, 1873-05-31
WASHINGTON.
What tho Congressional Excursionists
Think OF tho Louisiana
nludtllO.
An Opinion Of the Postmaster Relative
to Newspaper Postage.
The United States vs.. the Union Pacific
nnd Credit MobiIior,


LOUISIANA.
WASHINGTON, D. O., May 80.-hfembers Of
Congress who attended tho st. Louis Oonvon-
tion, and afterwards visited Now Orleans, arc, as
far as heard from, irrespective Of party, strongly
of opinion that tho only solution Of tho problem
prosontcd In tho Louisiana mudd1o ia to bo
found in another election in tho State. They
hAy thoy will voto at the next session for meas
aro BY which this oan DO accomplished. Their
belief Is that, In view OF the very bad condition
ct Affairs in the State, 1t would 10 imprudont to
alloy now election II 1t should be ordered to DO
they suggest that a Commission ought to bo So
lectcd by Congress- to auperviso and conduct the
eledtion. Some be1ieve that tho State ought In
the meantime to 10 placed under military rule.
which, Il is assorted, would bo for better than
the existing mtBgovornment. Even somc Of tho
most radical nomboxB of CongreRs aro extremely
sovere in their denunoiatiop and censuro Of
Judge Durell and Kellogg, THO lattor being uni
veraal]y pronounced woak aud utterly incapable
Of filling tho important place ho now holds, and
BILE and pleasant man, is said to hnvc
been intoxicated at the time ho, aignod tho do
croo Of the Court, upon which is based tho sup
port given by the Fedorn1 Administration to tho
Kellogg Government. Republican CongreBsmon
freely express the opinion that Kellogg has not
evon the shadow Of a foundation upon which to
base his claim to the Govornorship; that he was
clearly not eleoted in any senee, and that while,
prima faca, McEnery WAS elected it was ACCOM-
p1iahed by fraud.
TIE su1T AGAINST TIE UNION PACIFIC.
Tho Attorney-do -donoral is Of tho opinion that
tho suit Just commenced by the Government
sgainst tile Union Pacific Railroad, will be torm-
mated within five yearH. The United Statos will
insist that the eaao have priority ovor all others
On the docket.
NEWSPAPER POSTAGE.
Tho Postmaster Gonernl decides that equitable
construction Of tho new postal oodo will not ad-
init Of tho froe transmission Of newspaper ex-
changes, and Of all newspapers published within
the country, and that II any relief is to be Afford
Bresa.
BUSINESS PROPOSITION.
Tho President has received q dispatch from
one Asa Howard, from California, offering to
Contract to capture Capt. Jack on the following
terms:
al am to havo bis hcad il II a necessary to kill him
4n taking him or II takon alive am 10 have tho priv
sgS a psaoS @ tito United States
r. Tho enterprtaing protector adds: s'This I
think will end tho Indian question and tho war
carried on In tho intorost Of speculators." The
President will call Cabinet meeting on tho
eho#mnn for captures for menagorie purposes.
It would prove solemn scare for tito redskins
to know that Darnum was aftor them.
[1o the Associattd fress.]
NEWSPAPERS.
eaya; Postmaster General CreBwon has exam
inod tho Postal code, to sec il 1t would admit Of
the free fermentation OF newspaper exchanges
and Of newspapers published within the county,
aud has como to IN adverse conclusion.
TIE CREDIT MoDIL1ER Hu1Ts.
4 Washington special says: Counsel for tho
defendants Ia the Credit Mobilier suits will in
few weeks, file demurrer for bill in equity
taking the ground that tho act under which tile
bill Is drawn is unconstitutional, and TINT Con-
grees cannot enact for tho benefit Of tho Gov
ornment what Is denied to individual suitore
II T. .Y.l
mder which the defendants have q right to ask
ar protection, md, until thoy arc placed on IN
equality with the plaintiff, there Gun bo no equi-
liable proceedings. This will carry tho case to
the Supreme Court. It Is admitted that this OBJ
ieotion Of the defendants may quash further pro-
ceediuga.