, 1877-04-10

4oMofshH Will It presented to the CommsA
e!oll ftafcments at both sides d tn tic
CONTROL or TIE ntsTn1cr cornTs
exercised by cneh outetlc OF the city. Th
tommitsfon desires To know the appeals tt
each Supreme Court taken In eacl, slsstrct, til,
Tha Tits o. eersiorart lssusd and obsyed in ssel'
osefiaulcd, and the amouni Of bnsincts trans
acted b. each will be asccrtatncl anil visit viii
ns pasd ny tho Commission To the oi!lrc Of tn,
Ntthnlls Tax Collector Tor The First Dlstrirt,
ready reported At $4,000, vii b oiiiciaIi, @ IL
verified.
rACKARp's GAZE,
The statement Of Gov. rackard'a case to be
presented to tic Commission Tomorrow hnt
TnInusE. Il epens wit. ~ ree'.ai Of 1etSe The cis
eunMa'ecs attending the organization Ut the
present Legislature; the violence attempted Ia
oe c1cfcised by cvtl-dlsnoscd Democrats; The
tfteasherJ u Ttczc!ant, Clerk Of tho old Iiou.c,
ftouso aa ne was required BY law to 10; the
tnnttions Of tlls Returning board arc defined,
an. snd tt Is shown to be by law the ouly
1 o11aS qualified to pass Upon tho eligibility
u claimed at this time that tho Legislature ur.
Eantzcd with an intilsputaAo quorum It,
totli Houses on thu 1st Of January: that tiov.
Kellogg, WHO continued In office till the OH,
fecoEnlzcd tlc body as legal; that II caqvasscd
DECLARED PACKARD oovzaxoH
anti AntoInu Lfcutcnent-Goyernor.
Inc bIicl proceeds to consideration Of tho
status of the kickoIfh Legislature, and shows,
according 4: to the admission tt tho Democratic
Guided more than afty-nino members claimed 10
be elected. while klxty-onc Is necessary for q
Quorum, and Aqunrum has not been present
'sqin p! a!ie tlrst day to the present..
linR's brief regarding the status Of their su.
prGme Court, the Importance IT which point Is
fully developed by them. Tho District Courts
mud their etatus Is next considered. 1t IL main
ta!ncd that there arr thirteen District Judges
out Of seventeen Who
hEcouklzE THE PACKARD GOVERNMENT,
and odey only the orders OF It. Sxprcnc Court.
The R!glItcr aud Shaw case, elsewhere not Iced,
Is stated at length IN the trief. The pres
Of Orleans IS given, and tile legality Of tic
col,st organized under Kcllogg's administration
y ro!Etc, out. Tables arc inserted containing
t''c names Of mcmbcrs whose election 10 cur
conceded number sixty. and the Democrats Tor.
tr.tErcc. The Returning Board reported III as-
dillon fourteen Republicans nnl left three yacat-
gtcs. Tho Dcmocrnts claim those seventeen.
appendix to tho brief contains
the LETTER or COY. PACKARD
TO President Ilayes, dated March &. The letter
has meyer before been published, though It bus
been often asked for. It Is entitled: "Oa1ctai
President Hayes" The letter is rs follows:
VII os1x4ss: Msfsh J. is77:!9o ii. E9etileses:
ni' $a::fEa s,asogav Il sv< .<::f q q Snsa
fa!!r aak that tho atatrs Of this distracted Etato
nav receive 1t your hands the earIlcst consilcra.
sS si0n ana sston eon3stcnt With you: hig duties
there are II Louisiana two eo.callcd Government.
one established under The strict forms Of faw. tho
set np mud maintained bY furcc alone; eac tecciy
mens The 'sn,e confederation. though one Is mini.
material Interest ot shc sats sMfio1s d :H frau, % ,hs
anotnalnus condition Of Affairs. 1ts public credit
sd sn9 " and ptopssY 9e deprived q
Gourt, no law has been tnrnci ont Il door,.
aet i9nh In other communication. which wifi
1oubte.s a M be lad bofors you. Erery requirement
ss II cin eS19Sa sss.e ~ :n :na H. h.
Ealy docsared quorum Of bot, Houses he lnr p.os.
snt and voting: declared that J.: D: Packard ha,l
Lieutenant. Goscrnor oi tho xtate oi Ioufsians.
Consultation Of the Stale, entercd apon fhe fie
20 ss. 2r.,r rea a.p.,.nsnt ass
:ssfa!.s' ~ es!n"; sas Il: Is fssS "a
thc hooks and sceounts Of Tho ss.tc Auditor, IL
records of the Attorney :sicneFe* oftec, anii. H.
win, thc sate Aimlnistfatlon pas.cd {nto ibe con
itol Of the ofleefa q! my Government. md rcr,s!n
to this day their posseesion; On tho t day Of nn
hours. Gen. Nichols. who bad conte,tctl tho oacc
el sasstnor with me, and who had gone throarh tue
IT, s o. an nnna n arS r.:
Of votes. ceElacd By pretended Ass1'tant Sccre.
ary Of state Of a rrctenacd Government. John
ne.;ly fifty members Of having q qt,or,.n,. callc
70 lt!s aM hr IN orvanxcd arnlGd body existing in
the City Of Now Orleans and knomn ~ the Whl.a
teesion against tho ststo in September lN14. had
ken re oaiS*ly e1mmantcd by proei.mat!on Of
M rfs.sn't diaps'e but esd not"Itstandng
iorte, soscral thousand strong. Aurpriso4 and cap
eTed the State ar.cnnI. tho yarous police stations
saprsna 2ours of he s.to d.pIaeIes eourt oP
lcRsl *bltst. Of the State. hvo gentlemen appoint
1ecison President Grant subsequently declared by
malltaf{ o1dgs to oo entitled 70 no more rsseeet
y othsr easa * # H. ~ a,s s lawyers selected T
fNoTE.-Thc letter then states the position Of
ffars az they existcsl at the time; claims that
he at turs right OF Packard IL incontcktth1e, anil
proceeds 70 dwrll upon tho ii }acto nature Of tho
The interesting. question nut By the Commits
'lon ns 10 the authority Ut Packard outside tho
:tty Is thus answered.:
assnn,e the tests of Gorernment 10 ho tho cx.
:eulon af the lara and the collection af tho retr.
;stk,, and Fhefia. of tat.o eoafts 'Isinfs
!ssis tss 'sf5 81 6ea. d. ~e st ssx sss.a
.nA sxeeated 1ail d !c.rn o. = easc eutsids II
:aused TO 30 enttsed On tho minutes Of tho Court
;ho commission Of t'sn; Hieho'''. The District
Sesa hi s' VIII III ~ 4tss e e. !: ;'Gs % sa:d e
efcnufs, $h0 Assessment F1lls Hn which tho taxes