The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-09
.qHR LOUISIANA HJMBUG.
The Congressional Committee of InveSti-
CATION Poking Among Political Filth.
LEGISLATORS BRBED RIGHT AND LEFT.
Eight Hundred Dollars for Tugboat to Garry
Provender to Hungry Senator's.

NEW ORLEANS La. FEB. 2, 1872
Tue Congress Investigating Committee finished It's
nth session with to-day. The members are begin
ming to weary, and In order to rush matters TO an
end sat for seven consecutive hours to-day. The
examination OF United States Marshal Packard be.
gun yesterday, was completed, and In addition five
other witnesses gave testimony The situation took
new and interesting turn to-day by reason Of the
evidence given by q Mr.. Carr. a member OF the
Legislature in the Warmoth interest. Carr is the
man VINO managed the fight for the Governor In the
ousting OF Carter from the Speakershp or the House
OF Assembly. lie Is young fellow, with small, cum
ming eyes. pale red whlskers and slight physique
che last man In The world one would take for the
leader OF a mob. The Carter empnatically
charge In their evidence that there scarcely mem.
Der OF the Legislature who has not at some
time or other accepted bride. They also make the
Same charge against the Governor. and pronounce
him corrupt In their opinion but so far not one Of
them has been able to cite where he has &C
cepted bnne- They also report him millionaire.
but no one has yet been found to swear he is worth
Q cont
The witness Carr made q bad showing for him.
self He denied toto that he mad ever accepted OF
bribe. but admitted that he had been approached
once with an offer OF money by federal Offical. He
refused howe YER point blank. TO give the name Of
this olcial ut 20 tell the name or the bill the Oclal
desired passed. lie said he did not know OF any
special cases OF bribery but thought 1t was more
prevalent In the Legislature Of Louisiana than in
the Legislatures Of other States especially at Albany
facts in his testimony-that he was
elected Speaker OF the General Assembly year ago
BY coalition of the democrats with the WarmOth
republicans, giving in return the control OF several
important Committees to the democracy; also at
the same time the WarmOth republicans In the Sem
ase with the aid Of the democrats, took from Lieu
tenant Governor Dunn me power OF the appointment
return for gubernatoral patronage the democrats
Q! the LEGISLATURE voted for General West for United
didate. All uis, the Carter men say, goes to prove
tnat Warmoth was trying to sell out to the demo-
A little weszen-faced fellow, named Bovee, was
the second witness. He Is the man VINO was
turned out OF tue ONCE oil Secretary OF State several
. months ago by the Governor on the charge OF hav
ing promulgated law which the Governor claims
ne never signed. The position is an cleo
the Courts, where a decision was given by demo.
cratic Judge sustaining the Governor on the ground
ernOr responsible for o faithful execution Of the
laws. therefore he had an undoibted right to re-
a an Wao Ia ms ens was not atn I'm
Ger against the Governor, charging him with having
pad pecunisry interest In the Slaughter House
bii. the Lottery Gill; the Warehouse bill, the Fund
ing bill and the Chat tanooga Railroad bil oil OF
which passed the Legislature by his aid and sup.
the Legislature 20 whom he saw paid money to vote
for BILLS lie admitted that he mad accepted OF
laws, but claimed that It was for extra clerk hire
PaCkards additional testimony brought out few
moro facts. In the Custom House Convention he
stated there were about thirty delegates who held
federal Offices Ii support OF his use Of the Custom
House building for political purposes he oted cases
under President Johnson and President Buchanan,
wheie similar was made by the democratic
party. In fact. before the building was always
looked upon as che headquarters OF the political
party In power. When he began his present move-
ment against che Governor he and Collector Casey
were walled Oh by the Democratic state Central
Committee and y combination was formed for the
purpose or reIarm. Also that all the anti Warmoth
republicans the Democratic State Central Com
snttee and The Citizens Reform Association united
IN sending the petition to the President asking him
70 declare martial law during the recent troubles.
he also testified that he paid out OF his own pocket
the sum al $ds the expense Of tile tugb0at used IN
carrying supplies to the Senators on the revenue
cutter Wilderness.
NO new Developments were made by the other wit
neSseS exumlped.