The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-02-03
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

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the State Capital. The triumph Of
law and order over the mob spirit has
been complete and evidently perma-
nent, and Carter, the Cameron pan
Their, no longer roams round the streets
seeking whom he may devour, but is
content to lash his tail in silent and
harmless anger.
The one ripple referred to is caused
by the arrival of the committee ap-
pointed by the National House of
Representative to investigate into
the recent political troubles, and more
particularly into the interference OF
federal officials therein. This COM
mittee is composed of five members,
three Republicans and two Democrats,
to wit: Messrs. Scofeld, McCrary,
Smith, Archer and Speer. The Com
mittee has been holding daily sessions
in the United States District Court
room, at the Custom-House, since
Wednesday, and the witnesses exam
ined are j. Henri Bureh, Geo. w.
Carter, j. H. McVean, Hon. ]. c. Mon
cure, General Emory, Captain Smith,
Superintendent of PoliceA. S. Badger,
Senator Hugh J. Campbell, Collector
Casey and e. S. Marshal Packard.
The testimony given is entirely too
voluminous to admit of our publishing
anything like a complete synopsis, and
the GROUND covered is already fami-
liar to our readers.
From present indications the Com
mittee will consume considerable time
in the completion of their labors, but
when they have made their report we
shall publish it in full. 1t is to be
hoped much good may arise from the
investigation, and that it will cause
the removal or at least force the resig-
nation of the federal officials who have
disgraced themselves and their posi-
tions, and outraged the rights of the
people, by using the power and pa
tronage of their offices to subvert and
destroy the State Government.
At the State-House erything is
comparatively quiet, though once in
a while wordy war will break out in
one or the other of the Houses of the
Assembly. In the Senate quite a
lively battle of this description took
place the other day, in which Senators
Campbell, Blackman and Hunsake1
played leading parts. The latter
named Senator somewhat upset the
equilibrium of the great Reformel
Blackman, by producing in the Sen
ate warrant for $4,000 which was
fraudulently issued to the great Re-
former aforesaid and receipted for by
him. In the House, DIR. Worrall, OF
the New Orleans MitrdiEleuse, has
been numerically hauled over the
Goals by a number of his colored fel,
low-members for publishing carica-
lures and articles in his paper calcu.
lated to bring the colored Represent
atives into contempt before the peo-
pie. A vote of eensure was passed
upon the wavering Doctor, and the
affair came very near eliminating il
his expulsion from the House. The
work of Legislation is progressing
Notwithstanding these temporary dis,
turbances, and several bills have
been passed by both houses. Senator
Ray has introduced bill in the Sen.
ate to amend and re-enact the laws
regulating the school system, but il
will not pass if its provisions are il
any way objectional to the friends O
the present system, who form ma
Ijority of the Assembly. The cause O
Education will receive proper atten
ton, as the committees appointed tt
consider subjects relating to thil
branch of the Government are com
posed of members who will tax,
great interest in its promotion.
Governor Warmoth has returned
several bills of the session of 1871 t,
the Assembly without his signature
and in every ease but one of mino
Importance his vetOes have been sus
tanned by large majority in boil
Houses. Among the bills thus re
turned was the Water Works bill. tn,
illegal premulgating of which cost MI
Geo. E. BOvee his position as Secre