, 1877-04-10
LOUISIANA
The Commission Still Feel
ing the Political Pulse
Of the State.
They Have Discovered Thus
Far Very Few l1npor-
tant Facts
Other than Those Already
Known to tho Country
at Large.
The Relative Strength Of the Su-
premo Courts to Do
Tested;
As Also Which Governor Is Collect
ing the Most Taxes.
a Hitherto Unpublished Letter
Of Packard to the.
President.
In Which the Governor Makes a
Loud Gail for Recognition.
What Is Thought Of the Situation at
tho National Capital
NEW ORLEANS.
WORKING IN THE pARK,

e..,'., moHn'sn c,., IN TIE m pAhk.
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~.. ~ ssss'oa y. t"o eo,!nlss'oa 1, to,aa'
~ estu".,s'. AA'',u. 1no p.oceeo"et
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,.xt.a; sr.n - rvs' a,a ',,o Msss.'sauon ulsh'
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Evor.,,e,,r ,,ose ~. uaa oseu ea' ,', 1oo 3aE'
49," 's1Y nas saeM anu 10 "ilng 70 e1'
e'eoo tusu' 4ne Anposlant 1csulI tnus lar ae.
.onp''eneq " lno commission aas ocen 10 hold
.,.e s'e'1soe' =" sese'oo' NcHheT OF
.M.o' .... ,., uua'ss Aas puasnesS 70 TRANSACT
49, c'as. - "nn"s " ou!outn "hnc
a., ssa e"'''iSe'on ntc, 90 ,onE "a
49,. sns s.as.nas .uc R'oo*pnt5 'neseases
t,.o nan..ass n.",.... . W.. W "un over ,lon,
nv sH.'u w. 49,. Gsasa, S ~ eonss''sc leea!
publication will thus hare been accomplished,
and the Commission wilt deserve credit. The
Democratic Legislature wiit adjourn by the end
of tho Hcck IL Tho Commission hn, an,.hca Il, :.
work hv Tint t,,nc A ''''' A"''''s1 Ito
WI" ~ tl'at t'"e'
THE DkNocRAT1o SENATOR
Is likely to be chosen Thursday. 4 run,or
has been abroad that Nichols Ina hrcn
ofycred TIM scnato+sh,n hv +hn ,,,.s.
$3.50 - '"' u..ta
peope, "ho a.e anxious 70 get him
out Of the wny and make WfltZ Governor. As a
Liberal Senator NICHOLS would be tho next
thJuc TO iiepubtfcan. and vou,d hc . u.vc,
,r,r h,, H. ~ A""' 10
'""'' oa' "' =. var .,x,.n,
20 Hot e~'p1uAIst
ano LUG ennnces la7or one OF tAe extremists.
Nichols has declined 10 entertain any proposl-
tfon for tho reorganization Of his Legislature,
thc 80 .,otn-o ..,, ,,,,. ,,n,, r. u'5
~. 'esi e'a'"tc eoh psss upon 'he 4uailHcat'ons
OF It's members, aud It has taken action decisive
y. 1tfs believed the labors Of the Commission
will be concluded this week,
Yxsrrnn4y,. .ra.tos or rur co,,,,,..,ou
~: sss'to" " 4Hh eo"A4as!of' ,
a. Anc eess'on % Q, '"o Commission extended from
~ 10 u O'CLOCK. a c,tn1n1ttcc Of twenty or
frat admitted, At tl1o hcatl nf IT werc .rohn
nh.,.. :, .a... ~ C.-... .1 n W ~ WY 'o""
Iaoips, o. u: Lanttc' C5fas busse1 cotton fac-
tors; sam Kennedy of tic Dank OF Louisiana; !;
Thomas Addama, OF tho Crescent INSURANCE
Company; ". b. Schmidt, Wholesale Erocer;
Albert Baldwin, hardware; J. II. 0g!cshr,
President Of tho largest National Bank, hitherto
!scal agont Of tho state, and 2 strong Rcpuh-
lteau, now acting With Nichols. These inen
rerrcacpt tho larEest bustncss interests Of tho
statc. They advocated tho casc Ut Nichols.
saylnE that tho support Of he Government was
essential to tue prosperity Of tlln community.
The members Of tho Commission in turn
rnEsENTkp THE COMPROMISE
which thor were sent to suggest. 1t consists in
ot tho Returning Boaru, lit members to ba al.
nllttei Hhoso seats arc not contested. The
Legislature thus organized would have In tho
ecilate, thirty-trco members, ,-seycntcen Demo
Gratis and sixteen Republicans, and lit tic House
10s,-foEty.four Democrats and tifty.ct0bk Rc.
publica.is. Tho Commission proposed that tho
Legislature, thus organized, should rccnnyass tho
votes, aud that tho Governor recognized by ills
body should hc supported By All fiasttcs, The
merchants In reply said that tho Democrats ui
New Orleans would not submit to surl, thing;
that tho seats Of fourteen Democrats arc con.
tested only By tho Returning Board, and tic
rontrol nf tho Legislature Into tue hands OF tho
RcnuhIlcens, an,l Virtual; Yicli cycrytiinr @ for
whtch tho Democrats kaYo tontcnsictl. The
Commission acl to tho original purposc ilrtniy.
an,l showed . disposition to u,aintal,, it,
This
rus MOTT DECIDED STAND
It has ret takon on any question. Thoro VIVA
uo dissent la tho Commission from tlu opinIon
TINT this was tho pnly cou1nron,tsc possible, and
That It was 4 i,lst ro,Ilpromisc. The Dctnurnts
alleged that, in thc ease ul three of Tho con-
irsts, tho Hcturnine Noanl men,bete have ro.
fusci 10 tlis DIV 10 taku tbcir scats In either
Lcyislaturc. and iiayu ndmfttrti Tint
THEY WE'RE knr kLKcTRn.
and that The others wcrc collntcI in m arhttrnrr
nn,l unlawful tHniy.
Thu Conmfssioi, Afterwards rcccired 4 Com,
ln!ltcu 0f the Konutlran Club uf New Or]cann.
cull,rurInr ten or twctyo ncrsuns. WIN prcsentri
l'acknr,l,s casc aenin strnnrir. i rnr,tnIttro ~
six ur saytn from tha rarEar.1 jiuuso followed
N0thinr new VIVA otlIl,,tc,i nv thrsr Mnifcss
Tho nn,yra,nn,a of thn Commis,inn la. NH
becn mat,,r,.i. Far,, DIV atfit tsxra ~ co,rsc