The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-11
POLITICAL TALK.
It was daller than usual ct

It was daller than usual ct
THE sTATE-HousE
Friday morning. With the exception Of the
Senators, but few members Of the Legislature
were in attendance, and the number of poll
ticians was very small The excitement ct
tendant on the meeting Of the Legislature has
died out, and very little interest is at the pre-
sent time felt in anything that transpires at
the State-House.
THE RESIGNATION
Of Representative G. l. Hall, Chairman of the
Contingent Expense Committee, was not &C.
cepted by Speaker Estilette, and Mr.. Hall
Withdrew it and will continue to serve, and it
is probable that he will adjust the claims
against the Contingent Fund pro rata.
THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
was considerably exercised over the announce
ment in the Republican Friday morning that
H. G. Dibble had been appointed Attorney
General, to act during the illness of Attorney
General Field.
Attorney General Field contends that
although he is suffering from disease and
overwork, he has never beea so ill that he
could not attend to his business and that
Office daily transacting the business apper-
tanning to his Office.
He visited the Governor in his Office and
gave him to understand that he (Field) did
not recognize the appointment, and would
take steps to defeat its intent.
Our reporter endeavored to see Gov. KEEL
logg in reference to the matter, but Gov.
Kellogg evidently did not care to see any
representative of the press. He was "busy."
Nowadays Gov. Kellogg at all times is either
busy or sick. 1t is sometimes the one excuse
and sometimes the other, just as the fancy
seizes him.
be doubted, for the State House and Custom
House politicians are constantly interview
ing him, and Of course politics interest
Gov. Kellogg at all times, and occupy
his attention to the exclusion of everything
else. That he is sick is certain-the Pinch
back business made him so.
Just after
had been called to order, Senator Grover pre-.
sented resolution demanding of Gov. Kel.
logg his authority for appointing II. G.
Dibble Attorney General of the State.
Mr.. Grover said that to his personal knowl-
edge the Attorney General for the last sixty
days had been in daily attendance at his
authorize his displacement and the appoint
ment of successor.
Mr.. Burch held that the law authorized the
Governor to appoint the Assistant Attorney
General to act as the Attorney General
when the Attorney General was un.
able to attend to his duties and he (Burch)
thought that the inability of the Attorney
General to attend to his duties was demon.
strated by the employment of Mr.. Smith and
Hon. r. d. Mari and other Democratic law
yers to perform his duties. He thought the
Attorney General should be investigated, and
that he should be called upon to show by
what law he had appointed extra counsel
Mr.. Grover replied that in more instances
right of the Attorney General whenever he
saw fit to employ additional counsel He
knew the Attorney General had attended to
his duties. It was to his knowledge that the
Attorney General had argued before the
highest tribunal of the State, seventy cases
during the past winter. Did that look like
inability and i'll health? This appointment
was clear violation of the law. and he hoped
the motion would be adopted.
There was some further discussion, and
pending action executive session was called.
After executive session, motion to
ADJOURN SINE DIE
was made. and was carried.
On Tuesday night next the 14th inst, there
will be meeting of
THE SECOND WARD AUXILIARY CLUB,
At the jackson Hall, corner of Clara and Will
low streets. This is one of the working
clubs Of the ward, and it is predicted that
the meeting will be rousing one.
There is a movement ON foot in several
wards to have reorganization of the Central
Club of the ward, and this movement is
GAINING GROUND,
and it is probable that in short time the
matter will be brought before and urged upon
the Parish Committee.