The Portland daily press., 1877-03-22
THE CABINET.
The Southern Question Not Vet Settled
A Commission to be Sent 10 Il ouisiapa-
Extra Session Determined on.

WASHINGTON, March 81 The Cabinet as
sembled at 10 o'clock this forenoon. 1t was
decided to send commission OF prominent
public men to Louisiana before taking fual
action in the affairs of that state
Numerous kilograms from New Orleans
Charleston and other Southern cities have
been received at the Executive Mansion and by
private persons here, asking for early informal
ton as to the decision that will be reached by
the government.
session of Congress shall be called to meet
about June 4th. The proclamation of the
President concerning an extra aesSion NAV not
however, be issued for day or two
Only two invitations have been given by the
President to investigate the Louisiana affairs,
They are Vice President Wheeler and Senator
Davis of Illinois. The latter was somewha at re-
luctant to accept the Office because of the at
tention required to be given by him just now to
other matters. Mr.. Wheeler also exhibits
some hes'tancy to take upon himself the honor
OF heading commission of such importance
with which this will be characterized, because
of his health, without any definite underttand-
ing, however. There is an impression IN the
highest political circles tonight that the entire
commission will have baen decieed upon and
authorized to proceed upon its business within
48 hours. Upon the appointment of such
commission there is no room to doubt the alb
solute unanimlty of the Cabinet
Little has yet been done IN the Cabinet as to
South Carolina, but another session tomorrow
or the day after will undoubtedly finish this
quest on. 1t is positive, however, that the
settlement of the affairs of South Carolina will
involve the sending OF tho commission there
In the determination of the South Carolina
question the Cabinet will give attention to some
appointments of prominence in cases where
commissions will soon expire.
The mt llbers of the Cabinet are very Tetlc-
ent regarding the tone of the discussions ia the
Cabinet previous to its decision in the Louis
lana case. 1t appears that there was dispo-
sition on the part of some of the members in
favor of the withdrawal of the troops, the in
timations being that Evarts, Schurz and Key
were inclined to regard such course with some
degree of favor.
New YORK, March 21.-A Washington des-
patch in reference to the Louisiana commission
says the Vice President at first expressed de-
sire to be relieved on account of impaired
health, but the President was 80 earnest in his
desire to have him accept that the Vice Presi-
dent at last yielded assent. 1t is understood
the following gentlemen in addition to Vice
President Wheeler will be invited to constitute
the commission: Senator David Davis, E.
Rock wood Hoar, ex-Gov. Brown of Tennessee
and Kenneth Raynor of North Carolina.
Another despatch says Vice President
Wheeler is not sent to make any bargain but to
devise settlement which will be permanent
and which will restore the state to just rela-
tons with the general government. Mean
while the troops will not be removed and the
difficulty may be settled by the voluntary re.
tirement of The contesting governors upon
guarantees being given that the black race will
be protected and that law and order will be
maintained by the governor and legislature
which represent the white people,