The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-04-26
Magnanimity of Gov. Nichols.

| NEW OhLEANS, Apfll Al.-A
committee from the Packard lesis.
lature waited upon the commission
to-day, and requested their friendly
offices in securing from the Nichols
government some compensation for
the policemen and employers who
have remained faithful to Packard.
Commission assured them that they
would endeavor to meet their wish
es, and immediately requested an
Interview with Gov. Nichols, Lieu
tenant Governor Wilt, Speaker
Bush, and number of the promi
nent members of the Nichols legis-
lature, to whom they made known
the request of the Republican com
mittee. The subject was favorabIy
considered, and Gov. Nichols, with
the advice and consent of his asso
ciates promptly offered to devote
the governors contingent fund to
this purpose. This fund amounts
to between thirty and forty thous
and dollars, and was appropriated
to aid Nichols in establishing his
government. This prompt aid to
Republican employees will provide
for their immediate wants, and re
move much of the dissatisfaction
among them consequent upon break
ing up of the Packard government
and the commission seemed to be
highly gratitied at the absence of
resentment on the part of Nichols
party. Long before these arrange
ments were contaminated a number
OF the Packard members of the sen.
ate and house had taken their seats
IN the Nichols legislature. Subse
quently a concurrent resolution was
passed in the Nichols Legislature
paying the Republican members who
were not elected, but returned by
the returning board, their milea &c
and per diem as contestants. A
notable feature of the proceedings
upon the floor of the Nichols house
was the withdrawal of seven Demo
cratic members who had been seated
subject to contest who gracefully
yielded their seats, Introducing col
ored Republican members claiming
seats upon face of the returns. Be-
fore the house assembled this morn.
ing Kenachan, Democrat, of Pla-
quemlne, who was unseated by an
arrangement for admitting Repub.
llcans, called the house to order in
formally, whereupon Kidd, Demo
crat, in feeling address presented
a handsome gold headed cane to
VIM. Ridgely, colored member
from Concordia, who had been seat
ed upon contest, but who was one
OF the first to relinquish his claims
to colored contestant in the inter
est of adjustment.
NEW ORLEANS, April 21.-In the
Nichols legislature j. A. Cage. of
the eighth senatorial district, was
seated. Demas returned to his seat
and explained the causes which lead
to his desertiOn. Messrs. Demarais
and Grant,, of st. Landry, Cole, of
st. John, Simms and Dickinson, of
st. James, and Sauer, of Iberia,
were sworn in, making 70 returning
board members who were not elect.
ed by the election commissioners
returns have Designed their claims.
Membership of the legislature.
New ORLEANS, April 21.-Mr.
+. ). Irrelevant, clerk of the Mich.
oils house, furnished the commission
the following statement of the mem
beIship, which was included in their
telegram to the President this af
ternoon: Total number of the con.
stitutional house 12O; number re,
turned by the returning board lit:
number thrown out by the return
ing board 3; total 120. Number of
returning board members now an.
swering roll call Sc; returning board
members dead 1; number Of mem
0ers elected and not returned by
the board. bnf whosa onnonon+s