The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-17

office. At4.so A Joint convention was iHld in
the hall of tn. House for tho purpose of nd.
minsterinR tho onth nf olflCr. cnWmtbhH
was appointed tn walt npon the tioVernor,
and forthwith Mr.. Smith appeared. accom-
panied by the heads Of departments, the out
going Council and the Adjutnnt General. Tho
oath was then administered by Acting Presl-
dent Ellis, or the Senate. alter which prnclh-
nation wfs made by ths Secretary OF State.
and Governor Smith delivered u message.
THE nRinEHy IavEsTiaArIoN.
AUGUSTA, Jan Determination into tho
alleged biihsry raHes was continued tn-nay.
Mrssrs. Swan, Hartman AMI Jas. A. White
+. panted In greater details their statements,
all eady nubiished, aa to the attempts tnnds
to bribe them by Wallaos II. White, anh soion
Chase eorrohorRied Swnn'R abatement ~ 10
the iatter's interview with him. Bartholomew
Wentworth testified ~ Httempts mhda 10
brihe him by Chas. Il. Kicker. OF North Ber-
wick
Alfred Caehman. member OF the House. tes-
tiBeh To ths efforts Uf his son AMI LlsweiiyH
Powers 10 keep him away from thu Legisla-
ture by telling him he could get niore money
by not going. Noah Baker, u Senator, Cor
roboratsd Cashman's Testimony.
ANOTHER ORDER FROM GEN. CHAMBERLAIN.
Cen. Chamberlain has issued the following
| order:
"Wherena. exciting rumora which believe
to ha entirely without foundation nfa spread
among the people that iha State House IL To be
hold by one party ~ against another. or ~ w
boz attacked by persons In the interest OF some
pplitiCal party to get In possession of u TOR
the purpose oil excluding members-elect from
te ieH lHlAtt ~ hnlla, ths IL To give assurances
that the rights and privileges OF oil parties
shall be protected with cotnpleta impartiality.
The halls arc for tho lse of nembere elect to
the Legislature, and shall he held iDvlulato for
thoRa uses give no rredenon to the report
that either party would stuop 10 such trick,
or be- rash enough t. use violence 70 deter
II Inc the questions Of right. But TO ailny
any doubt or fear OF thi-, ! hrrony give my
personal guarantee that oil rights shall be
respected and attempts 10 gnin unfair adyan-
tage ahall not be permitted"
DECISION IN FAVOR or TILE HEruDLidANs.
Dispatches we're received In this city this
evening stating that ~" Supreme Court has
soiiay Buatainad the Republicans In every
position. Hundreds or Kepuh. leans arc In the
city, and there Ia great T, j,icina among them.
The FuAlOnists arecotreEpondrHly depressed
There arc some here who are urging the
FusionIsts 10 rcslst the cunrt and go forward
and iruneuth the Judges, but mnny FusiunlAts
announced theIr intention to yield, Twenty
are known to be- In favor of submitting. There
Ia division In their ranks.
rHE aovEHNon's MESSAGE.
AUGUSTA. Jan. 16 The following nre the
principal points Or Gov. Smiths message:
The duty Of the Legislature, he aays, IL to
be- determined by u rule of strict and eafucst
endeAvor to comply with the VIII Of the peo-
pie and to promote the welfare OF the STATE
Taking that ns u guide, no continues: $50
long ms We do not seek to evdtfe or oppose its
evident requirements. or to exceed Tho power
Ii has conferred. we cannot go astray, Or, nj
least, bs deprived III the cofisClouoness Of HI
honest endeavor TO suhserve the best Interests
OF our felow-CitizPns."
Speaking of the late election he says: The
evidences IL too strong and direct To admit or
reasonable doubt that fraudulent aud oppres-
sive means were employed To control the nc.
tion of voters More than this. there was de
vised and actually put In operation u scheme
tn ovsrnwe and intimidats our late Chief
Magistrate In tho constitutional and legal
discharge af tine duties ol his high Office. The
firm and digniiied manner In which he and
his councillors, under abuse and indignlties
heapcd upon them, discharged their respofsi- |
bio duties, IN conformity with the constitution
and laws, and preredents established ny hts |
predecessors In office, la worthy of and will
receive the highest encpmium OF MI citizens |
who truly have tho welfare of the State nj
heart
suffrage or undue Influences over the eXer |
cse of that right, whether effected by brlbes, |
by actual or threatened personal violence, by |
threats or Withdrawal of employment or
patronage. Ia equally reprehensible. | would
recommend that You first see that our laws
are SO far amended as to protect tho putty of |
tho ballot box In our own State, and. second. |
that you express by declnratory resolve tho
conviction or this Legislature In that behalf.
The remainder OF the message is chiefly de- |
voted To the consideration ot national tinan |
cca from Grrenhack standpoint.
Tho Legislature. Iii Joint convention this
afternoon elected State officers to fill tho
places Of those whose torms have expired.