, 1872-12-09
POLITICAL,
THE LOUISIANA tMBRoelto

THE LOUISIANA IMBRoGLlo.
Honss MEm H5tLzA. H1htLEASs. L., Dec. THE custo11
gated the election returns for members Of th
Legislature, which differ materially from thos
: promulgated OH Thursday by the Governors Re
turning Board. No election returns have ye
oeen deilTered by the State authorities to til,
Custom House Board.
The Republican Boys;
a,ap Me publish this morning the official report Of TIL
elecnon for members Of the Legislature This repor
nas oesn zen unaxodaby de!ayed 6 events that have er
natey IN time for ell practical purposes II vii b
~ Eo1sEeq S rhat there is decided Republican ajot,
| IL poso branches, ,of the General Assembly.
9, Federal troops still hold possession Of the
sh' osaIe Aouse; The two Legislatures will prob
ably asse1nble-one recognized by the Governor,
anq the other by the Custom House.
Judge Durren to-day issued 3 sweeping re-
tsarai'esng toni oTdeg On the application Of G. G. An
| state officers, clerks of tile House and Senate,
Chief OF Police, and others, preventing any in
terterence whatever with the assembling of the
leg, fEeg1Hlatnse and forbldding ali persons
a4I aad Raf6lopang IN as M members Of the
momeera thereof By the Custom House Return
ing Boaro and whose names are not transmitted
oy Georgo Booze, Secretary of State, to the Sec
reda1y ar Of Il the Senate and Clerk Of tho House.
the following was te1egraphed to the Presi-
dent today, BY the Legislative Committee
20 FITS Ercclzeney, the President Of the United states
The undersigned Commmittee, appointed By the
o. the General a. AsseP constituting the
represent that they hare assembled at the Capital
this day prcparaory to conyening in extra session,
proclamation Of the Governor; that they haTe been
a:ly . chosen to represent. the people, and
5g | 5es o Of .ppeas 5eS sa r.
public Proclamation made thereof according to law.
Your 1c,aGaliets further represent that, their
I of e ses Is an that IT a .a
building and opsehes thereto nre oecupied By
a a ss II to the
denied to citizens cnd Of this State by per-
mission Of said Marsba1 Ic1r memorissts learn that
If the restraining order Of sa& Court by the Coy
Marshal, in ths meanwhile shall prevent
III unlawful asscmblage therein, under tho guisa
= pretext Of authority claimed BY virtue
making tic Marshal judge of the qualifications Of
members Of the Legislature Of shs State. Your
rantcd law, aud entirely subyersve OF the civil Gov
ernmen Of the State 1nasmuch as the Of the
Executive and Legislative departments Of the state Of
Louisiana presents political question, wit: the re-
coguision Of the status Of local government question
peculiarly within the eognizancs Of the Federal Gov
ernen and the Representatives Of the people desire
10 exercise peacefully aud quietly the functions Of
thei- respective bodies, they soemnly and earnestly
removs from the State House the Rational forces so rs
10 arrn.1t the free and untraneNed performances OF
their GutseSf nj the 1eIal2tl6 OF the state OF LOUIS
lsieued, F.. C. Zecnsr*e L. 6. Heron, B. F. Jones,
Louis Te1ada Il. G. a5ozistfs, j. B. Elan, J. B. Mc
Donald, Committee.
This evening prominent capitalists end prop
9rty holders held largely attended meeting, at
which it was resolved that 4 delegation Of tho
mon Of tho city bo at
,nco despatched to Washington to represent
he exact status of this community to the Gov
,rnment. The Committee was authorized to
pledge the fea1ty and support Of the people to
he President in any measure tending towards
naturalization it may be the policy Of tho Gov
,rnment to adopt, merely asking to be relieved
# the self-constituted agents who IN tho name |
# General Grant and loyalty, now plundor and
,ppress
The United States Circuit Court, to-day, is .l
ued writ of ccrtiorari IN the caaes Of injunc-
ions granted yesterday By the Eighth District ,
court against the Custom House Returning |
3oard. i
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE following WAS re-
eiyed this afternoon:
NEW on1EAsz, Dec. T.
70 the Attorney Gersral, Washington:
The Returning Board provided for by the law Of |
870 under which the election WAS held, which the |
United States Court sustainB, promulgated in the off,
al journal this morning the result Of the election for
he Legislature. The House stands II Republicans to |
z Democrats; Senate, % Republicans to8 Democrats
The Board counted the ballots attached 70 the andavts
# colored psreous wrougfuiy preAeed from enroll
ny and voting; Med With the Chief Supervisor
{Scued, S. 2. PACKARD,
Jfpftn6 Stofes Afarsl111 |