The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-01-17
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RxroRrKD EXPRESSLY FOB THE LEADEs.
REPORT.
WASHINGTON.
Rebellious Remarks.

members, especially the Democratic rep
presentatives from Louisiana, denounct
the President in unmeasured terms and
declare his action arbitrary and unjust
Some of the more violent among them
say that even if troops do interfere they
will be unable to keep Packard in pow
er. They openly threaten that if Mich
oils is not allowed to continue his bogus
| administration as he has commenced
the Packard government will be over
thrown and the Republican legislature
broken up, even though it be necessary
to fire ON the fag TO attain that end.
They are determined, they say, to have
a military government rather than
Packard's.
Cabinet Meeting.
There was a full cabinet session to-
day. The military authorities seem
convinced that their power is sufficient
to compel instant peace in New Orleans,
should disorderly proceedings manifest
themselves, even if the moral force, il
lustrated by the presence of troops,
does not prevent any uprising whatever.
Orton in Hot Water.
VIM. Orton, president of the Western
Union Telegraph Co., has been sub
committee, in an omnibus subpoena,
which includes all members thereof, to
appear before the committee on privi-
leges and elections of the Senate.
The Ne,c York Committees Report.
The Cox committee will report Hew-
tits charges against the New York
postoffice to be unfounded, and that
the elections in New York, Brooklyn,
Jersey City and Philadelphia were
fairly conducted under Davenport's
plan.
Millions of M,ailated Money.
A committee of Treasury clerks, who
had been specially detailed to convey
funds to San Francisco and return,
reached here yesterday, with about five
million dollars from the assistant treas
urer at San Francisco, of which two
and half millions is in mutilated le-
gal tender fractional currency, and
national bank notes and national bank
gold notes. This paper money will be
destroyed, the legal tenders and frac-
tional currency to be replaced by other
legal tenders and silver, and the ma
tional bank gold notes placed on ac-
count of the reduction of circulation of
the banks.
The Joint Committees Progress.
The Senate and House committees
on the electoral count, in joint session
this afternoon, didn't arrive at any
conclusion, but made such pl ogress to-
wards one that they adjourned until to-
morrow, in the belief that another con-
ference will result in a satisfactory
agreement. Members say, however,
that it is by no means certain this ex-
pectation will be realized; but if to-
morrow's session should fail to bring
them into harmony on some plan for
settling the questions at issue they will
hold no further conference. The pres
ent understanding in either event is
that each committee will report to its
respective house tomorrow. 1t is in
which has been substantially agreed on,
will prove a surprise to the public, as
it embraces features that have not yet
been conjectured by persons outside of
the committee.
The Election Investigators.
Mccormick, before the committee on
the powers and duties of the House in
counting the electoral vote, testified
that he had some knowledge of money
having been raised for the legitimate
purposes of the campaign. There was a
joint circular sent forth by the national
Republican and congressional Republic
can committees, but the details of as
sessment were managed by the latter.
Not dollar came into the hands of the
national Republican committee. He
did not know of any circular having
been issued requiring office-holders to
contribute money.
Watterson's Var Cry Responded To.
Representative White has letter
from Kentucky, saying that the Demo-
Gratis are following Henry Watterson's
advice, and that already 10, 900 of them
are organized to come to Washington,
armed, on February 14th, to be on hand
in case of need when the votes are
counted.
Grants Louisiana Order.
The President has been desirous of
recognizing the Packard government
for long time, but delayed doing so
until yesterday, when he had received
all data in official form. No cabinet
meeting was called, but the President
acted thus promptly because he believed
Louisiana matters were fast drifting
into state of anarchy. 1t is believed
that his orders to Augur will enable
Packard to maintain himself as the le-
gal governor.
Latest on Louisiana.
The President to-day received tele-
grams from Gen. Augur conveying the
information that Gov. Packard had ap-
piled to him for assistance to reinstate
the supreme court in the building of
which they had been dispossessed, and
to Herewith enforce Packard's .procla-
nation, and he had informed Packard
that he did not understand his instruc-
tions as authorizing the nse of troops
for any such purpose, but he had refer
red the matter to the President. The
President replied to Gen. Augur that
his understanding Of his instructions
was correct and that the forces under
his command are not to be used, except
to prevent breach Of the public peace,
by either of the opposing political par
ties. -