Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-01-30

profitable to the Lynch board. 1t ap-
pears that virtue in Louisiana has its
reward, and that, speedily, Lynch had
his own son, an engineer on the South
ern Pacific railroad, appointed inspector
OF levee-stOck in New Orleans at
an annual salary of twelve thousand
dollars, and then had his sor ap-
point an old friend his deputy; but
finally Lynch came to the conclusion
that it would not look well with his son
in that position, and had him resign.
After coming before the committee at
Washington and airing his patriotism,
he went back to New Orleans, and Kel-
lOgg appointed him to that identical of
fee st salary of two thousand dollars,
which he holds this day. The Kellogg
legislature abolished two courts and Gre
ated a new one, making Hawkins
the judge, and consolidating the
Jurisdiction of both, and giving
him exclusive Jurisdiction over contest
ed election ceses, writs of mandamus,
etc., saying, "Faithful in a few things,
l will make the ruler over many"
Laughter. Then Pinchback was sent
10 the senate. Whatever else may be
said of those rascals down there, they
certainly do not forget their associates.
Renewed laughter When his friend
from Indiana came down on him with
his artillery and heavy ordnance, he
would commend him to 3 careful exam
ination of the testimony just read. Mr..
Carpenter said he would next proceed to
consider the interference Of the federal
government in this muddle. While this
great contest was going on, Kellogg
commenced suit in the United States
court, and Judge Durell issued his re-
straining order. 1t was a most remark
able document. On the sixth of Decem-
Der there was another judicial proceed
ing, which has had no parallel in this
country or England. At night
this same Judge Durell issued an
order to seize the statehouse; the
testimony showed that he went TO his
lodging about eleven O'Clock at night
and feeling ike it, issued the order. No
body had applied for it. He was not
sitting in the chamber, not holding
court; but at his lodging issued an order
to the United States marshal to seize
the statehOuse. 1t was seized by s
company Of troops put therein, and that
company held it for more than six
weeks, while farce of organizing theleg-
islsture was being enacted ;and these two
while the statehouse was so held by
troops-the act of congress authorizing
election cases to be brought before the
federal courts, applied only to instances
where parties were prevented from
voting on account of race, color or pre-
vious condition of servitude, so Duren
had not even a decent pretext for
jurisdiction. A more remarkable
proceeding than that of Durell's could
not be found anywhere. Such orders
were never issued in Russia or Turkey.
By his very act he organized both sides,
putting the Republicans in and the
Democrats out Of the statehouse.
He [Carpenterl sent to the clerks
desk, and had read the order CT that
Judge, and said he wished it was in his
power to have them read in the hearing
Of every citizen Of the United States.
After the reading, Senator Edwards
said it was evident his friend Carpenter
was becoming worn out, and he there
fore moved that the senate go into ex-
ecutive session.
Senator Carpenter agreed to the mo-
ton, and the senate went into executive
session, and soon after adjourned till to-
morrow, when Senator Carpenter will
resume his speech.