The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-01-13

ueiehsiNe purposes
The Senate committee me: this
morning, but witnesses from East Fe-
liciana being delayed. adjourned until
Monday morning. Senators Walleigb,
Oxlesby, Mcdonald and a few invited
guests will leave this afternoon 70 in
spect the jeities at South Pass.
The Senate subcommittee heard
Angus Williams, colored. Of Baton
Rouge, this morning, but his evidence
developed nothing Of special impor-
tance. There are no more witnesses in
attendance. This committee also ad-
journed until Monday.
He Never KNEW TIE wa- a Candidate
Uuui Elected
The House committee to-day exam
ined ID. B. Gorham, District attorney
of Na;chitoches, who said he never
knew he was q candidate till after the
election, and that the law required
him 10 live in the district, and that be
did not live there. He acknowledged
writing letter to United Ststes Mar
shal Pitkiu, asking for a blank Com
missioner for Supervisor of registration
IN Ouaehita in the event that Supsryi-
sor Brady failed TO meet the expecta-
lions OF the party. He had heard
AcEneTy's speech, at Baton Rouge,
and thought that he waged an aggres-
sive warfare against carpet-baggers,
and thought the Republican state
vote had been diminished 5000 or
5000 by disturbances, and that the Re-
publican majority is about 25,OOO.
Proceedings of the Kellogg Legisia-
In the Republican Legislature the
bill sppropfiatiDg $4,000 for mileage,
per diem and legislative expenses
passed. A bill prohibiting formation
of military organization, other than
militia, passed; also bill a6olishiug
offices Of masters and waIdens of The
port of New Orleans and transferring
their duties. fees aud smoluments To q
board OF harbor master; also prevent
ing police juries from compelling la
borers To work on roads and allowing
them to pay tax instead. = meeting
of the Funding Bonds Committee as
called to-day, but there not being a
quorum present NO action was taken.
Democratic Legislature Order n New
| Deal.
The Democratic Legislature passed
8 joint resolution declaring the can
vass Of the late election by the Re.
turning Board null and void and in.
structing the Judiciary Committee TO
prepare a new board for the proper and
legal CANVASS of said election returns.
Quiet Inauguration OF the Frauds,
Packard and Antoine.
New ORLEANS, January Sat this
hour tnoon) all is quiet at the State
House, and no trouble Is apprehended.
A heavy force of the police is on duty,
ready for the Inauguration ceremonies,
and but fe. persons are Oh the streets
in the neighborhood. The weather ID
cold and clustering.
1880 p. m.-The city is quiet at this
hour. Several thousand persons have
assembled in ard about st. PatricA's
Hall, and crowds are rapidly increas-
ing. Many stores are closed and fisgs
displayed. n
2:30 p. E.-Governor Packard and
Lieutenant-Governor Antoine were
inangurated at the State House at ] 80.
The oath of office was administered by
Chief Justice Ludeling. No excite
ment
Inaugaration of Governor NfeaoIis.
By noon large crowd had Assem- bled
at St Patriek's Hall, entirely filling
the building, and ny I o'clock p. IN,
some five thousand people had assem-
bled in the streets. and Layfnyette
Square, and the adjacent building,
Gov. Nichols left the City Hotel for
the hall, where he was received with
Tremendous cheers by the assembled
thousands. Gov. Nichols appeared
on the balcony at I:l0, where, after
prayer by Rev. DIR. Palmer, the oath
of Office Was administered to him and
Lieut.. Gov. Wilt, by Judge Sisson.
Gov. Nichols then made the following
address:
Gevernor SfehoJis' Address.
Gentlemen of the Senate and House
of Representatives, and Fellow-citi
zens: In obedieBce to the call of my
fellow-eitizens, as expressed through
the ballot-box, by majority OF more
than eight thousand votes. / assume
the duties of governor of my native
State, under circumstances OF marked
difficulty and at period Of very gen
eral distress. For nine years few
men, having no Identification with
the people of this State, either in feel
ing or interest, have shaped or con-
troiied their destiDies. TIE result OF
this unnatural condition of affsirs, has
been that IN spite of the rich soil,
genial climate, a ad immense resources,
we + nd
The People To-day TN wretehcGncss
and poverty. The very gifts of kind
and beneticent Creator have served to
these men as additional incentives TO
acts OF oppression and wrong. Not
satisfied with the injury which they
have inflicted, the authors of these
ealamities are again struggling To
maintain taeir ascendancy by fraud,
aud 10 establish over this people a
usurpation more glaring aud infamous
than that which ends to-day its bane-
fui existence. The people of this State
are determined, and I also am deter
mined. that this effort shall be foiled