Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-04-26
THE LOUISIANA COMMISSIONS
REPORT TO PRESIDENT
HAYES.
Nichols was Powerful and Walked
on with the Government.
AT THE SANE TINE PACKARD
WAS LEGALLY ELECTED.
Generals Shermana and Banks Believe
In Southern Promises.
lsrEciAL p~srArcnEs To rHI GoLp HILL
DAILY NEws
Report OF shs Louisiana Commits.
nlan.

Report OF ths Iouisiana Commits.
sion.
WASHINGTON. April 25.-The Louisisna
Commissions report. dated April 2ist. al
New Orleans, starts out with tho statement
| that In accordance with the instructions
Of Secretary Evarts, and the known in.
tention Of the President to withdraw the
troops, their efforts were directed 10 secur-
ing . common Legislature Of undisputed
authority. competent to allay trouble and
preserve peace. unaided by the National
Government. Both sides were bitter and
uncompromi-ing. They say they have
eonvsrsed freely with all classes Of men.
representing every parish in the State,
and have read much testimony and written
legal argument. They found the facts az
fellows: Packard was at the State-house
with his Legislature and friends and armed
| police force. A there was no quorum In
the senate, even upon his W theory Of
law. his Legislature was necessarily In.
active. The Supreme Court. which recog.
/ nized his authority. had not attempted to
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souy r,ii,,,. aus~ina
NY 70 M. iaso,onsx 80 nx;n. 70 III NJ
Sssa ~. 49, = pr.siJs,t nrsn, ;,
s.sn nv s,ans ~ change ne rei.,ivs mai.
-. - - i,;,a..,s anil GovS,nor Nic,,niI.
III min raIianeo Wa pnon mia ,llsgoJ
ias., si,ia Calming n wa, The constitn.
,ion,i autv on the President to r~scocnize
him anil IN sfYorI him such military assist.
snce AZ might be necessary 10 enable him
IN .ssert Lis authority OF Governor.
Governor Nicholl, was occupyinc Odd
Is,iov.' Hall n. n state-bonse' His
ievi.i.,urs met Tiers and was sc.
,ivsIv engaged in businrs. Of lepisla.
tion' All jspartmsnts of the city govern.
msnto Of the city Of New Orleans recogniz.
ell his authority. The Supreme Court,
nominated by him and confirmed by his
Senate, was holding daily sessions. and
had heard about two hundred cases. The
time for collection Of taxes had not arriv-
ed. but Q considerable SUN Of money In
the form VI taxes had been voluntarily
paid into the treasury. out Of which he
was d~efraying his expenses. The Nichslls
Legislature had Q quorum in the Senate.
upon either Nichols or Packard's theory
OF law. and . quorum In the House on
Nichols. hut not on Packard's theory.
The Packard Legislature had a quorum In
the House on it, own theory. but not In
the Senate. and Was thus disabled from
any legislation valid even In the Judg-
ment Of its own party. The commission
| found 10 to BE- very difficult to ascertain
the precise extent TO which the respective
governments were acknowledged In the
various parishes outside OF New Orleans
but IL IL safe to say mat the enanges
which had taken place In the parishes al
ter tho organization OF the two govern
| ments ON the 9th VI January were In favor
Of the Nichols Government. The claim
10 legality of the Supreme Court composed
u Chief Justice Manning and associates.
who were nominated by Governor Nichols
and confirmed by his Senate. rests upon
the same basis a. the title OF Nichols and
his Senate. Tho claim to Legality OF tho
Supreme Court composed OF Chici
Justice Ludeling and his associates
rests either upon their right 70
hold over In case Nichols court Is
illegal. or upon the legality OF the Nell
logg-Packard Senate, which connrmsd the
Judges upon the nomination OF Governor
Kellogg, and while u nad . heturning
Board quorum. Tnis Is the posi',on ,sNs
found u. We WIZ now state INC ieSai
questions upon which tho right OF These
respective Government depends Inc
Constitution OF Louisiana requires thai
the returns OF all elections Tor members
Of the General Assembly shall DO made to
| tha Secretary az State that qualified Cleo