, 1874-12-05
LOUISIANA RND. Arkansas.
CRISIS RAPIDLY APPROACHING IN LOUISIANA

AFFAIRS.
4sptcfu' Dispatca to Tha CHicaao Tribune,
WAsu1soroS, D. G., Dec. IA crisis in Lott
islana affairs eecns to bo rapidly approaching.
The supporters of tho Kollogg Government, tho
most prominent Of whom aro here, ara Of tho
opiniou that that Government must be ai}lrn,a-
lively recognized by Congross within the next
mouth, or TINT Alclnery will have cg-
tabliEhcd himself in tho state-tlouao poaca-
nb]y ur by another revolution. Tho
Louisiana Legislature, which has lo-
como Democratic, assemblies on Jan. next.
It is given out here TINT tho programme Of that
Legislature is. it the situation Of tho Kellogg
Government before Congress- remains Nh
changed. to impoach Kollogg, Governor, aud
Antoine, Lieutenant Governor, and to tako coH-
tsol Of TIC stato. Tho 14ouaiaua caso first comes
IN in the Senatc, where the question Of tho
ADMISSION Of 7. II. 3. rfSuHIACK
as Senator il to 10 detor.nined. Thta question
involves the validity Of di1erent roturns. which
haye been text for such extended debates. Tile
House has already established n precedent for
tho recognition OF tho Kellogg Goyornment
by seatiug three Congressman elected at the
aamo election with Kellogg. Tho position Of the
President upon this question remains It'll
changed, and has been entirely consistent. lie
recognized tho Ko1logg uovernmont as ths de-
facto Government, ponalng the determination Of
the legality Of tho election by Congress. 1Ee
tie oueation, but Congress Inns decnod to take
ouy inal action. The locality of tho MuEnety
r:turna, which wcrc 80 great z mystery pending
tho Investigation OF Louisiana ]n tho Sanato, han
recently been discovered Illoy nre known to be
concealed IN aafo in Baltimore.
THE AnKASsAH COMPLICATION.
A considerable number of tho followers Of
DroolsR, Of 4ArhansaB, havo already arrived horo
to advocate before congress. tho claims OF
probable tAat tho Poland Committee
17ill not report before tho laas Of
noSt week. or oarly on tho preceding week,
mud ,Yill consider tho draft Of tho report Which
hns bean complercf. rs but faw OF tho men.-
bers Of tho C0mulitleo have been ffI attendance
upon tho sessions Of tho Committee, thera Is no
certainty that they will be able to coulo to an
port which Judge Poland has drawn aupportH tho
Constitution Of 1BUa ~ against that OF lJ7d, and
opposes tho uarlaud Government.
DuEE1i1. EXPLAINS.
New YoHK Dec. 4.---J1l1ge Durnll. who Is now
In this city, waH interviewed by Il Tribune ro-
porter. by whom ho Is represented as saying that
he III victim to party exigoucy: TINT the head
md front Of his offending is hia literal consrtso-
ton OF tho Ennforcomont nct,~-a bad law, known
gress aooking to .pcrpotuuto tho 1topublican
party but which he found OF. tho s.at,to book,
and WHICH was executed impurtlalty. IEe gave III
dotail his objection to tho law, which Ia as strong
as ita worst enemy could caire, nutl said that,
whom ita nnropnarity. and inoxpelloney had
been exposed, h0 WAS doscrtod bY those who
passed it. aud vas BY thom ACCUSED OF having
overstopped hs authority.
a dispatch 10 tho Now York Herald saya that
Wnlkor Feutn, who a>aA l1ccn appointed Jul1vn
Duroll's Successor, Ii rolatlve by marriage al
tho presiacut's.