The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-22
DESERVING P.iCkiRn
The Nichols House with Iighty-.ix Return
Ing Board Ncmbcrc.


New ORLEANS. April 9l Nr.p 7 Trozo-
th, commission tho following statement
,f ia. ,,., i..,.iir ,.h.b ,.,. f,.i.,.ti
81" "''"''' ""' ""' '''
IN h'lr t"i'gram 10 the President this
afi ruoon: Tho total number of the Con-
.t.fti,.,ual Hons. il tan. r..,rr,i hr ,h. p.,
- ~ '.'' ~
turning Boarl i- III; t1r0 wn out hy the l.c-
turning Board Is .! i'ttl l4r. l,'iurnln-, board
r'mhtr- now ausw r.ns 10 ts ruI can
number OF mHmh.rs elected and not re-
iAin'd hy t,- b'Arl' la, VIII SO opro,
ihcr claims. II number g." t-l and
now P.nS ih"r s,nl~. lni not r.;
"' H. ~ "" M" ny sl9r u 'u
60 iA' 'tl Nl t"' hNl-', IL. tniAl. 10. Nuil-
tr nn- rin- r"'. ,an i"-dHy' Republicans.
-, ~ ,.rr".-, 81 t,'Hl i1.. .,
Srn.ly IA nuW.rr. ,in' ,profsni today. 81;
Z '-"nti - i"TLur' Wnk.hr ~ and ,Dumoni, all
"a 'lHi ii'ihs; me Srhht STANDS; krpubNcans.
- present Democrats, 20 rr, -"nt
with his police force. ten or dozen uemhers Of
m tn' i,- l",ul'. , "hu NJ p'r7ohn stah VINO re-
i,i",n M''n nm y" s' 'e enu, Mhl'h is i'nt
tRat tha st Ins yi H. ni,.IrS,,Ha r., =, ,,.
,',i, ,, Ji ~, H. ", ues1ay'
l.f, f,r Wnshim@ton en- II ,h'i rt IVY r.'i, "',u
n..i,i..,,.l a. ,L,,,, 49, ,.. ',,, ., .t,.' ''1
ntn n,ni'nr mi ',I,,i'i'',,'n, '. , ,s,
,no-a r,suiis wi bs 4 li.,,.nsa n'v..ntnre te
ill.,. state
in 4 .6nN-'a Terislatur. to.lav 7 4 caca,f
tn Flehfh 5. .u.lfIrlaI ID strict 81 s,.,f,I Nr
D.u'ns r.furn,t D., lila a,,t anI .,t.'i,l IT,,
c.wsr- whi. h ed To- his i.-il. ~ Mr..
Drmnrai- and CANT II St Landry C,l,. oi 81
Iin Strtn'.a ufiIl ~ .i,it. "a 81 :, ir,as nrj
s,,,"'. Ih..ro w. .,.r,, "'"lneS' anu
aanluitf,., from IT,, pl.knrl LEGISLATURE
waited uuon the rnmu,t,-t,,l to.dnv onJ re-
uu, -t.t fi,Ir frl.nli. UnI .,- In -..lr.nr from
ihr NirhON- G,yernm M some conan nsat IN
mn.d "r aian To- ,Sar a. %,o .or,,,..l,n l, r.,
assured tNral il3t iu~y.w ulI lIrui.n,.rtlin,.t
th.irw -hre uui Immediately request "a nu in-
tar,IDw with cos !. hollis lD'Ii.nnni-tiuv.
Nlty. Speuk,r Bush and A number of ur1m-
iu.nt n'.f.. .is.r- az The 81 hDII- Log. .-ntirn 10
whom tloy nuii, known IN. p. .iis-t Of tlie r.
I.uht.un runu.ilioe. THE -uh..t wl- faVornhly
can-.lrrnl and ,io, Nichols wltu tho n,INi,
aud consent Of B. - associates pronutly offered 10
d.,ot the Govtrnur's contingent 'nlni o. THIS
PURPOSE This fund amounts To- between $40
uno and sio.opl, and was appropriated to aid
Nichols In establishing his tiiSnrnnent This
rronlt aidto l.euuhican employees WIN pro-
n,nrh - tbe d.,ti..,,in an'"ns, ,h,n '',sr.
lM'nt u u.onr the hlrAHinE up oi IA nard : Coy
.rninrni. Ihe comm l-,ion seemed T. b" highly
rnrt of iha NirA"lls party Inn. bf're th.s,. .l.
arrangements were cunsummatcd a number Of
taken their scni- in tho Ni'holi- LIZ Siarirs'
subsequently concurrent resolution was PASSED
can members Who were nnt elected. hut we're
returned hy The Returning Board their mileage
auh per diem ns contestants.
noor Of tho Nirholl, House wns tho withdrawal
OF seven DcmncrutIr members who had been
scaled subject to contest. ana who gracefully
yrldnd thor seats, Introducing 'Oior.d krpub-
face nf returns
Before the House assoml Iced this morning Mr.
Krnoohan. Hamo,rat of Pa,,uDmine pnrish.
who was unsoatel 10y the arrin.oinent admit
ting the Republicans. called ~ House io order
Informally; whorcupon Mr. Kidd. Democrat. in
q lroling address pros nted han lsume gold
headed cane 10 William Ridcnwny, "A col0r.d
member from Conrurdia. who had been seated
on cont, st. but who was one uf the first t. rclin-
interest Of the adjustment
At 2 O'Clock grrnt excitement prevailed The
Reuuhli fnn nrmh,rs Lad dropped in ono hy
one during tn morning and at 30 7. VI. loud
cries from without Indicated something unu-