of the House of Rep
resuntatiVes vino, the 2d of August aided in rush
ing the River and HaIbOr Bill with heatlong haste
over the Presidents veto There were IL of them of
whom Is were Republicans 81 Democrats, and 6 In
drpcudeutz Of stripe anoIher. The frst te-i
of public sentiment in regard TO their
when nominations were made. Thir;y-fsur of tho
l22 were rtn"mnated, including Ig Republicans
II Democrats aud Independents. Doubtless some
of these did n"; seek denomination. TN the other
hand, who werr rr-nuininat"d secured that
suit by the help uf machine mana g r. who did not
fairly represent the wsurs ui cvn turnts. OF the
SS who were renoniinated-i6 R-puhirans, % Demo
Gratis and uepc,lr rnts-27 '.Iiied of election. viz
~ Republicans. . Democrats and 3 Independents
We have. Therefore, u oi the river and harbur men,
or exactly unc-lrili, chosen ioT another term. OF
these y only aIe Republicans and 81 Democrats.
The condemnation of the bill the strongest
the northeastern part of the country. Maine New
Hampshire and Vermont h,d u clear record, and arc
still Republican states-all their Congressman being
al that party. six ci the Massachusetts delegation
voted for the measure: two o these, CTapo and Har
ris were not re-numinated and two others, Bowman
and Chandler. have been dticatrd at the election,
leaving only Rice and Stone survivors, with greatly
reduced majnritcs. Brsdcs this, the Republican
candidate for Governor has been defeated, largely
in consequence uf the disgust which this business
cited. Of the three Connecticut offenders, Phelps
was not re-naminated and Buck is not reelected.
Spo0ner. + Rhode Island, IL reelected. Five New
York members voted for the bill, and Mr.. AbTam y.
Parker i- the only 6ne who has been chosen for
other term. There is only survivor of the New
Jersey four, viz: MIR. Brewrr-Robeson. Ross and
sylvania meubers, all Republicans, voted for the
hill; nominated, and one, Errett. is de-
feae by the of the people of his district of
the seven ohin River and iiarbOr Republicans. one
only survives, Ezra B. Taylor though foar
nominated Indiana had three offenders. all of whom
r-numinate,, hut only Inns been reelected.
The effect in Illinois different. OF the
failing Of denomination and either h,ing defeat
ed. On the other hand. in Michigan. which also had
offenders, Gully is reelected alihough five
were r,-numinated. -Four Iowa voted for the
bill. un- not re nominated AMI one is defeated
by the people.
Bnt 20 South the work of retribution
to iaii. az the l.S Representatives who vu;ed 10
pass the River and Harlan Bill the vrto,- -
were Southern men. If VIC include Maryland aud Mis-
sOuri with that scciun. Maryl md contributed ;.
of whom rcnominatcd and . of whom have
been rrrlcrird Missouri- quota D. nf whom
were re-nonIinatrd and have been reelected. This
leaves for the rest oi the South fort three only
Of WhOa verr Republicans Twcntyeight OF these
were re-Bomina;rd. latl all were ricrIel. on the
whole t,r FccarJl SHOWS thai the river and harbur
business disastrous to those who had part in il
iroH the Eastern States. seriously injured thnse
from the Nest. Tut hurt nobody in the South. IL al
shows that the R"puhlicans injured far more
than the Dsmorrats.-N. i. Tribune