The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-02
STATE GOVERNMENTS,
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NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2.-The Republi-
cans assembled early yesterday at the
State-house, and the Democrats ap-
peared at noon, with contestants, and
demanded the removal OF the police and
the barricades. The demand was re-
fused, and the Democrats protested, and
all withdrew to ST. PatricRs Hall. The
Republican body organized, and elected
Michael Hahn Speaker.
The House has titty-three members.
Yarmouth has sixteen adherents, and
the Senate has nineteen members, max
ing full quorum. The Democratic
House also organized, and elected Louis
Bush Speaker. 1t has working quo
rum. The Senate chose Mr.. Ogden for
President. The two Legislatures are
now in good working order. There is
no excitement.
South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, Jan. 2.-Tne argument has
been concluded in the Smyth habeas
corpus case. Col. L. f. Youman argu-
ing on behalf of Hampton, and the U. s.
District Attorney on behalf of Chamber
lain. The arguments of these two gem
tlemen occupied the entire day, and
thoroughly reviewed the ground occu-
pied by each of the claimants for the
office OF Governor. Judge Carpenter
took the papers, and will render his de-
cision during the coming week. The
military were removed from The State
house yesterday.
Florida.
TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 2-The Supreme
Court met yesterday to receive the
answer OF the Returning Board. The
Court decided that the Board had not
complied with the order and must do so
at once. II said the duty OF the Board
was simply to count, add up and report
the vote ana that it should proceed to
do so. The question of jurisdiction had
already been decided by the Court. The
Board asked for time and was allowed
till to-day to obey the order of the Court
Drew is to be inaugurated at noon TO-
day.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-The Times special
from Tallahassee says the Supreme
Court reassembled yesterday and took
up the matter or the return of the State
Canvassing Board to the writ ordering
a new count from the face of the returns.
AS no answer appeared to the writ, q
new order was then caused directing
the Board to reassemble and make a
fresh canvass and count of the returns,
and confne themselves to the vote fol
Governor, as no other candidates. rights
were involved.
The proceedings under this order was
made returnable at 1880 T. NJ. The Can
vassing Board reassembled and can.
Yassed the returns for Governor as be-
fore, and returned the result to Court
as their answer to the new writ.
Whether this return will be satisfactory
to the Court will not be known before
to-day, as the Court adjourned Without
taking action.
Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2.-The members
of the Indiana Legislature, which con
Venes this week, are beginning to arrive
The hotels are filling up, and there is g
prospect of pretty lively times with the
Legislature and the Democratic State
Convention, which meets on the 8th tc
consider the Presidential question.
New York.
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 2.-The inaugura
ton of Governor Robinson was blail
and undemonstrative affair. Governor
Tilden arose, and in a brief speech de
ivere1 the. office to his successor. Gov
ernor Robinson replied very briefly, and
ngratulated Governor TIlden in being
called by popular maj GRITTY to the high.
esL place in the Nation. This expires.
sion was followed by burst Of applause
from the audience. The entire cere
mony occupied just fifteen minutes.
North Carolina.
RALEIGH, N. e., Jan. 2.-The inaugu
ration OF Governor Vance passed of
quietly. A large crowd was in attend
ance. His address was applauded tt
the echo. Abiding to National affairs
he said II conceive our situation TO be
critical In the extreme. Our only reli
ance now is upon the moderation ant
patriotism of Congress. II The repre-
sentatives Of the people and o! the States
shall not be able to make peaceable
and constitutional solution of the
difficulty in which the country now finds
itself, and there should be attempts as
threatened to inaugurate the candidates
not fairly elected, one Of two things will
happen-either the majority of the
American people Will quietly submit to
a great wrong, involving the destruction
of the Constitution, or there will be q
resort to violence.
"Let us look things in the face. The
circums tances OF North Carolina, as
well as Of the Soulnern States general
ly, imperatiVely demand that We should
not be forward in this matter. More
than all things else, except good govern
ment we need peace.