The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-11
cpECIAL DISPATCH.
WASHINGTON.
Billings Confirmed.
whai Senator Bruce Thinks Of
Southern Republicans.

,r.orvaroy. Feb. 1O.-The Senate
'..;on bill continues TO excite COM
e'. .. and has been examined by a num-
as s n Congressmen. who pronounce 1t
= infamous measure.
nsminent Republican said Of It,:
srader the fortieth section 1t is Of no
",o hold an election. It would be o
mere farce"
% ~ View York HevaM says that under
A. section, II it becomes law, the Re
sA~ .,,ng Board may manipulate the cleo
saa ,eturns as 1t pleases; and 1t was re-
~",tsd here to-day that II the Tweed
~ had dared TO pass, and had been
s.Is1d ssT by the Federal Government TO
Z ~ asnrce such % law, Tweed could have
ssaSa,iliated every city election In New
Sark and perpetuated his corrupt reign
s.aver for In order TO show intimida-
.ion Il Is only necessary TO hire q boy
.nro1t a newspaper-slip, or even one OF
r.st,s caricatures OF the Democratic
.,ssr In q parish, and the Board may
sius out the vote. Unless the Repub-
nsna here command Marshal Packard
= Aesist from his attempt to force this
- ~ the state, grave apprehensions
.,s ,elt Of renewed troubles here. This
..tlon. for Infamous audacity and de-
ssnee 81 every citizens rights. is with
- narallel In the history Of infamous
nd audscious Republican misrule at
,he South. It is o good Democratic
esmusign document, and It remains TO
= .een whether 1t will not prove too
st,mr Tor even the ostrich stomach of
,he mle.or.ruin Republicans at Wash
indon.
BillinQs was confirmed to-day by a
majority Of four votes.
The financial question monopolized
the mucus tonight. The deliberations
ve;s harmonious and satisfactory.
The Louisiana case went over for want
Mtime.
Il has leaked out, and have 1t quite
direct, that In the executive session o1
the Senate to-day, on the appointment
Of Billings, there was q fiery and turbu
lent scene.
The superservient zeal shown by Wes'
n pressing the confirmation Of Billings
taken in connection with his clearly
manifested disposition TO postpone &C
tlon on Pinchback's case, on tn
OstensibIe ground that his imme
date admission would provoke ar
outbreak In New Orleans that woult
issue In the overthrow OF Kellogg
provoked O very frank but unpalatabl'
EXPRESSION Of opinion by Mr.. Bruce, o
Mississippi, relative to the Radical lead
en-, especially the carpet-baggers Of tn
South. He clearly perceived West
treschery to Pinchback and the genera
hollowness OF Radical pretensions Il
special love for the negro. He de
nounced Grant and the leading whit
Radicals OF the South as untruthful AM
treacherous. and suggested that the.
used the negro for selfish purposes onl.
and did not scruple to have him kille'
10 order to furnish political capital +
the party. He said that the negro coul
not further trust them, but would b
compelled, for self-protection and quiet
10 form political alliances wit
the resident white men Of tn
South. who, as q class. wer
honest and trustworthy. The speec
produeed q terrible panic among tn
Radical Senators. Alcorn enjoyed II
While Cameron and Howe characterize
itasa hell Of o speech" The Demo
Gratis applauded it. and told Bruce tn
negroes ought all TO be Democrats.
BrJoU.