The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-03
POLITICAL ON DIT.

Saheu lleiI seats ID LiItOint > wing, tLeft
was considerable stir among those who were
at loss to comprehend the meaning OF TIE
movement. The open surrender, as it was
thought this was, could not be understood
but now the real reason seems to have come
out, and tie public nov attach bu. little
political importance to the movement
These Senators by going in Wiz endeavor,
1t is said, to prevent the passage Of the omni-
!'us bill, and thus save tie State flom the
heavy appropriations row being made, if pos
sible. They appreciate the fact that they
cannot, in the few days remaining. be of any
service in efIecting any legislation looking to
cure Of our disorders. Int they hope to be a
straining power, II possible Whether they
accomplish anything. remains to be seen.
Neither tile address Of Major T.. 4. Burr.
nor that Of Mr.. 4. Leonart. before the Con-
..ervatiye Caucus seems TO have had much eff
Yet upon those who were and are opposed to
compromise. Yesterday, although forty
members of tho Caucus did sign the
Wheeler proposition, the people were Just as
firm as ever in their determination not to be
coaxed into an acquiescence in its provisions.
AS an eviderc Of The character Of this
eseasnre, a prominent Radical Monday in
conversation with g leading Conservative.
said, Il cannot see how you people stand it.
Tut that's no Business Of mine" IN fact,
wherever one goes, he hears ncthin. bu: ex.
pressions Of regret .ha: our Representatives
should have lowered the STANDARD once boldly
and defantly raised, simply to secure foot.
ing in the present Legislature. tos whas HInee
ut we cannot possibly now discern
Neither kellogg nor hi. Senate WIZ allow
Che Police law tie Election Law OF The Park
Tax law to be repealed. ana these. with some
others, are what the people demand the an.
nulment OF. We are buying wha. they say is +;
a bagged porcine, but it will probably turn
ont to be one Of those oi5rif9rou, teines 80
common i'll our pine lands. Nous verrons.
On Pinch.
It was very generally reported yesterday |
chat dispatch had be.a received here from
Packard, stating that it was probable Pinch !
would be seated yesterday. Although We
give no c-edenca q shis yEmor, if such was I
the case it would be only ia keeping With |
with what might DO expected after the Con.
sentative recognition Of Pit. We have made |
sle bed ana we mus. lie il it. /. Kellogg is
double team, ana il this race cannot tros
engly.
swear ''wea4: swear
IKam.f.
amongst the masses. il IS Yos So much per.
haps that the Conservatives have recognized
Pitt the u ',rf, Governor that excites
sheir indignation. as j. j. that the members
who signed the com promise stand Pledged to
aefrain from any inquiry snto lii past official
action.
For the first time ~ any State have mem.
Sers been required 10 tax. their oaille 20 per.
form their duties and trusts ~ legislators
with a mental reservation shat th. did not
dnclude an examination. into Governors
past otficia action. How members can recs n
lie this, they alone can say.
Under tiIe Law. Il
\ new phase in the adjustment question has
Just been exposed afte. considerable digging, t
md it promises to become an important mat ,
Ter. The State Constitution provides for the a
apportionment OF the State into representa-. a
tive districts, and says that each House of the 7
General Assembly shall Judge CT the Gualif-
cations, election and returns Of members from I
these districts, but no where is to be found e
any warrant for submitting the legality Of an G
election of any member or bis night to q seat t
q any set of arbtratorss e
The House itself can pass on this question I
alone, and nobody else. If a General Assem- Il
by be formed in an Illegal manner, its acts S
IRE voidable and void, and sheir appropria- +
ion, could not stand the scrutiny of the 3
,ourts. We learn nov that. granting that 0
ome OF the Conservative members do 90 into h
he Hahn House and pass appropriation bills, q
here is strong ring formed to enjon the W
payment of the warrants on the above ground
nd with an assurance 0. success. Legisla- n
ures cannot be patched up like base ball con-
entions
They are the creatures OF the constitution Of
nd the laws and must be formed according il
0 them. With the same propriety might the tr
members submit their claims to ia
he chances Of game Of waiss~-one is as OF
egal as the other Pr
Why the Democratic Senators Wenr in, and sc
How they were Euchcrcd. 3pt
The Democratic Senators took seats III An CT
oines Wing yes erdly for the purpose Of pre- to
enting the passage Of the General Appropria- "
ion bill for the expenses of the government, W
nd thereby forcing q call for an extra session. 0
he rules governing the body require a ioul
fth vote to suspend the constitutional rule, =
hich requires that all bills shall be read for :,
lree successive days before they can be \,
assed. BY standing firm they could prevent II
suspension and run the session out They =
ere euchered, however, and in manner J.,
lat was both unpariiamentary and fraudu- g.