New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-26
VOL. XXXIu.....N
WASHINGTON.
up1o,usIANA COMPLICATIONS


To-pAi - rur suRJECT OF LOUISIANA
ooxcursDAI1oN FOR M" NA /, ,v
=, pprsIDEST DETERMINED ~ ,,prv IN
.ruo,r LOUISIANA SCANDAL - I'M" 1,,o rup
whoLh ,,,,,,nrp INTO THREE FAcTioNs-ihN
nuprII FACTION AGREES ~ mo-, It'll
-,sruosY IN THE PINCiBACh Gas" -, mp
i.rI,vc o1T.D BUT THIS TINE NOT IN HE
INTEREST OF KKILodd' n,-vr,
fsy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRihuNhI III
U.ou1SGToN Jan. 25.-The bouisiAn" '"'
,,o ma IN the Senate tomorrow aftei 'no ;,..'o
horr II will be remembered that 'ho ooi -
an Privileges and Elections, to WHOM WOW p;noh-
the credentials of Messrs. Mcmpi"n ~ In
hack was unable to agree upon i0pU roto
the absence of Senator Suinnei no,otoro
tie The Committee was, thereio,0'
discharged from the further coi's'u0i'' .;,,;,;t,
800 .nd senator Norton on his own reSpolS'p,Ag
case ""u .osolnt;on declaring Mr.. PinchbacK
.',1a 40 tho seat. On this resolution Seha.o'
u.C,oorv obtained the floor. Subsequently, W.
49, having heard damaging reports o"nV0' "e
.a,a,,,or of Mr.. Pinchback's election, anu h"''"s
- NTH sunrise to Mr. PnchbacKs own w
-, ;,+roduced another resolution, Sehuiis VIZ
acc hack 10 the Committee for iuI'nei ~
ton objection was made to the iili'i'"'''o 49,.
;,oration of that resolution, ana IL aiso l. P'"'e
before the Senate c,ncroOs
The President will send message 10 congress
A. roorro,V touching the Louisiana case nc VIA
transmit with il such information as ne p'S "
ceyed since his last message on the subject III 'no
spring. but Will not, rs has geheiahy ooc"
supposed recommend new eiec'"h !"
that State The tenor OF the message
n is believed will rather be IN favor OF aiio"ins
matters there t. remain In Stata quo Muc' Speoui'
ton has been INDUCED in during the past TWO o'Ss
IN regard to the Presidents object In making any
present communication upOn this subjec' W
Conoress When he sent in a similar message IDS.
s,,inr its nurpose was to strengthen the hands OF
Mr. Morton in his fight against the majority Oh h''
Committee who lad reported in favor OF new e'ec
ton The state of the case is now entirely dieroh''
To be sure MeSsrs Carpenter and Butler propose W
renew this movement but IT has Geheraliy oee' sup
,osed that they represented the Presidents views III
the matter but by failing to recommend tins nm
ee he will fail to reap any benefit from Its success
Tho most probable theory is that the President
has concluded to unload this Louisiana scandal from
His own shoulders as far as ne can SO he Will, IN
effect say TO Congress: 81 have done in this case
nothing more than / was obliged to do
I have sustained the decisions of the courts. III
those decisions we're wrong, You have tie power to
apply the remedy; | cannot. If you do not apply
that remedy, the responsibility lies with yol ana
not with me. | wash my hands of the whole affair
The bills of Messrs. Carpenter and Butler will not
be supported by the leading Louisiana Repub-
Ican politicians. They are opposed to any
change of policy. Mr.. Sheldon. who ia the leader
Of the Louisiana delegation in the House,
will not perhaps actively oppose them He thinks
they cannot be passed without the aid of the Demo
Gratis and he feels disposed first to allow that party
10 propose its plan for the settlement 1t Is not De-
/, y.lg
The political gosslps say that since the recess OF
Congress the Republican party in Louisiana has be-
come divided into three fractions. The first, or
Kellogg faction, is represented by Messrs Beckwith
and Pltkln; the Pinchback faction puts forward
Messrs Billings and Carter and the Durell faction is
championed by Messrs. Norton and Barrett. When
II became evident that the party had determined to
impeach Judge Durell, on grounds disconnected
with his political decisions, and thus protect Attor-
pey-General Williams, who is reported to
have privately advised the notorious midnight
order for the seizure Of the Mechanics Institute,
Norton and Barrett said TO have determined that
If their friend Darrell was to be sacrificed Pnchback
and Kellogg should be also, and so they let out
their testimony III regard to PlnchDacks
perfdy in connection with the Sena-
torial election. Previously however, Pinchback
and Billings had arranged programme for use IN
case new election took place. Billings was to he
the candidate for Governor, and Plnchback Tor
Observation-Disclosures Billings was then to be
elected to the Senate, and leave to Pnchbach the
enormous patronage of the Executive Office
of the State. This arrangement was not at
all pleasing 10 Beckwith, KellOggs next friend
and he was not, therefore, at all dispeased
when Pinchback was exposed. For day
or two il seemed as though the whole party would
20 TO pieces but al meeting held this afternoon
adjustment was made between the Pinchback and
Durel factions by which the latter is to withhold
its testimony in the Pinchback Ii is believed.
however that this agreement comes too late, as, if
Mr. MortOns committee calls Barrett and Norton
before it, they will have to tell what they know
about the case
Now that the Presidents message and the resolu-
tons Of Messrs Carpenter and Butler are likely to
bring the Louisiana case before the country in new
form. and those representing different interests in
the Administration party in that State are frantic
ally protesting against election, or urging it,
ss they think their personal political fortunes will
be advanced or placed in jeopardy a few facts
touching the last attempt on the part of a few Re
pubhcans OF New-Orleans to sell the political birth
night Of the party friends for Of pottage for
themselves, viii be an interesting contribution to
the history Of the cases.
The occasion was the debate on the resolution re-
ported by Senator Carpenter from the majority of
the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
last Spring ordering a new election. While this
matter was yet unsettled, il may be remembered
that events occurring in Alabama threatened to
result IN two rival State Governments there Two
Legislatures were In session, and violence between
the parties was feared. At this iuncture Attorney
General Williams appeared unoffcially as an UNI
pre- and proposed plan which was finally
adopted, and resulted in the restoration of peace
1t then occurred TO some of the leading Fusionists