New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-13
POLITICAL TOPICS.

The Deut tsche Company legislators me
as usual yesterday, and held quite an inter
esting open session. Mr.. Meredith, of Cald
well, said that he had noticed that the HahI
House had invited the Conservative mem
bers to take their seats. He thought thit
body should be treated in a conciliatory
manner, and moved that a committee o1
three be at once appointed to draw w
propositions of compromise to be presented
to the Hahn body. His suggestion failed te
receive second. Mr.. Dupre, of Orleans
thought the compromise question had been
settled, and moved to adjourn sine die, after
the publishing of an address to the peo
pie" had been provided for.
Mr.. Booth very kindly suggested that it
would be better to let such country mem
bers as were compelled to go home do go,
and the city members and those country
members who could remain would form a
nucleus which would always be ready to
| take action.
Mr.. Kidd, of jackson, opposed adjourn
ing sine did. He desired to hear from the
representatives who had been sent on to
Washington before taking definite action in
any way. although he did not expect any
relief from Congress. Mr.. Wilt also spoke
against adiourning. Mr.. Byrne offered a
resolution providing for an adjournment
subject to the call of the Speaker"
| Mr.. Wilt, and that each member
bind himself "by oath to refrain from
any independent action in his repre-
sentative capacity. as regards the
Hahn House so-cal!ed, during such adjourn
ment." Ali the propositions which had
been offered were then laid on the table.
Mr. Hall, Of Orleans, having thrown out
mysterious intimations that he had news to
impart of 8 nature which demanded its
consideration in secret session, the outsiders
sitting with closed doors short time, and
then adjourned.
The willingness expressed by Mr. Booth,
in the Dem ocratic legislative caucus yester-
day, that the country members should go
home and permit the city members to run
the machinb for them during their absence,
was characteristic Of that great man. It
would no doubt cause the heart of the
dealer in hats great pang to be separated
from those hard.headed representatives of
the rural districts, who can not distinguish
between recognizing Kellogg by accepting
q commission, or by taking their seats in
the Legislature, even for one brief week.
He would NO doubt shrink from the heavy
responsibility which would necessarily de-
volve upon himself, in common with the
other city members. And yet, despite all
these considerations, he would not oppose
the country members if they thought they
would like to 60 home. Generous, kind.
hearted Booth.
A communication from party by the
name of Hawkes.. G. .Hawkes-appeared
in the Bulletin Thursday morning, under
the caption of "Another Lie Nailed
which says that "the evidence of A. P.
Levissee, where he states that formed
plan to assassinate him, is absolutely false.
never heard of A. p. Levissee until saw
this evidence This statement probably
refers to the testimony of Judge A. B.
Levisee before the congressional committee
recently in session here. Judge Levisee
states that he never testified that Hawkes.
had formed plot to assassinate him, that
he has no reason to believe that Hawkes. in
tended anything of the kind, that he does
not enjoy the honor of Hawkes. acquaint-
ance, and that in fact he never heard of i
him until he saw his card in the Bulletin. |
1t certainly looks as though some one else |
will have to do some hammering before that |
lie can be considered efectually nailed.
1t will be noticed that there was some |
talk in the Democratic caucus yesterday |
looking to renewal of compromise nego- |
Citations. There is no doubt that the Re- |
publicans would be glad to see the Demo-
cratic members occupy their seats and
participate in the work of legislation. The
Republican members have gone so far as to
publicly, in the shape of written state
ment, express their regret at the absence of |
their colleagues, and, in inviting them to
return, have pledged themselves to CO.
operate with them in all measures of reform
and practical relief to the State. But the
have now good reason to be
suspicious Of any advances or promises on
he part of the Democratic members. Those
gentlemen adopted proposition one week
ago, which contained two prominent fea-
ares. One was that the Democrats should
,e conceded everything they claimed as the
'esult of tho election Of 1874. The other
vas that the Republicans should be peacea-
by allo wed to retain what they have already
,ot-and oteShich there is not the remotest
Of their being deprived-the
esults of the election of 1872. This, had it
,een carried out, might have been consid
red a compromise, as it contained some
oncessons on both sides, but the most SUBJ
tantial concessions would have been
ranted by the Republicans. The an.
ouncement of the fact. however, that
hese gentlemen had consented to peace
ully submit to what it was not in their
onger be considered proper to indulge in
UGH little affairs as have occurred at Col |
ax, at Coushatta and at New Orleans since
he present State administration came
Ito office, caused such tumult that
iese gentlemen hastily retraced their
teps and adopted another propo-
ton which gave them all the adyau-
,ges of the first, and left them free to !
o all the mischief to the State and to the
epublican party which they might desire. {
his proves conclusively that compromise
ith them ID impossible. They have re-
lsed to bind themselves to refrain from