Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-05
EDITORIAL INKLINGS.

The Louisiana Commission.
The President has succeeded in finding
men willing to serve on his Louisiana rein.
yestigating commission The committee con.
sists of ex. Gov. J. G. Brown, of Tennessee; !;
Wayne McVeigh, a lawyer and who was Min
lister to Turkey in 1901, and son-in-law Of
Simon Cameron, pronounced Republican /;
Gen. j. R. Hawley, of Connecticut, moder-
ate Republican; Gen. J. M. Harlan, of Ken
lucky, an emphatic Republican; Judge G..
B. Lawrence, of Illinois, who was prominent
candidate for Senator last winter as Republi.
can, and formerly Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court of Illinois. 1t is understood that
they we're to have organized in New Orleans
on yesterday "Wednesday and will remain
in session probably for two weeks
By the latest Washington advices there is
nothing new presented by the Louisiana ques-
ton, further than it is understood that re.
canvass of the direct vote for Governor will
not be among the duties of the commission, as
reopening that question might faint the gen.
eral tenure. These are said to be the plans !:
First, to compromise Packard into an abdica-
ton second, to convene Legislature which
will count him out and, third, to withdraw
his support and let him "peter out" If the
last remedy becomes necessary, change in
the custom house will precede pacifcation, as
it is known that Packard relies OF that instl-
tuition, as at present organized, for the slnews
of war.
Extra Session Of Congress.
- Congress will convene in extra session
on the 4th of June, it being rendered neces.
sary by the failure of the last Congress to
make an appropriation for the army during
the ensuing fiscal year. A Washington cor
respondent, speculsting on the probable &C.
ton of the extra Congress, says:
A disposition exists among both the Demo.
cratic and Republican members of Congress
to make the extra session as brief as possible.
To this end it is extremely likely that the ap-
pointment Of committees, with the possible
execution of the committee on appropriations,
will be postponed until the December session.
IF no committees are announced, no legisla-
ton can be entered upon but by unanimous
consent. The Texas Pacific people would
like to get their scheme through but they
know that would not be possible. The sole
business for which the session is to be called
by the President is the passage of the army
appropriation bill, and it depends altogether
upon circumstances whether even that is
passed 1t can be stated authoritatively, and
without the least reservation, for l have it
from many of the leading Democratic men,
bers of the House, that not one dollar will be
voted for the army if, when Congress comes
together, it is still acting as police guard for
Packard and Chamberlain, or for either of
them. Members say that they permitted the
army bill to fail at the last session because the
army was then used to sustain the rotten and
fraudulent Packard and Chamberlain govern
ments, and that it is useless for the President
to call them here in the expectation that they
will vote the public money for the army If it Is
to be continued in its present illegal, disgrace.
ful and degrading occupation. Therefore,
when Congress meets, if it finds the army con-
fined to its legitimate employment and the
people of South Carolina and Louisiana in
peaceful aud undisturbed possession of their
own governments, the army bill will be pass
ed, and an adjournment effected in very few
davs. If the contrary is the case. the army
will get no supplies. but bitter and political
debates are likely to ensue, which may pro-
long the session for several weeks.
Judge Northrop on the Situation.
- The Washington Republican of Satur-
day. publishes an interview with Hon. L. G.
Northrop, Circuit Judge of the Seventh Ju-
dicial Circuit of South Carolina. Captoning
the interview, the Republican says:
"Tbe Judgeis native born South Carolin-
ian, being descendant of one of the oldest
families in the State. When the late war