The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-05-21
CAPITAL GLEANINGS.
THE VOTE ON THE SENATOR.
SHIP.
Comment COncel ming the Chief
JusticeShip.
BOOMING Mr. CAFFERY.
Message of Gov. Foster.

BATON ROUGE, La, MAY 10
| Especial. J-Jhe impression prevailed
here, last night, that there will be no
/ vote on the Senatorial question Until
| Tuesday: the 9th, and that the anxiety
of the candidates will be prolonged for
a week or ten days. The delay will
have one effect at least. 1t will serve
| to preserve the enigmatical nature of
the strength of the candidates who are
still in the field, and will considerably
disconcert the plans of the candidates
for the circuit judgeship. The United
States law requires that on the second
Tuesday after the organization of the
House and Senate, each branch of the
general assembly shall take. IL ballot
for United States Senator, and if no
| candidate has majority in both
Houses, thea the two Houses shall
meet iii joint session and shall ballot
daily until a United States senator has
been chosen. The question now hinges
| on the date of the organization of the
| House. In il case in Nebraska the
courts were appealed to because the
beginning of the balloting WAS alleged
to be not in conformity with the law, !,
| and in this Louisiana contest it is the
| desire of all sides to avoid subsequent
legal complications by proceeding re-
gularly with the election. Contrary
to expectations the House did not or
ganize on last Monday, there having
been no caucus on the personnel of
the officers, and adjournment being
taken Immediately after the formality
of opening the session had been gone
through with. The caucas on Monday
on Tuesday the House elected its clel K
and speaker, and about o'clock in
the afternoon of the same day nstifed
tie Senate that it was ready for 5usi-
ness. AS balloting for United States
Senator must begi two weeks after
the organization of the House. there.
fore, it is apparent. that no vote can
he taken until tomorrow week. The
idea prevails here to-day that there
will be a Demo cratic caucus tn settle
the matter.
1t seems to be generally understood
now that the Senator will be electe
before the circuit judges are. The
House the other day passed concur
rent resolution providing for a joint
session of the two houses on WedneS-
day to elect the circuit judges. That
resolution has not yet reached the
| Senate. The opinion is expressed
here and is generally accepted that the
| Senate
WILL DECLINE TO PAsSTHE RESOLUTION,
| and will thereby postpone any action
on the .iusesliips until there has been
IL decisive vote en- the senatorial qucs-
ton. The Alliance has taken d posi-
| ton in opposition to further conferriug
on tire candidacy for appellate judges
| until the Senator is chosen. and as the
| Alliance strength is hy no means to be
, despised, the wishes of the farm
ers are no doubt to be properly res
pected.
There was already a large crowd in
Baton Rouge last night to attend the
| inaugural ceremonies, and the morn
| ing tr:sius and eamboats added Il con-
siderable quota to that number.
Every preparation for the capitulation
OF the old administration and the in
duction of the new has been made and
there promises tn he no hitch in the
ceremonies attendant upon the change
o. government. Tie citizens of Baton
Rnuse have been sparing no pains to
make tie occasion a gala one and hope
tn have the honor of entertaining a
very large crowd during the day and
night Coy. Foster has been here tor
ten days and has been gradually get
ting his Office into shape with the as
sis;ance of His Excellency Gov,
Nichols and new carpets have been
put down in the gubernatorial offices,
and last night the parlors in the State
house had been handsomely decorated
with bunting. ivy, evergreen and flow
er>. Thee has likewise been consi-
derahle ornamentation of the Railways,
corridors and stair eases. The iEau
gula stand is in the State House
grounds ard is elahorately decorated
with United States flags. Gov. Foster
is stopping ut the Governors mansion
with Governor Nichols aud several
State officials. His mother. Mrs. L. j.
Foster. Il kindly and highly estim able
lady. ard Mrs. Murphy j. Foster. with
her twoch!ldren. arrived Saturday night
and art also at the mansion.
Mr.. I. Don Foster. with his wife has
also come to Baton Rouge, Gov. Mich
oils ard members of his family and
Gov Elect Foster with his family yes
terday evening took carriages at the
gubernstoral mansion and enjoyed a
two hours drive over the streets o: