, 1876-01-31

come, On Tho proper day, an efeosion, 10 duo
form, for Tho vacancy assumed to o1sst by
rsaaon OF tho ros!auation OF Mcsllllou.
There YER wero y w'll,aot1nod grounds of hopo, TOO.
cd. There would. thon. in any oyent, bo vs.
cancY to oil. The Democracy, in leoping up
their limo Of auccosBion, proposed. naturally
osbeS S9oSg X tho sso s to nsa IN tSs 9s e
mediate ncccssity Of securing majority OF tho
General Assembly on 4 jotns ballot. Tho para
mount noccssIty OF getting complete and un!sn-
led eTag q tao Lever nouss ana, aEs!n; tho
seryattvo organization.
Tho situation, from a Republican esand1olnt,
looked At once to tho dsposlng.. by fair means
or foul. OF more or loss Of tho Republican NOM
American politics. 1t Ia nevcrtheloHH indtBput-
Able that Louisiana Republicans In general werc
for como Time not littfo sot'cttous for tho per-
sonal safely Of Republican ucmbors, They ro-
history Of Coushatta. They assumed \ antil-
cheney Of REASONS for spprehending like tragic
fate for various Republican mem6ors, living In
tho moro turbulent lncalitfes. moro handful
affected BY tho compromise, tho control Of tho
Loxor nonso. They woro So placed and held
wholly and solely BY. Republican VOTES. Tho
two eleu1cnts, whtlo By no n1oans harmonious.
tsonary moves Of tho pomoesaey. Tho disposal!
Of q half-dozen OF 20 Republican moulbors would
enable the Democracy to efIoct their desired row.
olution. Tho Republicans, tako u all n oil. fell
rather sgreeably disappointed than othoIwlao
that but uuo OF tho country Republican rnonlbors
tho Hon. Biz. Piorsos,. failed 10 put In au appear
anee With the opening Of tho Gcnoral Assembly.
Mr. poraon, alono Of ALL to tho general surprise.
had mot With one Of thoso little personal tlifii4
cultles 40 fruitful Vt results fn disposing Of OBJ
noxsous RepnblcanB.
MATTERS WITH THE opEsISo or THE sEss1oN.
THO opening OF tho Hetst1n found tnattora
much moro faToIablo for tue 1!epublicans tlasn
anticipated. Tho Conservative members
prejullrcd at beet against tho Republicans and
weak IN tho knco, perhaps, TO no little cxtont.
under tho crack Of the Democratic whip. wero
yet, In measure at least. allvo to tho situation
doath depended on their maintalniug control Of
tllo Organization. Tley must AZ q consequence
stand By thor Bpoahor, Dir. Estelotto.-n very
worthy gontlemsn. BY the wny,-or go By tho
board. Thoy could maintain thu.neolves, again,
only by keeping up something iiko a proper ac-
cord with tho llopubilcang.
L won!a novor do, at least. To porrait of any,
thtng like an opon persecution OF tho lepub-
racy. Tho sllua!ion showed itsof at once in
the matter Of charges sought to bo introduced
agalnBt corsalp Republican nomberB. Tho
members in question had boon charged, during
sbo e1tTs or comutoase sosslon wish being
Whatevos tho facts, Committee, at tho time,
lad brought In q report In which thoY werc hou-
oyably e1culpated. It Was now sought 10 70.
vamp tho charges as originally prelcrrcd. aud
hhyo the parties olco mora bought before tho
bsr OF Mo House.
Tho anlmus OF tho mattor waB, OF course,
| readily understood Tho Democracy would
ojecs tho Republican members in question, as
tho read,eat meaus Of reducing Republican
| strength In tho House. Tho Conservatives,
wllatoyet thotE prajudiccs, saw t4o nature Of
tho trap. It wao brought lomo' TO t,ctr ntton-
tfon, too. in manner that admitted OF no mla-
| tako. II tho Conservatives united with tho
moro oxtreme Democracy in al!o1ding the uocet-
| aary two thirds with Which 70 s1pol tho l}epub-
lican me1nbots. tho Republicans, on tho other
ilnnd. in retaliation. would join hhn.ls With tho
Democracy, In turn, In tho overthrow OF tho
| Conservative organization.
Tho Conservatives, yarY naturally, wero mado
to 800 the point 30, too, Wete tho Uetnocsaoy.
in its re1ox action upon themselves. In the
| tlnal reference Of tho matter to q Committee,
30 far entortaincd Of royolniiootz!ng tho House.
1t was aoon understood lint no nttompt WaB to
be mado to tinaoat tho CONSERVATIVE Speaker.
THE ELECTION or A UNITED BrATEa SENATOR.
| The situatfon, as Tc1f understood, had no lit,
Ito to do with tho final choice in tho so-callet
election Of = unitod 8tatos Bunat0r. Mr.. Mar1
had been appointed by McEuery flll ths III
oaucy assumed to c1lAt through the robgnatiot
Of McMiIlon. In view oF the situation. 1t waz
sl1nply Impossible to retlty tho appolnsmen
through Tie actiou Of tho General Assembly. Buot
ecton, - 1t stood. must DO participated III by at
loass few Republicans. h1r. hiayr, uhstovei
his merits, WAS idontitied beyond all cayil % q
leading revolutonist. It MAS entirely out Of the
question, "a consequence, to expect my Re-
publlcans to unite In Ala support. Thls fact ol
itaen neccaaitatod tho bringing out Of nov
man. It neceaBitatea. also, the bringing out oi
man from tho Conservative sdo Of Tho ho.lso
Tho same considerations. too, wofa Of weight In
connection with tho question Of Lis final admin
sion into tho Bonate. Alr. Mari, as conao
9uonee: bad to giyo way Tor State sonasor Enc
w. Sss fas fesastsa sts'o9 douSv ss &c Sy 0is
g. tsr from Tho sn ssas.es t.bg aeon ads'G in i
soTos, 1t placed itself upon record in open op
posltion The ssn,nte 81 nody 9tsoysE
slsn quorum. a. tha very time Of tho so.ca!lct
eecs1oa Of Mr. Eustis to tlo United Statel
SENATE. handfal OF nepupliraua novortho
,'qnd to Participate h he proceed
declared elected; Personally, be IL perhaps q
could have e hoan selected. " rspresents. noyor
oesaoa of bo soosaS oaa7 10 5Sxa5
! 10 representation In tho balls Of tho Uuto
statea Honasc. As such representative. he 10 l.
taka h!s SCAT, II ~ ali. III lieu Of Pinchback.
DEADLOCK IN TaR GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
Withsl, as seeming blaat 10 the hopes an
well-knovu intentions Of tue Democracy, thers
= seemlp9ly ,woll.nlgl- -tntormipabla lock in tA
General Assembly. The Slate Constitution pro
yidas for cansuH to be taken in 1875. Upo
, this cenaus nuw nppostionmont IS to be made
The censua onco made, In accordance With til
provisions OF tie Constitution, the new ap
pottionment must follow bofore my legisfatlo
Of auy kind can be had. Tho censu
| - ordered has been fully completed. Il
! tue hands Of Dir. Wright, Commissioner Of Reg
lstEasion, u ia gtnorally admitted to havo boo
; | we'll and thoroughly dona. Dottes than 50 20
j can't Of hia employees in Ihe country parishe
I hav mn hano II IL hn11 -. ali
results ~ shnss Of pastisan manssamept Ii th
interest Of the Republicans The retults. noge1
, the!esa, showing Is they do very largo pro
! ponderAnoe OF colorod votos, arc far from satta
. factory to The Democracy. Tho Bonato ha
introduced snd paaaed 3 bill for q now appo
tlontnont. Milking M change In tho numbor 6
! | HenAtora, 1t provides Tor 1a0 mombeEB tor th
. House, In lieu Of Ito as heretofore.
; makos. very naturally, ayery matariat CHANGE
: tho raiiBtrictins Ut tho State. The Damnerac
claim thai, II carried out 1t practically Afrlca1
) izes the Btste for tHeuty yoars to como. Tue
|. claim, In fact, that II Aas baen purpobely
l Nnu I,