The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-11-17

adjacent to the Mississippi river, from
the Missouri to the mouth A levrc board
is created of.tiye members, composed Of
three army officers and two civilians, the
salaries Of the latter to be $1,000 year
each. The board is required to make {:
survey of the river and report to Cong esq
a plan for the reclamation of all overflow
ed lands and those now protected by le-
wees. and the means of such reclamation
by lcvccS, cut-otls and outlets. The
whole cost is not to exceed the amount
of the authorized bonds-S4o .O3U, Oo0.-
The States in which the lands lie arc to
impose a direct tax on the lands to be
benefited, the tax to be collected hy the
United States government and devoted
to the payment of the interest on the
bonds. and the creation Of a sinking fund
for their final payment. The bill also
provides for a tonnage tax on the COM
mcrcc Of the river to assist tine payment
of the expense of the work.
Members of the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections express the opin
ion that the result Of their consultations
in regard to the LoriSian" matter will be
to decide by party vote that il the Lc
gislature which rh c1rd TX Gov. Kellogg
had quorum of Returning R'iar, mem
brrs at the time he was chosen. he is en-
| titled to his seat, no matter what the cir
cunStancrs of the subsequent disbanling
of that Legislature were. The conclu
sion that no vacancy existed for Judge
Spottord to fill follows from this position.
In regard to Judge Spotlord'S case, the
committee will probably hold that the
only standing he can obtain in the Sen
ate is by producing proof that in issuing
certificates to the members of the LegiS
lature which elected cX Governor KEEL
logg, the State officers acted c"r'uptly.
If hi chooses to assert this, and to at
tempt to provcit, the Indications are that
he will be allowed to call witnesses and
to have that branch of the subject invcS-
tigatcd 1t probable that the committee
will tcci,lc that it is not called an t" eX-
anime into the mattcr"f the organization
of tile Nichols 'LcgiSlatnrc as the qucs-
ton Of giving Judge Spotford the seat, in
the opinion Of the comWittee, turns upon
the question explained above, and which
antcdatcs the Nichols Legislature. This
inquiry will be likely to be made by an
other committee.
The House Committee on Fcrei IN AZ
fairs made two official visits one to the
President and the other to the Secretary
of State. Governor Swain after iutrodu-
cling the members Of the committee to
President Hays, alluded to the troubles
on the Mexican border, and said that the
committee is composed not of fighting
hut of determined men, and believes that
all the outrages alleged to have been com
nitted by the Mexicans are specific III
FORM and that war can easily be avoided
without compromising the dignity of thu
United States The President avoided
saying anything which might be cons
trucd as an open avow&l IF sentiments
one way or another, but he agreed will
Governor Swami that paciticatory poll
cy should be pursued rather than an az
gicssivc one.
In the fight that is to be made by Sen
ator Conkling and his friends upon Ger
tain Objectionable appointments of TIT
President it is matter of interest tt
know what will be the position assumed
10y the Democratic Senators. A leadin!
Democratic Senator said to-day that, il
his opinion the action of his colleague
would be largely determined by that G
the Republicans in the consideration Q
the cases of Eu>tis and Spotford. Sho,il'
the Republicans desire to throw unwar
rantable obstacles in the way of the dis
posal of these cases, then the Democrat
Senators propose to confirm those ohjec
tionable appointments. feeling that ther
T are enough Senators among the Repnbl
cans who would unite with them to bea
Senator Conkling. The Democrats d
not feel specially interested in the fgl
among the Republicans upon the suhjct
Of these appointments, except in so far q
=, it can DC used as a means to strengthe
: themselves.
The bill remonitiziug silver passed til
3 House by large majority. 1t is though
t the Senate will also pass it.
p The army bill is under discussion; ali
! the bill to repeal the date fixed for spec
resumption.
:. Senate engaged in confirming Preside
+ tial appointments. John Welsh, Minist
/ to England and others confirmed on IL
9 9th. No action rs yet in the Loulsal
o cases.
- Washington, Nov. 9.-Mr Ellis succec
l. ed to-day in having Secretary McCree
- order Major Benyaurd, of the engine
- corps, to remove the raft in Red riv
above Shreveport, and to keep the riv
h open.
y Secretary Thompson will to-day ord
:; at the solicitation of Congressman Ell
l. a government vessel to be placed at t
disposal of the city OF New Orleans
l. the improvement OF the harbor there.
rs rs Elections.
H. New York has gone democratic by
es majority of over $4,000. The State 81
nc ate republican majority .; House dei'
cratic majority s:
o. pennsylvania the de'nocrat'c MAYOR
of is sweeping they carry the State 10y 90
p, Is thousand majority. a gain OF over
N, thousand votes,
I'd Massachusetts is republican by a !
l." ulitv of about II thousan1'
IL Minnesota is republican and also X
IRE sas.
Of Maryland, Virginia and Mississippi
er- mocratic by large majoritics.
The Independents in Mississippi W
cit worse beaten than the republicans W
of last year.
N. New JERSEY is democratic by 10000 l
er, iority: Mcclellan elected Governor ;
Sc both Houses strongly democratic.
III Wisconsin is claimed by both part
,o,' Democratic likely.
Result.
on, The democrats carry New York, \
ty- Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Viry
Ter and Mississippi; the republicans Mir