The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-19
OUR LEV EES.
WHAT oER REPRESENTATIVES, HN
CONGRESS ARE Doing.
How Our Ieyses stand In the senate ana
House-GIbsOn's letter to
Gen. barnard.

One of the most encouraging signs with
respect to
OUR LEvFE LEGISLATION
is the cordial spirit Of cooperation which pre-
walls between our representatives in the two
branches Of Congress and the disposition OF
each delegation to accom- modate the tenor OF
its efforts to the character and temperament
Of the body in which it serves. Before pro-
ceeding to review the attitude Of the real
representative men Of Louisiana in Congress
on this subject, let me devote paragraph to
the perfunctory and not altogether unpleas-
AM task Of giving the devil his due by saying
that
KELLOGG
Is working with might and main on the Rad
cal side OF the Senate to secure the passage
Of the Eusts bill-and with no harrenness OF
results, either, as learn from my own inter-
course with Republican Senator'S touching
this matter It Is my custom, whenever L
happen to exchange The ciyilities Of the hour
with my friends on the Republican side OF the
Senate, to ask casually, How did Eustis'
speech strike you? or, What are you going to
do for our levees2 And in two notable in
stages the latter inquiry has been answered
| by saying "Oh, suppose 7 shall have to
several things through for me- and he insists
on my vote for this bill.
| Brindle william, you know, is a person of
immense activity, and when mis- shrewd con-
ceptions of his own welfare lead him to charn~
pion anything, his exertions are simply nde-
fatigable I think can comprehend the re-
pugnance with which most Of the readers OF
the DEMOCRAT would view the suggestion Of
/ Il hu Gil q
position to which he has no title, and all that
sort Of thing but to me, who am not in the
habit of questioning instrumentalties very
| critically when have desderatum In view,
KeIIoeg's enthusiasm in favor Of the levee
bill and his activity In it's behalf are as accep~
table AS any other aid Of the same practical
value would be. It is a fact and facts are
what we most need in these times that Kel-
lope can pull in five or six Republican votes
on personal grounds, which would otherwise
90 against us, and without which we should
probably be beaten. SO much by way Of
tribute to his Satanic Majesty, If you please.
Now for the more pertinent part Of my task,
which is that of describing
SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES
and pointing ont some Of the obstacles which
our delegation in the House will have to meet
and overcome after the Senate shall have dis
J aia = - its and ~ tha measure B.twean the
,ose1 y, a'o ond d. lboaon6v If Fustis and the
personal appeals of Kellogg among ms Irlehds
on a Gta9 y G@ rstn ,roerirt Of ,etEipo from
! thirty To thirtytwo votes III ine 8-uabo,
; which as roll calls in that body go, IS always
ample for the passage Of any measure that
dnae not excite partisan feeling or call out
strong Marty effort. On measures like the
one under discussion the Senate usually di-
vides into three groups those who are cor
! fC yUh or their
own arc infaxibIy opposed to it, and those
Who are indifferent. Now.
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,.,,-, ne 49,, .,..o,t[l [l,,,
= albeit known to traIltloh n tiis a9s"hDitu
9 wisdom Of the lana mas lG5 i.iiosy yI''I1St7-
Among them Is the HtnI 'lHe'i | anu ''rar!y
cherished notion that y I 4.9 n1oSG
judicial ana Cne i7t ~ '1DS TIE Inn,