The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-23
COayEN rION GOSSIP.
The Convention Printer N0mlnmted-Ths
Committees To be Appointed To-day.

The excitement attendant On the gathering OF
the Convention had considerably abatsd yes
tsrday and the number Of persons gathered In
and around the state House was much smaller
than on the preceding day.
As will bs seen by the report Of the proceed
ings OF the Convention no business, beyond the
election Of several officers and the reference Of
a couple Of resolutions 10 proper committees.
whatever YVES transacted. but some little ad-
vance In the direction Of business was made by
the appointment Of q committee TO report what
standing committees are necessary to the trans
action of the business Of tho body. This COM
mittee WAS ready to report five minutes after
the adjournment yesterday. President Wiltz
has. however. no doubt informed himself OF the
findings Of the committee. and will In all prob
ability be able to announce the appointments
provided for at an early stage OF to-day's pro-
cedings.
It has been ascertained that the vote received
included the entire city delegation excepting
Messrs. Chaffe. Forman. Phelps and semmes.
who voted for the other candidates. and Mr.. Me-
Connell, who Was not present at the caucus.
SINGULAR CoIHCIDEN1E
In connection with the caucus nominations IL
that each OF the three principal officers OF the
Convention the President. Secretary and Ser
geant- alarms were each chosen By d majority
OF three votes; and another coincidence Id that
the President and the Sergeant at Arms each
received the same number Of votes-47; and
still another strange circumstance In connec-
tion with the matter is that the vote Of Mr..
Trezevant who was defeated for the position OF
Secretary. was also47.
There was
CAUCUS
last night. at which 1t Is understood the reso-
luton which comes M to -day renuirinp the
swearing In OF the members. was considered.
The action taken was. however, not made
public.
was considered and disposed Of There were
several candidates In the fed. but as the roll
call on the first ballot progressed they were all
Of Nalchitoches. and q. ". McCranis. of Qua.
chita. The ballot resulted In the nomination OF
Mr.: Cosgrove, he receiving 81 Of the 50 votes
cast.
After considerable discussion as to the num-
ber necessary and the amount OF pay which
they should receive. 1t was decided to author
each per day and six porters at 81 per day EACH
This ended the business before the body for the
night and an adjournment was ordered.
THE REPUBLICANS
have held no caucus since that one of Mon
holding another for several days to come un-
less something unexpected turns up. Their
game Just at this time is waiting one. and is
likely to continue, unless their expectations OF
a break in the ranks Of the Democrats on, the
State debt question are realized, when their
hopes OF being something more than fllers OF
seats may be attained by possible combina-
ton.
It is the opinion OF the best informed dele
gates that the Convention will not get into
LEGISLATION
before some time next week, as almost all mat mat :
ters of importance brought before the oody
Will, of necessity, have to 90 to committees Tor
examination and consideration before they Can
It is expected that by the end OF this week
most il not all. the matters Of vital interest On
which the Convention is to pass. VIII De prouRnII
before the body in some manner or otner ano
the the various T projects and schemes which are
certain to be prepared and LOGGED LOT with con- con.
themselves. but by the general public
Yesterday Mr.. B. s. Delahouasaye. one Of ths
chain. CHAIN which viii be restored to the owner, on
his applying to Mr.. Delahoussaye or Capt. ma "a
watch has been left. and proving property.