The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-04
Thr BULLETIN
DUAL GOVERNMENT.
Louisiana.
Especial to the Republican
THE RUMP SENATE.


THE RuMP SENATE.
NEw ORLKANs. Jan. 1.-Fifteen black
and four white Radical senator's COM
prised the body that assembled tn r"nstl-
ture the rump legislature, ana were
called to order by Antoine, the black
members appearing quite uneasy as they
had been kept prisoners during the night
to prevent their boiling. OF the number
eight were holding-over senators, eleven
those returned by Anderson & Co. An
organization was effected. but nothing
important was done until afternoon,
when they passed for Kellogg a joint
resolution abolishing two important
courts to which Democratic judges had
been elected to preside over at the late
election, and raising in their stead
ANOTHER COURT
Giving it tie powers Of the other two,
and authorizing the governor to appoint
the Judge and clerks. This also passed
the house, and will be signed at once by
kellogg, as he dare not lose control Of
ring should be sent to the penitentiary.
Like the senate
THE RUMP HOUSE
Proceedings were not only illegal but in
cendiary. AL approaches to the hall
were guarded by armed police, and in the
room adjoining the house saw, as part
Of the force protecting the rump, three
or four OF United States Marshal Pit
kin's deputies. The negro members had
been locked up all night and at eleven
O'Clock they were marched into the hall,
where subsequently one of Kellogg's
militia colonies took charge OF the Or
ganization OF that body, although he was
q member, and even after Warmoth and
another Republican member had pro-
tested against the proceedings.
KELLOGG WAS THEN INTERVIEWED
By committee from the Democratic
caucus halt an hour before the Demo.
Gratis went to the capitol. They acknowl-
edged that they did not fear any disturb
ance, but that II he feared removing the
arrived force, and the parIios.lAs that had
gone beyond his control, the committee
guaranteed to him that but few citizens
should enter; that they would pledge
both Democratic branches to the preser-
walton OF law and order, and that even
the crowd about the capitol would be dis
persed, Kellogg replying that it was too
late aud he couldn't help acknowledging
too, that the armed police and militia
were in the building, and that United
States were within easy call. Notwith-
standidg this his rump legislature have
called on Grant for protection.
THE DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATURE
Adjourned at pm, after appointing a
committee to wait on Kellogg, and in
orm him that they were ready for busi-
ness. When the senate committee went
to the state-house to perform the duties,
two OF Its members were seized and
dragged into the rump by force, in order
to make quorum In that body. While
they went before the bar heard Antoine
give instructions rs president OF the sem
ate from his desk not to permit one of
the two, Stevens, to leave the building,
but the other being holding-oyer sena-
tor, he
DIRECTED HIS MINIONs
To release him from custody. Packard
was present when this was going on,
and with him were q number Of Repub.
lican court officials as well as CUSTOM
house employees and federal officials, and
he, Of course, winked at the proceedings.
United States forces hsye been kept un-
der arms all day and will be tor several
days. The state-house tonight has the
same force 1t had last night. Some OF
the Republicans do not like the manner
" which Kellogg and Packard are ma.
pipulsting them.
FRANK NoREY, Ex-CONGREssMAN,
For one IL much displeased and objects
to kellogg and Packard placing U. S.
District Attorney Beckwith upon the
supreme bench as chief justice. Morey
yssterday told Kellogg plainly that he
knew Of two Republican state senators
who would 20 back on him II he APP
pointed any one else as chief Justice but
Ludelinz.
TildeD ReeoEa ised by Robinson.
GOV. TILDEN's AIMS.
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