OCR Text |
Show There 19 a fair prospect of there being a political tie in the senate. Senator VoorheeB will take his seat on Monday, when the chamber will standrepublicans, 38 ; domocrats, 34, 'with Judge Davi of Illinois ciassua as inuepenaent. rauersou bos an indictment to answer in South Carolina, which is liable to take him from the senate chamber any day. Should DaviB voto with the democrats, which in all probability he will do, and a democrat be elected in Patterson's Patter-son's place, the lie would occur. Republicans Re-publicans predict that this condition of things will occur within three months. |