Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-04-19
ESPECIAL TO THE DAILY SENTINEL.
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
LCUIaIANA,
THE COMMISSIONERS COM.
PROMISE.
How the Legislature Will Stand
if Reorganized.
A Good Thin. for Nichols nj
Rough On Packard.
YARMOUTH DESERTS NICHOLS.
New ORLEANS. April II


The Nichols House to-day adopted a
resolution by SO to IL giving effect to
| the caucus proceedings last night. The
resolution announces that fifteen Re
publicans are solemnly declared to le-
pally occupy their seats; cordially in
vites thirty five other Republicans to
come in and do the anne and asserting
that seven other Republicans will be
admitted subjectto the contest. 1t said
further that the organization OF the
House shall remain unchanged and no
contest be made of the seven seats in
which Republicans are seated until the
next session. If this proposition is
accepted by the Republicans, the
House would be composed of fifty
seven Republicans and sixty-two DEM
ocratS.
Mr.. A. II. Leonard, of Shreveport,
a member of the Packard House from
Caddo, said tonight that there was not
the slightest probability OF the Repub-
licans accepting this proposition, and
Packard says it is an admirable ar
rangement tor Nichols. The Commits
sioners are in session tonight and at 8
o'clock p. NJ. were in consultation with
Messrs. Mcmillan, Leonard, Twitchell
and other prominent gentlemen.
NEW ORLEANS, April Is.
Two Commissioners visited Packard
to-day and asked his assent To the
basis of the compromise already APP
proved by Nichols Legislature. One
of them told him this would let him
out easily. Packard said he did not
want to lie let out, but wanted to be let
in, and asked hat the Commissioners
tender him the compromise under
their signature. They refused, but
promised to give him the Nichols res
o%lutions for information. Packard's
friends tonight refuse to entertain the
compromise, which they say is nc
compromise at all. Yarmouth has
gone over to Packard and will IN
deavor to hold the Packard Legisla-
ture together by getting bis followers
to desert back from the Nichols AS
seInbly.
Political Complexion of the Next
lIoHse.
WASHINGTON, April II.
Clerk Adams has received all the
certificates of those whose crede initials
are satisfactory. Out OF 302 members
and delegates he has received 275 Ger
tificates, including all the contested
cases except Wigginton VS.. Pacbeeo,
and Metcalf VS.. Frost, in the Third
Missouri District, both of which are
before the courts. Four other cases
remain for him to decide, namely:
Bedford VS.. Patterson, in Colorado;
Smith rs. Elan, in the Fourth Louis
ian District; Nash VS.. Robertson, III
| the Sixth Louisiana District; and Bisby
VS.. Finlay, in the Second Florida Dis
trict. The Clerk has followed the de-
cisions of the Supreme Courts OF the
States. 1t still remains certain than
the Democratic majority will be ovel
ten.
The whisky Ring StiIl Flourish
lug.
CHICAGO, April Is.
Ths Tribune's Washington specia.
says: Sherman and other Treasury
officials are preparing to overhaul in
ternal revenue matters, especially the
whisky frauds. The ruling price o
whisky in Western cities is considered
positive evidence that the ring is fairly
on it's feet again. 1t appears that with
in a year no real efforts have beer
made to check it,. 1t is asserted tina
an over-gauge of about two gallons
per barrel is common among dishon
est distillers. who claim that this Is
only a fair means of protecting them
selves from losses by shipment.
Major Reno Granted Time to SHOW
up Mrs. Bell.
WASHINGTON, April IL.
Major Reno, recently tried by court
martial on a charge of insulting tn
wife of a brother officer, and sentenced
to be dismissed from the service. hai
forwarded to the Wal Department
request for delay in the presentation o
the case to the President, he claiming
that he has additional evidence which
will tend to the mitigation of the sen
tence. The request was granted.
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