The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-04

tho vacancy shall have the appointment. The
present Legislature goes out OF once IN M
1871 To get over this little hitch, the LEGISLATURE
has passed Joint resolution that 10 iutnse snc AZ
sem6ly shall be convened In April, thus expecting
10 staye OF the meeting OF the new Legislature VII
alter the vacancy has occurred ana so 10 take upon
themselyes tue appointment stupidity absurd as
inis device seems majority OF the present saga
clous and rapaclous Legislature Gang 70 tne laea,
and threaten 70 carry II out over the Governors
men hinges upon what course they take. II the
Senator Is chosen by the new Legislature ne Is likely
to be conservative OF the approved mouern PIE
bald pattern; or perhaps. an out and out democrat,
for there is no certainty OF another rauicai niaJoIy
in Louisiana. II the present BODY eleci the senator
choice; put strong radical tlnge VIII be indiso
pensao,e ~ all candidates. Lest be thought 70
sneak harshly OF the Legislative Assembly OF iod,s-
ana LET me mention an incident narrated TO rae the
other day OF OF the gentlemen manly nerned,
with full permission to give 1t publicity.
The loca manager Of the house Of CharHs Morgan
& Co.. whose railroad and steamships garry all the
traffic between this port and IeSss. was waited
upon BY gentleman who SAID ne lad proposition
to make. The manager was Edss and asked HIM to
come to point. The emsssAry eiscoursed upon the
Importance 20 New Orleans Of being tue key TO the
inevitable Southern route TO the Pacific; he touched
upon the evils OF monopolies and the Iact that one
railroad mad already obtained large concessions Tor
That purpose and urged that with an able conscien-
tlogs devoted to hrs Interests in the Senate Of
the United States Mr.. Morgan might obtain Tor ms
ewn road sim greater privileges winding up VIVA
modest tnilmatIon that 100000 would be the price
OF the et and that State senator was the man TO put
IL through. Much 10 this interesting gentlelnan's
indignation the offer was refused.
A few weeks more VIII bring the question OF VINO
entitled to hold me election to direct ISSUE IL
is the purpose or the Governor 10 call an extra
session OF the Legislature for the LIST Of
December. Tne state OF the levees 10 one
reason the terrible muddle into which the
udicatnre OF the State has been thrown Is another
aud greater reason FOR this measure There are IN
New dreams i've courts OF concurrent Jurisdiction,
each OF whom. but more especially the sixth and
th courts have lafterly amused each other ana the
puolic by hurting injunctions and mandamuses at
everybody and everything The fifth court enJolns
Jonn Smith not to dig ditch. The sixth court
issuesL maudamus to compel him to do 1t. John
smith starts TO dig the ditch whereupon the nfth
court fines him for dong 80; he stops the work and
the sixth court commits him for contempt Tor diso-
beying the mandate. This has happened over and
over again. but the GROWING exploit has just been
achieved by Judge Davigneaud, who at the prayer
OF the Mayor has issued an injunction against the
Supreme Court OF the State.
One of the first acts OF the Legislature Will be to
put END to this conflict of jurisdiction and 10 TIM
peach the Judge Of the Slxtn Court, VINO started 1t
and has been us most brilliant exponent.