The sun., 1872-04-26
THE LOUISIANA OUTRAGE.
PAJSYrL SECRETs UNEiRTHED ny
THE CONGRENS COnMIIJEE.

he was Violating his Duty Nhcu he ~pir-
itcd Away the state senators -Ackupwl-
edges that t!rnnt Tacitly sanctioned II.
rorr. .r oudcncc Of The sun.
WtsutNcToN, April 2b.-Thc first install
mont ~ the testimony taken by the New orleans
Inycftieatng Committee was received from the
,,inter to-day. 1t reveals curious facts, and
f,rnlshe. the material for an inside history Of
the carpct-bag government which has borne
away over the rich State Of Louisiana for the
last seven years. The evidence contained in the
fret hundred pages which have been received
tells the Carter side, and the next batch will
tain the Warmoth version. Between the two
pretty much Of the whole story Is told.
The first two witnesses examined were J.
Henri Burch aud George w. Cater, the latter
being the Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tlyes. who headed the anti-wumoth movement,
and was backcdby the Administrators brother
.n-law, Jim Casey. Hurch l. mulatto, who
halls from Baton Rouge. rcprc-entlng the parish
u Fast Baton Rouge In the Legislature. and
was a stanch supporter OF the Carter faction.
THE CARTER SIDE or TuE STONY.
According to nurch and Carter, movement
mad been set ON foot dur ing the summer and fdll
Of le,l, which was Ostcnsbly for the purpose Of
-cformng certain legislative abuses, but which
AMI the n-tallmcnt of another set of adventure
ers; A. the first session OF ho Leglsature IN
r.
Carter found means TO deposc him and elect
himself to the Chair. Burch testified that Carr
continued to occupy the position dhe speaker,
-hiu believe, for about one month, attended
40 thr time with considerable dissati ia Ion,
until another organization was efc ted 10y the
rie, tlpu 90 Gro W. Carter a. - cu,cr, Whith wa
about fur middle of the session, after the rc'i;-
nation 90 Nr Carr. A majority q the members
v..e -u -frlu-ly dis. iti.lcd with hi. rulings
that hc was compelled TO resign or hc would
have been expelled MIR. Carter continued to
serve until the present session. There werc,
al la FIf 10 Loo AZ
session 80 r.moye him, but mono Of them were
-ut,e. .iul. He had the CONFIDENCE Of the mcm-
ltr- vino had placed him tLolc. | DO go mean
to say there we're any formal motion. made 60
eSr,i hm. but there we're movements In thatdi-
THE rIGuRrRs.
Rurch then proceeds to tell how the wHrmoth
parN remained In New Oflc.u. ull srr,mcr and
plotted the deposition OF Carter and for that
fgurers.' lie says the "liurer,' did not
hc-ltitc to say what g. 'ir purpose wa-, and that
they thought they had tun's si'nt rtcuHa 10
eject Il. In thc ineah tiWc, ~ Gui T. be-
tween the two sessions, on Nov 22. the licuten-
aut-Goyelnor died aud ia cau'us win my
friends, H- ttc senate iu the extra so sion which
was held had neglected to prepare r pdurt any
resolutions relative 70 his death, Wthou.h j they
had elected a successor to his oilD,, add to my
friends that We ought to pass q respluti0n -
tlht cN It when We rcasscublt td. ANA adIpurn' :
hut we very soon found ont that fltc Intention
Of fnnsc who during the summer he'd hccn cn-
-lEtl IN this movement was to declare The
si.a,.rs chair vacant aud hen adjourn. The
u-t,tr hy the chaplain. and some explanatory
r.r ,rk- hy the speaker and the call of the roll,
,nwr,I ,ac TO draft resolutons and then Co
adjourn. oul Of respect 60 the late lieutenant-
Gu,urnur. This resolution was opposed bN Mr..
tir aud others. bus We effected an adjourn
mont. The neat day, after the tran gu of
some other business. member from N4uides
u rudH. .ld resolution OF confidence. ana CON
Giu..cf flc Speaker IN his chair for the rest of
thets..IHu. which was adopted 10y the vote of,
think, o. o. N. \ motion was made To recon
W., i.id .u tue a. lo. showing fur those two
days positive majority on the part Of Mr. Cu-
tcrs lItnd-, au, Wc believed that all difficulties
and differences IN regard to the organization
were az dl end, That night, seeing the majority
Ne bad demon tratCd ln the first two d AVS ol the
session There W--a a desperate move made on
IL opposite side To- gain new adherenss.'
RNPELLlD ANu WANTED 10 GET nACK.
Bur.h then goes ON TO tell that he believes cor
rIut Wcau- wee employed by the NaiWoth
party to -II majority, and that the r.Nt lay
tUcy rrlt.1 Shat thcy had succeeded. he tells
the ~ d tale how they wwngled and ior. nj
that dHv. end how the next day the hall was
Gitd So th rol emcn. aud warrant. issued for
the aI,-t nt the Governor, lieu.enant-Gover-
lor, aud Others under the Enforcement at;
and h.W The Governor rctaliatcd with o pro-
yluWIf % t.l NJ al good citizens To the de-
fence of tir c. y,'urort. and holdinr an extra
scss. % + t.c T. tr'l.urc at night; how they
st' uN 800 NIND .it"u concern az rphtc loN-
called '.t Com. aud 80 "a. Ancr relating The
ST D., retaining i-ht they kept u.' he goes
.iN 'IIi to.H o., attention of The com
' n. oner No. Which We We
nj ur .i.l.ti.r. and ,o the manner iu which
W. luc been refused. make mi. statement
.Hr. .ui lhc legislature. legally ,gctgd.
2 D. .t which now meets W the Capt ], |
claim .'' .i!, ally elected nc as a member
asd u.N- refused a. admit me t. their sessions
Tt., adopted % resolution expelling all who did
MT rrI Yu there hy "A certain time. The names
oft.D. to he cvlclled were all embodied in one
r.-.utiHu.' lie states that they made yari GUS
effort 200 -Dt hl'lt in body, but the Warmoth-
u'- would not lc' tAem back that way. one by
one nt FIRST. and thtu ~ twos and threes, their
M'n deserted an EO ~ over 70 the enemy ana
were. of course, HiHittcd; hut himself ana
three white Republicans Were not even allowed
tu make tcru-.
AN tvOwEp LOBBYIST oN BRIBERY.
As showing the way they do things under a
can"t-hay government, the following extract Is
~ The Chairman Q.--I understand that GOV.
Wamoths party aud Mr.. Cars party are the
same iartyt A.. They are the same. Before !
was . member OF the legislature was a Lobbyist
ior Nh Carr, and helped him to he elected
Sp, ,aker; and was assisted In that by the Gov
efnor. who regarded Mr. Carr a. his friend
q. You spoke in the early part Il your testl-
mony Of a brhe being offered To your college
rom East baton Rouse by whom va thGt
dent uf thc Senate, personally.
g. DID he state what the ,hrihe was A
$50 and the patronage Of the par. h and
that was backed up by the threat to have, him
eNpelcd II he dll not do what lhel wanted hlln
t. do This is what he tells me.
Q.-Was the report Of the committee, OF which
Mr.. otto was chairman, TO which you have re-
terrrd, printed Alt was published, | am
not SURF whether II was formerly made to the
Hou-e or not have seen II In print.
Did that report reflect upon the Govern
ment or any Of the officials Of the state A. II
was reflection upon the Governor, charging
him with cOiruptOn think. have read the
report.
q Can you state what the charees were
would not like 10 undertake TO state them
have not read 10 carefully; cavea glance at IT.
a. WIS it a charge that he had received
money Tor the passage Of hill in favor ui a rail
road Al cannot tell tue exact charge.
know 10 connected him with aOme corrupt act
think with an attempt to olackmail somebody
ht Denounced the charge, and made state
mont about IT,
q Was it about the Jackson Rairoaii A
ituk d was.
q. va, tie State Interested In that railroad
II Nu- largely Interested in IL.
g.. Aud this interest has been sold A
Arl tH- interest has been sold
q Was the charge ~ corruption n regard q
T. 'H ui the interest 10 the state in tuu road
"A. ItW-s.
CONSPIRACY FOR lMPEACWEHr
The project to impcach Wamoth i- di-losc,
o. 'Lc following aNtrurtt
p What was expected TO he done, suuposlD.
~ 'drtor remained Speaker # the House, an,
maj Nrity of the House confined to uct " iil
hiWf hat was expected To he done that won't,
au""t the Government Had you an understand
l'f nr Arrangement on this pOntf A. Yes sir
" dd have. one don't know much about
IhHi wHs the impeachm, nt Of the Governor
a.. " Arwn.h told me in his parlOr he under
IS" N'.e going 10 impeach him. | SAID
uH" NH'" HuytliuZ ol the kind. lie hdld Wl
. .fH l.l 1.tl ovid nat