The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-04

Republican Caucus on the
Louisiana Question.
sHERMAMs FINANCIAL SCHEME
Opposition Of The West and Southwest to
Reduction of the Army

| S~ucus on the LOutstann QuestfOn-NO
Election Agreed On-What Is To BE
| Done!
An informal caucus on Louisiana affairs was held
at Senator Vests house last night, at which Sena
tors Cameron. Morton, Frelinghuysen Conkllng
| Logan, Terry and Others were present. They
! agreed on no new election, and decided to con-
tinue the debate on the question until March A.
the day OF the adjournment OF the Louisiana Legis
lature-so that Pnchback cannot be reelected by
that body. Kellogg has pledged himself TO appoint
one during the interim, that the issue can be
| made fair and square during the November cleo
tion; but II party necessity requires 1t, 0blgates
himself to appoint Collector Casey during the
Interim but they now prefer no appointment
The new BODY after the November election will
elect an entire new House and more than one-half
OF the Senate, on account of the large number Of
vacancies. There will be seven vacancies OF
hOd-0ver Senator's which would prevent q
quorum, as required to organize, until
these vacancies were filled. At this election .
state Treasurer and all parish officers are to be
elected, and the constitutional amendment on the
Funding bill Is to be passed, SO that 1t Will be
OF the most important elections held in the stat e.
At the last election Warmoth would have con-
trolled the Senate by combination OF the holdover
senators with the democrats and they would have
controlled the organization OF the new Senate by
admitting such as they saw fit OF 1.-THE new Senators
IN the contested districts, OF which there are
twelve; but this plan was prevented by issuing the
Antonio injunction, restraining all Senators other
than those he named In the writ from acting In
body, and by mandamus compelling those whom
he named to take seats in the body, which Is an
unheard OF adaptation OF law.
The senators further agreed, In this West caucus,
that If the House presents articles of impeachment
against Durell, as Butler, the Chairman OF the
HApaA Iuate
Will suspend all business and dispose OF the
matter promptly, and, what Senators are generally
very reticent about, was cOnidentially ex-
pressed among them in this caucus. that there
was no excuse or legal justification for the Duren
orders, and that his impeachment Is the only
method OF saving the reputation Of the republican
party from disgrace, arising from the Louisiana
troubles On this point President Grant is said to
be very anxious, as 1t relieves him from the re-
sponsibilty of executing the orders OF the Court,
which Senators Frelinghuysen, Conkling ana 9th.
ers contend he has no business to inquire into but
simply to execute The caucus adjourned, the
participants pledged to secrecy, in order to
prevent any developments Of their plans. sena-
tors West and Morton have. as already stated in
these dispatches, taken action to cause the resig.
nation OF Durei, anu he in return has telegraphed
Norton, his assignee in bankruptcy, that II they
will continue Norton in Office under his successor,
beyond all peradventure OF doubt, he would
resign, but 1t is understood Norton Is to
transfer certain real estate to q trustee
for the use OF life tenure OF Judge Durei, that
he will not be left in precarious position pecuni-
arly. This Norton can we'll afford to do, as his
assessed real estate In New Orleans alone amounts
to $780, 900. Pinchback and Mcmillan, finding that
they are both euchered as things now stand, have
been comparing notes and have had o reconciha-
ton, preparatory to a common interest in the
impending struggle in Louisiana which they
both intend to make very warm. McMil-
Ian left tonight and Pinchhack will leave
In few days direct for New Orleans
Pinchback has agreed to address the Kellogg
Mcmillan and McEnery Legislatures and from
their understanding agreed upon here they will
assume this attitude :-Pinchback will allege that
he was kept out OF the Senate because he is o
negro and through the duplicity OF prominent re-
publican Senators who have committed themselves
to him ana since have gone back, CON-
hitting themselves, Also to Mcmillan, where
Of he has produced satisfactory evidence to Pinch
back. The latter says that certain leading Sena-
tors had confidential knowledge Of all concern
ing the Norton $4,000 transaction, and some Sem
at0rs told him not to say anything about it; that
he was foolish for having given up the money; that
all senatorial elections were more or less erected
by such proceedings. When Senator Morton made
the matter public Pinchback wrote him
demanding an investigation and chal-
longing the proof OF any personal corrup
ton on his part; but Representative Sypher and
others OF the Louisiana delegation appealed to
Senator Morton not to have investigation, as it
would compromise Kellogg and prominent sup
porters of his in the State by developing the vul-
nerabe points OF their political conduct in this
whole matter. Pinchback says that when Senator
Hamlin began to see the duphcity in the Pinch
back matter he offered o resolution forthwith
for his immediate admission and his in
vestigation afterwards, believing he had
nothing to fear from 1t, Norton, the assignee in
bankruptcy, and his friends, believing That this
fight on the admission OF Pinchback would cause
an eventual, II not an almost immediate, impeach-
ment OF Durei. They, therefore, through intrigue,
made o proposition to make up purse for Pinch
backs benedt II he would resign all claims to the
SenatOrship. They believed that they thereby
would cause an arrangement to be made by which
all further action by Congress in the Louisiana
matter would cease. In that event Dure had
agreed to resign in the interest Of the appointment
of acceptable friend Of the Louisiana delegation
In Congress, who would continue Norton in the
assigneeship. To this proposition Pinchback,
through Colonel Carter, his attorney Indignantly
refused to accede for Carter said that PinchDack
Is neither pauper nor petty larceny thief,
but yet Will show his people that ne Is
the best abused man Of his race, and has as
much intelligence and integrity and personal
honor as a majority OF the Senators who profess
republcanism for votes, and deny practical re-
suits to the race that continues to keep them In
power, as exhibited by their action in PinchbacKs
case. Arrangements have been made by the
colored men OF Cincinnati to give PinchbacK q
| warm reception on his way back to New Orleans
and the speech which ne will deliver. There will be
anindication of the thunders which Will follow when
he reaches his destination, which, from present
indications here, and to use q southern phrase,
''iooks as II Pinchback was going to make the fur
n.y." The last proposition made to Pinchback was
to take his seat in the house, which he has posi-
lively declined, he thinks he can be OF more SER
vice In the Senatorial fight than in the House.
Mcmillan, from the evidence in his possession, will
corroborate Plnchbacks declarations, SO that
Louisiana monsrrosity may be said to have in
creased instead OF diminished in Its repulslve de-
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