The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-08
CITY AFFAIRS.
THE men JOINTS.
What the Commission Are Doing.

The members Of the Commission seem TO b
alive TO the fact that IL requires considerable
labor TO get at thorough knowledge
OF the Louisiana case; accordingly they roe'
and early yesterday morning, after break
fasting, they were waited upon by COMMITTED
from the Legislature composed OF SENATOR
Bustis and Wheeler and REPRESENTATIVES Jonas
Randolph and Estopnal, who remained olosetet
with the Commission for considerable time
While this committee were In consultation The
question of the Supreme Court and the legalt,
Of that tribunal, and Packards claims for bill
appointees, came mp. This WAS made the
ORDER OF THE pAY,
and John Ray arrived with one Of the Codes
OF Practice upon the scene to reinforct
x-Chief Justice Labelling and his would-be AZ
sistants, ]. j.. King and Leonard.
This Supreme COURT question IL attracting the
most serious confederation OF the members, and
az Judge Lawrence IL q technical man, he will
devote some time TO its consideration.
Packard 10 not leaving 4 stone unturned to In.
ausnes our visitors, and he tries 10 su round
them with his henohmen in order that some
effect may be wrought upon them.
Parior z, NJ the IT. Charles is now the centre
OF Republican attention, and on its closed door
the faithful who drop around gaze as upon the
session continued but nothing could DO aceu--
rstely learned Of what the members thought of
the situation.
The Uomti,iesien remained in session until very
late In the afternoon, and were busy with the
supreme Court question. Judge Ludeling sub
mitted very lengthy legal dooument or brief
sustaining tho Packard supreme court, and o.
Justice WHY also fled m opinion In opposition.
What opinion the members formed after the pre-
septation OF the two cases could not be cleaned,
but afterwards letters Ut request were Gent to
Gov. Nichols aud MIR. Packard requesting that
they Hend TO the Commission statement OF the
district courts who reeognise either; tho NUM- or
OF cases appealed to the Supreme Court OF either.
how many subordinate courts obey the writs o
oertiorari addressed to them from the two courts
This is for the purpose of learning how far the
Jurisdiction Of our Supreme Court extends
through the parishes and how many country
courts are will ny TO recognize It's jurisdiction.
After The Republican Judges had retired, Chief
Justice Manning and two nf his Associates enter
ed aud held long conversation wi b tho mem
bers, and az they left Psokard's District Judges
thu maeveH, and Messrs. Marks, Cole
and Hunter had an audience. The Commission
go far have only opened the door Tor the work
they have before them, aud Gen. Hawley, who
was elected Secretary, Haid that IL would be some
time before anything definite could be arrived at
He said that they had organized, and their senior
member, Lawrence, had been chosen Chairman.
p.d himself seoretsry; that they were anxious
to gather all the information possible, and would
be thankful for facilities afforded them He Hsid 1t
was very difficult TO understand exactly this Lou
isisna question ut frat b'nsh, for the people
down here made history faster than people
onuld comprehend H., but the Coram isHion pro-
posed TO understand thoroughly the whole mat
tor. Late in tho afternoon tho body adjourned
until Monday morning.