The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21
POLITICAL ON DIT.

The obscurity of the atmosphere is rattle
small apples to that now existing in tn
heads of those brilliant patriots who atten
prayers daily in the st. Louis Hotel. TIL
mathematical problem of how to make fifty
six out of ifty-three has given them sort Q
mental paralysis and they now, like Bre
Harte's "Nuggles," sit staring at the wall a
the pictures a diseased fancy has painted
there.
That great entity SO much sought for il
deliberative bodies lately, sometimes called b,
the iIliterate quorum, is what they ar
after. The sable gospel trumpeter who deal
out petitions for grace at the opening Of eacl
performance always slips in short prayer
for quorum, and Lowell, of ferocious mien
grunts out q savage ''amen" in hopes tha
such thing may turn up in the course Of thu
day. 1t is certain they are aroused to the
necessity Of having 'tsuch thing in the
house,
The question might come up before the
courts, and certain members might be put
upon the stand to testify, and Old Sodgers al
our elbow. who has had some experience in
these matters, says it would require first.
class double.acting gh.pressure oath to
pull quorum through
AN ADJOURNMENT POSSIBLE.
So brightly has the necessity dawned upon
che patriots, propositions to adjourn at once
are freely discussed, and there are those who
say it is more than probable that this much
desired event may transpire at once. Al
though formal overtures to Conservative
members to take hand in the Kellogg drain
ing machine have not been made so far, as
we could learn, it is only because the faithful
fondly hoped that the maynard brethren of
the Witt house would soon succomb.
ANOTHER LITTLE MATTER
which gives them sort of mental cholera
morbus is what is known as per diem This
is an article which it seems every member u.s.
like Sam Weller to the bar-maid, "uncom-
monty sweet on" 1t is reported that as per
dentists, the gang excel all who have
hitherto won historic names in the role. The
taxes don't come in fast enough to suit Kel-
togg, and Clinton is just little bit stubborn,
so the patriots between both have to suffer.
The bugbear of injunctions looms up before
.heiI feverish gaze and will not down.
THE LEGAL MEMBERS
are, according to the opinions generally ex-
pressed in the State House, almost mulish in
their stubbornness, and it is really affecting
to witness the exciting gesticulations which
the Hahn crowd indulge in when referring to
this matter.
There is at present no prospect of any
change, as every member stands true to his
trusts
HOME AGAIN.
As Gen. sheridan has just returned from
the Teche country, whittier he went for
relaxation, and for the purpose Of making
section, as one of the overlooked districts, it
is to be hoped that he will effulge and let the
country at large know what six feet of water
tri-annually can do in the way Of putting
.aamper upon the prospects and hopes Of the
denizens of tina. region, and exactly to what
extent these inundations have marred the ir
prosperity.
He might communicate with Belknap,
through the medium of the wires, and pro-
pose preventative" or better still, he
might simply relate facts, and leave the "pre-
Yentative to the erudite Secretary.
We would suggest to the General that it is
a very good time to get up dispatch about
this matter, for it is being agitated in Con-
gress upon the report Of the commission of
engineers and rs all reports emanating from
the headquarters of the Lieutenant General,
touching affairs in Louisiana, have heretofore
been SO readily accepted, possibly an inno-
cent intimation, at this juncture, relative to
"what I know about high water, would
doubtless cause the Administration to indorse,
for once, a commendable and worthy enter
prise.
COLE FEEL"
'.Ole Feel +" is back again, and the coun-
ary-the country of the faithful, Louisiana
is SAFE cole Feel has not been improved
by the trip. He is just as wrinkled, just as
dry and bony as he was before he went away,
and his blear eyes are just as watery. Still
he feels better, does cole Feel" and he is
prepared to shut the eyes of the sub-commlt-
see.
He was around the State House this morn
ing, taking look at and receiving the con-
,gratulations of the boys, who were all very
happy to see him.
The committee has not yet reported, but it
as believed will arrive to-day.
WHAT Is THE MATTER?
The question which is at the present writing
agtating the minds of the faithful is, what is
the matter with Billy Pitt? The State-House
has not been enlivened by his presence this
morning, and no man kuoweth why.
There are good many. men that want to
see him on important business, and it is
due [, them that the question has been |