The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-20

OF the difiiculty, and Is Endorsed by the en-
tire press OF the state. The brother-in-law Casey
has been IN Washington nearly ali winter, man
fully discharging the duties OF his office, coicc-
tor of the port Of New Orleans. He, too, has lent
the aid Of his weighty support to the kellogg
government. No one has been more loyal 10 III
g heart 20 On me Question dur
ing the holiday recess, and possibly little prior
to the conversion Of his excellencv, the head OF
York and elsewhere and have been bitterly
opposed to the compromise proposed in the func-
They are usine ali the influence tliey can com.
mand TO defeat the bill. Morton, Bliss d Co., OF
New York, represent those parties, mainly, and
the
THEATER OF THEIR FIGHT
Against the bill. They have not only written
letters here, but they have also called in person
on members of congress and on the president at
the White House. Frequently Yarmouth has
business Last week Batter and Yarmouth to-
gether prepared a bill providing for a new cleo
licans as TO the merits OF the measure. These re-
publicans replied that they would oppose the
Dill. Buler asked them what they would do If ii
should appear that the measure was an admin
istration one. Their reply was still that they
would oppose 1t. An. objection was urged
10 the bill that an election in Louisiana threw
the whole state into such a fever of excitement
that during the campaign business became ut
terly Frustrated, and is took some time after IL
was over for material interests TO recover. FL
nal,y some suggested that it would possibly be
well TO have such an election next fall. when
congressman are to be chosen, to be supervised
by committee of cOngrt sSmen, as MIR. Butler
proposed. When Mr.. Butler saw that he could
not hope for more than this he
stated that, upder such circumstances,
the kellogg government must be stopped
from doing anything more than to keep peace.
The legislature, particularly, must be prevent ell
from passing any law, and he accordingly put
such clan in his bill. lie intended to intro
probably because he had too much to do in the
chief justice complication. Whether he viii
bring it forward al all remains TO be seen. Now
that the measure has lost Grants support, he
will possibly refrain from taking action.
The action proposed with regard TO the
State debts hes been before the people for
some time. Nobody Seen,S TO object to Il Sut
the bondhOlders. Grant has known OF il, as has
Casey and Butler, for some months. Casey hes
been understood as in favor of the pending
schemes. These gentlemen, save possibly Butler,
changed their minds during The holiday recess
and the cOnundruTn is. how was Ii brought about
| Morton is as reasonable man as any of them
and he has yet seen no reason why he should
adopt a different course from that which he first
assumed. The facts when taken collectively have
bad appearance, and men do not hesitate tC
charge that money is at the bottom of it all
/ hut that others have been hired to influence him
| In brief, the purity of brother in-law Casey
/ Warmoth and Benjamin Butler is questioned
| That Casey and Warmoth should have again be-
come partners in politics is sihn1cant. This Is
the inside history of the louisina difficulty, con
corning which vague rumors have so freQuen tly
] of late been put forth.