The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-26
POLITICAL TALK.

of Mr.. Kidd created some excitemen in and
around the Stated House yesterday.
Report has it that the Conservative Caucus
has decided on passing articles of impeach-
ment against Gov Kellogg and other State
officials, and while the Conservatives do not
admit this, they do not deny it.
THE POLICE,
in citizens clothes, are still in attendance in
the hallway and in the Senate Chamber, and
the police in uniform still OCCUPY the build
ing on Toulouse street.
A number of additional Sergeants. at Arms
have been employed, and, among others, the
following named, who are daily in attendance
at the State House, are said to be On the roll !:
Robert Barry, James Barry, VIM. Terrell,
John Fogarty, Ed. Mahar, Collum Hogan,
Kinch Murphy, Nathan Morris.
These Assistant Sergeants-at-A Arms, it is un-
derstood, are to be paid ont of the contingent
fund of the Senate, and some of the clerks
will suffer in consequence.
FRESH SALMON AND sHAD FOB THE MISSISSIPPI
Gov Kellogg having forwarded to Commits
sioner Baird certified copy of the joint reso-
luton recently passed by the Legislature, has
received in reply the following interesting
communication
NATIONAL MUSEUM,
Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, Feb. 81. J
To his Excellency, the Governor Of Louisiana,
New Orleans:
Dear Sri have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 18th of Feb
ruary, with the accompanying joint resolu-
ton OF the Legislature, in reference to the
action of the United States Fish Commission
in stocking the waters of Louisiana with USE
full food fishes.
In reply, 1 beg to say that the people of
Louisiana do not quite realizs the extent to
which their interests have already been pro-
vided for in this respect. For two years
past large numbers of shad and California
salmon have been introduced into the tributa-
ries of the Mississippi, in Minnesota, Iowa,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana, ILL
nois and elsewhere.
The young fish find the Northern waters
their most appropriate abiding place; but
after the lapse of certain time they will 90
down to the Gulf of Mexico, and remain there
for several years, or until they have COM
pleted their growth; they then, as matured
fish, enter the river again. and passing up in
a body, the species belonging in any particular
tributary will enter it when Its mouth is
reached, leaving the others to continue their
course until all are finally settled. As, how
ever, the entire army must run the gauntlet
Of Louisiana and Mississippi before reach
ing the waters Of any other State, it will be
readily seen that Louisiana especially has the
first chance at the capture Of these fish, and
that there is every probability of an import
ant industry becoming available to her citi-
zens at an early date.
I hope to be able to do something, however
in stocking the shorter rivers of the State an d
those that enter dire ctly into the Calf and
should Congress give me the necessary appro-
priation it will give me much pleasure to carry
out the measures already planned.
can not, of course, anticipate the action of
Congress in this respect, and would suggest
that application be made to your Representa-
tives and Senators to favor your interests in
this matter.
Yours, very respectfully,
SPENCER F. BAIRD,
United States Commissioner Of Fish and
Fisheries.
Anybody who knows anything about fish
and anybody who knows anything about the
of Louisiana, will appreciate the
above.