The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-15

by dtrcCrlOn OF bne LAestuCus WIG
Secretary OF War has ordered that the
limited States troops now In garrison In
Alaska be Withdrawn and the Territory
turned over to the control OF the Treas
ury Department.
TnE ORGANIZATION or THE HOUSE.
The President Gives Zip the Idea that
the Administration Can Elect
IT'S speaker.
IN. Y. Tribune.l
WARRINGTON. April TO- There. has
been considerable gossip since the IN
a,ipuration OF President Hayes as TO the
possibility of securing an organization
If the House friendly to the Admins
tration. It may be said that while the
President has contemplated the possii-
bility OF such an event, he does not look
upon Ii az very probable, He is under
stood to believe that II bis liberal policy
could be allowed to operate without IN
reference by Congress until next De.
cember. It would have such an elect
upon party organization In the South as
to lead many of the more conservative
men from that section Of the country to
ioin with Northern Republicans In sup
porting the Administration and In se-
curing for 1t a friendly majority In both
houses, Under present circumstances
with great difficulty that Democrats OF
any section of the country can be In
duced to vote against the caucus notni-
nees of their party In the organization
of the House, even though they may
intend to support all just measures pro-
posed by the President.
HAMu8M IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. Hayes orders sD0a, Geo tn he
Expended.
IN. Y. Tribnne.l
WARRINGTON. April 10.-The President
has authorized the expenditure of the
certain Gums, under the direction OF the
Chief OF Engineers, for the Improvement
portion OF the suspended approximation
voted at the fret session OF the X LIVth
Congress. Among the sums to be ex-
pended are the following.
Galveston Outer Bar, $B8, 600: Mis-
sissippi, Missouri and Arkansas rivers,
$4,000 Des Moines Rapids, $4,000;
Tennessee river, Mussell Shoals and
Upper Tennessee, $140. 900.
The total is $e04, 1000, still leaving
balance OF $1,600,000 to the credit OF
various improvements. Applications
have been filed for the allotment of the
whole OF the appropriations for Georgia,
Alabama and Tennessee. and will be re-
ported on shortly. Me President
desires to do Justice TO works which are
Of general utility, but number OF jobs
run through the bill will be ignored.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Condition Of the Hampton Govern-
mcnt.
IChicago Times.1
COLUMBIA, April 11,-There was no de-
fnonstration at all In consequence of
Hampton's victory; indeed the city
looked. for all the world, az IL Ii was
Sunday. The Republicans are gener.
ally hopeful that the consequences OF
the change will not be as oalamitous to
them as they had been induced TO be.
lieve ct first, and most OF the influential
natives of the party are earnestly eoun-
selling the rank and file to give Hamp-
ton . hearty support so long as he acts |
Dictated, and which they believe he will |
observe IN good faith. The Republican |
State officials are still In possession Of |
their several offices and archives be- /
longing TO them. as they have n de fucto |
title until the quo tpatranto gases now |
pending In the Supreme Court, and |
which were instituted to test their |
titles. can be determined iudicially.
This will probably involve delay of |
at least a month, as the two surviving
members of the Supreme Court are
likely to disagree Ia their conclusions.
and the vacant Chief Justiceship can
only be filled by on election BY the
Legislature, which will not meet before
the time indicated. Gov. Hampton did
not 60 into the State House to-day, but
he will assume control In the executive
chamber OF that building In the morn
Ing.
chamberlain threw his constabulary
on the cold charities Of the world
WITHOUT DIME
In their pockets. The Democratic Off
GERS elected with Gov. Hampton will |
90 into the State House when Gov.
Hampton does morrow and will |
assume the discharge of the duties Don.
neoted with their respective positions,
and OF course they will be- recognized by
seQuently the Republicans will find
themselves with an empty bag to hold.
AT 1T AGAIN.
Those Indignant New England Metho-
dists.
BosToN, April 11.--At the New Eng
land Methodist Conference letter was
read detailing the recent killing Of Rev.
William III. Scott In South Carolina,
and the following resolution offered:
Resolced, That we hereby utter anew our pro-
test against those twin relics Of slavery and re-
bellion, the slave whip and shotgun. and call
upon all Christian people OF the South to sup
prees the renewed outbreak Of barbarism.
Resolved, That we desire to express our SYM
pAthy for our brethren laborers In that field, |
amidst hardship, poverty and peril Of life and TO
assure them that no word or effort OF ours shall
be wanting in their behalf.
Resolved, That we call upon the government Of
the United States, before all questions OF party
Cancellation, TO employ lie utmost influence and
power In the suppression OF violence and the
protection Of all classes OF citizens in the exer-
else Of their civil and religious rights.
The resolutions were referred to the