The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-12
THE STATE HOUSE.

The State House on Tuesday morning
presented busy appearance to all who
had occasion to pay u visit 10 that inter.
esting spot. The principal and only
question OF any Importance was the
United States Senatorial question
Early after the Senate convened, Mr.
Jasper Blackburn offered written res.
olution to the effect that as that posi-
ton was understood by all parties
to be vacant, that the Senate
go into the election of d United States
Senator, which was unanimously adopt.
ed and executive session was immedi.
ately called, and the question discussed
before q full attendance of the Senate
In the House the subject WIS broach
cd by the Conservatives, and immedi.
ately the Republicans made u bitter but
fruitless struggle. Hahn, seeing that
there was not q ghost OF chance foI
PiDchback or any Of his stripe, nomi.
mated Taliaferro for the position, and
went into d ridiculous and tiresome
eulogy on his qualifications. thus
endeavoring to throw ridicule on
the grave issue, but was sllpcrlativc-
ly Intellectual IN his efforts The names
OF Hon. II. D. Ogden and Hon. J. b.
Eustis were offered as nominees, the
former being no candidate, and the lat.
ter received the nomination OF
the House Of Representatives for
that important and honorable
position as the representative of the
people OF Louisiana in the Senate OF
61 Ogden l, Taiiferro /, and tho House
then adjourned
Mr.. Eustis was called on to address
the members Of the adjourned House,
which he did In O very handsome and
brief speech, which is published In full
in another column.
The nomination OF Mr.. Eustis re-
ceives the sincere appreciation of the en-
tire community, and ell Of its elements
except that OF the most extreme Radi-
Gals, and will be certainly supported by
the entire Confervative and Democratic
elements, and very probably by
many Of the Republicans In the Senate
to-day.
Mr.. Kellogg was in council all day
with a committee OF lawyers and mem
bers OF the House and Senate, drafting
and preparing some laws OF reform (?)
which have important bearing on his
late message, and he says they must be
also passed Ii reform Is wanted. He said
that he had q law in relation to the Re-
turning Board, which would not suit
either the Radicals or Conservatives
and Democrats, but would suit the
people, but he would not divulge
what the important statute was.
1t is possible that Kellogg was either
joking OF laboring under some strange
halucination as he knows no more what
sort Of legislation will meet the appro-
baton OF the people Of Louisiana than
he does how to manage an honest ad-
ministration of their affairs.
He denies having received Pinch
backs resignation as United States
Senator and says he did not see him at
give Pinch away although oil the rest
OF his party has deserted him. Hahn
and Kellogg retired from the State
House together TO hold pow WOW over
the question and will have u little eau
Gus Of their own and discuss the matter
all to themselves and arrange it among
them, but their arrangement will not
affect the action taken by the Senate
to-day. kcllogg's Is idea seems to he to
do all he can 10 prevent the House and
Senate concurring In an election, and
then TO make the appointment himself.
Kellogg is tricky, and the Democrats
and Conservatives will have TO work
with the closest unity to defeat his
game to-day in the Senate, and we con
fidently hope they will
The Office boy in Brown s, the Super
intendent's, Office, was presented with a
watch by the members of tho State
School Board. His speech on accepting
it was +" l am glad gave satisfaction
to you, and / thank you for the present. ="
lie had no more to say for the present,
and withdrew both himself and the
watch from their presence and retired
eIated