Show THE SENATE the senators whose terms expire next af march arch are james L pugh alabama dem dent james D walker arkansas dem james T parley Far tey california dem na nathaniel thaniel P hill colorado rep orville 11 piatt platt connecticut rep wilkinson call florida dem joseph E brown georgia dem john A logan logano illinois rep daniel IV voorhees ea indiana Ind fana dem bem 1 B all allason lson jowa iowa rep john J ingalla ingalls kan gas rep jolin john S williams ken tucky dem B 1 frank frauk jonas louisiana asiana dem james B groom maryland dero dem george G vest missouri dem john P jones nevada rep henry P blair new hampshire rep elbridge G lapham new york rep zebulon B vance north carolina dem geo q 11 pendleton ohio de dem M jae H slater oregon dem jame jamel donald gameron pennsylvania rep wade hampton south carolina dem justin S morrill vermont rep angus anglis cameron wisconsin rep jt it will ft ill be se seen enthat that 25 senators term terms expire march ath next 0 O these 14 are ar i ede democrats mo crata and 11 republicans the successors of four of the retiring democrats have been elected from kentucky louisan am ary land and ohio all democrats that leaves ten whose places arc are to be filled from the states of arkansas alabama california florida ge georgia agia indiana mississippi missouri north carolina and south carolino carolina it Is conce eded that the republicans will gain a senator in oregon as a republican legislature has just been elected in that state indiana is a doubtful state stat c p and Mr Voorhees is likely to be succeeded by a republican nevada ii 1 alao also a doubtful state and is liable io to bo be captured by the democrats which would offset indiana the senate is now co imposed A of 36 democrats and 40 republicans and the democrats in order to have a majority after mareli 4 must gain three this however is not at all probable as the loss of oregon will add another to bo be gained somewhere else in view of this it is e evident vt dent that the republicans will hold the senate until 1887 and oven even if mahone and should turn over to the democrats it would make the senate only a tie THE immemorial institution of trial by jury which for centuries has been regarded as one of the most essential rights of the citi citizen zeni and one of the most effective barriers against absolute power is itself on trial to today day and 1 is required to show cause why it should not be discarded and and a more eff effectual method of administering justice substituted forit fur it or at least why it should not be reformed GO so as to yield more satisfactory results some suggestions forthe for the improvement of the existing jury system presented by judge robert C pitman in the north worth american for july under the title of juries and jurymen juryman Jury men should in view of recent notorious miscarriages of justice receive the serious consideration of every thoughtful citizen american economies ieA by prof van buren denslow is a lucid and forcible le exposition of the grounds upon which the protection theory of national economy is based judge noah davia davis writes of marriage and dis vorce dr P bender whose subject is is the annexation of CA canada nada seta sets forth the advantages likely to accrue to the united states from the lie absorption of the canadian provinces prof proe D mcg means in an argument against government telegraphy subjects the management of the tile postoffice Poat Post office to a most searching criticism charles T congdon writes of private vengeance g ge ance and finally there i is s a symposium on the future of the negro by senator 4 B avance BV juncer ance frederick douglass joel chandler harris senator john T morgan prof richard T greener gen S C armstrong johnson John and others i |