The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-01-27

either in the senate or the house of repre-
sentatives. To Louisianians of both parties,
who have called upon him, he has repeated
ly said that such questions properly belong
to congress, the constitution making each
house Judge of the election returns and
qualifications of its own members. and that
the consideration of such questions
the authority under which the certificates
of election issue, so the one question neces-
sarily effects the other, and both could at
the same time be determined. This, in
substance, is the reply he has unreservedly
given to those who have interrogated him
on the subject of the bill proposed to be
passed by congress ordering a new election
in Louisiana. He has discouraged such
legislation, and while thus opposing
congressional interference he has had
no hesitation in saying to visitors, as
be repeated yesterday, that there was no
doubt that the late election in Louisiana
was an organized fraud from beginning to
end, for the benefit of those now in possess
sion of the government of that state, and
that there has never yet been fair count OF
notes.-the results having been reached
by dishonest means too well known
to be reDeated. 1t is, therefore,
not probable that he will in his
forthcoming special message make any
recommendation for a new election, his
opinion, as recently expressed in private,
der new election in Louisiana than it has
in any other state, because of the local con-
flict, all states now being equal in the
union, and are as much entitled to the
same general protection from illegal or
unconstitutional interference by any branch
of federal government as they are against
| invasion or domestic violence; and besides
there are means to settle the Louisiana and
all kindred cases without resort to con-
gressional action ordering new election.
The plan of relief for the Southern Pacific
railroad, which will soon be introduce into
congress, is briefly as follows: All lands of
| the company to be sold by a commissioner.
appointed under the authority of the United
States, and the proceeds placed in the treas
ury to the credit of the company, the govern
ment to retain the amount charged tor the
transportation of mails and carrying service.
The company ask the United States to guar
antee the interest on five per cent bonds,
running for thirty years to a limited sum
per mile. In consideration of such accom-
mOdation the company propose to pay 10 the
government liberal per cent on the gross
earnings, thus securing the government from
loss.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.
The following executive order has been
Issued by the president of the United States:
WHEREAS. 1t has been brought to the no.
tice of the president of the United States that
In the international exhibition of arts, man
ufactures and products of the soil and mines,
to be held in the city of Philadelphia in the
/ year 1876, for the purpose of celebrating the
one hundredth anniversary Of the indepen-
dence of the United States, it is desirable
that from the executive departments of the
government of the United States, in which
there NAV be articles for the purpose intend
ed there should be such articles and materi
ais as will when presented in the collective
exhibition to illustrate the functions and ad-
ministrative faculties of the government in
time of peace, and its resources wal
power, and thereby serve to demonstrate
the nature of our institutions, and their
adaptations to the wants of the people.
Now, for the purpose of securing complete
and harmonious arrangement OF articles and
, materials designed to be exhibited from the
executive department of the government, il
is ordered that a board, to be composed o.
one person to be named by the head of each
of the executive departments which may
have articles and materials to be exhibited
and also of one person to be named in behal
of the Smithsonian institute, and one TO bS
named in behalf of the department of agri
! culture, be charged with the preparation
I arrangement and safe keeping of such arti
cles and materials as the heads of the severa
departments and the commissioner of agri
culture, and the director of the Smithsonian
institution may respectively decide shall bt
embraced in the collection. That one of the
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president, shall be chairman of such board
and that the board appoint from their owl
number such other officers as they may thinl
necessary, and that said board, when organ
lied, shall be authorized. under the direction
I of the president, to confer with the execu
3 tive officers of the centennial exhibition il
regard to such matters connected with the
. subject as may pertain to their respective de
partments, having articles ahd materials a
the exhibition, and that the names of th
persons thus selected by the heads of tn,
several departments, commissioner of agri
culture and director of the Smithsonian in
stitute shall be submitted to the presiden
( for designation.
BY order of the president.
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary OF State.
To-day at the expiration OF the morning
hour, the Louisiana case was taken VI
= and Mr.. Morton moved that the cas-
of Mr.. Pinchback be recommitte
to the committee on privileges an
eections, and that said committee be in
9 structed to send for persons and paper
, and investigate the conduct of Pinch
: back in connection with said election. Th
tenate committee on privileges and election
Y to-day took up the case of the contest be
!, tween Spencer and Sykes, both claiming
f seat as senator from Alabama. The commit
tee notified the counsel to be prepared to an
Rounce next Thursday what line of argu
ment they proposed to follow and the nun
Der of witnesses they proposed calling. Th
: committe adjourned till Thursday.
OBITUARY.