The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-04-26
LOUISIANA.
The Dissolution of the Packard Legis-
lature Complete.
Scenes in the Nichols Legislature upen the
Accession Of RepubIicans---AIi Quiet
and Good Feeling Prevailing.

Nichols legislature, J. A. Cage, Eighth
Senatorial District, was seated. Demas
returned to his seat and explained the
cause which led to his desertion. Messrs.
| Demerais and Gautt, of St. Landry
| Coles of ST. John, Simmes and Dickinson,
of st. James, and Sffaefs of Iberia; were
sworn in, making 73 returning board
| members in the House. Several return
| ing board members, who were not elected
! by the Commissioners returns, have re-
signed their claims. Murray, Sergeant
alarms of the Packard House, was at
Odd Fellows Hall this morning, where
at noon. about Eve hundred people gath
efed in the lobbies and in the street
Some of the Republicans who went over
say they hold the balance of power in
the matter of electing United States
Senator
NICHOLS MAGNANDuTY.
A committee from the Packard legis-
lature waited upon the commission to.
day and requested their friendly offices
in securing from the Nichols govern
ment some ccmpensation for the police
iiieh and employees who have remained
faithful to Packard. The commission
assured them that they would endeavor
to meet their wishes, and Immediately
requested an interview with Governor
Nicholas Lieut.. Governor Wilt, Speak
er Bush, and number of prominent
members of the Nichols Legislature, to
whom they made known the request of
the Republican committee. The subject
was favorably considered, and Governor
Nichols with the advice and consent of
his associates, promptly offered to devote
the government contingent fund to this
purpose. This fund amounts to between
$4,000 and $4,000, and was appropria=
ted to aid Nichols in establishing his
government. This prompt aid to the
Republican employees will provide for
their immediate wants, and remove much
of the disatfection among them conse-
guent upon the breaking UP Of the
Packard government, and the commits
sion seemed to be highly gratitied at the
absence of resentment on the part of the
Nichols party. Long before these ar
rangements were cOnsumm5ted a num-
bef of the Packard members of the SEN
ate and house had taken their seats in
the Nichols legislature. Subsequently
concurrent resolution was passed in
the Nichols legislature paying the Re
publican members who were not elected,
but returned nesa,fEs RE tAps6 Aps6n CITE df
IS ctbbolls house was the withdrawal OF
seven Democratic members, who had
been seated subject to contest, and VINO
gracefully Welded their seats, intro
ducing Republican members who CLAIMED IA 90
{ hA ynt,tr
the house assembled this morning, Memo
c,,an. Democrat, of Paquemlnes, VINO
was unseated by the arrangement
admitting Republicans, called the no. mouse
to order informally, whereupon klou;
Democrat. in feeling address presented
handsome gold-headed cane, to Wm'
Ridgeway, a colOred member from oon-
cord;a. who had been unseated upon con,
test hut who was one of the first to re,
linnn;sh his claims to a coiored contest
ant in the interest of adjustment.
/ At 2 o'clock, great excitement pre-
vailed. Republican members droppe'
in one by one, during the morning, an'
at 3: 40 p. NJ. loud cries from without III
!, dicated something unusual, and ther
; was a great commotiOn all over IN
bonse A deafening shout arose as tn
tall form of Ex-Gov. Yarmouth move
up the central aisle.
Y YARMOUTH SAID:
t Mr.. Speaker. / appear here with
i number of nv colleagues for the pu
: pose of taking our seats III the nous: !
$ 4 caucus of senator's and representative
It a resolution was adopted that IL was Us
# less to further continue the controVers,
y We have no apologies to make; W
have been whipped in the battle, d
IF have at least preserved our self respe
I'd in an honorable contest, and are hG
nrenared to offer our allegiance to 7
l. only existing government, and to falf
a. co-operate in anything which may
n, suggested.
T.. O. H. BREWSTER,
es Of Ouachita, returned by the board,
signing his claims to a seat, sald t1
was not one principle that ne had ad
Gated in ten years Whlch hao
ut been embodied in the Democra
rd, party, and he hoped that II
ess was sincere the scenes OF Ouach,'a !
'go autumn will never be re-enacted.
ut Republican party has elected the TT
ux dent and had compelled the Democr'
ne narty to adopt Republican princiE
red He thought this was glory enough.
ry, JOHNSON,
she she Of De Soto, a returning board mem
80 - in short speech, said: : All sa
I'll IL lust give johnson his mileage ano
ON him 90 home. Elect your best !,
aod M Don't elect man who Will trade on
sli, anu Democratic party, like the Republ
ana party was traded off. l want what Is
anu nv, me. and then / am prepared to fo
al,s any man of honesty and ability.
lou lou Henry Blair, colored, of Moreh
nou said he stood by the Republican sh
lla.e LONG "A it was in sight, but as it had
: ON, M tirelv disappeared from sight he W
IL pe To tender his resignation. He b
'eiNe when he returned home his constit
'ioM, would rejoice that he had not done
aht more harm than he had done. he
eileI believed that he was right, and tn
i.eu was constitutionally elected, but II
ama a himself in the wrong, he came 10
III to resign his claims.
WI Holt, of DeSoto, also wlthdre
- claim to seat.
# her VI. N IT, ~ furnished the
NlcnOllS 11Oust, Hdo luI IAi7hS' w.
aar al,"n mission the following
STATEMENT OF MEMBERSHIP
which was included in their teleg
Ptlnes the President this afternoon:
u. II ne number of the constitutional
"a and 120; number returned by the ret
n. S14 board, III; number thrown out
It's, by turning board, 8; total 12o; L
of returning board member
70 cry answering roll call, SO; ret
Of and board members dead, /;
, down of members elected and not retur
- and the board but whose opponen
-ols of withdrawn and acknowledged thel
IL: number elected and now oce
their seats but not returned
Head? board, 8; members elected
soothes turned who have not answe
'na m an the call of the house, II;
''S'' 100. Number answering roll