Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-01-21
POLITICAL.

the several official dispatches and others
containing instructions to Gen. Sheridan
for his guidance in New Orleans were read,
and, In addition thereto. the press
reports OF the day we're the sub
ect OF attention. The official dispatch
es from Gen. Sheridan were also re-
viewed. The Administration was awaiting
official information prior to the time at which
Gen. Sheridan took command Of the depart
rnent before deciding definitely upon areport
to Congress.
The following are the yeas and nays on the
final passage in the House Of the Senate
Finance bill
Yess--Albert, Averl, Barber Barrere, Barry
BAGS. Begole, Berry, Bradley, Burchsrd Bur
leigh, Burrows. Butler (Tenn.l. Cain, Carpenter.
Casson, Cessna, Chittenden, Clayton, Clements
Crounse, Curtis, Danford. Dobbins, Donnsu,
Duell, Eames, Farwell, Freeman. Frye,
Garfield, Gunckel, Hale (Me.y, Harper, Harrison
Ha.hh"ln HaTley M Hays haza noner lws
ION, Kellogg, Kelnger, Lamport; Lansing,
Lawrence, Longhridge, Lowe. Lowndes, Lynch:
Iowa, Mcbougall. Mckee, McNulta Merriam,
Monroe, Myers, Negley, ONeill, Orr. Orth,
Packard Packer Page, Parsons Pei
Poland Pratt, Purman, Ray, NV Richmond chm nd,
Roberts. E. H.. Robinson (ohio) Rusk, Sawyer,
sayler dnd.), Scoheld, scudder On. j.. Sener,
Sessions, shanks, Sheets, Shoemaker, Small,
smith 90, Sprague, Stanard, Starkweatber, st.
John, strawbridge, Taylor, Thomas IN. C.),
Ihomas (Va.l Thompson, Thornburg Todd Ire,
IN. j.. Wheeler. White, whiteley, Wilbur, Will
ard (MchJ Williams (Mass), Williams Hnd),
Williams (Mich), Wilson Qowa), Wilson Qnd.)-
1876
Nays-Adams Archer Arthur. Ashe, Atkins
Banning, Beck, Bell, Berry, Blount, Bowen,
Bright, Rromberg, Brown, Buhinton caldwell,
Clark MOI, ca.k o.. ~, Cly,ner, Co
c,,ruiehheld, Dawes, De witt, Eldridge,
Field Flnck, Giddings, Glover, Gooch,
Gunter, lIagsns, Hamilton, Hancock Harris
tMass;l Harris, (Ga.), Harris ys(. Hatcher. Ha-
yens, ilawley Comm, Hereford, Herndop. Ioar
y, r.. Hoar, Il. f., Holman, Hunter, Kelley,
Knapp, Lamar, Lamison. Lawson, Leach Magee,
Marshall, Mclean, Milliken, Mills, Morrison,
Parker Mo), Perry, Pierce, Randall, Read, Rob,
bins, Sayer 90. Scbell, Scudder On. ". Shcr
wood, Sloss, smith On. O., SotIthard, stephens,
stone: Storm, Swami, Townsend, Vance, Wad-
dell, Walls, Whitehead, Whitehousc, Whitthorn,
Willard tNt), Willie, Wilson (Md), Wolf, Ward,
Woodwork, Young tKy), Young (Ga)-9s.
Gen. Sheridan has made an official report
concerning the troubles in New Orleans on
the organization of the State Legislature, in
which he insists that the course taken
by the military authorities was justiiable
and necessary to prevent violence and
bloodshed, and that the Conservatives
first called on Gen. de Trobriand
for his interference. l.. A. Wiltz, the Con-
servatiyc Speaker, has also made II state
mcnt, in which he says he did not call on the
General for his interference further than to
request him to address a few words To parties
seeking to create a disturbance at the time OF
his attempting To perfect an organization.
The City Council OF New Orleans, on the
9th, at the suggestion Of the Mayor, adopted
resolution TO the effect that the statements
Of Gen. Sheridan in regard to the condition of
society In that city and State, and the insc-
curlty OF life and property, were unfounded
in fact ana an unjustihabiv mel
A largely-attended indignation meeting
was held In Cooper Institute, New York city,
on the evening of the llth, to protest against
the recent action of the Federal authorities
and military at New Orleans in connection
with the STATE Legislature Mayor Wickham
presided. A long series of resolutions was
adopted, denouneing military interference in
State affairs and condemning the dispatches
OF Gen. Sheridan.
The Republican members of the Lou
isana Legislature have made report con
corning the proceedings in that body on the
4th, which in the main comedies with the
official statement made by Gen. Sheridan.
A Republican meeting was held in New
Orleans on the evening of the lth and was
largely attended. Resolutions were adopted
mdorsing the kilograms of Gen. Sheridan,
and stating that his representations were
only defective In that they did not tell half
the story Of outrages TO which Republicans
In Louisiana had been subjected in years
past,
The New Hampshire Republican State
Convention was held at Concord on the 18th
and nominated Person &. Cheney, of Man.
chester. for Governor and Charles f. Powers
for Railroad Commissioner.
The Legislature Of Mississippi has adopted
resolutions mdorsing the course Of Gen Sher.
idan in New Orleans
The Louisiana Legislature (Kellogg) on the
18th adopted resolution to 90 Immediately
into the re election Of Lieut.. GOV. Piuchhack
as United States senator, in order 10 silence
all doubt and questioning as to his title to a
seat in that body, aud the vote stood: senate,
Is 10 3, House, - to =
The Nevada Legislature has elected William
sharon (Rcpublcaul to the United States sen.
ate.
Charles II. Hardin, Govemor.clect Of Mis-
souri,. was inaugura,ed at Jefferson City on
the l2th
The Louisiana Legislature, on the 18th,
passed a resolution requesting Congress to
immediately institute a thorough invcstiga.
ton into affairs in Louisiana,
Both houses Of the Ohio Legislature have
adopted resolutions coudemuiug the interior
eucc OF Federal troops Ia Louisiana affairs.
\ PENNSYLVANIA lady engaged berth