The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-21
LOUISIANA.
Commission Concludes lis Work.
A Lawful Legislature About Secured.
The President Orders the Troops to
their Barracks.
Great Rejoicing Amonu tho People.
A Lawful Legislature About Secured.
Great Rejoicing Among tho People.
Gen. MCMILLAN Nnenks.


New ORLEANS, April 2O.-Gen. W. L.
Mcmillan, Of Carroll, was to-day sworn
in as n member Of the Legislature at
Odd Fellows Hall. Being accorded the
floor, he made short speech, concluding
as follows:
"The solemn declaration Of the Legis.
latnre TO abide by the constitutional
amendments, to project life and property,
and TO further the school interests OF the
State, ia all that the most ardent Repub-
lican could desire. The whole people
await the fuliillment OF these promises,
and il they are carried out order will be
restored leone here with no luminosity,
but from strict sense OF duty, and will
work shoulder 10 shoulder TO carry out
every measure inaugnrated for the pros.
Perity OF the people. Non can ask no
more, and can promWc no more"
The Commission, upon having ils at
tention called to the statements OF the
resolutions teIcgraphed last evening as
passed by the residue Of the Packard
caucus, declare that the interview with
the Commission therein referred to was
suggested by the members OF the Packard
caucus, and that the conversation was
informal and unofficial.
Gen. Mcmillan was the only accession
to Nichols to-day. 1t is reasonably Ger.
tain, however, that or 10 members from
the Packard House will be added to the
Nichols Legislature tomorrow, inclnd-
ing ex-Goyernor Yarmouth and the fol
lowing OF the Hon. c. Il. Darrell, Of the
Third Congressional district.
The order mentions the removal OF the
troops from the Mechanics Institute,
which is eight squares from the ST. Louis
Hotel, where the Packard forces hold out,
Troops are also stationed in the Orleans
Hotel, adjacent to the ST. Louis Hotel, n
passage way connecting the two. The
impression Is that no Importance attaches
to the mention Of the Mechanics lnsti.
tute, but all the troops in the city are to
be removed TO their quarters at the bar
racks.
The Republicans OF the Nichols Lcgis.
lature will caucus tomorrow morning
on the Senatorial question. The Liberals
are urging Gov. Penn Tor the long term
SenatOrship.
The Picayunc, referring to the Commits.
sion, says The labOrs OF the members Of
the Commission are virtually al an end.
The result OF their mission is Il subject OF
congratulation to them and TO the public.
We congratulate these gentlemen. as we'll
as the President and the people Of Loui.
siana, upon the successful termination OF
their difficult and delicate mission. Al.
though the result is that which We claim
We had the right to expect, the public ap.
preCiates the fact that 1t has been reached
after fair, patient and non.partisan in.
vestigation OF the case. The members Of
the Commission will carry away with
them the hearty good will and high cs-
TEEN OF the people OF Louisiana and their
sincere wishes for their future happiness
and welfare.
The Democrat says, that the gratiGca.
tion on the part Of the gcntlemcn'oi the
Commission, when they are able to an.
nounce the end OF their labors, can be
appreciated by those who have Witnessed
their close application since their visit
here. The members OF the Commission
feel that in great measure their labor is
ended, and the drawing up of their final
reports is all that is left. 1t was pleas.
ant TO see the gratifed air OF the gem
tlemen Of the Commission over this go
luton Of the problem, and their glee was
not in the least disguised.