The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-01-17

mise Legislature.
On the 18th there were fears that the
consciences of two of the Commissioners
might defeat the scheme.
(Fyom the N Y. Tribune, April ~
New Orleans, April 16-The commits.
sion "cannot agree it is believed, to re.
commend the withdrawal Of the troops
as last resort to effect a settlement, two
members being fearful ofgoing on record
as advising the President to throw over
board the Republican party of Iouisi.
ana" 1.-THE radicalism of these two
Commissioners appears to have delayed
bringing matters to a point for nearly
week."
But the joyful news soon came that
these sCruples had been overcome.
New Orleans, April 15.-"The Louisi-
ana controversy is practically settled.
The delay is occasioned by difficulty in
harmonizing all the members of the
commission" "The project for settlement
is 80 completely triumph for the Mich
oils party that it scarcely breaks the fall
of Gov. Packard The commission will
recommend the withdrawal of the troops
from the State House, and the last yes
tige of the Packard Government will dis
appear without violence or excitement"
Gov. Packard made an appeal to the
President to recall the commission, and
said:
"The reported purpose of the Admins
| fpatiOr m no pry tbn cuuOngtiOua pf
Messrs Foster and Matthews by the
withdrawal Of the United States troops,
is steady menace to the Republicans in
| this State"
"The commission thus far has only
suggested methods which directly Tend
to an abandonment of the contest, irres
peCtive Of right or justice"
But no attention was given to the pro-
test, and on the 10Th announcement was
made that the work was completed:
"The commission have completed the
work they came to do. To-day they in
formed the President Of the existence of
Legislature with an undisputed quo.
rum" "The Packard Legislature now
becomes a rump without legal status,and
its disintegration will proceed with &C.
celebrating rapidity." "The commission
are well satisfied with the situation"
Then came the finishing stroke;
Washington, April 20.
"The President signed an order at Al
p. M. to-day directing the United States
troops quartered at New Orleans to ne
drawn from their present position at
noon on Tuesday next" ut is now be-
lieved that by the middle of next week
the Louisiana question will have become
as much matter of history as the late
controversy in South Carolina, and that
it will no longer require the attention Of
the Administration which will then be
able to devote its time to other contem.
plated reforms (SiCV
How it worked may be judged by the
following:
New Orleans, April %
"Nothing is left of the Packard Govern ,
ment, except Gov. Packard himself and ,
his metropolitan police guard, The |
Presidents order for the withdrawal of
the troops broke up the Legislature with +
neatness and despatch"
"The commission seemed to be highly
gratifed at the absence of resentment on
the part of the Nichols partyW THE
commission closed their labors to-day,
and left for Washington" "The com
mission have devoted themselves in the I
most laborious manner to their work" t.
at was understood thai public reCep. t
tion was rendered them by the people r
of this city but declined with thanks"
There remained one thing to do in or a
der to make the business complete, and y
that was to disintegrate or destroy the "
Packard Supreme Court. How this was
done is briefly told:
Washington, April 20.
The President has decided to appoint
Judge j. E. King to the ColeCtorship OF /
New Orleans. This appointment is one S
of great importance, and practically re h
moves one Of the few remaining obstacles Il
to tie success of the Presidents policy a
in louisiana Judge King is one of the n
Justices of the Packard Supreme Court h
The Packard Supreme Court has always Il
been considered by the President as in :,
law one of the strongest departments of p
the Packard Government The best law 7
yers here, including Secretary Evarts,are 4
of the opinion that the legality and con- =
of the Packard Supreme d
Court was almost beyond controversy -
The appointment of Judge King seems II
to solve this difficulty. The Packard d
court, under the Constitution, should be d
Of five members, and only RI
three were ever appointed by Gov Kel. "
King, Leonard and Lude e
ling. These three constituted quorum. N
Without quorum the court cannot exist "
and without the attendance nt each of C.
these three quorum is impossible. AS y
to the two remaining Judges who should t
make up the court, they can
never be appointed, because if Governor
Packard should nominate two persons,
he wonld have no Senate to confirm 81
them. The abandonment of the court, c.
by any one of these three mem. o
bers, works its effeCtual dissolution. a
Judge King will accept the office of Col Il
leCtor aud Judge Leonard isalready elec. p
ted to Congress from district in which t
there is no contest, and will of course be e
seated. D
Thus it ended but the rewards had not d
been distributed, and 80 Mr.. Chandler a
calls attention to the following suggestive $ 5
documents: !
CFrom the N. Y, Tribune, May4) =
Attorney General Devens telegraphed v
to-day to district Attorney Bangs to post s.
pOne the Rehm case for one week. h
Is understood to have agreed II
with Judge Lawrence, when he was in a
on duty connected with the g
Louisiana Commission, that if any agree. y
ment was made in refereuce to this mat.
ter it should be kept. p
tFrOm the N. Y. Tribune, May 22) h
Secretary Sherman declines 10 sue y n
positive order for the dismissal OF the +