Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1891 — LEGISLATURES. [ARTICLE]

LEGISLATURES.

The Connecticut Legislature re-elected Senator Platt on the 21st. There are no indications of a change in the Illinois Senatorial fight. Hansbrough was elected Senator from North Dakota to succeed Pierce. The Illinois Legislature began balloting on the 20th for U. S. Senator In the Sens ate Palmer received 24. and Oglesby 27‘ m the House Palmer 77, Oglesby 73, and Streeter 3. The Legislature of Tennessee has posts poned action on the bill to appropriate money for a State exhibit to the World’s Fair until the disposal of the federal elections bill in Congress. The Alabama Senate took similar action. J. H. Gallinger was elected U. S. Senator by the New Hampshire Legislature on the 30th. Don Cameron by the Pennsylvania Legislature; H. M. Teller by Colorado! Gov. Hill by New York; James K. Jones by Arkansas; J. H. Mitchell by Oregon, Vest by Missouri, Vance by North Carolina. ,

The two houses of the Illinois Legislature again met in Joint convention on the 22d to ballot for United States Senator. The firstballotwas taken, which resulted as follows: Palmer, 101; Oglesby, 100; Streator, 3. Taubeneck, aF. M. B. A. member, moved an adjournment, which was carried by the combined vote of the Republican and Alliance members, the Democrats voting solidly against the mo tion. “ Five new Alliance Senatorial candidates appeared in the Kansas field Wednesday i Some of them are avowed candidates, while others are only talked of by their ■ friends. Most prominent among the lat* ; ter number is ex-Governor John P. St. ' John, the noted Prohibitionist In an ad* dress before a large audience, he declared himself in favor of ths objects of the Farmers’ Alliance and severely criticised Mr. Ingalls. Another candidate is Gen. C W Blair, who fought on the Union sida during the war with great honor. He is a Democrat and is considered by many as a good compromise candidate. The other frosb entries in the Senatorial race are CoL. W. A. Harris, of Leavenworth, Kan. i the leader of the Alliance in Leavenworth ■ Couaty; c. M. Scott State lecturer of the Alliance, and John Davis, Congressman* elect from the second district. The total number of Alliance men who want to sues •sod Mr. Ingalls ia now an evendoaeu.