New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-25
RETURN OF THE COMMISSION.

NICHOLS DETERMINED To FULFILL Ills PTEDGEs-A
GOOD OPINION OF PACKARD-THE REPORT TO
Mr.. HAYES.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUSE1
WASHINGTON, April 24-The members of
the Louisiana Commission arrived in Washington early
this morning. and during the day held long interviews
with the President and members Of his Cabinet din
ner was given In their honor the White House this
evening
All the members Of the Commission express Themselves
entirely satisfied with the result Of their labors When
they arrived in NewOrleans the leading Of each
party looked upon them with suspicion and dstrust and
desired TO have nothing to do with the Commission.
For q time 1t seemed though they
would be able to make Roadway In
carrying out the object OF their mission.
When the Commission left New-Orleans the
animOses between the two parties which We're the out
growth years OF bitter contests and of msrulc and
which had gradually intensified during the last five
months, air eady much softcned and both parties
expressed their gratitude to tho Commission for the
assistance they had rendered in bringing about salts
factory solution. Instead OF driving Gov Packard out
Of the State House at the point Of the bayonet Gov
Nichols was at the time the Commission left, paying
Gov Packards police and other officers out OF his own
contingent fund. The Republican members Of the Com
mission speak OF Gov. Nichols of the highest
honor, wsio will fail 10 every means in his power
TO carry out all pledges he has made aud they
he will be supported by large element of the Demo
cratic party. They admit that the task he has 10 per-
form will be a very dieultOne but they nope that he
will I've able accomplish it. He informed the Commits
sion that he should send through the state influential
men tell the people OF his pledge tn tn National Gov
eminent and that the laws will he executed and order
maintained.
Republican members OF the Commission also speak of
Gov Packard In very fattering terms They say that he
IA brave honest, sincere man, and that the popular
fesling against lin in NewOrle ms Is by no means as
great as many people in the North suppose 1t to be- IL
not true they say that he shut up in the State
House pending the controversy. He slept In his
own every nj hit and passed to and fro between
that he commanded nothing aud eNcrciSed none OF lDe
fnnctions 81 0yernor of the state outside ri the old ST
Louis Hotel which was his state House The Commission
do not that he viii cause any piDic
ln they are not So certain tt he will not refer the ques
ton OF his title TO the courts. No suggestion has beer
made Gov Packard that he IL 10 receive any onIc.
from the United and all talk abcut his appoint
meut 10 the Coecolsp OF the Port OF NewOrleans, o
Ia any other Federal office, IL wholly without foundation
The Commission do not bscye that the President vii
Offer him any position or that it would proper either
office. They think that he VIII remain Ill Ne"-or'ah'
aud engage in private business. , .,.
The Commission have submitted to the President
written report Of their visit TO NewOrleans II open,
with dpsrr;ption Of the attitude each party toward
the other and ara the Commission upon ttlr airV
In NcS OrleaGs BO sides, II says were ouhu staUsS
inclined To resist all attempts to compromise; the cltzei
was and sls ico;s, and iithe man te press wa
quite unfIiendly Tie repoit details the se.ei" ,'e
views had with representative lnen of both govern
menis and Of every in the city Accounts OF hes'
fro,n New-)rlcans The important portion OF the
report is a carefully prepared settlement OF tle lesa
pGsiiion by each side III regard 10 the question
whether the termination Of the electoral vote by IN
Returning Board must be accepted under the cohsttu
To-, rI laws of the state as also a determination OF til,
result OF the vote State officers. The NICHOLS pre-
sen;ation OF his question is one That impressed
Of the commission as worthy OF close attention. NJ
0unon was xprcsscd by the Con mission III lis fepof
in regard this other points Of the controversy ih'
only aim was to present the facts OF the SITUATION ana u
give an UNI account OF the various obstacle
Which wcr,. encountered aud the methods pursued u
rrmo,e them II WAS determined to-day not TO MAKE
the report public at present.