New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-26
REPORT OF TIE COMMISSION.
THE SITUATION IN NEW-OELEANS on THEIR Al
RIvAL-sUCcEssTUL RESULT OF THEIR NEoC


THE SITUATION IN NEw-OHLEANS on THEIR AR
RIvAL-sUCcEssTUL RESULT OF THEIR NECo-
TArONS.
WAsnINGroy, April 25.-The Special Com
mission has submitted its report tie LOUISIANA settle
incnt It rrcitcs first that the Commission went to Lou
isana under instructions 10 direct then efforts toward
seeming a single Legislature Tie Commission began
by endeayorng TO soften anmostes The report recitc
the interview had with various gentlemen OF both par
fcs which have been already sufficiently reported II
The TmBUNE dispatches from New-Orieans. 1t says Of
the situation on the arrival of the Commission;
The actual condition Of affairs on our arrival in TINS
city NAV De briefly stated follows: Gov. Packard t|r
shall spcaS OF both gentlemen 10y the uiie lhty cIt
wa the state House with his Les! stature ann ~ nus
an armed ponce Iolte. As tht,e wa ID, I'H m Iu
lie senate even upon ms own theory q! lhc 'tH' ms
Irgisaturr was necessarily Inactive The supreme Court
which recognized las authority hau ot "''eM'tu 20
transact any business since II was dispose SNcC OF ct
rom ana the custody Of ns records On the 9th OF Jn-
ary, 1871 He had no ofgnAlzca mhta' aI Els t.ia,
Lis deficiency IN that rsrc, was OWING 10 ms ooeehce
60 the orders OF President Grant to tahG no
sell and Coy. Nichols. His man reliance
was upon his alleged legal title. claiming That II was me
constitutional OUty of the President 10 recognize H. ana
10 afford sch military assistance aS lgt Ne nects-
sary enable him 10 assert his duthprI S OoteI nor.
GOV Nichols was occupying the odd Fellows Han as
a STATE House lis legislature met ticrc and was
de pa tinents OF the city government Of the ny OF New
Orleans recognized his authority. lac supreme Court
IudInC daJ sessions. ana rad heard about 200 cases.
The time COLLECTION of taxes had not arrived but
considerable sum O the form or taxes
lad been Voluntarily paid INTO his treasury, out Of
which be- was Gc4rdyinS t'e "l'L1!S -! SIS W. = a.
lie Sruae upOn either the NICHOLS or PICARD th0y OF
the law" ana quorum IN nc li1uI p ' hJ
a. already stated net the Senate and was thus dis
ahled frou any legislation that would Dc vad, even in
The iudgucn. OF Ils Own parry.
LEGAL QUESTIONS.
The report then states the legal questions involved as
follows:
q. H. ofta f1sa nal .S W.
found H. We viii now STATE the Legal question upon
which the lsht Of these respective governments go nus
Tie Constitution of the State OF LousGIa requires lhdt
"retrus of all elections for members OF tne Gene al
Assembly SHAH I've made TO the secretary OF stale IL
oytrI,nr ana Tor Loutcnaut-C7overno at Inc time and
place OF voting Tepr, sentatNes Inc returns OF every
returning officers 70 the secretary OF stale VINO eal ne
liver them TO The Speaker OF the llops99 Oh
sciuby 20 be holden the mcnDcr5 or iHc Nc!itiI
ri xayyuin ana count tIie yotcs" IL VIII be observed
that This provision OF the Constitution requires the re-
tiirns oil lie votes for Governor and Lcucuant Governor
10 be sealed up aud transmitted by the proper returning
officers Ia the secretary OF SAFE ana Tho same provision
Is made in substance as mcmDcIs OF the Gneiai A.
amended ~ 1872 which created booty called Etnin,
by the Senate, and u abe tho retaining officers ior al
elections in the state"
The act provides hat "the commissioners Of election nj
each poll OF voting place shall cCunt the 'oi"s making
lists 0i me hdHts OF an !tI.Ons loL anu %
for which the votes were gwen Tue NUMBER OF NOttS re
eelved by EACH the numDer OF balOs contained IN the
and rejected ana the reasons therefor,
End 10 make duplicates OF suc sS dn1 ShU one 70 &c
Supervisor Of Registration o the Parish OF Orleans ana
Tue other 10 the Secretary Of ate. The law further
qures the OF Registration 10 consolidate tho
returns received from the different polling pac and
forward them with the originals to me Returning Board
The act provides that il there sinai be any rios
tumut acts Of violence intimidation, and disui Dance,
brirTy, or corrupt Influences al any pace WlA saiI
parish az any poll voting place or place OF
registration revision OF registration, which riot, ia
iut OF violence, intimdation, and disturbance
bribery, and corrupt Influences eha prevent OF tcnu 70
prevent lair nee PfsGfHoie, ana LG VOC OF al the
siOnerS 10 make statement OF sucl facts
aud forward the same to the Supervisor OF
Redistribution with his returns OF the election, and the
Supervisor Of Registration shall forward the same to the
Returning Board. The Returning Board Is required 20
Investigate the statements OF lutinidaOn and 10
cude the returns which II makes to the seer tay
of state the returns received by Ii from those polls
voting places where fair 81 ciion has GeeI pr'Yonie-
by The causes nalGed The same law further de-
cIares: 80, 49, ~. o,... =. .-.. -.
tary OF Of the last General Asi o. The
been elected 10 either branch Of the General Assmr aod it
G T ktresentaves senators elect 50 FURNISHED upon
the rol Of TN House and Of the stnao ey nac &c
tG Cfk and secretary respectively In accordance VITA me
s%sIl1e lie House Of Representatives or senate
Il is claimed by counsel for the NICHOLS government
that this act far il nterposes the RruIrhS bodil
exercising these powers between the parish StltL'lsO
OF Elections with h!s consolidated reiufhs anu Io 30
fary of State when applied 10 the election OF ilhDs
OF tbe General Assembly, 81 Governor ana O
ant;oyefIOr plain violation OF those proNlSlohS oi
fho Consultation Louisiana which say the TtInns O
al eectons TO- members OF the General Assembly siali
be made 10 the Secretary OF State, ana III reference 70
Governor and Lieutenant Governor nc Ins OF S'eii
election shall be sealed mp ana ifahshiea .! tne prSpeI
returning officers 10 the Secret arg Oh eAe; VINO sn
deliver them ~ the Speaker OF the House OF Representa-
ON the other hand it is insisted by counsel Tor the
Packard government that the egS.te nss zee koTr
10 create this Returning Board and give u te adlh9y
with WHICH the act clothes It, IL Is al0 clamed Dl ne
ta; the constitutiOnalty Of the act bias pen settled W
the Supreme Court Of the state; tut Tie NICHOLS party