The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-09
WASHINGTON.
important Special Cabinet Meet
Ing.
erant's 0pinion Of the 9th Of Jan
uary Meetings.
Acct IN l.Suiutana - Neither Gov.
Srsor % be Recognized Until
thA Conversational Com.
mlttees Report.
lsnecial 10 the Republican. ]

WARRINGTON, Jan. 1.-Ihere VIII NC
several resolutions of investigation in
sroduced into the house tomorrow, the
principal one Of which will be pushed by
Judge Buckner, asking for an inyestga-
tion the presidents late removal OF the
police board here. Mr.. Hunton will also
introduce q bill asking TOR the entire
abollshmsnt of the police board aud
leaving the work in the hands Of tie
district commissioners.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
The meeting OF the Democrats at
Ford's opera house, called at pm, will
seriously interfere with the house Work.
THE STOLEN PACKAGE.
Treasurer Wyman says the recent
stolen package OF $4,000, consigned 10
the Illinois National bank, has beea
nearly all recovered. The man suspected
OF this theft is Fred. S. Windsor, late
president of the Scandinavian bank in
Chicago, but at present shipping clerk in
the cash room.
The PRESIDENTIAL SITUATION.
1t Is expected that debate will begin in
thehouse some time this week upon the
presidential situation. The occasion OF
this debate will be resolution from
Knots committee expressing an opin-
ion upon the subject OF the powers of
congress in counting the electoral vote.
IMPORTANT CABINET MEETING.
It will be recolIected that last week the
Louisiana Republican legislature passed
resolution asking for military
protection against apprehended vio-
lence, and that the resolution
was autographed TO tAa president
and laid before the cabinet last Tuesday,
when it was deemed proper that no ao-
ton should be taken upon it; but since
that time Gov. Kellogg. actuated by like
fear, telegraphed TO the president to the
same effect and desiring recognition Of
the Republican governor and legislature
- two inaugurations will take place to-
morrow In New Orleans, that of Packard,
Republican, and of Nichols, Democrat,
by their respective parties. The presi-
dent, having prepared reply to Gov.
Kellogg's telegram, called an.extraordi.
nary meeting of the cabinet to-day in
order to inform the members OF his pro-
csedings In the premises and to secur,
harmonious action.
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
The reply was unanimously approved
aud this afternoon transmitted by tele-
graph to Gov. Kellogg, and the substance
Of 1t afterwards given by the president
himself to the Associated Press, as fol.
lows:
There will be two inaugurations o
governors tomorrow, unless one Of then
resigns. l do not, however, propose t
interfere with them. Ihave nothing be.
fore me tojushfy action in the way of rec
ognizing either government, and there
fore cannot, particularly as committee
OF each house Of congress Is now en-
gagged In investigating all the facts of thu
late election, including the contests o
the two governors and two legislatures
both: claiming to be legally elected
For me, nnder the circumstances, t
recognize one or the other would b,
hardly justihable and have so informed
Gov. Kellogg. The president turtle
said that the Democratic state govern
ment orgsni zatien has the sympathy Q
such portion Of the people of that stat
as have the requisite means to give su.
tenanoe to it, and their governor an
legislature would be recognized by them
even il they were not half as many q
there are now In the Democratic party i
Louisiana.
TIE PRESIDENT WILL AWAIT ISyEs TIGl
TON.
The president repeated that he woul
not interfere by recognizing either 60,
eminent until the contest should be Sc
tied through the congressional investig,
ton now In progress, but he should col
slider 1t to be his duty to keep the peaC
II occasion required and prevent bloot
shed pending political complications