Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-07
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The Louisiana Democratic Conservative State
Convention at New Orleans has adopted reso.
lutiops declaring that the present government
Of the State is usurpation; that the Wheeler
adjust ment did not aud was not Intended 10
settle the claims Of the TWO State goverr meuts,
only applying TO certain contested election
cases; that the Republican party has iraudu-
lently manipulated election returns and usurp-
ed the State government; that Congress be
memoriaIizad for relief and that primary
est of membership of the Democratic party of
Louisiana is An unreeot!nR hostility to usur-
patton; also resolutions tavoriug reduction of
taxation, retrenchmeut, payment OF the legltl-
mate debt, return to specie payments as soon
as ssibe without injury to the material in.
tercsts of the country. Four delegates were
then elected to the National Democratic-Cou
seryative Convention. The Convention adopt
ed memorial to Congress protesting against
the Kellogg government.
The election of Hon. Daniel Fields President
of the Senate and other officers Of that body
completed the organic ton Of both branches
of the General Assembly Of Maryland, yester-
day, and the Governors message was sent in.
| The vote for Governor Of the State at the late
| November election was counted BY the Speaker
| Of the House 10 the presence Of the attending
Senators, aud Hon. John Lee Carroll was off
| cially declared elected A committee of the
| General Assembly was appointed to invite the
| Governors attendance Wednesday next at 2
| p. No., when the Inauguration will take place.
Protests were presented from Hop. j. Morri,
Sun Harris, reform candidate for Governor,
and from reform caudidatrs for the Legsla-
| lure. A great deal Of dis u,sion was elected
| in both houses by the introduction OF the cleo
| ton matter.
The Mississippi Senate passed yesterday,
modified resolutions 10 relation t. Gov. Ames'
message. They charge that Ames, actusted
by spirit OF enmity, engendered by the result
OF the late election and the defeat of his ambi-
tOuS schemes, inainuates, if not decidedly
charges, that the new members we're elected
by lutimi.ia'i'u and fraud, aud appoints COM
mltiee to Investigate the causes that led to the
late Democratic triumphs and to obtain date
of alleged frauds The II 'use passed reso-
luton 70 appolnt committees OF i've to lnVes,,
tigate the official conduct of Gov. Ames, and
ascertain what grounds there are for the charg-
es against him of committing high crimes and
misdemeanors, with Instructions to report the
evidence taken as soon as possible. Both
Houses adjourned early, to give the commit
tee time to work.
Gov Iideu 10 his annual message says he
believes that prisons should be self-support-
ing. He commen1s the Centennial Exhibition
without tav0rlng any appropriation Of money.
ln his illusions to the public schools he says
nothing with regard TO the sectarlan question
or the Constitutional amendment proposed by
the President The foanciaI depression OF the
country is dwelt upon at leugth and he in
cudes among the causes Of it the extravaganza
expenditures of public money. The remedy
for the existing evils is 10 return 10 sound
principles of government and restoration of
an honest currency. He sees no danger Of con-
vulson 10 return t, specie payments.
The Hon. Alexander H. Stephens is also cp-
posed to the two thirds rule 10 the National
Democratic Convention. He considers it un
democratic and monstrous The ouIy casou
it was ever adopted, he says, was simply to
preserve the harmony Of Democratic theories,
snco it was supposed that if Il bare majority
nominated it miyht happen that it would not
be vote Of majority Of the States Mr.
Sttpheus thinks il Is only maturity rule that
will make SIN 10Th aud harmonious nominal
| ton.
1t is said that the Senatorial contest 10 Ken.
lucky will be very exciting The election of
Jones as Speaker Of the lower house indicates
that Gen. Williams leads the cont 81, Mr..
Beck dividing the honors with him. Senator
Stevensons friends hope that he may win as
the third man and second choice of the fricuds
Of the two leading contestants.
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United States Senator by the Democratic eau.
Gus Of the Mississippi Legisa ure, at jackson,
last evcoing, the other candidates withdrawing
in his favor.
The President sent the following nomiua-
tons to the Senate yesterday: Cyrus G. Car
penter, Of Iowa, to be Second Comptroller
Reuben Williams, of Indiana, to be Deputy
Second COMPTROLLER