The Morning herald., 1877-01-11

DRSDAY, JANUARY
silver shall not be made legal tender fol
any sum above $40. After some discussion
1t was referred to the Committee on Finance
Several bills of no public Importance were
introduced during the morninghour, and the
Senate then resumed the consideration o
the unfinished business being the House
bill to perfect the revision of the statutes o1
the United States.
THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
The expected meeting of the House Ju-
dietary Committee for action on thelanswer
OF Manager Barnes. was not held tosday,
owing to the absence of several of ita
members, who belong to the Committee on
Counting the Electoral Votes, which
latter committee met and further discussed
the general subject, but arrived at no COZ
clusion.
ARMY RETIRING BOARD.
BY direction of the President, the board
to retire disabled officers convened at San
Francisco, California, by special order in
October, 1875, from the War Department is
dissolved.
THE NEWS FROM NEW oRLEANs-1MPoR-
TANT DESPATCH TO GENERAL AUGUR.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-The Secretary Of
War and the President were in consultation
about noon to. day upon the subject of tele.
graphic information received here officially
from New Orleans through military and
other sources, and 1t was decided to send q
telegram to the military commander at this
post giving the exact position of the General
Government in the matter. Accordingly the
following was telegra phed from this city.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Jan. 10.-To Gt n.
G. G. Augur, New Ooleans 1t is reported
that the State House in New Orleans is sur
rounded by mob. If this is so, notify all
persons to disperse, and compel compliance
with your order. 1t is the determination OF
the President to see that the Legislature is
not molested. When he has full knowledge
of all the facts in the premises, he will de-
eide which should be recognized.
j. D. CAMERON, Secretary Of War.
DESPATCH FROM GOV. NICHOLS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The Democratic
Representative from Louisiana this morning
received despatch from Governor Nichols
stating that there were indications that an
attempt would be made to have the Supreme
Court of the State, over which Judge Lud :
wig presided, recognized by the Federal
Government as the legal tribunal Of the
State as against the judges just appointed
and installed by the Democratic Government
and asked that the Representatives lay the
case before the Attorney General and Presi'
dent, claiming that the term fer which Lud'
wig and bis associates were appointed had
expired, Messrs. Levy, Gibson and Ellis
called Immediately upon the Attorney Cen
eral, and in company with that officer pro-
ceeded to the Executive. The President,
Secretary of War and General Sheridan, were
in close conference on the Louisiana ques-
tion, and after that had ended the Louisi-
ana representatives had the desired audience
with the President.
THE INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT
SATISFACTORY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The interview
between the Louisiana Representatives
Gibson, Ellis and Lewis with the President
is stated by the latter to be satisfactory, but
they expressed no opinion on the subject
under consideration, which was the qucs-
tion Of recognizing the Supreme Court.
Secretary Cameron says he has no appre-
tensions of a conflict, Judging from the
representations of Louisiana members.
THE TWO LEGISLATURES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The subjects
before the Cabinet yesterday that were REFER
red to the Attorney General, referring to a
decision as to which is the legal Legislature
in Louisiana, is still before the Department
Of fJustice. It is believed that the President |
will be advised by Judge Taft within very |
short time, but that he will not act in the |
premises until action by the entire Cabinet
S held on the subject.
Tie Attorney General has been very
'eticent thus lar upon the tenor of any
ldvice officially given to him or as to the
that govern him in his consider.
Ition Of the matter. The greatest interest
s felt in all quarters here, and nowhere is
,reater than among officers of the army
or the preservation of peace in New
orleans.
lie MILITARY ABLE TO FULFIL ORDERS.
At the War Department the impression
n ,SiJiva that thn m ~ arv o,,t hOritjuo oro