The sun., 1899-05-16
POIITIC.fL NOTES.

Jefferson dinners at variously scheduled price'a
plate have had their inevitable effect upon the MI
nicpal Assembly, one member OF which has offered
and has caused to he adopted a resolution to the ef
feet that the City Clerk be directed to make requsi.
ION forthwith to the proper bureaus for sufficient
number of copies of "Jeffcrson's Manual to sup
ply one to each member Of the Council.
The last OF the cities of New York to be incorpo-
rated such the city Of New Rochelle and the
nrst election in 1t resulted in the choice of Demo-
cratic Mayor the partially of cities in the vicinity
Of New York for Democratic Mayors being now ~
strongly marked as was contrary disposition some
years ago, when the Mayors of New York Brooklyn.
Jersey City. Newark and Honkers all OF them
Republican. At present New York. Jersey City, New
ark, Hoboken and New Rochelle have Democratic
Mayors and through New York State generally there
are more Democratic than Republcin Mayors OF
the larger cities though the number of Republican
counties preponderae.
The city OF Toledo. in which Samuel NJ. Jones' the
municipal ownership" Socialist has recently been
elected Mayor has public debt of 50 ooo. 900.
though its population by the last Federal census was
$1,000 only. Clevelan1 with total population of
400 COO. has municipal debt of less than SO 900
II is a matter Of general gossip In Tanmany Hall
circles that Mayor Van wyck. who. under the pro-
visions pf the present city charter is not eligible
fttlecton IA new clause III New York charters.
aspires to be- candidate for Justice of the supreme
Court at the close OF his term. There will be two
vacancies on the supreme Court bench in December.
1901, the terms OF Justices Morgan ]. OBIien and
Abraham II. Lawrence expiring at that time. Justice
Lawrence elected originally in 1873 after
having been unsuccessful candidate for the Office
of Mayor i'll the year preceding. He was reelected in
1897. Justice o Bren is serving his first term. lew
Mayors of New York have closed one term with.
out expecting another or without looking for All
other Office. but the record il an almost unbroken
one, beginning with the first Mayor under the lass
previous charter and continuing through the whole
lst-no retiring Mayor Of New York has attained
auother Office at the close Of his term.
The information comes from Alabama that lhs
present Governor of that State. Joseph +. Johnston
elected in August. 1s0s. by prcpOnde, 1t majority
is a candidate for United States senator to slccecd
John T. Morgan whose term expires in 1901. Sem
Morgan is 30 wears old and has been in the sem
ate since 1871 His colleague. Senator Pcttus Il ~
years old. and hs term will not expire until lDOa
Both Alabama senators are residents .. the town Of
Selma
The last United States Senate. Observation-Disclosures
absence of rules generally supposed t. expoite ths
transaction OF Congressional business passed LIS
OF its own bills. whereas the House OF Representa-
tives passed only .OSl OF the bills which it Ur.v-
mated.
The Ohio law whi,h permits the publication OF on.
cial notices in Polish as wen German. in addition
TO English motion Of counsel authorizes also tho
publication OF such oficial notices in Bohemian.
There are many Bohemians in Cleveland and Toledo
Long Island City according to the Health Board
estimate. has increased less in population since Q
part Of New York than when independent city.
Under the terms Of the Baltimore charter as adopted
,lnN Nfn., n
1885 the Mayor of Baltimore elected in May. lsan
is to have in the month of February succeeding tho
appointment OF School Commissioners whereby
ward lines to he oblitcrated and the school sys-
tenn Of Baltimore reorganzed.
The salary of the Assistant Secretary of State At
Washington OF the Assistant Secretaries of the Treas
ury there are three Of the Assistant Secretary uf
war OF the Assistant Secretary Of the Navy, and OK
the Assistant Secretary OF Agriculture are 81 800
The salaries of the Assistant Postmaste
dhere are three is 81 600 The Director of the Ge-
logical Survey Of the Interior Department gets
$4,000; the Commissioner Of Education III the same
Department gets $1,000.
Francis J. Lantry, present Commissioner Of Cor.
rection. has been named the probable candidate
on the Tammany ticket for the office OF Sheriff, to
succeed Thomas j. Dunn in November He is one ~
the Tammany district leaders. and w,s formerly .
member OF the Board Of Aldermen.
There will be State election in Marvlan,! :!is
year for Governor, Comptroller. Aforementioned
and members Of the House OF Delegates At the last
election ia Maryland the Republican candtAa.c
Lowpdes, was elected by majority OF $4,000. and
1t is somewhat significant evidence ot the growth
Of Repnhlicansm in Maryland that the vote vast FOR
him and the vote cast for the Republican State 'cLct
In 1877 was larger than tho Democratic party las
ever policd in the State in a Presidential or bye.
election
The various United States Inints tGrnei out
sl4o"oooo in new coin during March. the exact
total being ,o73,Ol the largest coinage for
many months. The greater part OF this was in gold
s".o'o'2do being IN double eagles, S2,lO5.l2o in
half eagles and S5I5, ,24o in single Eagles
pennsylvania has been Very closely identified with
the speaker'hip OF the House Of Representatives.
The nrut Speaker. f. A. Mualenburg. was iron, Penn.
SlVanla. The INST sessions OF the House of E,pre.
srntativoS wer" held in Phadelphl. The oldest
surviving former Speaker is Galusha H. Grow, who,
at 80. d.isA memberelect Of the Fifty.siIth Congress
from Pennsylvania. Samuel j. Randall of pennEyl.
vanA' Democrat. was the most cons spicuous Speaker
on the Democratic side since the war, and James q.
Elaine was a native Of Pennsylvania.