New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-03
POLITICAL.
A Republican speaker I'm the New York
Assembly.

Republican Speaker in the New York
Assembly.
ALBANY, January 2.-George B. Sloan,
Republican, has been elected Speaker Of
the House.
Hampton Wants Money.
COLUMBIA, January p Governor Hamp-
ton has issued an address calling on tho
citizens who desire to maintain the govern
menJ Of their choice to come promptly for
ward and pay ten per cent of last years
tax levy. The Legislature authorizes the
collection of twenty-five per cent, but the
amount called for VIII be sufficient. The
inmates Of charitable institutions are suf-
fering. The address concludes: l adjure
our people, therefore, TO be steadfast, law
abiding and peaceful, and l pray that the
new year will bring to them the blessings
of peace and prosperity.
The Florida Count.
TALLAHASSEE, January 2.-The Supreme
Court met and refused to receive the can
vass of the twenty-seventh of December.
The court ordered the board to answer by
four o'clock this afternoon to the plain Ian
gusge of the court, by clnvassing and
counting, and adding up the vote C asst at the
election tor the Office of Governor, and who
| rt c sived the highest vote for such office and
| emitting in their return any votes cast for
any person for any other office as the rights
of Presidential 6lectors and members of
u
| and could not be inquired into under these
proceedings The board made return at
i've o'clock, the court having met at four
| o'clock and taken a recsss. The counsel
| for relator asked until tomorrow TO ex-
anime the Iesurn, and the court adjourned
to that hour. Drew will be inaugursted to-
morrow. All very quiet.
Robinson Settles the Louisiana Matter.
ALBANY, January 2.-GOvernor Robinson
/ fysL frat ia nf GFaka
at length. Referring to national affairs, he
says in regard to louisiana: pause here in
this statement to interpose in behalf of the
people of the great commonwealth q
solemn denial of the power of any State
government of the Federal government to
vest such powers as are claimed by the
Louisiana Returning Board, in any canvass
ing board whatever.
He also reviews the action of the Florida
and South Carolina boards, cOndemning
both their action and that of the Federal
government in connection with those two
boards He declares the military interference
has been in violation of the constitution.
He says: While these things were going on
| in the South, member of the Cabinet ct
Washington was acting as chairman of q
| partisan national committee, and with the
cooperation of some of his colleagues in
the Cabinet counseling and systematically
stimulating these desperate measures.
With reference to the President of the
Senate determining what States shall
be counted he says: The President
/ of the Senate is three removes from
the people, If such q power were
to have been vested in q single man,
q depository would have been chosen not
SO Tar removed from popular accountability;
but the peOle of this country will never vest
| such a power in any one man, however
selected; they Will never consent to q new
construction of the constitution and laws
that bears such fruit.
They will stand firmly in the ancient
ways, and insist that the electoral votes in
this emergency shall be counted, as they
have always been counted, By the two
houses of Congress, and by nobody else. In
| conclusion he says; The people of the
United States will never consent to have
their Representatives in Congress stripped
of those powers, or tolerate this usurpatiOn
by q deputy of the Senate, or ty
any single person, and still less By
an officer who is frequently interested as 3
i candidate In the result of the count In
this sentiment and purpose the Stats nf
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