Year: 1875

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POLITICAL SMALL TALK.


Yesterday was another dull day at til


State House. No quorum was present i


the. House. Many reasons are given fc


this fact by the knowing ones; but it is yer


clear that when there are but two member


more than quorum acting in the body,


Is likely to be broken by accident at an


time. The gentlemen absent yesterda


were Messrs. Lane and Wilson, of Eas


Baton Rouge, and Souer, of Avoyelles


The fact that Messrs. Lane and Wilson


absence broke the quorum Wednesda
| gives some plausibility to the rumo
that the absence Of these gentlemen i


Intentional. 1t is said that there
| difference of opinion between these gen
tlemen and Senator Burch as to the prt e
person to fill the office of tax collector y
their parish, and that the Representativ
delegation is on a ''strke" for the purpos
OF forcing the appointment Of their favorite


How much truth there is in this story W,


can not say. If it is true, however, i


strikes us as being hardly fair way O.


accomplishing their object. The House ha.
no power over the appointment or confirm
alton Of officers, and it is not right to pun
ish that body for acts over which it has nc
control


Mr.. Demas, Of st. John, yesterday sug
gested that the House adjourn sine die. A
geod many other members expressed dis
gust at the condition of affairs.


After the adjournment of the Legislature
yesterday there was a caucus Of the Repub-
lican members of both houses held in the
Senate chamber. We understand Gov
ernor Kellogg was present and addressed
the caucus On matters of grave interest to
the State.


1t was rumOred around the State House
yesterday that applicants for Office were
seriously annoying the Governor. and were
source of much dissatisfaction and disa-
greement among Republican members of
the Legislature at time when the public
interest demanded that they should be
united and harmonious.


The Democratic members of the House
and Senate each day hold a caucus at
Deutsche Company Hall. They do not
seem to have decided upon any line of ac-
ton further than to ''stay out" until some
thing turns up" In conversation, the
Democratic members generally declare that
they will not occupy their seats tntil they
can all come in. including the five members
whom they Illegally voted in on the first
day OF the session. We fear that if they
adhere to this determination they will sacri-
fee their mileage and per diem on the altar
OF their patriotism. for it is not at all likely
that the Republican majority will ever feel
generous enough to expel the men whom
they have voted in and seat their opponents,


In conversation our Democratic friends
say that all they want is the House, that it
hey were allowed to have the organization
of the House they would be willing to stop
here; that they would not attempt to cap
;ure the Senate nor oust the executive.
Further, they say that they never have con-
nythirg of the kind. Wewoul6
ike to have them explain about those
runks which General Campbell told about
It the Union Chapel meeting. Those trunks
we're brought to the. State House on the
ourth of January, about the time when it
vas thought the House would be ready to
anvass tie returns of 1879. They were
aid to contain those returns. If they did
ot intend to turn things wrong side out
nd go for everything in sight, what did
hey want those trunks forl And when we
fitness the high-handed way in which they |
onducted themselves on the only day in |
'hich they actively have participated in
gislation for many years, what reason |
ave we to suppose that they will not act |
Ike the bull in the china shop all the time
The presence OF the congressional COM
ittee enivened the politicians somewhat
'sterday, and last evening the rotunda of
le st. Charles Hotel had an increase on it's
'ual congregation OF those who have so |
'eply at heart the political interests of the
ate. One or another Of the counsel re-
esenting the political parties before the
mmittee would occasionally fit in or out
tn bundle of paper under his arm. Mr..
arr's slight figure, considering it's size
rs quite conspicuous. If that gentleman
'ighed 200 pounds, and his capacity for
aking things lively was increased in pro
rtion to the increase in his weight, what
stirring city New Orleans would be!