Show BY teet ia efa fea pu AMERICAN 25 the louisi nua aua Com commission commissions misson report dated april slit in new orleans starts out with the abatement elate ment that in accordance cor dance with the instruction instructions if of secretary evans evarts and with the kno w rf I 1 of the president to troops their efforts wele wei wel e devoted to to securing a common legislature of bf undisputed authority compte tent tz to Lallay trouble and pre serve cerve peace unaided by the national government both sides tides were bitter and uncompromising they I 1 say cay th they ey bave have converged d artely with nil all classes and anen ib en representing nevery parish pariah inthe state have bave read much testimony land nd written legal they found the facts as foll foil follow paha paka partied Taha PARt ird fd wak was at the iho state I 1 alouse I 1 0 u S e smili v it tibia his legislature find and friends and nud an armeo armed police force As there veas was no buu quorum um in the tile senate sen ben ati e ove vve n tipon ins IHs own theory of law hii hi legislature was nece aa rily Ina lna inactive clive the su supreme prene court which his fiad not chany acty business lanceit wit sa is possessed of its court roon quo and the jibe custody of its r recoil ec 01 ol 05 po go of january he be 0 had bad ad lil militia IlI tIg alleging I 1 hat that this deficiency was owing to his obedience to the orders of president grant to take no do fleps to change chab e ohe the relative red reb tive posit toil of him hird sel hei seir weir f du a gov nich oils his jlia mam maill reliance relian relia uee uce cewa wa upon ha bis alleged legal title claiming that hit etwas it was vas the cui coi al duty duly of the president 10 lo recognize and haord bini hini subh mili tary istance bas aas as might be necessary to friable him to asseri assert his authority of governor governor nicholls klc Kic holls was occupying the old FelloW shail sHall as a state house his legislature met there and was actively engaged in the business business of all the deuart departments ments of government df the thol city elty of new orleany recognized his hiu au an thorit the bul eul supreme irvine gota dota nominated by him lim and cail edli film e d by his an heard about two hundred cases casesi the limo forstthe fort fori the collection of arrived but cen t aam um of money in the tha pf af taxes beep nil yil NII voluntarily unta rily paid elitc into hla hia iii treasury butof out of which he was defraying the I 1 ordinary I 1 expenses the nicholls legisla tun 3 had ho a quorum in the tile F enato senate upon either packard theory of law iod and i i a quorum in the house on the NicholI 4 the packard theory fihn alha packard llad hada bada a quork be houe boue von jon its 0 own theory gli gln thes thet the enate senate and disabled from any I 1 q val vai even in the J fridg edg meLto rits fits own party the ehe th 6 coni corn juls juis mission slon found if it to be ve very ry alffie luit to ascertain thu the exten tto which the respective governments were acknowledged edin in the various faris parit 1 trl lri tri sues ou new bilt it is s aboto say me tiie changes which had taken place in the after the t e organization of the gov on ton the of januar january were iny ini favor of tile the nicholls Ji cholla go government vern ment tiie tile claims to legality of the supreme court composed of chief justice manning and associates assis assli clates who were nominated by governor ic holls and confirmed by his senate resta rests reeta upon ulion the same araje arfie basia basis as the title titie of nicholls nic Kic holls and hla hia s senat enat i eThe claim to the legality of the su premo court composed of chief justice Ludeling and hla hia associates ither upon their right to hold ove court is ille tho the legality of the kei kel jog bogg packard ilard heti beti ate which icon scon tir lir t levih adges the thao nomi nation of governor kellogg and while it ad a returning boal boat d quorum liuo r u 11 thies this is the position as we wo vo IV will int ift now state the legar legal e eques question lilam which the right of these governments depe the of rein irtis 1 ma t tai tho iho returns bl all ali elec elee lions f for i cneill members bers hers of t hu thu general assembly shall be m a de to the fec detary of state that the qualin qualified cd ele lee electors lectors lec cLors tors shall shail vote fait for governor and lieutenant governor at the tho time and place of voting g nor for fb r lives i the returns tf every election hhall bhail be seated up and transmitted by the proper teurling Te officers to tho the secretary wy of state stae who deliver dellver le liver ilver them to the speaker of the house of representatives on the leeond day of if the general assembly then to be holden hoiden the tho of the general cis shall moot in the thu hooff Ho 4 und nud examine and milt count the voter thia provision of tho constitution I 1 requires the returns of the votes for C governor and lieu Lieutenant Governor to bo sealed P up and transmitted by the proper returning officers to the secretary of state and tho the same provision ia is made in substance as to the members of the general assembly but in 1870 the legislature passed an act which was amended in 1872 which created a returning board consisting of five rive members to be appointed by the senate and to be tile the returning officers elections in the state the act provides that the commissioners of election at each hall of or voting place shall count the votes making a list of the names of all persons voted for and the be for whom the votes were given the number of votes received by each tho the num bum I 1 ber her of ballots contained in itt t the h eb box x anil and the tho number rejected and a the t rea tea leaf reaf ons cons and to lo mak make dup u 11 incato listen orie one to 10 tile ille lie lle supervisor r i of registration of t the e parish of orleans and oneto one oue to 0 o the secretary of f state tiie law further requires the supervisor of registration to tb consolidate the tile returns rece received lold from tile the differ eilt elit poll ng dg places and forward them the originals to this returning board if th j re be any riot tumult violence int ini intimidation mi dation bribery pi or cor corrupt ru pt iii Iti fluence influence anywhere within the said baid parish at or near any auy of the voting placid or places of registration which hali hail hall tend to prevent prevents the athe free peaceable and full vote it shail shall be alio duty of tho the commis siane rs to make of such facts and forward the same to his supervisor of registration with the 06 returns ut of the elec elee election fion flon and the supervisor of regi registration shall ball f forward the same bamo to the returning board the returning board is required to investigate the statements and to the returns which it makes makis to the secretary of state returns where a fair election has lias been prevented the same jaw lurther further declared thai thal that it shall bo be the duty of the secretary of state t tj tran transmit stint to the clerk of the house of representatives and to td the secretary of the senate of thelast the last general assembly a list of the names s of such persons persona who according to tile the cretu returns n bhail shail have been elected to tiler olther cither flier bran branch i ch of or tile the general at r anil aba it hii bli shall allbe alibe be the duty of the thet clerk and secretary ta to place the names named ot of tbt albrit atiles and senators 7 elect fo fur furz dished upon sheroll the roll of tiie tile house and senate respectively and those representatives and Senators whose n names mes are so placed by the clerk and secretary respectively in accordance c cir cor dance with the tho for foregoing golbig provi slop add d none other fc hallbe coni com to organize 1 ize tile the house of or senate The Nicholls counsel claim that this act so far a as 4 it interposes the returning board from exercising these powers of exclusion between the present supervisor of with his consolidated returns ati edthe secretary of state is when applied to the election of members nie robers tabers the general As assembly hembly and of gov and lieutenant governor governo r a of these provisions of iclet he state stafe which says saya the returns of all sections for members of the general assembly shall bhail bo be M add madei to the ibe liae secretary of state and in reference to governor and lieu lieutenant tenant governor tho the of every election elec flon ilon shall be sealed scaled up and transmitted by the proper eer to the seer secretary r tary of state who shall deliver rem anem to the speaker of or the house of representative the counsel for packard insist that the legi legiel daturo aturo has lias power to cheate create this returning board and div give L it the tho authority with which it clothed it also that tho the constitutionality tiona lity of the act has been settled by the supreme court of the state but the nicholls klc Kic holls party denied that tho the qu estira estipa pm was decided by the str pame court in a ia manner that could bo lic considered authora authoritative it tive live it is Js not claimed by counsel for nicholls that the legislature could nou not create a returning board and clot ciot heit belt with these pow pou powers ers eis in regard 0 t the appointment of presidential lector elector I 1 ei ince emee tile tie tle of the state constitution on which they rely leiato only to td the election of members of the legislature legisla ture governor and alio heurtenant neu Heu tenant governor the report quotes from one of their legai legal arguments ments menta fo jo show this As mahora magero stood on our arrival here hero the legal title of mar mat ta to the of governor depended upon this qu question thero there was no judicial tribunal til authority iivo tivo by betl nartie I 1 by y which it by bo holved d lor jor realous already given the tiie onby only hope of a solution was by the union of so many members of the rival as would make a legislature with ii a constitutional quorum in both the senate and house within the last three days this thia first great grent step in restoring peace to the has been accomplished in coine consequence quence of df the withdrawal of members from froni tiie tile the llie packard to the nicholls legislature the latter body has eighty meven reven returning board in tile house and und thirty two in hi the senate sixty boe one members constitute a constitutional quorum in the house and nineteen in the Sei senate late Zate it was in view of f the foregoing facts and especially tile the tion of the legislatures and our knowledge of f the c condition of lou derive derived froni per personal unil buil contact tatt with the peo people lold piat we were toh tol esty jn n our telegram of the oth that time tire imme dUte an fau time when the troops limps would be tic wl withdrawn n to tb their ba be better beuer tor the peace of coif ank ang aan than to postpone such stich an announcement tho the curlers boldin holding g var lous idus ahad of or political belfe belief cannot well concur in any ketch sketch of the pastor past or probable future of louisiana wu we luy luv llave r forborne in this report to exire s any opinion on the legal questions arising upon the foregoing fote foie going statement of facts because our letter of or instructions seemed to call for a tent of facts rather than an expression of opinion by the commissioners we all however indulge in the confident hope of better days for all races in louisiana among the reasons for these ho hopes a are the resolutions of the iti Nicholls oe 1 legislature and the letter of governor N nicholls herewith submitted which have already been given to the he public with the earnest hope mat that the adjustment which has been made of the political controversies of louisiana will be of lasting benefit to that state and will be approved by the patri patriotic otie otle people of all sections we have the honor to be your obedient servants TV v Ci charles fAiRLEs B LAwi LAWRENCE lavrence tENCE jos B R HAWLEY JNO L HABLAN HARLAN JOHN jonn 0 BROWN WAYNE MCVEA Gir tho president gave his views on the indian peace poll policy CY to tile the indian commissioner commissioners that the policy of the previous administration should be continued COLUMBIA S ca C 25 rain in the house to today baythe day the democrats passed a preamble of resolutions declaring all the of the late mackey house in contempt of the legal fegal house referring theli their credentials lAis isis to io the joint vint committee of judiciary and elections to pass upon their title to seats the republican members fler fiercely cely contested this action holding that although the members of theA the mackey lackey house had bad errede erred they were prima fadief en ti tied to sea bea ts The committee will report tomor to mor abw row and probably all but five or six members of the late mackey house wall be admitted new VEW so the legisla tiu e will h adjourn tomorrow I 1 ni or ra I 1 sine mr beg rei une are nicholis secretary 6 of 0 state atit e strong and auditor audit jumel juile tog took possession of f the thee omica iii ILL t the 0 state house today to dv day I 1 clarksville CLARKS VILLE missouri Z 25 ZA A A party of men took out of jail at jat dover at three on tuesday morning hun ghim ahlm to a lim liml fand yand nire fire farea id eight duits into his ilia body for the murder of willie mcclash last august he ife would have escaped punishment by reason of a legat legal technicality SAN FRA encisco 25 an oroville press dispatch says say the county court today to day duy sentenced four of the chico incendiaries to the penitentiary as follows H T jones jenes twenty years james fay ten dearv pleasant slaughter tuni year years A holderbaum five years A motion for a new trial in tile the cases of jones and pay fay was made and denied CAMP BROWN wyo 26 barney hall a prospector has just arrived here bere badly wounded by indians he and two 1 others othera were attacked near Ba dwater en on the irth and after a sharp fight the indians killed his two partners three others of the same party have not been heard from I 1 new YORK 26 the tee times in an editorial says the report of tho the th louisiana commission is simply an 0 acknowledgment that the tho result re nult quit of their labors has been surrender 1 not compromise all legal argue 5 ments are on the alde ride side yide of the PA tk ard government thero there cin c oin in be but ono inference viz that the tho install latiol of of the 4 nicholls Nichol lp government is a piece of bf flagrant usurpation the tribune says the steam launch of the Russ russian fali laii flagship suet land while lying at the swinging boom of the flagship exploded her boiler and breaking away from her moorings drifted dwa the stream and bank sank the pool pooi sellers of this city in consequence of the tho passage by the legislature of the bill prohibiting the prosecution of their business in this state made arrangements to move to jersey city and the exodus of the fraternity is soon expected the declaration of war by the czar was read simultaneously on the three vessels forming tho the ho M russian squad squadron roja roia in this part and aud was received with lud loud jud applause se by the officers and crew follow followed d by tile the singing of the te to deum deung and prayers for the success of the russian arms HUDSON ohio 26 col S B D harris for a number of bf years editor of the ohio farmr at cleveland died suddenly here bere this morning an intelligent london correspondent writes on the j aa as follows gwo iwo we shall not riot grow half in england to feed this year the mouths at home adargo A large tract of country is 18 still under water 1 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