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WHOLE NUMBER SOS2.

debate, Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, said: ''If the
House intended to execute the law, ii
would be absolutely necessary to adopt q
resolution cutting off all filihusterug."
Mr.. Wallihg replied: "Wben fraud is
law, flibustering ie.patriotism."
Mr.. Hancock, Of Texas. said: TRAITORS
never practice patriotism
A vote was finally reached that the vote
of SOllace should not be counted. The vote
was 2l0 to %, the Republicans deeming it
the best policy to vote for ID.
The House at last, $50 p. NJ, reached a
vote on POppleton's resolution, as amended
by Woods substitute. that is, the vote of
Sollace benOt counted.
Mr.. Walling endeavored to interpOse de-
lay in the shape of a request that he be ex-
cused from voting, which the Speaker re-
fused to entertain, and an appeal from the
ruling of the Chair, which the Speaker
aleo refused 10 entertain, and so the roll
call proceeded, and it resulted: Yeas, 205;
naye, 26; so the decision of ths House was
that Sollsce's vote be not eountsd. Most
of the Republicans voted with the ma
jOIity for the purpose of the sooner bung-
ing the question to close.
Mr.. Randall announced that the Chair
had allowed every Legitimate Legislative
motion. The duty to notify the Senate OF
the decision ia mandatory.
Several propositions we're 6verruled
when MIR. Cox said there is no use endeay'
oriDg to prevent the Speaker from counting
in Hayes at once.
The Speaker sai5: Gentlemen need NOT
object; the Chair has no authority TO re
ceive any motion.
At eleven O'Clock the Senate entered, and
Vermont was counted for Hayes and Nir
ginia and West Virginia for Tilden, and
finally, after separation and two hours dis
cussion, Wisconsin was counted for Hayes
at half. past four.
Mr.. Ferry said: This concludes The count
of thirty eight States; the tellers v i'll now
ascertain and deliver the result.
Senator Allison, one of the tellers, de
elated the vote OF Rutherford b. Esyel
1876, Samuel j. Tildeu lSl, wherefore / an
nounce Hayes and Wheeler President an(
Vice President for four yeare, commencing
March 4, 1877.
The Senate retired aud the House ad
jOurned, and the flag was lowered for thu
first time since February l.
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HISTORICAL PRECEDENT FOR WELDON
Especial to the New Orleans Republican
wAsnNcroN, March ., lbs P. M,

WAsnNGroE, March 2, 1:25 P. M.
The chief correspondent of the American
Press Association telegrapbs this morning
to the Northern and Western journals in
his organization that Stanley Matthews
authorizes the statement that he has not
made any bargain with the Democracy in
behalf of President Hayes, or on his own
governments the insurgent organic atoms OF
Meesrs. Hampton and Nichols in South
Carolina and Louisiana.
Senators Wesr, kellogg and Paterson
are fully satisfied with President Hayes at
titude toward their respective States.
Yesterdays New York Times contains an
editorial, column long, on the Louisiana
question, from which make the following
extracts:
Il should not be necessary to utter word
of warning against the literal acceptance
of rumors in'relRti0n to Mr.. Hayes South
ern policy. Not every one that Processes
to speak in his name is to be believed.
Those who speak loudest happen to be
inimieal to his interests, aud their declara-
tiOns SAVIOR too much of malignity and mis-
chief to be entitled to attention.
MIR. Hayes character 10 the proper meas
ure of the probability of many of the stories
now in circulation respecting his intentions.
He has kept his purposes closely to him
self. He has not been mixed up with bar
gains and intrigue. He knows what is due
to himself as well as 10 the office whose re-
sponsibilities will soon devOlve upon him.
Having stood al0of from the conflict dur
ing all is stages, he is not likely to COM
promise himstlf or tmbarrass his party ty
making or receiving Overturts that would
fetter him when he should be absolutely
free.
covenant that the new administration
shall abandon the Southern Republicans,
leaving them to be dealt with by their op-
ponents without hope of suceOr IN any
emergency that may arise, would be base
surrender, OF which no one who knows any.
thing about Mr. Hayes would believe him
to be capable.
notice the Pieoytne Of the twenty.
second ultimo has an editorial calling at
tention to the fact that the assassination OF
the leading Louisiana Republicans was
predicted throughout the North before the
Democrats attempted to take the life O.
Governor Packard, and intimRtes the at
tempted assassination was 3 Republican
trick to create sympathy for Southern Re
publicans. The ASSASSINATION of Presiden
Lincoln was threatened by high-toned South
ern Democrats for two years before the Dem
ocrat could befound to perpetrate the crime
Does the Pi oagune claim that its friend
Booth, assassinated President Lincoln t,
create sympathy for the Republican party
Reports are just received here thai
Nichols satellites are under arms, ready tt
attack the State authorities I'D. G.
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The Last Hoars Of lhe EIeeloral TrlbunaI


All day Thursday the House tilibustered
on the vote of Vermont, until late in the
night The Senate meantime, having count
ed tho vOta of Vermont iOr Hayes, re-
manned in its chamber, waiting notifea-
tion from the House.
Daring the debate in the House Mr..
Hewitt stated he received a package ad-
dressed to Mr. Ferry in December. with a
Letter stating that duplicates had been ad-
dressed TO Mr.. Ferry by mail. Mr.. Hewitt
had no doubt Mr.. Ferry had had his mail
copy until he denied it. MIR. Hewitt then
rendered the package to Mr. Ferry, which
Mr., Ferry refused 10 receive. Mr.. Hewitt
then in joint session handed it to Mr. Ferry.
AfterwaTd Mr.. Hewitt went to the Clerks
desk with Senator Edmunds to see it. Mr..
Ferry and his Secretary regarded it IS a
personal psper and carried it away.
Mr.. Garfield caused to be read a letter
from MIR. GOrham, Secretary of the Senate,
stating that he did, while in joint conven-
tiOn yesterday, put In his pocket the dupli-
cate returns from Vermont, but upon being
advised by the President of the Senate that
the House might construe that the Senate
had received it, he took the returns trOn
his pocket and laid them on the tabls in the
presence of all the tellers.
When the debate was about half through
q page from the Senate came into the
House with the returna. He took them TO
Mr. Hewitt, who declined to receive them.
The page declined to state where he got
them, who sent him with them, to whom ne
was Instructed 70 hand them, or anything
connected with his custody of the paper.
A resolution was then offered by j. Proctor
Kn0tt that the duplicate return from Yer
mont should be opened BY the President OF
the Ssnate, ia the presence of the two
houses, and II found to be genuine certih'
cate, that the same together with all the
certificates, shall be referred to the Elec.
tOral Commission; that if the Senate refuse
to meet ia joint convention for that pur
pose, that the House notify It that it viii
not be ready TO receive It until it does
The yeas and nays we're demanded, and
the resolution was lOat by lie yeas 10 i4S
nays.
Nj. Hopkins, Of Pennsylvania, thtn intro
duced q resolution directing that the Pres
ident of the Senate open the c0rtihcate. II
was in all respects the same as the resolu
tiOn Just voted down with the exception 81
the words "fhat the House viii not mee'
che Senate until it aCquiesees thereinn wer'
omitted
The yeas and nays were ealled--yeaa Ii6
nays ilS.
kIr. Lane showed to reconsider the vore
After q discussion the Speaker zEIed tbs
motion to reconsider in order.
Mr.. Hale moved TO lay it on the table
upon which the yeas aud nsys Were %
aerea.
Dining tle debate Nir. 8iene, Who Na
Qne pi t1a lellfIai stated to eeN the ee
I lha alI maa tAa taetHa
I te rnNal M tae
4 I0t4z
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COURT RECORD.
THURSDAY, MARCH l, 1877.
Hrnlanh arnrn. f.Irs..aa -.

United States Circuit Court.
Present-Hon. E. G. Billings, district
j. A. Peniaton, Eco, was admitted 70
practice in all the United States courts Of
this district.
American Cotton Tie Company vs.. Ben
jlInin j. West est.-InjouotiOn sgainst making,
selling, etc, any open slot, cotton tie OF
buckle resembling the arrow tie.
n. w. Casey, receiver of Nav Orleans
Banking Association, We. Eslambias a.
Doekter.--Judgment for $500; same vs.
John Rocchi, $500; same VS.. M. Ifirech,
SIT 40; same We. E. H. Levy, $3.50: same ".
Joseph Drefus. 5000; same va. W. P. Con
verse, Jr., $500; same We. r, Bongier,
$3.50; same va. M. j. Brennan, 5000; same
vs.. Ch. Lob, $780, By an agreement be-
tween the above parties, on q bond being
executed by each defendant exceeding BIZ
one-fourth the amount of Judgment, col
ditioned on the determination of No. rs.
N. w. Casey VS.. CoHit @. Cali, in the Sa-
preme Court of the United States. the exs-
cution is suspended.
r. 7. Charmbury vs.. Z. +. Hsrwig Ca
trial with jury.
United States Commissiouerss Court.
Before Judge SOuthwOrth.
United States We. John Smith.-Robberv
from United States mail The accused IS
charged by Postmaster Marceilas Valias
with having stolen seven registered ietters.
through rent in the mail bag fin evidence
between December and February GO, AZ
the Hehnville postofiee, amounting to
nearly $500. Case heard and decision re-
served.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

This is the opinion of leading New Eng
land Senator, as expressed in letter to
correspondent here: "Shonld Hayes, as
President, permit Packsrd's government to
be overwhelmed by the very men who
fought bis party SO bitterly in the late cam.
paign, his name would become synonym
for treachery in every hamlet and village
from Name to the Pacific coast"
Pinchback says if the Nicholls Legislature
keeps its lsmn pledges, the national au-
thorities will recognize the Nichols govern
ment. No#, the inquiry is general, What
has been promised Pinehbaekf'
dispatch purpOrting to be from Penn
was read to the Nichols legislators, assert
Jog that the sender had seen on file in the
War Department the order to General
Augur to withdraw the troops from the
support of Governor Packard. By such
outrageous Munchausenisms is the waning
enthusiasm of the eaucus sought to be kept
up.
TIE utter improbability OF Penn being
permitted by Secretary Cameron or any
other Official to see paper of such import
in advance of it's transmissal is entirely ig-
nored, and the willing believers take good
care not to call at General Augurs head
quarters, where the fact could be promptly
ascertained that no such orders are in ex-
istence.
1t is told as an exceedingly amusing
scene, that which took place at Odd Eel
lows Hall on the occasion of the receipt of
Penn's dispatch that Grant would order
the Unite1 States troops to their barracks
after the Presidential count was finished.
The Senators and Representatives were
solemnly summoned, by squads, to the
Governors ROOM" and the important in
telligence read to them under an injunction
never to diyulge the mOmentous secret.
And then each individual one of them
rushed undignifedly from "the presence" in
order to communicate with his broker.
A good deal of political capital has been
striven for by certain d smocratic organs ct
the expense of DR.. Hsrlowe, tax collector
of TensRs parish. The doctor, taking ad-
vantage of the status que, paid visit to
certain rural friends out of the direct line
travel, and it was only a couple of days
ago that the Auditors summons to return
aud answer the newspaper charges reached
him. He instantly telegraphed from the
neal est point available: 'Am on my way
to the city. What is the matter with youl
1t is likely the doctor will soon put thi'
same inquiry to certain enterprising jour
mails through the medium of a suit fol
| damages.
Fearing the Picaytne would run out o
| political texts and suggestive ideas tn
publication daily Of the REPUBLICAN, wa
! chaIitably resumed.
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On the last day the Senate passed the
funding bill by substitute; bill regulating
pilotsge; that annexing to jackson parish a
portion OF Lincoln; one for the relief of the
widow of Senator Meredith to the extent Of
his pay; another relative to courts in Jtffer-
con; the amendment 10 section five Of the
Superior Criminal Court act; authorizing
Lincoln parish to levy a tax; to fix the
deposit of court fees, except in Orleans,
and one relative to transfer Of stocks.
Resolutions of thanks were passed in
honor Of Hon. L. A. Wilt and other officers.
In the HOuse bills were passed relative
to justices of the peace in St, Landry; to
tax assessors and liceusesi fixing the terms,
ETC., Of the Sixteenth, Fifteenth and Eight
eenth judicial Districts and abolishing the
Third; to repeal the act defining the limits
of the Second judicial District; to ineorpo.
rate jackson Fire Company No. Is; to
abolish the office of public administrator
snl one relative to parish surveyors.
In joint session the vote was: Jonas g.
Grover %, Gibson le, Eaaan II, Robertson
8; total SO.
The extra session began at twelve o'clock
yesterday, and the Senate reelected all
their cficsrs, adopted the old rules, mott
fed General Nichols and adjourned.
The House reorganized on the same basis
and passed the bill making the sale and do
livery OF seed cotton at night time mis-
demeanor
In Joint session the vote Na Eagan, %
Jonas, "a; Gibson. til Rst osi i0i Her
ron, 6. Total, 50.
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WASHINGTON GOssTP.
wAsHINeToN, February 2. Ia7l

WAsHIEGToN, February n, 1877.
EDrroR REPUBLICAN,:
Many Of the Democratic politicians an
ccuntered here are apparently as danger
Gus as Spitz dog; but nothing could ex
coed the genial sunshine which beams from
the smiling and compIacent countenanoes
Of their Republican opponents, save those
of them who were shelved ct the last fall
elections by an uDappreciative constitu.
ENJOY, and they do not mourn as these ab-
soluty without hope. for there Is to be
new deal, and who can tell what it may or
may not bring theml A good many of tho
politicians ia Washington allow the fqlnsle
members of their family to look aiter its
future welfare at church of Sunday, while
taey attend to the mors transitory affairs Of
the preseat life at the hotels, and from
what was gathered yesterday from tuch
| sources ii would appear that tho demor-
slized Democratic party have not recovered
from the Louisiana and Oregon decisions.
The fllibusters were badly defeated twice
in the HOuse, and 1t seems quite impossible
for that wing to carry out its declared pur-
pose Of delaying the announcement Of the
decision Of the commission, unless they can
secure the cooperation Of Speaker Randall .
| The split that is constantly widening,
and the large number Of petitions arriving
in Washington by every train, calling on
Congress to facilitate the count and cheer
| fully acquiesce in the decision of the arbi-
traitors, may deter the irreeoncilableH from
further demonstration, and the temper
! h. 81 80 Ea,- I'll II
/ watched with great interest and no little
anxiety as afording q definite clue as to
the policy that will be adopted hereafter By
| the Democrats.
President Grant has about completed his
preparations for evaouating the White
House, and the retirement of the present
and the accession Of new administration
| is causing great hutter among society peo-
pie. Very many who have gained quasi
recognition from the outgoing Cabinet
ladies by sharp practice, and who have
been disposed Co look down upon less sue
cessful sspirants with freezing supercili-
ousness of manner, are a good deal
troubled as TO their status under the
new order of things, and are preparing to
make a most sbiect tender of their allegi-
Ance to the new power, because it is better
to be doorkeeper in the house Of Hayes
than to dwell in the tents of Grant or Til
den. Should We have an inauguration ball
it will be of very dWaried proportions com
pared with those Of other years. No time
is now available for preparing acoommoda-
tions for huge affair like that attempted
four years ago.
Mr.. Holman. chairman of the House Ap-
propriations Committee, says if the two
+ houses manifest mutually accommodating
spirit, the appropriation bills may all be
pushed through, bat not otherwise.
KNOX.
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THE LEGIsLATURE.
FRIDAY, MARCH .,
FRANCIS L. NICHOLS,
Governor of Louisiana.


Eeuntos
At the expiration of the recess the SEN
ate was called to order
No quorum.
House of Representatives.
Speaker Hahn in the chair.
A quorum appeared about halfpast
twelve O'Clock.
The member from lberville obtained the
a9Or to make speech on his duty to his
constituents, the levee bill and other mat
ters, and among them incoherently referred
to the Speakers ruling the day before,
when he had called for the yeas and nays.
The Speaker promptly informed him be
had had no second to his call, and admins.
tered a reproof which was utterly lost on
the distinguished but Obtuse member.
Mr.. Gracien, TO a question of privilege
referred to the levee bill. He had intro
duced it from pure motives, believing iti
provisions necessary. AS for the section
authorizing the company to sue, if that wal
Objectionable, or if there was any opportu
nifty for fraud in it,. he hoped that it woul(
bs stricken out, and had desired its refer
ence to the committee that it might be ex
amined. To the member from I5erville
whose remarks had been SO iadecOrous, h
extended the charity of silence.
A resolution by Mr.. Como for the elec
ton of officers was laid over.
The House adjourned, on motion of Mr.
| Fobb
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ConnoIInR-Yerx.

The Washington correspondent of the
Democrat last evening endeavored to fur
nish an excuse for the non-ful6lIment of the
promised recognition of Nichols, and puts
the blame upon the shoulders of the Con-
gressional filibusters from Louisiana and
elsewhere, He says:
But for the useless and suicidal filibusteg ?
ing of the last two days, the President
would have practically settled the Louisi-
ana case yesterday by ordering General
Augur to abstain from any interference
win the civil affairs of the State, and to
use his forces only to protect the property
of the United States. This action was de-
layed by the behavior of the filibusters, bat
the count being now finished, these orders
may be issued this afternoon or tomorrow,
He also furnishes the following encOurag
ing items:
There is no longer any belief that Hayes
will call any Southern Democrat into hii
| Cabinet
The extra session will be called to meei
| about the tenth of May. 1t is doubtful il
the Democrats can elect the Speaker, ant
it is certain that neither party can cOntro
the House by caucus rule.
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In RebuttaI-A Card from MIR. Barrett
NEw ORLEANS. March Q. 1877,


In RebuttaI-A Card from MIR. Barrett.
NEW ORLEANS, March 9, 1877.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN,:
SIR-In your issue of March there ap-
pears, under the caption of "Pat Kennedy
on the Stand" paragraph where reference
is made to inducing members of the Pack
ard Legislature to join the Nichols Legis-
lature under the promise of being paid
their per diem and mileage in United States
currency, and the following:
He knew Of none Of the members Of the
Packard Legislature, with whom he had
conversed on the subject, coming over to
the Nichols Legislature, except one named
Barrett, who was pUor man.
Now, Mr.. Elitor, take this method of
cOntradictipg the above state ment, and beg
to say that had no conversation with Mr.
Kennedy on the subject, aud that did not
belong to the Packard L legislature, as quit
the st. Louis Hotel Legislature before Mr
Packard was inaugurated.
As stony being poor man, that fact Mr..
Kennedy knows nothing about. It is true
that am not rich, bat have an income of
$l7O0 per annum, which derive from the
rents of my plantations and my houses in
PinevilIe; besides, am doing very profit
able mercantile business in PlneviIls.
Mr.. Kennedy, am sure, will make the
necessary corrections when he comes back,
and will bear me out in the assertion that !
was neither promised nor received any pc
cuniary consideration as an inducement to
take the step which have taken.
Hoping you will excuse this trsapass on
your space, am, sir,
Yours respectfully,
E. j. BARRETT,
REPRESENTATIVE from Rapides.
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p WASHINGTON, March 9, 10:3O A. NJ.
; ~ d twenty minutes patt four o'clock this
untitled ming, tfuer eighteen consecutive hours
Y n 'S g bet Of unparalleled tenscity the formal
lty reo aration of the election of Hayes and
You ~ seler was made in due form and strictly
sding to law.
0Es r,,ss woS uelve Of the eighteen hours session
isins consume ed by the filibusteTs under the
90 Of Field, Of New York, and Hooker, Of
isStes, s, ssippi, endeavOiing to postpone the
ness Is Il over Sunday, and force new cleo.
19 snsrgs e credit Of aiding the Republicans to
: Il down the filfbusters is due mainly to
a0kn w ~ hern, not Southern Democrats. Fer
b Wood, saylor. Cor, Willis and others
IAHRoL MIRO up manfully frat and last for the
'st i' can iul observance of the law.
2 sss1s Southern firs-eating Democracy gen.
lgrs~s were against US.
the q d has stood up for the right all winter,
v is,.,a 2 he Southern Democrats have generally
in sympathy with the tlibusters all
~. aRh the contest.
~ eiv saker Randall ia entitled to credit.
assigns gave the Hiibusters all their rights
H.EN tlB AMW b1A AAAco VI sAO AApAoDg ~
wa M AoS hoS most violent had no reason to com
= q when be vigorously cut them short
- forced the count forward, in face OF
MIX shreats Of personal violence limited al
b. the insurgents.
BANK. ON ten o'tllck yesterday morning tC
AAls olclock this morning the scene in the
"a esrs se v as Intensely exciting. Every Dem
snt s.Ia o q ie Congressman has following mum
aats Of from dozen to couple of hundred
lnsaa1. S1G@sa sgating aboat 1000. Many of then
sA1oR tramps come here to get positions
Tilden. Several hundred Of thes'
ocratic tramps, as mentioned yester
rTYIT nanaged to get into the House ant
,se... ia the alibnatering Congressman on Il
satiou. Tha House rested upon vol
81 day.
Zee IssS raining in torrents this morning
was Frs iident Hayes has arrived.
arsz. parntlona for his Inauguration ar
orrs ions for ward rapidly. D. d. q.
an IA.
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OEMOcRATlc LIES REFOTEO
'ldent Hayes win Not Irnpeach
His Own Title.

q l8ilowing dispatch was reotiyed here
= his afternoon. 1t needs no comment;
WAsHrxoror, March 9, 3:45 P. N.
8. Packard New orleanti
nI aDany with United States Senators
oenn and others, have just lefs
obefs 81 the Cabinet, al Of whom
= Hat the Preeident'a message to you
"A "a no mRnner changes, modiaes
Y lhe status quo. Any aggressive
q ken by the Nichols element will
Y arFeated.
id others teaaed the Preaident TO
oh ahelis greater margin. but wholly
40 10 Aaksd was s maintenance Of
1,io iill RaaaidehtH ayes accession,
"a have. Hon. w. Il. Hunt accom-
~ sn Ae President elect hither from Ohio,
81 osizea mo to say 70 you that Gov
4 i6soa uuanaliAedly states that he
g en nobody warrant to indicate what
BIZ policy toward Louisiana; hence
recent Democratic dispatches are
y sa.
8 nsFmit our friends 10 feel sny dis
! eeAuao Nleholle egents here die.
sTa husions BY The yard.
ler Of The Cabinet said to nie 9
eiss aKoi ePsesldeut Hayes would
iaa ls own lltla wesp he 70 refuse
.ss |ss Petafd recognition Thls Is the
=, hlY q iii leading pen'oeratq'
y - amcly Blair editorsailg aaml
Z q q JG r. rfTKfN
Cniled Etafen 1farahal