, 1875-03-19

the Wheeler compromise, would havo given tht
Conservatives practical control Of tho State.
1Iouso abaoluteIy. and tlloy hnliosed thcmselge,
poH1egBed Of sn,llctsnt fcHources 10 control tht
bntance Of 1owor In The 6anate.
rnE LOUISIANA Lko'st.a1uNE
will conycpo on Monday, tho 29th jtpt,. when II
will organize under tho Whooler compromise,
and proeect1 II h1ainoaa. Everything bereraarY
tn bo done at Legislative HeAalon will ayc to no
t1ono nt tho approaching uno. All that which
way done at lEn focr1it seHHion Ia held 10 bo
illegal. an ttlore WAS At no time quorum to do
lHai1Ges. ..... ......
rfacHnAcK WILL RrAxn FIRM.
Tinchhack, Antoine. 1.nwis. and tho other col.
oretl politicians here, leave for New Orleans to.
night. They llavo bad several lntcryioss Will,
other colored loadoEs, ~ to their best futnrs
course. Tho result is that pinchhack has been
encouraged to stand firm. flo sAya he will. Ii
IL expected that ho returns 10 eudeavor to de-
feat tic adoption Of the Wlloelcr compromise.
TnE PRELtNoHuYEEN EEsoLUTi0s,
Tho Republican Be1ators this morning met tn
caucus lafote tho executive sosaion to consider
tho Frcltnglluyson resolution. Thoy were utiab.e
To como IL amy conclusion. and po.tronnd tho
subject until another caucus after the close Of
executive aoABion. AZ this latter eauc.la tbcro
was short lel,ale upon tho tropiety Of alopt-
Ing resolution Of that patura. Tho result WA
tho appointment Of a committee OF 1ys Senators
tn determine whether resolution can bs drafted
which shall bc acceptable 70 The Republicans
Messrs. Morton, couk'ing: Sargent, Chris
tiapcy, and Patterson. It representa- Iii
tho ya1ioun shades OF opinion In tho Republican
party. Morton IL the champion of pinelaback
Copkling has dot1gotl ail Important votos upon
Tho Louisiana question Sargent In oppohnd 70
nt,y further consideration Of Tho subject Chris
Proeideut Patterson ID 4 warm sunnortar
Of the resolution. The. Committee ia III o.
actly committee Of art!tration. but it
vho,e body Of Republicans vii, DO DO
rnittoe can unto. Tbta Committee will report 10
morrow to an adjourned cauous. Opnoua differ
greatly as to the Probable resnlts Of this caucus.
1t ID tho expectation OF many Hcna:ora tl,at
compromise resolution wilt be agreed upun. and
tllat tho Caucus Will decide to cali II up ia the
8opatc.
r33f 4Esee4ated FYxssJ
WAs1i1SnroN, u. c.. alRsch 18.--Iho Republic
M Se'latora hold an adjourned caucus mcetug
this afternoon to consider whether they should
act upou tho resolution OF Senator Froliughuy-
ton. namely, that tho sonase appsoyos tho action
lcsotoforo takon by the President Of the United
violonoo and ate Of tho opinion thas 10 should
orissinE Govornaont. Tue cancns % AZ. ID.
tourued without coming to conctu-
sion, bat will boil smother meeting
GEuA+
tars who spoko Justified the President for what
l,o lad doto In louisiana AFFAIRS md wore vii
ling to Yote for tho resolution IN tic Senate
others could not Eivo tilcir support to it In tts
present form; in fact, tluy doubted the pro-
priety Of further asitutlug tho subject al . COM
promise WIS pending which promised to restore
paace to both parties III that State. besides. a
formal consideration OF the resolution wonld
urotong tie present executive session by ds-
bato without producing auy good. TAs
reply 10 thtH WIS that, II the gentlemen
we're not disposed to conlonn tho President,
they should haye no hesitation III approving the
action heretofore taken by lin, aH their silence
wofiId be construed by thu onemieB Of the ADJ
mlnisttntion ~ implied ceusure.
The debate. which WAS spirited, did not serve
to bring the differing parlica any nearer that,
they wora In tho nurning session. 4 committee
Of five was appointed to draft resolution as a
tLo views Of iii Republican Senators, aud 10
ayoid. M fnr rs possible, ptoyocation or debate
on tho part Of the Democrats.