Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-23

When silence was restored Yarmouth said =
Mr.. Spcaker-I appear here with number
Of NY colleagues for the purpose OF taking our
seats in the House. Ia q caucus OF Senators
and Representatives resolution was adopted
that it was useless TO further continue the con
lroycrsy. We have no apologies to make We
have been whipped 10 the battle, but have at
least preserved our self respect 10 40 honorable
contest, and are prepared now to offer our allie.
gance to the only existing government, and to
fairly Cooperate IN anything which may be
suggested.
.. II. Brewster, Of Ouachita, returned By
the Board, resigned his claims to a seat and
said that there il not one principal he had adj
yocated in ten years which had not been en-
dorsed By the democratic party, and ne hoped
that if this was sincere the scenes OF Ouachlta
last autumn will never be re-enactcd. The re-
publican party had elected the President and
had compelled the democratic party to adopt
republican principles. He thought this was
glory enough.
Mr.. johnson, Of De Sofa, Returning Board
member, said "AlI have TO say Is, just give
Johnson his mileage and let him 20. Fleet
Your best man; don't elect man who will trade
off the democratic party like the republican
party was traded OF. want what Is due me
AMI then | am prepared to follow any man OF
honesty ani ability.
Henry Blair, coIored, Of Morehousc, said he
| stood by The republican chip as long as Ii was
IN sirh!, hut al it had entirely disappeared from
| .ight he wished 10 tender his resignation. lie
hoped whc!i he returned home his constituents
wnnli rrj;.icG Chat h., had not done any more
| harul than he had done. He had believed he
was right, and that h. was coDstulonalIy
| elected, hui tiuding himself in the wrong, he
came forward to resign his claims.
M;. Halt, Of d. Sofa, also withdrew his
claim to q scat.
Air. p. j. TEtz2vant, Clerk OF the Nichols
| House, furnishes the Commission the following
statement Of membership:
Total number OF the Constitutional House,
l2,0; number returned 10y the Returning Board,
III; number thrown out by the Returning
| Board, 3--toa, l20. Number Of Returning
Board members now answering roll call, ST;
nclurning Board members dead, !; numbcr OF
members elected and not returned by the Board,
| bu; whose opponents have withdrawn and &C
kuo,qcdgctl their claims, II; number elected
and now occupying their seats, but not returned
| bv the Board o. members elected and returned
who have not answered to the call Of the House
| l3-,Ota! number, l2U; number answering roll
cell to day, republicans, ~, democrats Gl--to
! tai, lO6.
Scratc-Ictal number sc. presen. to-day 50,
abscn: 3--llarpcr, Wakefield and Dumont--
all republicans. The Senate stands-rcpubli
cans, 10 present; democrats, 20 present.
Ii WAS reported in New Orleans last night
that Mr.. Packard will remain in the State
House uotll after the troops are withdrawn and
his mcu paid Oft. The contingent fund, which
Gov Nichols has consented to use for this
purpose. will be discussed By his Paymaster
General, assisted by committee Of three from
either SIDE. The money will be paid to The
men direct. This plan shuts out quite mum.
h2r OF entcTpIsing individuals who hold Pack
ard warrants for which they paid from five 10
ten cents ca the dollar The impression among
the leaders DOW is that Senator will not be
elected until Wednesday, when the Legislature
will assemble 10 the State House. The talk
among extremist republicans is that they will
auaeavor to form combination and elect an
administration Senator. The parties arc
very lauah divided and candidates are numer-
| Gus.
lie Commission closed thei. labors on Sat.
urday and left for Washington via Mobile. The
| general feeling even among intelligent republl-
cans is that the result will he Of immense adj
vantage to the Stale.