The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-15
TIE LOUISIANA DECISION.
THE Work OF THE dDJTsORY COM
MISSION ENDED.
Their Plan for the Reorganization or the
Iegi.inture not yet Acccpted-1he Presi-
dent Deciding to Withdraw the Troops.

NEW ORLEANS. April 1i.-The Commissions
crs have paid their hotel bills and engaged
their hcrths for the 30 7. NJ. train North to-
morrow. They hlvc stated. however. 10 tho
hotel proprietor that possibly they may not be
able TO get of. Tho possibility Of delay Is two
fold. First instructions from Washington
to remain and witness the contamination of tho
consolidation of the two Legislatures second
the non-accoptancc Of the plan Of settlement by
either sidc This plan OF settlement is rs
follows Tho parish returns are to be
tho basis on which tho Legislature is
to bo consolidated The members shown
to have been elected by these returns are
to assemble nj Odd Follows Hall This will give
the Democrats n majority Of four In the Senate
aud two In the House. The organization Of tho
two Houses is not to be disturbed. Tho Democrats
have seated some members In their House who
wcro not elected according 10 the Parish re-
turns They are to stand aside. and the Rc-
publicans take their seats. Tho members
counted in by the Returning Board
are to stand aside also. Thus there
will be Democratic us we'll as Republican
contestants. Tho contested cases arc
to be referred TO a consmittcc composed " three
Republicans and two Democrats. who are to be-
appointed 10y the present speaker. The re-
turns of the Commissioners Of Election are to
The Democrats claim that the parish returns
are not conclusive; that the supervisors Of reg
istraion in somo Of tho parishes rejected polls
in making up their consolidated returns: that
II these rejected polls are included. they
will gain one or two members Of the
House. The Republicans assert that this
Plan OF settlement has not yet been submitted to
Packard, and declare that the Commissioners
mS-urnl mem i,-iaX thai tley had not agreed
Uian n"eaus" II is not fair that the committee
by the Democrats. II they will allow
the Nnpuhliean caucus to nama tho
three Republican members they will not object
IL they have this privilege. they say they will
get majority in tfc House ana a majority In
Jolnt convention. Even II this privilege is not
sIant9d the Republicans cannot SEQ whore
Of II in the election ot Unt.d states
senators. The mmurlty on Joint ballot Will be
very smnN and the Louisiana Lottery COM
J, l.y W ,g n9ve W., fon'r.llnS i.w"r Tn.s in
tlFs nnd i've or six Representatives.
II Charley Howard. tho Blss ~ the
|, t'ry ,e,nmlany points g. liis man he can do IT,
Il tl. niii iiati on7 hitherto have al l..u with th1
h4li'ws ami II he dors not c,rrt % Republican,
II ~ SlupN %, ,au-o A' believes i. I, A.s Interest
A i'W dNy- n..l Goo. Washington fenioron
oi '"n ertlas and today NJ --r-. Brooks ..ll-
,f.d. "i - Mary, and k'Hru Ni Jefferson. all
II Na,c and took -'.i- In the y hoii- Huu-.
Hkins nitv-sevrn Returning Boarl members
IN tno latter House.
WASnINGrON. April 1i.-No new decision
appears % have boon reached Va the Ioui~iann
ru~r today, tho President havlu. hern absent
from the White Hous" nearly rll day Tho d.
visioh ~ 81 yest,riay ryenng rcmgins unchanged
unless the commission succeed in r-arhing "A
compromise during the coming week. uf which
there T. not the slightest chance The troops
VIZ VI u, be WITHDRAWN 10 their barracks ut the end