, 1877-04-08
a Nest Of Sinecures Heavily
Tainted with Thieyery.
Clerk Adams Still Figures Democrat
ic Majority in the New House.

New England Methodist Clereymen Wish
the President Godspeed.
LOUISIANA. a.:
THE SENATORIAL QUESTION -:
Special Dtspetca to 1ae 7.tosa.. :
NEW ORLEANS, April THE Senatorial agf
tation, although now working under the surface
of affairs, controls the movements Of the Com
mission more than is generally known. The
Republican candidates are Bosse and Judge
Wiley. Warmoth is working for him
self, and has George 4. Sheridan Al
second choice, but neither Of i, them has
q following. Penn is the representative .of the
new Administration party. The presence of
Sam Cox has an injurious effect his purpose
i. to stiffen the Republicans and the Democrats,
and to maintain the old party lines as strictly
as possible. At his instigation Ellis andLcvy,
returned Congressmen, addressed the Demo-
cratic caucus night before last, ard assured the
members present that they had nothing to gain
to yielding point to the Administration =. =
Cox himself has been invited to address both
Houses OF the Nichols Legislature He Is tho
Machiavclll OF the situation here, and to him will
belong the dise1ctlit. Of disrupting the Admins
tration folks here II the disruption occurs.
THE FEDERAL PATRONAGE
is another important element in the case
The ultra-Democrats fear to &; elect
anybody who eau obtain the confidence
of the Administration, dispense the patronage,
aud thereby gain All influence in the State which
could not be overcome They prefer to have a
carpet~bagger 20 into the Senate. It would
bc impossible, then, to say that the
Administration had acted in bad faith.
or that It had only yielded to Nichols because
It was afraid to do otherwise The ultras would
rather send to the Senate man whom they
knew would hare not tic best case. The
records, a:1d the ability to fulfill the duties Of
the Court arc, however, with tue Nichols body,
the processes Of which are rccog nized in Ill parts
Of the State.
COMMISSION VISITORS.
Besides the Supreme Court, double COM
| mittee from the Nichols Legislature and
| many private citizens visited the COM
mission to-day. Some Of the latter testified
particularly to the strength OF Nichols out
side the city. They asserted that the Nichols
! Government was .as universally upheld In the
parishes as in tue city; thai his courts were IN
peaceful operation; Ills tax-tn,llectoFs IN tue
! discharge OF their duties, md his State officers
| the only ones acknowledged
xb44.A Af4Q
| sation to-day, said he WAS at j loss to decide
| how long the Commission might continue. One
thing be could declare, namely: That IS bust-
| ness and professional men, With iargc interests
suffering at houlr, they were ail anxious to dis
| patch business, and make their report to the
| President. Gen. Haw1ey said that nothing Of
Importance had set been doue: The serious
work is to begin Monday, when the eases on
! eath side arc to be formally presented
THREE PAK1EH JUDGES
| were called before the Commission 1neY re:
| cciycd their commissions Gom Packnrd- Two
| of them stated there had been a change 10 pub
lie feeling since the election: and that Nichols
was now upheld BY majority OF the voters IN
their district The other expressed the op-
positc opinion.
Most Of the parish Judges commissioned by
Packard have filed their oaths OF office with
The two Attorney Generals were admitted
Packard's man is = brother OF Randall hunt'
| nud occupies high position socially. he I'M
pressed the Commission BY his bearing ind h1s
arguments.
that hr felt now more hopelessly confused AZ
| the situation than when he left Washington
Packard has made i fine impression by ms
manners, bis person, his dignity, and tue abun:
dant proofs Of his high character.
| THE COMMISSION AT WORK.
| IL t1e Hette171 Aksoc4atkd FT&ss
New ORLEANS, April 7.-Aceofdf9E 20 ap'
pointment made on Friday night the Joint Com,
|
upon the Presidential Commission this morning
| at the pariors OF the st. Charles Hotel .Ths
consultation lasted two hours It. was secret
and nothing was cleaned further than the tac
that members OF the Commission were PRO PRO
State of affairs. The Committed mad
detailed verbal statement OF the status
the Government, giving the number {,
parishes and officials that tad acknowledged q q
| {cptancc to the Nichols Government, and VII
future ervieyv nreSent documentary 13Et$
The Commission will at an early day mex
week visit the Legislature and various Stat
Offices.
TIE PACKARD SUPREME COURT.
p Chief-Justice Ludeling and AssocateJusttce
!. King aud Leonard, OF the Kellogg SupEcm
Court, had lengthy Interview with the Con
mission, and laid before them IN e1aborat
printed brief showing their title to office undo
the Constitution, irrespective OF the 9oesta9 i"3
= At 8 O'Clock, DistrictrJudees Marks, Cole
and Hunter, for the Fourth, Fifth, aud Ntut
Judicial Districts Of the State, each elected . ,
the Republican ticket, bad 2 long interTte'
With the Commission. and emphaticniiy declare
the sentiments Of their districts to be in fav'
OF the Packard Government Inc Lhfee a.. a.
4 tricts embrace eleven parishes, NTH TOT
! population Of 100, ,69l.
AN EXCITING MTERLuUk
in the interview was the cross-exa1nlnatlon
Judge R. 4. Hunter as follows;
r Q.-Whodid you vote for Tor GoTefnoF: a.
g. ; Q.MWho did you vote for for Presidcnta a.
r 'Tilden. no.an.
- A.-Au nv life. [ was born democrat f1e1
o in this State and expect to die Democrat
O.-N'hy do you now desert the Democrat
narty and support Mr. Packardt
A:-Because the Democratic party mas le
me, and does not protect the rights OF citizen
murder, and because I believe Packard =!
~ souarely elected, and majority OF the Ehi
people Of my district (Rapdes, Grant, and W
hon ParishcsA prefer him for Governor
n Gen. Harlan had long private interview nj
Sc Sc Gov. Packard In the evening, the purpoEt
81 81 which has not t1anspiTcd-
1s NICHOLS sUrKEME COURT.
nT n At5p. m. the members OF the Nichols 8
Ct premc Court By invitation called on the Coz
to mission. The consultation WAS entirely 1
:. formal ~::-
Of NEW IBERIA.
NEW IBER1A, La, April IA large and {
. thusIastic mass-meeting Of citizens Of lbe
O. Parish adopted 4 resolution indorsipg the MI
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