New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-19
POLITICAL. CHIT.CHAT.

The political situation remains about the
same as it has for week or more. At the
State House the matter Of the most impor-
tance yesterday was the appointment of
standing committees. This was an event
which had been looked forward to by many
anxious expectants of positions as commit
tee clerks and the like. 1t will no doubt be
a relief to President Antoine and Speaker
Hahn to get these matters off their hands.
Our reporter overheard a conversation be-
tween the Speaker and young man who
had evidently applied before for some sort
of position. He introduced the subject
which was near his heart in roundabout
kind of way by reference to the miserable
state Of the weather, and finally branched
off on the subject of compromise,
and asked the Governor if he
thought the compromise talk would amount
to anything. No." said he, IL do not
think it will. Men are always striving to
gain something, and are always being dis
appointed. My young friend, this life is
one continuous succession of disappoint-
ments. You will fnd"-
bCS JOuA puAhOug NONG1nOli bhlu tuo
anxious young applicant" but do you in
tend to apply this homily to my individual
casel" "Well," replied the Governor, in
that philosophical, fatherly way which
characterizes his manner in conversing
with young men, 81 am afraid you will
have to apply it to yourself Then that
young man lost all interest in the weather
and the compromise question, and pulled
his hat over his eyes and walked off and
probably commenced to work out some new
plan to pull the wires, as he looked like an
enterprising chap and not easily put off.
General A. S. Badger, the hero of the
fourteenth of September, was at the State
House yesterday, making his way around
as best he could on pair of crutches. The
General is an object of marked respect and
attention wherever he goes, and he deserves
to be. We trust that no untoward circum-
stance may ocenr to prevent his reaching
his former full measure of health, strength
and manly beauty.
The sessions of both branches of the
Legislature yesterday we're very brief, In
the House a bill was introduced by Mr.
Mathews, of Tensas, reducing the commits
sions on collections of licenses and taxes in
the parish of Orleans very materially. This
is the second measure of very substantial
reform which has been introduced in the
House, the other being the bill offered by
Mr.. George Drury, of Assumption, last
Saturday, repeating the section of the Re-
vised Statutes, which allows a charge by
witnesses of one dollar day while detained
on criminal cases, and six and one-half
cents per mile for necessary distance travel
ed. The Democratic members would "dO
the State some service" if they would come
around and help pass some of the reform
measures which the people need so much.
General Sheridan and staff left the city
yesterday morning on Morgan's railroad
for trip to Brashear city. They will re-
turn to-day.
Governor Kellogg yesterday telegraphed
Senator Morton that If Congress would
take some decided action in the way of re-
eOgnizing him it would have a very salu-
tary effect here, and he thought he could
soon settle matters.