The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-20
POLITICAL TALK.

There was very little stirring at the State
House on Wednesday morning, and the talk
among the outside men was devoid of inter-
est, and was confined principally to the
chances of Senator Eustis, an interesting SUBJ
ject, about which the outside knew nothing,
and spoke only for the purpose of talking.
A representative of the BULLETIN, Tuesday,
called on Marshal Packard in order to glea
something from his stand point relative to the
Eustis PincLback contest. The Marshal gave
it as his opinion that the election of Mr.
Eustis will effect the seating of Pinch beyond
the peradventure of a doubt. He intimated
that those Senators who have been dallying
with the question are now fully in line, and
that when the question is fairly put Pinch
will go in.
Whether the Marshal is biased in his opin-
ion from political rejudice or not we can not
say, yet he is most emphatic on the subject.
THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS
held their regular morning meeting, and en-
joyed themselves as usual in discussing
various matters, about which the public will
be informed when the Conservative Caucus
decides to act, and thus make public the con-
illusions arrived at in secret meeting.
1t has been ascertained that
THE APPoRT1oNMENT MATTER
was considered and that after due delibera-
ton it was decided to settle the matter outside
of the Legislature if possible, and with this
object in view the caucus appointed the fol-
lowing named gentlemen as q conference COM
mittee: Senators Goode and Robertson and
Representatives Wiz, Seaman, Jeffriss, Pipes
and Kidd.
The REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
was notified of this action, and endorsing it
the caucus appointed Representatives Gui-
chard, Heating and TwitcheD, and Senators
Whitney, Burch, Stamps and Anderson to
confer with the committee appointed by the
Conservatives.
The Committee to examine the affairs Of
THE METROPOLITAN POLICE
has got to work and laid the plans to be fol-
lowed in the Investigation. Mr.. Dupre of
Orleans, who is chairman of the committee, is
a hard worker, and will push the inquiries as
far as possible.
Rich developments will no doubt be the
result, as there is plenty of matter which lies
below the surface, which will no doubt be
brought to light, and which is, in every sense
OF the word, rich.
The committee met yesterday, and after ex-
amining several witnesses, whose testimony
was important, only in that it gave an linking
into some of the proceedings OF the Metro
politan Police Board, which opens the way
for further developments, the com mittee ad-
journed until to-day.
THE ELECTION BILL
offered by Mr.. Koontz in the House, which is
at present before the Committee on Judiciary,
has created considerable STIR There seems
to be but little doubt that the bill will pass
the House. with few and unimportant, if any
amendments, but the impression is that it
will be killed in the Senate.
The prevailing idea is that the Rspublicsns
will vie with the Democrats in introducing
and passing measures of reform, but the
measures of reform which the Republicans
will introduce and aid in passing will be those
only in which the question Of party or politics
is not involved.
On the subject of the election law Gov.
Kellogg is reported to have said that he hoped
the Legislature would pass an act that would
take from him his present power and respon-
sibilities, and he is reported to have said
further that if such law was passed he would
sign it.
This is generally current and the Republi-
can legislators regard it as treason.