The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-02-16
THE LATEST.

THE LATEST.
The latest kilograms FROM Wash
lhgton convey the following ihtelli-
gcnce: 4
WAsHraGr6N, Feb. 10.-The SEN.
ate election bill continues TO excite
comment and has been examined by /
a number of Congressman, who pro-
nounce It an Infamous measure.
A prominent Republican said'ofit:
"Under the fortieth section it is Of
no use to hold an election. It would
be mere farce"
The New York Herald says that
under this section, if it becomes a
law, the Returning Board may ma,
nipulase the election returns as it
pleases; and It was remarked here
to-day that if the Tweed ring had
dared to pass and had been helped
by the Federal Government to enforce
such law, Tweed could have invali.
dated every city election in New
York and perpetuated his corrupt
reign forever, for in order to show
intimidation it is only necessary to
hire d boy to post a newspaper slip
or even one Of Nast's carie.Nurcs of.
the Democratic tiger, inaparish, dnd
the Board may fling out the VOTE
Unless the Republicans here COM,
mand Marshal Packard to aessiiyst
from his attempt to- Force thfs law'on
the State, grave appreheusfdns ;are
felt Of renewed troubles here. This
section, for infamous audacity aid;
defiance of every citizens rights, is
without parallel in the history 'df En-
famous and audacious Republican
misrule at the South. It is. a good
Democratic campaign document, and
it remains to be seen whether it will
not prove too strong for even the os-
trich stomach Of the rule or ruin Re
publicans Of Washington.
It has leaked out, and I have it
quite direct, that in the executive
session of the Senate to-day, on the
appointment Of Billings, there was a
fiery and turbulent scene.
The superservient zeal shown by
West in pressing the confirmation of
Billings, taken in connection with his
clearly manifested disposition to
postpone action on Pinchback's case,
on the ostensible ground that his i'm
mediate admission would provoke an
outbreak in New Orleans that would
issue in the overthrow Of Kellogg,
provoked very frank but unpalata.
BILE expression Of opinion by Mr..
Bruce, of Mississippi. relative to the
Radical leaders, especially the car
pet-baggers of the South. He clear
ly perceived Vests treaehery to
Pinchback and the general hollow
ness Of Radical pretensions 10 spe.
cial love for the negro lie denonn.
ced Grant and the leading white Rad
icals of the South as untruthfnl and
treachcrous, and suggested that they
used the negro for selfish purposes
only and did not scruple to have him
killed in order to furnish political
capital to the party. He said that
the negro could not further trust
them, but wonld be compelled, for
selfprotection and quiet, to form po-
litical alliances with the resident
white men of the South, who, as a
class, were honest and trustworthy.
The speech produced a terrible panic
among the Radical Senators. AL
corn enjoyed it while Cameron and
Howe characterized it 90 'hell of a
speech" The Democrats applauded
it and told Bruce the negroes ought
all to be Democrats.
WARRINGTON, Feb. II, 76.-The
Centennial bill passed the Senate by
large majority.
Pinchbark's case will be renewed
Monday, when Morton will press it
to a vote.
Vests zeal for Pinchback has les
sened since the confirmation Of Bill.
lings, and has proposed to postpone
action until April, but Pinchback in
sists upon q vote forthwith, and with
Bruce denonnces the treachery and
double dealing Of West.
OF the confirmation of Billings the
Philadelpoia Times Republican J
says to-day:
The Senate of the United States,
by its confirmation Of Judge Billings