New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-30
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
A LARGE VARIETY OF INTERESTS OF
RECENT BIRTH.
j. Henri Burch Has His Talk

The congressional committee, from whose
labors the Republican party hope much
good, yesterday assembled in the United
States Circuit Court, Customhouse building,
a place made memorable as the room of
assembly of the Gating gun conventionites
previous to the hour fixed for the gathering
of the body called by the State Committee
to meet in ali adjoining room.
There were present Hon. Glenni w. SEQ
field. of Pennsylvania, chairman; and Hons.
G. w. McCrary, of Iowa: H. b. Smith, of
New York, and Stevenson Archer, Of Mary
land
Mr. Otis S. Buxton, doorkeeDer of the
House, accompanies the committee as acting
sergeant-atarms; Messrs. Smith and Noah
are the reporters, and Mr.. James Il. Young
lwell known as the former talented chief
of the Tribune bureau at Washington is
the clerk
After reading the resolution creating the
committee, the following, on motion OF Mr..
McCrary, was adopted, and will govern the
sessions of the committee:
Resoired, That there be admitted to the
sittings Of the committee not more than five
persons representing each of the several in
terests concerned in the investigation; also
representatives of the press; and that any
party interested may have present phonO-
graphic reporter, whose report shall be
taken for the use of such interested party,
but otherwise to be under the control of the
committee. and not to be published.
Resolved, That witnesses be examined
by the chairman and members of the com
mittee, and that any person present deslr-
ing to put question to witness shall do SD
through a member Of the committee.
The several interests concerned" very
soon developed Democratic interest, a
Carter interest and CustOmhOuse interest,
and, notwithstanding they have all been a
united interest in the matters to be investi-
gated-united by compacts written and
publicly avouched-they each claim right
to five persons to oppose the Ave, should
they be selected, to represent the interest
of Governor Warmoth and the Republican
party.
Representing the three interests first
designated above were ex-Lieutenant Gov
ernor Voorhies, Internal Revenue Assessor
Joubert. E. Howard McCaleb, J. H.
McVean, j. b. Eustis, w. S. Mudgett, J. b.
Gotten, c. w. Lowell. G. w. Carter, f. L.
Jewell, f. H. Billings, j. F. Casey, DR.. j.
E. Austin, $. b. PACKARD, G. Dillingham;,
and about dozen CustOmhouse clerks and
deputy marshaIs. Mr.. Billings is under
derstood to be Mr. Carter's regularly feed
attorney. In addition there could be seen
in and around the CustOmhonse the men,
bers of the Democratic State and parish
committees. But the list of Eames given
every one among them being prominent in
the coalition to subvert the State govern
ment-is sufficient to establish the fact of
identity of interests with all in attendance.
j. Henri Burch, the colored carpet
Dagger, who seeks to curry favor with the
Democracy by villifying white men who
came to Louisiana it'll knapsacks. was the
only witness examined, and if the others
who may be summoned prove equally
verbose, the committee will have to fight it
out on this line all next summer.
Whether Governor Warmoth or the Re-
publican n:aiorities of the General Assem-
bly, propose to have their allotted number
of representatives at the committee meet
ings, we have been unable to learn. 1t
seems probable, however, they will rely
upon the Judgment and discernment of the
members of the committee.