Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-05-15

concurrence.
CONGRESSMAN MAYBURY, of the Detroit
district, from the judiciary committee
has reported in favor Of the bill prOvid-
Ing for the holding of terms of the
United States courts at Bay City and
East Saginaw. The bill is supported by
Hatch and HOrr.
THE farce Of obtaining an intelligent
(N jury to try Neil McKeague for MUIR
der occupied several days of q Chicago
court last week. All who had brains
enough to read a newspaper were rsjec-
ted. 1t is about time comnen sense
was shown in this matter.
THD Cincinnati News-Journal, a Dem
ocratic paper that dared to defend civil
service reform and sntagonizs the
Standard OIL monopoly in she recent
Senatorial contest in Ohio, is in conse-
qusnce in such bad financial straits that
a receiver has been appointed. To have
party that is always bowling In favor
Of civil service reform and against mon
opoly 60 back on 80 good a paper as the
News Journal is sufficient evidence that
1t Is not sincere.
The steamship State of Florida, which
left New York on April IL, sollidsd with
aNorwegian bark ON the 18th Of that
month when in mid ocean. Both crafts
went down almost Immediately. and
ever 100 lives are supposed to have been
lost. Only A were saved from the
steamer and the eaptaia and two sea-
men we've all that were saved from the
bark.
SENATOR VOORHEES,, Of Indiana, "ths
tall sycamore Of the Wabash" one of the
ablest men in the Democratic ranks
cannot swallow free trade. In q speech
last week. In the Senate. on free ships he
declared that free ships meant rsvolu-
ton, and would put all the shipping of
the United States in the hands Of Eng
land, an unfrisndly power" Free ships
mean free trade" he said; therefore he
opposed free ships.
Mr.. ANDREW d. WHITE of Cornell uni
vsrsity, who is one Of the delef atss at
large from the state Of New York to tho
Republican national convention, being
asked his position as to free trade and
protection the other day, replied: "When
a young man leaves college he is gensr-
ally a free trader. But when he comes
to look about him and see the business
interests Of the country that have been
fostered by protection, he generally
mOdiies his theory"
The British House of Commons has
passed the bill l~egalizing marriage of
widowers with their deceased wives
sisters and strong effort is being made
to SECURE Its passage by the House of
Lords.' This bill has been before Par
lament q number Of times, bat has
always. heretofore, been defeated, al
though the vote in favor of it has been
largely increased at each effort,
THE Democratic mayor Of New Or
Leans acknowledges that the authorized
inspectors of election, at the election re-
Gently held In that city, were driven
AWAY from the polls in ninety-one pre-
einets by organized bands of bulldozers,
who took possession of the same and run
Them to suit themselves, 1t is needless
to say that the Democratic majorities
were largely increased.
The Morrison tariff bill came to a vote
Tuesday of last week, upon a motion of
Converse, Democrat, Of Ohio, to strike
out the enacting clause. Thirty-nine
Democrats voted with the Republicans
in favor of the motion. carrying it by q
vote OF 159 to 155. OF the thirty-nine
Democrats who voted for the motion,
twelve came from Pennsylvania, eight
from Ohio, five from New York, five from
California, three from New Jersey, and
one each from the States of Connecticut.
West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland and
Illinois. Three Republicans, all from
Minnesota, voted against the motion.
There were 314 out of the 1926 members
present and voting, showing the intense
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