The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-02-22
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Congressional News.
Fros shs Daily Jsssr'sa rtaa
Nes Orleans, Feb. ITO Gen.
L. $. Grant, | have renoycd sine
members Of she city cssncil. two
white and seven colored. for con.
tempt Of the orders Of the military
commander. In proceeding to an
slecs'o" fov reecs4es # ~ sssssd
district, which is an elective Office
under the lawr by the people, asd
not BY the eccF.cil the attempt TO
hold the election, Was made while |
was absent in Texas, but the coun.
Gil was referred to Sheridan's order
forbidding elections until reconstr--
ton was completed without suthori.
~. Of the commander, Gen. Worth.
less. Those members held for an
immediate election and the project
was carried The election WAS sbou,
to be completed when one or tive
members more ,imid than the others
left aud broke the quorum. A case
in point is the order Of Gen. Mower
a general order, dated October Is,
1867, removing tho Jefferson city
council for like offence. My action
in the matter xns In accordance with
the power granted by the act Of Con.
grcss, which allows the district com.
mander- TO suspend or remove per
sons from Office and provide from
time to time for the performance of
persons removed by appointment
W. $. HANCOCK,
Maj Gen. L. $. A.
Washington, Feb. s.-To Major
Gen. W. s hancock.-Suspend your
order removing the city council in
New Orleans, until full report Of
the reasons is sent. Answer by
mail Signed
4. $. GRANT, General.
New Orleans, Feb. 80 Gen.
I L. :. Grant-Your dispatch of the
9Th Of Feb, directing me to suspend
my order, No. ~ of the 9TH, re.
moving certain members Of the city
council Of New Orleans until full
report Of the reasons should be sen,
TO YOU, was received at 10 =. NJ to
: day request tia, YOU may recon
slider your action and that any order
Ia the premises be not suspended IN
J Ill you have the full report Of tho
reasons called for by you. icle
praphcd to you at the momen, tho
order was issued, giving as full 4
= sintemcn, of my reasons for action
as I thought could be made. re
| ierred you TO the order Of Gen sher
id. y, forbidding elections, which 90
have on file at your headquarters
and stated that the city council ha,
, been previously notified Of this or
= der by mo. also referred you t,
an order Of Gep. Mower, issued OF
October last which set forth par
allcl ease, and which you have OF
file. In that ease an appeal was Ia
ken to you, reinstatement of tn
council removed by Gen Mower
which appeal you did noi rctnin
p, The present ease was a defiance o
that example of Gen. sheriaans or
der, aud o. my letter cau,ionng tn
o council to dcsist in the election,
i printed copy Of which | forwarde'
- to you, January 10th II was ais
alleged under the law by which they
!, clsim to act | was surprised at tn
faction Of the council, and could nc
= count for it nowise, that the fact tina
h i, had been ins,igated TO do it by dc
&c signing men, who believed that if
n dared to make these removals
would end in my removal from hi
, place, and that tbey would be pry
Is iected at any rate My self rcspec
as commander Of this district, mad
it absolutely necessary that ] shoul
: take su, mary measures, rcgardlcs
u, Of the consequences with which par
!. ,iyans- MIGHT prss'sn-.Ldont kno'
, ed in the case, for all papers explain
,. ing my action have been sen, to yor
To suspend my order would be t
|, destroy my usefulness here. and il
9 such event, a sense OF what ! con
n sidcr duo to inc and ,ay position Il
!. this matter, would necessita,e a re
" spcctfni request to be relieved fror
II my present command Although
n have been here only seventy days
# this is the second occasion hav
|, taken on my own responsibility t
d mako a removal, tho first one tw
q days previous TO this, both for gray
n causes reported to you in detail b
telegraph, aud while | recognize III
powcr Of the general chief to dis
y approve my action, respectfully re
quest that ms have acted upon
d full knowledge Of facts, the general
g in chief may desire In addition +
= what has baen already ftirnishe,
him, a moro full understanding q
Y the ease undc. consideration. NJ,
action in the premises were original
ly based on the frs, Supplementary.
reconstruction act of July 18th
1867. await your reply before is
" suing the orders
Signed W. 8. HANCOCK,
, Maj Gen, Y, 8. A.
u Washington, Feb. l1.-To Mai
/! Gen. W $. Hancock IF your or
y der removing the city council ha
r. been executed, and new appointee
are in, you need not suspend the Or
! der as directed.
, L. s. GRANT, Gen.
> New Orleans, Feb. ll.-To Gen
:, H. $. Grant.-The changes in III,
city council was an accomplished
. faot when your disJa ,ch Of februa
ry y:h was received, several Of ih'
appoiutcss had slready Iled eopie'
=, OF their oaths Of office. In my SO
: lection, have appointed the bes
, men 10 otiice without regard to tlieil
4, political sentiments, as all must take
: Tho required oath. The change vii
be of iulnenso advantage 10 tho city
, NJ the poor, of which the city Is
; principally composed, are dcpcndsn,
/, upon the public confidence.
Signed W. s. HANCOCK,
|, Maj. Gen. Z, $. A.
/ Montgomery, Feb. l3.--Tp Hon
u. r. lialerson, Senator from Ten
ncssea The ratification Of the Con
stltution defeated by nyer thirteen
thousand majority. What Is tho
prospect Of the Sherman bill respect