The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-04
GRAND JURY VS.. RETURNING BOARD
WELLS SAYS IT'S A VIOLATION OF THE
"AGREEMENT.' Z
A Couple Of Notes About those Missing
Hooks.

A Couple Of Notes About those MISSING
Books.
Now that the proposed action against th'
Returning Board members has assumed pro
portions that indicate that there 10
SOMETHING In IT
the ex-members OF that mathematioal institution
are beginning TO think that it liz serious matter.
Wells telegraphed Anderson, who was ex
pected yesterday, and has also made arrange
mentH for counsel, bondsmeD, etc.. and the others
will do likewise. He seems TO think IL will be q
violation of the Foster Matthews compromise or
agreement to take such action against the board
and stated to o DEMOCRAT reporter on Tuesday
morning that he had information that Gov
Nichols himself opposed such action, and tool
the view that 1t would be a violation OF the agree
ment referred to. In this, however, the @. M. Of
the II. B. IL mistaken.
Wells and his friends lay great stress upon the
joint resolution No. %, adopted by the Legisla-
fuse and approved April 20, section Of which,
fifth paragraph, says:
turbed the State for years past, and anxious that
the citizens Of all political parties may bs free
from the feversh anxieties OF political strife, and
DIN hands in honestly restoring the prosperity
OF LoliBishas
THE GOVERNMENT
will disoountenance any Attempted persecution
from any quarter of individuals for past political
conduct
This, he thinks, covers the case OF the Return /.
ing Board, and IN that he takes the view that
theirs was ''past political conduct" Again, In
his reference TO the Foster Matthews agreement
he claims that ii specified that there was to be
no prosecution, when IL most certainly etipulates
thai there shall be no exemptions from prosecu-
lions OF any person or persons for criminal
at Washington, the Republicans endeavored TO
insert clause relieving all Of the office-h0ldng,
or ex- ofice-holding, Republicans from any orim-
inal responsibility for past official acts, and
granting them eternal immunity. but the
FILIBusTBR1Na In THE HOUSE
was tre too lively at that time for them to in
.sist upon that clause, and they not only relin-
quished IL, but assented to the insertion OF the
nal offsnses.
there, aud will not be denied by either M. Stan
ley Matthews. Mr.. Foster or by any OF the Con-
selv .tves who were parties to the agreement.
,&Bome Of the "outs" would not care much
especially that portion who are after the big
places Ia the Custom House, il action was taken
against ihe Returning Board members, as that
might result ia q few vacancies. and thus let
the aouts in and for that reason, perhsps, they
are
QUIETLY URGING MATTERS.
or TO nse vulgaritm, are "backcspping their
friends or tho Returning Board In q most ap.
proved 81. 10, and doing all in their power behind
the scenes, as IL were, to get the champion
mathems ician ip bcx.
Wells ssys th. ia this matter the returners
are all In the same box, and that they would act
Jointly; but he did not say that Kenner aud CASA
nave would &c ompany Anderson aud himself to
Washington, from which some OF Kenner's
friends think that the Jointly" part does not
come in any better than did q "divy" Of that
ELEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS
which somebody said Wells and Anderson COB
bled, but which in reality was appropriation,
az Wells says, for the Howe Committee
4. Wells states that Anderson and himself will
LEAVE FOR WASHINGTON,
after giving hond here, and will see the Presi-
dent as well as other prominent personagss,
which Of course means that he will endesvor TO
secure the Presidents influence with Gov.
Nichols to stop the proceedings.
Kenner took his place in the Naval Office on
Tuesday morning. his appointment be ng con-
tingent upon the approval OF the Secretary of the
Treasury.
The fact that the Auditors books have been
traced
TO THE CUSTOM HOUSE
creates some lit Q surprise in that building,
though some of The habitues claim that 1t is not
the only time that ways that are dark and
mysterious" have been traced to the building.
United States Marshal Wharton thinks az many
other Republicans do-thst johnson Is making
martyr OF himself, and VIM. H. Hunt is quoted as
stating that the abstraction Of the books ia dis
reputable transaction.