The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-26
CONTESTED SEATS IN CONGRESS.

While on the subject of Congress, I might
refer to the seats which will be in contest in
the next House, of which there are several
The one nearest at homo is Gen. Finley
against Walls. which may be considered as
settled in FInley's favor, thus sending j. T.
w. back to Gainesville to be- used as stool
pigeon for the Tallahassee ring. The career
of Walls in Congress was short but brilliant.
He never said anything, and therefore never
committed himself; good barber was spoiled
by making him Congressman. He had an
easy time on his $4,000 year. His constitu-
ents didn't bother him much with correspond
ence, and he never sent them any documents,
as they could not read them, and he could
sell them as waste paper, etc, here
Gen. Finley will be an able second to
Senator Jones from the Land of Flowers. In
Alabama there are two seats in contest. Jere
HARRISON, Democrat, OF Selma is opposed By
Fred G. Bromberg, of Eufaula. The latter
was an appoint nent of John Pope, General
in Mobile, as City Treasurer. He worked like
an otter with the RAIDS until appointed Post
master at Mobile, where he hung out two
years, until Spencer had him removed. He
was elected to Congress, aad after the expira-
ton of his term moved up to Eufaula in
another district, and ran again, and now
comes forward and claims the seat. The seat
of J. n. Williams Of Mobile, is contested by
the highly colored ]. 7. Rapier, OF Montgom-
cry, who puts hi nself down as born in
Florence. Ala, educated in Canada, and
planter @ by profession. He was given the
credit of planting Oates by the last Congress-
but this one will hdfTO1r up his soul.
In Illinois, c. H. Harrison has cleaned out
J. D. Ward, Republican, of Chicago; but JAS
per contests, and J. Y. LIE Mozue claims the
seat of that rasping Radical Farwell. In
Indiana, the seat OF Baker, Republican, of
Goshen, is contested by Freeman Kelly, with
q good chance of success. In South Caro-
lima, the piebald apostle Rainey, who says in
his Congressional autobiography that he "im-
proved his mind by observation and travel"
has claimant for the seat in Samuel Lee. 1t |
is to be hoped that South Carolina will have |
one decent representative in the House, where |
Sol Hoge, Buttermilk Wallace, Odoriferous |
Smals and Purity Mackey will be ready for |
their pay and perks In Wisconsin, the seat |
OF G. W. Cate, Democrat, is contested by DR.. |
a. 5. McDill Of the last Congress, and former
ly of the insane asylum. Mac had better
take "Dover" and go home.
Gov. L. w. Bennett, Of Idaho, finds that |
Jolly Democrat stands chance of getting the
place Of Delegate, and has taken rooms for the
winter to make his expenses But the most
pleasing prospect Of all the contested cases
will be in witnessing the defeat of the carpet
bag paroquet from Nermonts green hills.
Plat, of Virginia. John Goode has been
elected, but Platt can not bear to part with
the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, which was such "bonanza to
him, and the patronage of the Navy Yard
which was such such an assistance to his Yer
mont relatives. Besides these ten seats, we
nay expect to hear from several more in con-
est when Congress meets. The Radicals in
tituted the system Of giving every contested
eat to the claimant of their party, or keeping
heir man in until near tie close of Congress,
md then giving the seat to the properly elect
ID man, as they did in several well-known
asses. -Specia! Cor. Sdra,a'sah Morning Nelcs
The Texas Constitutional Convention has
dopted a most comprehensive article pro-
riding for State control of railroads. 1t gives
o every road the right to construct and
perate connections with intersecting roads;
prohibits consolidation of parallel or COM
,eting lines. or the consolidation by contract
II under judicial sale of any road within the
State with one organized under the laws of
mother State, or Of the United States and
eserves to the Legislature the right to estab-
lsh reasonable rates, and to enact laws pro-
lblting determinations. The farmers in the
convention dictated a clause requiring any
DAD hereafter constructed to within three