The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-26
CUsTOM-HOUsE TALK.
SENATORIAL JABBERINGs-WILL THE
WHOLE LOUISIANA CASE DE
REOPENED?

some of the RAIDS Thinks So, ana Civ,
Their Reasons.
The action OF the United States Senate yester
day in adopting Merrimon's resolution was til,
principal theme Of conversation at the Custom
II does, the Committee on Privileges and Elec
lions to send for persons and papers leads to the
belief In the Granite Building that the case viii
now 60 over until @
THE REGULAR SESSION,
and possibly until new Legislature is elected.
The extreme Republican element in and abou,
the building hang their hope upon Office and
Federal pap - long as there ia a. prospect for
continuation Of the senatorial question, but the
leaders, II there are such, 10 farther still, and
hope that the action of the Senate will not only
bring up the senatorial investigation, but that
such scope will be given that practically Packard'f
claims to the executive Office will be sandwiched
in somewhere, and that once entered upon the
record in the slightest manner possible, will
ESTABLISH THE PRECEDENT
for going into complete history Of the last cleo
ton, Returning Board and all.
II 10 known to the writer hereof that after Pit
kin had been bounced, had made his kick against
Hayes and had returned from the North, q COM
bination had been formed to go for Hayes at the
next (this) session OF Congress.
Later it was learned that this combination
comprised eight OF the most prominent Repub-
licans in the United States and further, that
they intended 10 get after Hayes over Packard's
shoulders. Whether r not the time has come
for that programme to be carried out Ia not
known but the sudden gathering at Washington
of nearly all OF the lead ng Republican politicians
of this State woul lead to the belief that some-
thing OF the kind was contemplated.
It must be remembered in this connection that
the case Of
JOHNSON vs.. JUMEL
is now on the docket Of the United States Su-
preme Court, and rumor has IL that an effort will
and in the pleadings on the part OF the plaintiff
just rs much as can be will be said, In order to
bring
THE PACKARD QUESTION
before the North and West.
johnson Ia in Washington. 40 is Packard, Kel
logg, Campbell, and In fact nearly all OF the
shining Republican lights, including j. Madison
Wells, Surveyor; Naval Officer Lewis, Pinchbsck,
Hunsacker aud others, all Of whom. except
Lewis, perhaps, would do their best 10 make it
HOT FOR HAYES
IL they could by egitatng the Louisiana question
to such an extent that it would come up in the
Senate through the senatorial case.
Yesterdays afternoon dispatches seemed, in
the estimation of oil those conversed with about
the granite building, to confirm this view; aud
even Gen. Tom Anderson thought possible that
such might be the case. and WAS sure that Pack
ard was not now candidate for the position OF
even though petition
ASKING pAoKARp's APPOINTMENT
to that position had been on file at the White
House or Treasury Department for some time.
The dark horse information, as given in yes
terday's DEMOCRAT, was somewhat surprising to
The natives about the building, they having for
gotten that Judge King once promised to make
Ospt. Remission his special deputy and failed to
keep the promise.
During conversation with our reporter Gen.
Anderson did not deny but that Capt. Kenniston's
appointment would suit him, and he went even
further by eulogizing him as thoroughly m
petent business man, this expression being
schoed by some OF those on the outside.