, 1875-02-05
THE LOUISIANA "RUMP,"
Character OF The Men Who Make
Laws for the Pelican
State,
Scenes of Confusion aud Disorder
III the Assembly.

They hhvs been particularly loud IN cls
of thn clasG of nlen 1etHrn,d to ,ho LeBsiares au
visit 10 the Hiatt-1louze at Columbia, s. c. or lark
H'n, Mna, lfin'hhtrasoa srrJ cluarly that they de
nat cDInplfn without god calEir, Many of tht
Senators and Representatives in tilt u StaltH aro una
bic u read. aud sonlo oi tlc have fever learned tt
Sign their haines. 4 nla7siy ut the ,ncuI..rs III
tic L.KistHture now In session iu New Grtcuna an
Ignorant than the wo cali the,nkclyea
representatives, Of the psp2e III the tw1 Htatts men.
tioc1. This ia pastirulaty true Of tile Lover fpuEe
It IL csaggcration 10 state tlat af tie ne,Dbcrs ,f
thai body unable 10 reH Print Erary aIj Of thcn,
nre negroes who few years ago la,rerx on rco
mud sugar Plantations, The fow white mel til The
Assembly uot much leter qualified for ,At!r pos,.
tlon* thau their black r4s1Iatcs. Yesterday VIZ
itei tie stsle-lfo'Es. 1t Ia altua,el in ,hs
French portion Of tie city, and wM once
fashionable hutci. It f. = low. a,nl,tfuv,
tututIe-tlowh structure, entirely united tur
tho 10 which It ia put. 1ncideut.
atty II may be stated that II cost Tie 1,eore
Of Louistana several hundred thousand dollars The
exact an,ount has never been replsted h,ure fife
events Ut tin 4th tnst and up to Muulay lsst every
eEtrsnce 10 the building strongly tatrlrat, md
guarded by United Sxtes soldiers Nuw tle
soldiers rcplaeed by strong guard Of xtate ,tcetue
hhd aotns lite difficulty iii passing through tAe
crowd tut locksa up ths principal Of tncse en-
The midst of n'aas Of pushing wrangling ueesoes
they OF all ages and coorr, 1nany Of then, bc!t,
$50 dat Legislature alluw.' A county uerro ncyer
come. into The city without brtuajng some,Ins
a,cn.. to ct aI q. 16ns ;o,y h ri ~ him. IT,
ss s Tasy exception Il WI, tupsa as sin
lied wh1ky bo.tiea Win them The liry ua"r Of she
hall atrewn with tho els of haIf.slioAtl ciu.rx
i1onidy biss u meat aud bono Or ,wo All uRht and
windows. One sictly gas JET was burning, ut o,y
tended tn hefghtcn TIE gloom. This did ot seem to
snss asa .as u oRs os 5 & ha s a f5sd s1s ry
peculiar to thrn md seemed to bs the ha11eYt ,,e..
ps IL the world. Frequent alsion uiale " urn.
person oi Importance. declaring 10 group Of slmr.
ing listeners that since the rival of dat xcrunan nj!
eaf, fear for tho eusa raes mot not havin' q Der
shouting assembly, snd reaching tile stairway, a.
to Re liz ns 5 bsar e s Nees
negroes. They vera evidently If tho better cIaas.
however, many Of them being osoeholdors anil pro.
cAn was to be seen excitca'y explaining soe l',c,
neunlre 10 humber Of negroes, who listened with
tgreat attention but evident pcrpexty. The uour Vi
Assr:nbly chasuter wns carefully guarded lY tour
nghs pass Into the hall. " NJ, aal., answered ouo
ol tho men tn al exceedingly iml1rtjnent way, "Tho
ula.n&er ia alvesdy fuu ani slEcsatura eont do au,
hut disturb she rrocerdngs" Al this n,ointn. tho
State Auditor approached tue door, and ut his request
thu Doo-kecpsr allowed nlc to pass.
THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE.
Tie Assembly Chamber u lous, narruw, unearpet-
cd, fusmo!liug room. Near the dnor small si,sro
wici, uma of the ATTENDANT, infnr.ur1 I'M - X,
iuIics BALCONY" Al The lower end nf lin
Tin Sncsksra ;ca IN r.jsel amt n tn sa ,
nrrutiil ha nre cistrra srat. f,r tnnnr,ti @ ana
clerks. mcasenrers. md other nttruaa,,ts Enas,.
tht rutn, found the nlcubcrs engaged III loud aud
VA s VII, ,,cqrneg via eaze,i Wis n..n r,s
wpnder 1,pon the rrpceediurs ar thse wft1tn H. i
inv fiat Enrcre,teJ in sc,.,ripc Pu.aH s..
frsn, wh,ch If was nott,rn ~ .so NJ le an 1''oa "
hear II ~ almost inposa,e ia dercrihs MsA tns 1s
LEX mrn wrr. nn tr onr sinn,s @ W. ,1 VI sesea
ua,nler Of othsre Woro in tIr ANT. as eavi,
t,,eir yo}css IN tLo ehar yornp w. nv 49, r'p @ o.
snsta1 In ,,rIentsl n S,. -s ~ nao nssn wAs
lila cothss VIA much t,s s"li f %,,p @
crsrtei n twa or ,hrse nso. 1'.a, ~ G. a!u naa
snrI eh,rt snncar. n,r. Il, tb in ~ ~ ao!es
snt VALUABLE diamond u ~ was aJ nses heJn q b a gar
x"re Ss ss'y af'y sali.soas sna I'd aas
x1n In,s Tas 'ne SPEAKER r., pso ss =, te
members "a tho aaor Of tha uouue coid lie ey 1e
unna ne rntrc isso,r frnr, iii. ,,., 's ustsu ="
msmit,',, >0'o sooaH 9Aa'' aua eoa'
Thr T,nfnsion nnf ro,.e rero t,cra,s,, H., A.
uuyrl viii. With r rn,,na Ie neaeaseM e oy fno
.entatiyes of tIe ren,s wo, NV, M Inc isr.
rst It VA of ro;rss i,o.si, ~ - " t 1susea. az
lsaon brna 70 o1uedy utsaea i.sl pat afsl
,innton ~ rn,ri nf H. Iunnits va WA Hlon me
aiyina seats il two Nrnulicans Win ca,1I ~ h,
ssn eIcstrd int ,r,ta ioI NJ, r eaeu s,, =. asSe M
oar, nf tanyaasers On III. Mni,a 1oada " ths
Iwnn had m1oysl the 1revnns omaat9on n ,ne
,er Of eGross Who sta thut thrv xrre a4 snr1, , n.
.l,jn,auis ind mn ,een ciac,.I ro" % T'S s"ee ae
,ntc mmIcs. rlwta raa piIuwI W,n !. J.! a
mr tlat on ur,o1nt ~ tic ~IaH ~ ti Is sas
t,yes tlere sro onlv .n -
1uoran IN hs Mous" it viii L. srr , o VI L.a.ss LIN.
nse ns s en ,x1en go nness rsta5e1 - 'ote
a,ort II ibn .:ommit,ee nt,n,."n :" ,'a se the
siii 1,a'ls, rT.rrs; IT, ,i ttt s,, a. , Jug: 'uo
q yoe he called befsa lie sr If lie 1foa for c
nr,f IJ,Nm it's i,s uf,,ft .al - Mv .,s III r .u.r
' raI, anFinl tn t,Icr fcet srd cnu',,c.I a.@
( t,e aan,n n,n,nsut tloyn ~ g,o.i orfsiH
ouI In he,ri xnt.t. ,f IVA, H. Son t,o @ as,on
Dats ~ moi narlIamen,srv ss@ Youa ym ssyr wo|e yna
l.. Imastn+t"n s.h i IN, H. rr,aH 49,, m,u,a1 m
vonn1 an i, ran,s r,1s,a IL II "1s ~, naae ny
,iferr i, th,n vcry iark man trn., M, ~ sooes
Irai,nnI viii, ~, ii. ~ H.. ntn,st ne. ", n
~, pnus WI sat u VI II. " tn,nap .v ya what
~, W.. ,aaso - ~ 5'x ysow 1 noko
ooi maui Tbis e. ra,,rs oua ias sa 5pM sa1t ~ Soat
~ a,.ts;,- ., .s res; sttb ! n.onR tae NC
,o, ~ III. mi ~ t ~ I . !; .sY ssn saciaInA-
m lus H. y ~ - ~ III III tsT sa she inaa
" .'aa !', ua us.' 49,, 49, ,,,o W @ @""se houoy'"
..... ~ srEelaEa a.s; of nEut,o VnAFoEf.
Aitet tu'a sgeie LAY edtautu ioF neaF!J Aalt m
ous hir: Aahn sae olSaAut u tne Hoase, nscendtl