, 1872-12-08
Further Details Of the Controversy
In Louisiana,
The Two Legislatures Will
Probably Assemble.
The President Appealed to by the
Conservatives.

THE LOUISIANA IMBRoGLto.

THE LOUISIANA iMBRoGlto.
New ORLEANS, La, Dec. 7-Ihe Custom
gated the election returns Tor members Of the
Legislature which differ materially from those
promulgated On Thursday by the Governors Re-
turning Board. No election returns have Jet
been delivered by the State authorities to the
Custom House Board.
The Republican says:
Tie publish this morning the othciA renort of the
election for members OF the Legislature This report
has been unavodabIy delayed events that have e1-
nately IN time for all practical purposes. It will be
observed that there ia . decided Republican majority
in both branches Of the General Assembly.
:, Federal troops still hold possession Of the
State House; The two Legislatu1ryes res Tin prob
and the other by the Custom House.
Judge Durren to-day iasned q sweeping re-
straining order On the application Of G; @: a An.
State officers, clerks Of the House and Senate,
reference whstev6r with the assembling Of the
Legislature. and forbidding all persons
from participating rs members of the
said Legislature who have not been returned as
members thereof by the Custom House Return
by George Booze, Secretary Of State, to the Sec
retary Of the Senate and Clerk OF the House.
The following WAS telegraphed to the Presi-
dent to-day, by the Legislative Committee:
To His Fzcellency the President af the United States:
The undersigned sig Communities, appo,ntesd by the
Constitutional quorum Of both Houses, respectfully
represent that they have assembled at the Capital
On MoSd sa s 5 q sesan @
proclamation Of the Governor; that they have been
duly chosen to 5epressnt. the people, md
by the Board Of CanvaBsers appointed, and the
public proclamation mnde thereof according to law.
Yva Thar ft1ff fbah Hing mad A
possession Of the United States Marsha and that sad
building and approaches thereto are occupied by
guards OF United States soldiery, subject to the
ders Of the Marshal and Deputies access thereto
denied to citizens and officers OF this State by per-
mission Of said Marshal Your ernortalsts learn that
porting to issue on account Of alleged vfolation
Of the restraining order Of said Court BY nhe Gov
q this 95s5sd hst tbs uisd ss
Or prate1t q authortty claimed By, virtue
.x Re ass o be u
members Of the Leg1s1ature Of the State. Your
memoralists submit that the said action Is unwa1-
ernmet Of the State Inasmuch the subverson Of the
Executive and Legislative departments Of the State Of
Louisiana presents political question, to witt the re-
cognon Of the status Of local government question
peculiarly within the coguizance Of the Federal Gov
eminent and the REPRESENTATIVES. Of the people desire
their respective bodies, they aoennly aud earnestly
appeal to you the Chief Magistrate Of the nation to
from the State House the National forces
to permit the FREQ and untraneed performances OF
their dues the Legislature Of the state Of Louis
tona.
tsignsd> F. O. Zacharte A. G. Heron, B. F. Jones,
Louis Te1ada, 4. @. A1oncure, j. B. Elan, ]. B. Nc
Donald, Committee.
This evening prominent capitalists and prop
erty holders held q largely-attended meeting, st
which it was resolved that delegation Of the
representative men Of the city be at
once despatched to Washington. to represent
the exact statue Of this community to the Gov
ernment. The Committee WAS authorized to
pledge the fealty and support Of the people to
the President in any measure tccdlng towards
centralization it may be the policy Of the Gov
ernment to adopt merely asking to be relieved
of the self-constituted agents who, in the name
OF General Grant and loyalty, now plunder and
oppress us.
The United States Circuit Court, to-day, ia-
sued = writ Of ce7tiordri in the caseB OF injunc-
tions granted yesterday by the Eighth District
Court against the Custom House Returning
Board.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-The following was re-
ceived this afternoon:
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 7.
TO the attorney Ge1seral, Rashington:
The Returning Board provided for by the Law Of
1870, under which the election was held, which the
United States Court sustans promulgated in the off,
cfal Journal tbs morning the result Of the election for
the Leginl2ture The HpuHe stands II Republicans to
81 De1ocrats SenAte % Republicans to Democrats.
Of colored persons w1ongfuly prevented from ENROLL
ing and voting, fled with the Chief Supervisor.
{Sigued} H.,P. PACKARD,
. United States Marshal.