The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1877-04-21
The Commission.
THE DEMOCRATS ACCEPT THE LAST
COMPROMISE PLAN.
lrrom tne n. o. rimes, AprIl l7th.l

From the N @. Times, April l7th.l
The high POINTERS were not In regular
session on Monday morning, from the
fact. perhaps, that their latest PROPOSE
tions (or suggestions) (Y had not oeen
acted upon formally by the parties OF
either the first or second parts.
One or two members took themselves
downin the vicinity Of the Statehouse,
while another remained in the COM
m;ttae room to await Developments
from the general. assembly. The
Democrats submitted additional evl-
dence. or filed it on Monday morning
and will file more to-day, giving, .Dy
marshes. the names and official position
of eye1y person in the State holding an
Office, Who has qualified under Governor
During the day. Mr.. McVeigh, OF
the commission, had an interview Win
Mr.. Packard and yesterday AFTERNOON l
the commission were WAXING " s9e
what the Nichols House would ao IA
caucus with their last prop9ssslGion'
which was that both House ana oeHaee
should receive from the othef leslsla. .
ture all members whose seats were no!
contested, and who had been returned
elected by the commissioners returns.
leaving the QueSIIoli VI Soh1S'
decided by either body.
Under this programme the mehlueis
who had been seated upon cOntest ID
the Nichols legislature were to with
draw and. like the Republicans, leave
their claims in the hands OF those Who
would compose the general assembly,
The Nichols Senate had already agreed
to this prt position, as it gave thai bOqy
twenty Democrats to sixteen RepuD-
licans. n,4,,
The Nichols House of Representa-,
tiyes was in caucus until 1l:3O, las'
night. and had under consideration the
propositions of the commission, WhlcI
was agreed to, with one amendmeht
and that was that the three memoers
from the third ward should not be dis,
turbed. and with only that amendment
the caucus last night
ADOPTED THE PROPOSITION,
and when the Republicans come oyel
the House will stand sixty-tWo Demo
crafts and Conservatives and fifty-seVeI
Republicans, and on joint ballot there
will be eighty-twO Democrats ana Con
ser ratives to seventy three Republ!cans
Both branches of the Nichols legls
lature will ratify this action to-day %
the adoption of a joint resolution, ana
similar resolution will be introduced IL
the Packard assemblage.
THE HIGH JOINT COMMISSION
were notified last night of the action o.
| the Democratic caucus, and each mem
her seemed to be very much pleased, oh'
of them remarking that aoW, their Ia
bors were concluded, and they coulC
| soon return. ~:
1t nn
| fact to the president, and, as one O
them stated. it would not be many day.
before the troops would be withdrawn
| Thay expect, however, and have 90
tained assurances, tha6 in the event o
the withdrawal of the troops there VII
| he no Derseeutions for political offences
Some of the leading Democrats d.
NOT seem 60 think that Mr.. Packard
will abdicate himself, although ne e1
meets his legislature to abandon HIM
and with q view to a legal test, suit VII
he hegun in one of the lower courts
/ which will be made test case and VII
| he taken at once to the supreme courl
a dispatch from New Orleans, Apr
46fh. to the New York Tribune, say
/ fhe Nichols legislature to-day Monday
/ will mass a resolution giving effect {
fine programme of settlement, and WI
also mass resolutions covering the FOL
lowing point: Confidence in aud sup
/ nnrt of President Hayes a guaTante
1 fo accept the 18th, 14th andqbth amend
ments to the constitution; the fuileS
nrntection of the colored people In q
i fhe rights and privileges OF person, an
property; equal educational adsan
fages; amnesty for past political offen
ses, SO that peace and order may PFC
vail, and union of all in restoring Gu
material prosperity of the State. i