New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-29
WASHINGTON.
Cabinet Meeting ON the Condition OF Al.
fairs in Louisiana.

fairs in Louisiana.
WASHINGTON, January 28-The Cabinet
was fully attended this evening. The sub
.ject Of sending to Congress message upon
the condition of affairs in Louisiana was
submitted and discussed in all its phases.
and the result was the President concluded
not to transmit it to Congress day. 1t is
known that he has not changed his mind
concerning the illegality OF the present
State government, as he did not intend to
make any recommendation, but merely to
state the action Of the federal authority in
sustaining the DEGREES Of the courts. 1t
now seems doubtful whether q message on
the subject will be transmitted TO Congress,
his Cabinet advisers not thinking that the
condition OF affairs in that State has so ma
terially changed within the past year as to
require any special communication, the
main facts being already known to Con
gress and covered by his previous message.
The Duren Case.
The House Committee on judiciary has
not YET considered the Judge Durell i'm
parchment case. All the evidence not yet
being printed for the information of its
members, the subject will not be reached
this week.
A New Orleans Detective Seeking Stolen
Papers.
James L. Smith, detective officer from
New Orleans, having made affidavit that,
on information and belief, Official dOcu-
ments belonging to the State of Louisiana,
which had been stOlen were in the posses
sion of the Hon. r. H. Mari, counsel for
Governor McEnery, procured search war
rant, and, assisted by two district officers,
visited the residence of Mr.. Marr this morn
ing, but, after dlligent search, failed to
tnd the papers.
Detective Smith, who made the affidavit
upon which the warrant for the search OF
Mr. Marr's house was issued, stated that
upon his arrival here from New York,
where he had been on important police
business, he was instructed by his chief,
Badger, to secure certain papers which had
been stolen from the State House at New
Orleans. Detective Smith withholds the
information on which he based the affidavit.
He claims, however, that it came from re-
sponsible parties, and that he simply did his
duty as police officer.
The invasion of MIR. Marrs house and the
search through his papers causes surprise
and Indignation among our citizens. 1t is
unprecedented, and the local officers are
ashamed of the part they were compelled
take in the matter.
1t seems that Smith appeared at police
headquarters few days ago and presented
letter from prominent citizen OF New
Orleans, now here, also exhibiting his
ORDERS from
The local police put themselves to some
trouble to be assured that he was really a
detective, and an officer from New Orleans,
but still declined to assist him in his search
for the alleged stolen papers.
Smith then appeared before the police
court, Judge SWEET presiding, and upon
making the affidavit telegraphed at noon.
and swearing, in addition-which he seemed
10th to io--that the papers were worth
<1n md
Detectives McElfrsh and Sargent were de-
tailed to conduct the search.
At an early hour the three officers entered
Mr.. Marrs rooms and exhibited their Gre
dentials Mr.. Mari submitted his keys, but
nothing was found that did not belong to
him personally, and none of his papers
we're taken. Sheridan, Warmoth, Janin,
McEnery and others gathered in Mr.. Marr's
cOOms during the search.
The community is indignant that a stran.
ger within their walls should meet with
such treatment.
Petition to the Southern Claims Commits.
A petition signed by from thirty to forty
Senators, and from eighty to one hundred
members. was addressed to the Southern
Claims Commission. requesting them to
make an additional report TO the one re.
Gently submitted: which would include
lU,UUU claims Already auJuulcateu. Inc Cd
iect is to give Congress an opportunity of
acting upon those claims during the present
session.
A Bill to Extend the Time for Filing War
Claims.
The Honse Committee on War Claims, at
its session this morning, adopted bill,
which they will report at their next call,
which extends the time for filing war claims
to March 3. 1875, and requires an explicit
statement of the items OF amounts claimed
in each case.
Section third provides for two additional
agents and three additional clerks to the
commissioners.
The fourth section provides for the rendi.
tiOn of the whole claim when any portion
of it has been shown fraudulent.
The seventh section provides for the pre-
sentation of any claim to the commission
within their jurisdiction, now pending and
undetermined in any of the executive de.
partments. before March 3, 1875.
Section eight provides that the commits
sioners shall also consider such claims
growing out of the late war as may be re-
tered to them by either house of Congress
on the recommendation of standing com.
m!ttee OF either house.