Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-10
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The Commission, in New Orlcaus, sat three
hours yesterday mornug, With closed doors.
At one o'clock it received delegation Of tween
tv.Gye, with Mr. Black, President oil The Cot
ton Exchange, at their head, representing the
bankers, merchants, and other business men of
the city. The Commission said TO them that
they had sought louisiana, but could not find
it. They found two Governors two Supreme
Courts aud IN alleged dual Government IN all
departments; but, in fact, by acknowledgment
of ell parties, there is only one Legislature,
though it meets ia two halls. The moment
that Legislature meets 10 one body 1t Will lie
the State oil Louisiana, aud while 1t IL IN Sca'
sion the only power in the State that Gan Sc
cure Intervention Of the army. 1t sell govern
mcnt is desired, and the Withdrawal OF the
army, it can, probably, be secured ia 4 day,
should the public opinion OF the State compel
its Legislature to meet aJ one body. There ar"
SO OF the 81 Senators, and lO4 OF the l2O Rep.
rcscnta5iqcs, whose election Is not disputed by
either party, aud the Commission urged that
When they assembled as such the Commission
would have nothing whatever to say abont It's
action. The discussion continued three hours.
The delegation WAS not Inclined to accept the
suggestion, maintaining that Nichols must be
defended as Governor to th. full extent. \
delegate from the UDion Club, "a republican as
sociation, was received and heard, aud com
mittee from The Packard Legislature presented
statistics, records, and briefs. Tho Commits
sion continued ia continuous session nearly nine
hours, and the members spent the evening 10
individual c0nvcr8ation. To-day the Off
GERS of the city government will call and also a
delegation of the leading colored men, includ-
ing professional men, planters aud citiz,ns of
wealth and business standing.
Referring to The interview between The Com
mission and Judges Of Nichols Supreme
Court the Times says it lcaros from the very
best authority that the visit OF these Judges
was made at the request and invitation OF the
Commission, and that the Judges did not nor
would they discuss or argue before the Com.
mission the question of the status or the legali-
ty Of their Court. Various questions were pro-
pounded, and in answer thereto the Commits
sion learned that the Supreme Court had, since
the 9th of January, passed upon and rendered
decisions 10 over two hundred cases, and that
their mandates and orders had been implicitly
observed 10 every instance.
\ dispatch from New OrIaao. h the Baltimore
Sun, under date Of last night, says :-iieDcral
Harlan stated 10 me tonight that the IommS-
sion still hopes to secure an adjustment Of the
Legislature satisfactory to both sides lie says
the chief difficulty lies i'll the opposition oi the
numerous members OF the conservative rlrly
| who want 10 be elected to the ti'balr, aul WHO
| fear that consolidation may clitt! their pros.
! pcata. Gov. Hrowu told the merchants to day
that he fully agreel with all his colleagues that
! the Legislature should be adjusted His argu
meut, whmh is privately urged, ii that it IS ne
cnssary TO do this to relieve tie President 81
| embarrassment.
1t is the usage iii both The Senate aud House
of the Nichols Legislature to call the name OF
every member elected on the face oil the returns
and the conservatives say that those who al
so elected, bat who arc with Packard, cll
come in 1t any time and take their SEATS. M
adjustment will lie consented to that can ~ any
possibility imperil Nichols.
| Yarmouth, in anticipation Of the speedy an-
lull recognition Of Nichols has purchased one
hundred thousand dollars of State bonds.
Several of the We'll known lobbyists Ct tho
| Texas Pacific scheme have turned up here, and
the gossip is that they arc III the interest OF In,
proposed legislative compromise. The stand
| taken by Gov. Brown to-day on this point Is
ascribcd to this Influence.
The Now York Tribuno's New Orleans dis
| patch SAYS tho business men Of that city say thai
| rather than run tho risk Of having 10 endure
Packard rs Governor they would resist Will
arms, so rs TO mako Il mi itary government no
| ccssary TO. days experiment ends This con-.
promise plan. Tho commission Inlay now try c
| bring about vi adjustment OH * basis CT lcgls
| laturu lnado mp Ir)m tho ince oi the parish Ic
| turns This is tho only compromise thal has tht
lens prospect Of .Iceptsnco by tho Conservatives