Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-04-11
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
THE DUAL GOVERNMENTS.
What the Louisiana Commission
is Doing.
NO HOPE OF A COMPROMISE
The Responsibility Of u Settlement
to be Thrown Back ON
the President

NEW ORLEANS, April 8.
The Commission sat three hours this
morning with closed doors. At one
o'clock it received q delegation of
twenty. five gentlemen headed by Mr..
Black, President of the Cotton Ex-
change, representing the bankers, mer.
chants and other business men. The
Commission saidt to them that they had
sought a government in Louisiana, but
could not find it. They found two
Governors, two Supreme Courts and
an alleged dual government in all de-
partments, but in fact by the acknowl-
edgment of all parties there is only
one Legislature, though it meets in two
halls, and when that Legislature meets
in one body it will be the government OF
the State Of Louisiana, and while it is
in session 1t will be the only power in
the State that al secure the interven-
ton of the army, and ii self-govern-
ment is desired and a withdrawal of
the army, it can probably be secured
in a day should the public opinion of
the State compel its Legislature to
meet as one body. There are thirty
three of the t~hirty-six Senators, and
l04 of the 100 Representatives whose
election is not disputed by either
party, aud the Commission urged that
when they assembled as such the
Commission could have nothing what
ever to say about 1t. The discussion
continued three hours. The delega-
ton was not inclined to accept the sug-
gestion, maintaining that Nichols
must be defended as Governor to the
full extent. A delegation from the
Union Club Republican Association
was received and heard, and a com
mittee from Pacaard's Legislature pre-
scented statistics, records and briefs.
The Commission was in continuous
session nearly nine hours. The men,
bers spent the evening in individual
conversations. Tomorrow the officers
of the city government will call, and
also a delegation Of leading colored
men, including professional men,
planters and citizens Of wealth and
business standing.
Referring to the interview between
the Commission and Judges of the
Nichols Supreme Court, the Times says
it learns from the best authority that
the visit of these Judges was made at
the request Oft he Commission, and the
Judges did not nor would they discuss
or argue before the Commission the
question of the status or legality of
their Court. Various questions were
propounded, and in answer thereto the
Commission learned that the Supreme
Court had, since the 9th of January,
passed and rendered decisions in over
200 cases, and that their mandates and
orders had been implicitly observed
in every instance.
A Tribune New Orleans special says:
About the only effect of the Commits
sion's presence is to hold the two Leg
islatures together and increase the
probabilities OF enough Of the Pack
ardites being won over to make the
Nichols Legislature legal. Tie Dem
ocratic Legislature will adjourn by the
end OF the week il the Commission
gets through, and will probably elect
q Senator on Thursday.
A Times New Orleans special says:
1t is now generally admitted that a
compromise of the Louisiana difficulty
will be impossible. In spite of the
universal feeling to the contrary, how
ever, prominent members of the Pres
ident's Commission express the hope
that some kind of an adjustment will
be made. In conversation with your
correspondent to-day. Harlem said that
in his opinion the chief, if not the only
difficulty in the way of a compromise
was the opposition to a reorganization
of the Legislature which was made by
the Democratic candidates for the
United States Senate. All the commits
sioners are now said to be united in the
demand for = reorganization OF the
Legislature on some basis which will
be satisfactory to both parties. Brown
is strongly in favor of such a plan, and
he is accused by ultra Democrats here
with having bartered the interests of
he hopes to obtain for the Texas road
demand recognition and support as the
first step toward . compromise, and 1t
is safe to predict that the President
will within the next two weeks be
obliged TO take npon himself the re-
sponsibility Of making a settlement.
Sherman 70 sheridan-The Speaker.
ship, and what the Extra sss-
sion May Do.
WASHINGTON, April o.
General Sherman has sent the fol-
lowing reply to a telegram from Lieu
tenant Sheridan yesterday:
"YOur dispatch announcing the COM
ing in Of hostile Indians is received,
and fulflls your predictions. There
are too many Indians at the Red Cloud
and Spotted Tail Agencies, and q num
Der Of them should DO moved right
away 10 the neighborhood of Fort
Randall, where one dollar will go fur
ther toward feeding them than three or
four at tho agencies; besides, these two
agencies are in Nebraska and must be
moved sooner or later.
(Signed) w. 7. SHERMAN"
NEW YORK, April 10.
A Herald Washington special says:
The foreshadows of the contest for
the Speakership lies between Morrison
and Randall, on the Democratic side,
and Garfield and Foster on the Repub
lican side.
A World Washington special, on
the extra session of Congress, states
that Kelly says he intends to press his
bill for the demonstration Of silver,
and has assurances from enough Nom.
bers to secure its consideration.
The Army and Naval Deficiency and
River and Harbor bills will be passed,
and some plan for disposing of the bal
Of the Geneva award Is to be pre-
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