The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-26
POLITICAL POINTS.

POLITICAL POINTS.
It is announced from Washington
that President Arthur has decided to call an
extra session of Congress Immediately after
March 4, to dispose of revenue questions,
believing that no conclusion will be reached
on the pending bills
Ex-senator Dorsey resigned the Of
fee of Secretary of the Republican National
Committed
Hon. Augustus Fl. Garland was al
most unanimously reelected to the United
States Senate by the Arkansas Legis-
lature, receiving the vote of every Demo-
cratic and Republican member on the
first ballot The three Greenback mem
bers of the Legislature cast their
votes for Rufus X. Garland, an elder
brother of the Senator In the Tennessee
Legislature, Isham G. Harris was chosen as
his own successor in the Senate, and William
p Frye was similarly honored by the Maine
Legislature.
The Republican Senatorial caucus of
the Colorado Legislature balloted nine times
on the 10th inst, Pitkin closing with 10 votes,
Tabor ID, Hamil L. and Bowen g. The Mas
sachusetts Senate balloted five times for
Senator on the 10th inst. The fifth ballot
gave Long % votes, Hoar - and Grape
= The House balloted but once, the
result being los for Hoar 10 for Grape, ~
for Long, 20 for Bowerman, for Adams and
for Butler. A ballot for Senator in the
Nebraska Legislature gave Morton Is votes
Saunders Is, Thayer 10, Millard S, Conner
and Henderson the rest of 133 votes be-
ing scattered upontwenty seven candidates
In the Illinois Senate Cullom received
so votes for Senator and Palmer 90. In the
House each candidate had % votes, three
Republicans refusing TO name thor choice
In the Michigan Senate, Ferry received
Ia votes for Senator and Stout Is,
with scattering The House gave Ferry
45 and Stout 3S, with II scattering
The Senatorial ballot in the Minnesota
Senate gave Window % votes, Wilson Q,
Dunnell 4, Cole ), scattering 3 In the House
Window had A. votes, Wilson -, Dunnell 6,
scattering IL John L. Kenna. who repre-
sents in the House the Third district of West
Virginia, received the Democrat C caucus
nomination for Senator
The Illinois Legislature, in joint
session, elected Gov Shelby NJ Cullom
United States Senator, TO succeed David
Davis, Cullom receiving 107 votes, and all
the Democrats C0 voting for John NJ
Palmer. The North Carolina Legislature re-
elected Senator Matt w. Ransom; Senator
Plumb was chosen as his own successor by
the Kansas Legislature; and Senator Sauls-
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term by the Delaware Legislature.
A second ballot for Senator in the
Massachusetts, Legislature on Jan. II, gave
Senator Hoar 131 votes, Bowerman 81, and
Long 40, the former falling votes short of
an election. Ten ballots were taken in the
Republican Senatorial caucus at Denver, the
latest giving Pitkin 81, Tabor Is, Hamill II,
Bowen 4, and Hallett /. The Minnesota
Legislature INDUCED in two ballots for Sen
ator without a result, WINDOWS strength
falling off several votes In the Michigan
Legislature there was one ballot for Senator
without any changes; Ferry's vote was the
same "a on the preceding day, SO
The Republican National Committee
met in Washington last week John A.
Martin, of Kansas, was elected Secretary in
place of s W. Dorsey. After prolonged de-
bate 1t was resolved that the basis of repre-
sentation in national conventions be two
delegates for each Senator, the same for
every member of Congress-, and two for
each Territory and the District of Columbia
The Senatorial contest was settled in
the Massachusetts, Legislature on Jan. Is, by
the election of Mr. Hoar Mr. Grape
telegraphed his withdrawal from the race.
and urged his friends to vote for Mr. Hoar,
who was elected by 14s votes to SO for
Bowerman, the Democratic candidate.
Several other States wrestled unnecessarily
with the Senatorial problem Senator Ferry
lost three votes in the Michigan Legislature;
Window like number in Minnesota, while
Thayer made slight gain in Nebraska In
the Republican Legislative caucus at Denver,
Tabor twice dropped TO five votes, the last
ballot showing 20 for Pitkin, 10 for Tabor, IL
for Haunll and for Bowen
Balloting for United States Senator
in the Colorado Republican caucus was con-
tinued on Jan. 10 without result The
last ballot yielded Pitl<in - votes, Tabor II.
Hamill IL, and Bowen d The
Michigan Legislature balloted for
Senator, Ferry receiving SO votes
and Stout 50, the remainder being
scattered among a number of aspiranta In
the Nebraska Legislature, Thayer and
Willard had 10 votes each, and Morton IL