, 1874-12-31
a Scheme to Control the Leafs
lature by Flattery and
Bribery.
Warmoth Discharged from Custody
.-.The Coroner's Presonta-
lion Avoided.
Prosecution Of Congressional Inquiries
in Louisiana and Alabama.
THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE.
THE DEMOCRATIC PROGRAMME.

LIE A1Ol1tAlNF ECoI1l-H OHEs
THE DEMOCRATIC PROGRAMME.
Spcciat Dtsnaich to ~. CHICAGO IribXns.
WAsu1SoToH. D. c., Dec. 30.-A prominent Cou-
scryatiyet who is kn0wn to havo tho conilleucs
Of The Democrats OF Louisiana, just arrived
from New Orleans, makes tho following Etato-
mont aB to tho condition aud prospect OF affairs
there: Tic Democratic leaders aro opposed to
my revolutionary movement, whether 1t bo
seating members that they consider ~ero elected
in tho House. OF by roorganzing tho Senate by
bringing III tho members tl,at arc conceded by
both Boards to have boon elected, but
who llnyo forfeited their soats by non-notion
or non-acceptance. 1loEnery, Ponu. mud nil tho
leaders arc utterly opposed to any revolutionary
proceeding. Thoy all encouraged tho blufr
ganlo against tho Returning Doard iu tho hopo
Lint thoy might SECURE tho return of d majority
in the House, but these tbrcats woro made with
out any intention Of executing them. The Den1-
ocratio leaders will Not encourage revolution for
two rcaH01a: FirBt, because they bolleye tllat q
revolutionary movement would prejudico them
before tho Congressional Committee. Second,
beeaueo such movement might result in tho
ro-establlsamont Of military government. Thoy
would hare bocn willing to aocopt a MA iority OF
1iyo for or agaiust tfon. They bo1ioyo they can
coNTnoL ny Dl.JnEny AND rLATTEny
Il sufficient number ct thu negro votes to give
Under the circumstances, they Will not nttempt
to install 1nonaborH by force, hut by Attempting
to preyout tire arriya. Of colorcd Republican
mombert from the parishes, and BY other means
number OF the oolored Representatives. from tho
country will be nbGont when tile H0uBe ia orgn1l-
izcd to Hecuro the control Of tho organization OF
the nouBe to the Democrats. If tho Democrats
succeed iu Obtaining tho control Of the House,
they will refHo to alIo appropriations FOR mile
age, per diem. or exponaes to tho otlscorg OF tho
Kellogg State Government, and will thus seok to
CntrpLl; TIRE KELLOGG GOVERNMENT.
In tho meantime, through lending negroes In tho
Scnato, tho Democrats will attompt to obnn q
sufficient number Of coloro1 votes in the Sonnto
to prevent any legislation necessary for tho sup
port OF tlle present Government. II, by tho
means snGgestca, tho Democrats pain two-thirlH
Of tic seunte, tho House being Domocratic OIL
lilo basis aDoyo supposed, they will imPoach
Kellogg and Antoine simultaneously, ana remove
them from, onioo. Failing to got tho nocossary
two-thirds IN tho Senate. tue Democrats, On tho
last day Of tho session, sill
pIErEE ARTICLES or IMrEACI1MEST
! simultaneously againss ko!!ogG a.sd Antoine,
aud suspend tl&em fron. Office: The Demo
cratic speaker would then become Goy-
| ernor until tho Legislature could net on
tho case, The session Of tho LeGlsln-
turo, by tho Constitution, Is limited to sixty
days. No oxtr: Beseion cuull he called except
by tho acting Governor, WHO would 'bo tho Demo-
cratic Spoaker, aud ho. OF couyac, would not call
| ono. III tho MeAntime, Tho acllng Governor
would haye the means to mao nll appointments
which the Constitution aud laws tlyo to tho Gov
ornos. lio woua bo ab!o to disintegsaso tho Re-
publican party BY the distribution Of tic numcr-
ous valuable Offices.
Tho si1tieIl and sixtY-tlrht articles Of tho
Constitution and acta Of 1870 give tho Governor
| OF Louisiana more patronage sh9n tho Govorn-
ora Of any othor twenty States 4Io can appoint
ovoryboay, from Supreme Judge to parish