The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-14
DAYLIGHT IN LOUISIANA.
EIGHT REPUBI ICINs DEsERTING
THE PACKARD LEGISLATURE.
Prospects of n speedy Dispersal Of the U.urp-
iDH Governmrnt-A Possible Compromise
on the United states ~spaiorship.

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Prospects of n speedy Dispersal Of the U.urp-
| ipg Govcrnmrnt-A Possible Compr ON so
| on the United states ~sDaiorship.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 13-Packnrd has
increased hs garrison at the State House by
several bundrcd, and now considerably more
tban ono thous nd persons OF all classes and
all shades OF color are confined In that build
Ing, where they drill part OF the time and revol
or sleep the other part. A hotel this building
acc ,mm moda,ed only so when crowded. 1t Is
now reekinR with nth. and its atmosphere Is
almost nsuJporiable. The small pox has broken
out In this crowd. and three patients have been
sent to hospital The constern tion Is awful
and It Il said that gener dispersal IA only
prevented by the desperate Re- ublican leaders.
Four Republican Sen ltors VINO have absonied
themselves N the weeN from Packard's Lesis-
lature, Joined the ioyal Senate to-day and were
sworn In, making twenty-tbree Senators
returned 10y the board njw sitting In the
Nichols Senate. with one not returned.
quorum being nineteen. Packard has only four
teen Senators left certified by the board, though
two not counted In took their seats. The legal
Legisl ture opened with sixty-two IN IN Ders.
Two Republicans counted 10 ny the board pub
licly swore that their opponents were legally
elected and refused to serve. Four Republicans
have left tie Parkari House ana Joined the
NICHOLS Iegislature. ant one contestant was
Sc ted. maxim 90 IN the Lerisl tnrc, OF Mhom
are Repu ilcans. IT, Il lkely thit the PACKARD
Let's turo his hid ia Last meeting. ns bv
Mond " II IA expected tnat TIE members will
leave the state uouse aud take their seats IN the
leg Legisl ture. In 81. Mary, & ,ddo and other
plrisles. the Republican and DemOcr ne pare
cn'al um iais lately elected nave publicly pro-
claimed their recosnition OF tne leg 4 Govern
meut ana their intention to pay the xes To the
same. Ihe Nichols Government now exists
over the remotest corners OF the state ana peace
and order revaIl.
Mos oi the suO-com mittccs start to night Tor
Washington. MIR. Morrison " he VII start
cer, nnly on Tuesday. 1t - TX ~ mat every
sub c immittee "nd the man committees VIII
pr sent two reports.
Al 10 O'clock tins morning Gen. Augur ia
tn he had r ceiv Il no communication or IN
! form 1T ~ from Packard IN references t. the
affair 1t Pinchoack'- mouse yester iay afternoon.
although It was stid 1 tue : ate House st
night tntt tue wholr c'rre-ponirnce would oe
LAID before tim. Gen. Augur nl,, sald tnit
there Il ne-n no change IN the stu itiOo or IN
order' IN relation g. tue nv i pTu's.
| reported In tue kepuD ican Le-i~litIre ,esirr-
| day, y,tnat he mad been offered SlO,OOtO JON the
| D-mocfst., bIt ina sucn a s,un nid neen ci
| culateu, and he mad no notion of going TO tnat
| bOly.
| Al one o'clock no ballot for Tni'ed States
| Senator hat been had la the itopuuican Lrgi.-
| lature. Ine Senao - ill without quorum.
| Sena'o BE ux, from Poir COuDee and tho
| fricianas. "hpi i'it the heputhc II senate w.
| tcruay, sworn into tue DE no T tie senate
| tod y h.pr, sentative DrU"n Ol Vernon aiso
| l-ft the Kei uuiiciu iVnse and wrute letter Ia
tue Democratic Hou-e' syin1 tna', aitnougi he
| was returned AS e.ected by ihe Rstgrnine
| 10 RI, ur Nlt not urlltN@ he was tltt cd lu
would not ASK for se {. ihe Demucrauc
Lesi-ia .urr had another ballot Tor Uuited STATE,
| srnai r, Dut without "a ch ice.
Juu-e Sutw has opened the Superior Civil
! COurt ~ the state House building. ~ his tne
| seal and miJute book ui the 60 r.. wnile tno
| Nicnoils Government holds tue former court
| room.
| LeeisItture, says: Inc tnitrd ~tttrs Scna
tural question prfplex, tue members not "A it,
| Il ana IL seems To Ue generally unJtr-tOod
| thnt daily jnint ballot u hut IA mere form 10
| conform 10 existing Laws. some ut the mem
| ber- EN- To tnnk mat taste Il Of ,ircting
| Democra tue, would gam more n'w ov -el-cs-
| ing 1t efaL tie ubiici - la connection with
| tnis sut jet II l. alleged tnat combinatI are
| being effected whereby james +. CDsey, or some
| pro miuent kepuuncau WITH innu, nee ,t wash
| gtOn, VIII be seiect-di .ucusrs - Rrp.b-
| ncAn and Deuocr tic efilber. are reporte D. at
| wLicn the mat er has been frequently Giscnssed.
ami II ~ expected ~ few DtN- all arrange-
| u,.nts IA, crs..r, vii have been Elected.
| q ". kc.l. - lie, ID "a b fore tie iiuuse Com.
n'ttee ia, resar .itg the elcc.ion. SAY ins he
Received many ,eieg'ams after tue election,
sty + 4 from Srcre a. Cnandirr ANA OtHer-. iu-
uuirus now the state ma gone, hut none from
sscr,t ry Chandler on tho o.h OF NpvemUer,
| keIuoh ans. lie Receive uespatcue, lrpni ren-
| atlr Lp-an anI o.hets IA Chicago. alsl
| fiO.n senator Morton, nnd from san
| Francisco. lie did not rememo~r TIE
| iepics ne sent. lie said tnat he uisnt have
r. tcclyed desp ,tches saying th.t l. 'uisiina mu,I
ue carried Tor me Il pno'i'"n-, p't hpt from
| eecrr,a G.. n1lcr. lie shiu TO received one
from san Filnci-cO say NJ hat ine l,e "a, aus
on the Pacinc coast r,led ~ "a the Republicans
here g. see tn votes cast tnr 'ugn Ni"i"u e and
| ir.ud snuulu uOt ue counted against tue N-puD.
| II ns. GA or about tie yn November tnInks
| ue received a despatch from 10. T.. { handler
| saylng. Hewitt Is Couilng, watcu tue count,
| ana be careful"
| At i've o'ciock this ey n,ng nttors Demas
| (cOioied), Wheeler. and Hamlet, accounraniud
| b, IIucn ack euteiel the Demo Idtlc senate
| anl we're greeted Win Cueers. Aitrr OFT
executive session the Two former were a .lni tel
| to seats .nd sworn III. Mr. iiamiet " srtnted
| permit .siun 10 make person explanation.
| wuItu ne ava. lie eApihiiitd that nr h Il
| wundraMn from the Republican eenatr
| aud " luid not serve wlth II, alter whIcn
| Nr. Pinfiu was granted permission &
| make d prrSohal explanation. IL shij that the
| ayflpn Of han self "a Il t4e~e senator, unly
| decided uutn after ~ tdre uciiucr criflOn, nj
| tncy intended To stand the nAz ri OF fue
de. lhr, cpue troro as R-IuuIi-
81 tie Sale were above those OF y NY.
! lie denounced he lteDuDlc IA party OF Lp'I--
| iana IN uniuc -urti t'r.ns, - "a hlt II YES.
| 4 ihausD RAJ Il. coul. 40 all 'ld tus ~ avs al
| mnl-tr ttuu Wlln tula hllht upon tue fru-i eity
Il inc pcuplc. lie -cr.scd * q \. krl ~ II
| s.cuTu Z avs election an SvuAtur - CnrIupt
| means.
ine ID ,mocrAts 70 jlbiilnt to-nish' over the
| cyrnt- oi turd ,. whDc iht absence of Lef- II
an. acc. sni ton on tn- AT ut IN, gen raj q y
EN- ..,ul Oi he i4Cka a \ AuntulrtT4t 4tiff l..D-
cue, , Ni lc-p Dread i.etIug Il le-pOndcucy Ia
tie ltruul lcau tanks.
Ihr IL plfi,cin Ir.niing Company this even
In sr4Vru aYutce on GuS. l. .cN 90 To HE nuct
! tnat tir uIDHc tuVn ul ;ne htpuLicdH wO I'D ue
| rIsDrndcd nf er u-.DOr oN.
| Anptner b,nOt was udi N the r. uhlIc n
LEGISLATURE to-day fOl luiIeu states Senator,
| Win tIt sane Ita.lt a yt,tciddy.