The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21
NO QUORUM.

All the little games that have SO often beer
successfully played to make quorum il
Hahn's wing, were tried on yesterday, bu
without success. Quite number of members
had themselves twice recorded as present, and
some half dozen who answered on the first cal
Of the roll went out and had themselves brough,
IN by the Sergeant-at-Arms, as missing mem
: bers, just as usual, but still the clerk-no
bllly-but the clerk officiating during his alb
sence, announced no quorum.
The trouble was occasioned by the fact that
Wilson, Lane and Woods three of the absent,
occupy when present very prominent seats,
and their vacant chairs were entirely too con.
spicuous.
The absence Of the others might have been
got over, and, in fact, was got over, but it
needed either Wilson, Lane or Woods to fix
matters.
Wilson, Lane and Woods are on the ram
page-they ara boiling overland until they
cool down Hahn's wing will remain without a
quorum.
Wilson. Lane and Woods are from the par
their district there is position for a tsx-col-
lector, and the three gentlemen want to name
and have named the man to fill it, but Kellogg
has given the choice to the two members of
Antoines wing from the same portion of the
country, and their selection is not that Of
Wilson, Lane and Woods.
The three proposed to bring William to
terms, by spelling the quorum of the work
ing wing Of his crowd.
Kellogg could flank them by reducing the
number fixed as a quorum. 1t is very easy,
as is demonstrated by the fact that two or
three changes have been made since the or
ganization.
1t is estimated that there are ten applicants
for every clerkship within the gift Of the sew
eral standing committees of both wings.
They are hungry looking crowd, of vari-
GUS ages and sizes and varied conditions and
each and every one Of them is certain OF
success, they having all received pledges OF
support from every member.
THE COMING COMMITTEE.
cation by the coming Congressional commit
tee will not take place in this city.
The leaders Of the faithful have determined
to run them out of town soon after their ar
rival and take them on a tour through the
country parishes, where they will be served
with the feast Of blood and horror that has
been prepared for them.
The committee, contrary to expectation,
did not arrive last evening" but are counted
on to-day.
IN THE MATTER OF APPOINTMENTS.
There is very animated struggle going on
over the Second District misunderstanding
Kellogg, it appears, sent in the name Of B.
f. Joubert, but Joubert stuck in the crew of
the Senators for some reason best known to
themselves Jim Lewis, who is a son-in-law
Of Joubert, learning that the latters name
had gone in, suddenly conceived the idea that
he would like to have that bone to pick him
self, and SO most unnaturally proceeded to try
and defeat his own father in-law by bringing
heavy pressure to bear on Kellogg.
His chances seemed to be pretty good I'M
til another Richmond appeared in the field in
the shape Of Gen. Badger, the redoubtable
Superintendent of the Metropolitan police
The battle is now between Lewis and Badger.
The former is pulled up with an idea Of his
own importance, boasts of his services to the
party, tells of the number Of offices he has
held, and hints at the number he hopes to
hold hereafter.
Badger is more modest, but has strong
hackers, who point to his wounds, to his 10y
atty to Kellogg, and cite his crippled condi-
ton as strong argument in his favor.
Kellogg hesitates between personal friend
ship for Badger and his desire to conciliate |
the negro element he fancies or is informed
that Lewis controls.
Bets just now are in favor Of Badger, but
Kellogg is dreadfully "u',sartan," as the
darkeys say.