New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-14
First Dispatch. |

cussiOn-R II eference 10 Judiciary Com
!Hrst DispatchI
WASHINGTON. January l3-The Presi
! dent sent to the House of Representative
| to-day, in answer to the resolution of tina
| body of the sixteenth of December last,
mass of papers upon the subject of Louis
lana political affairs furnished by Attorney
General Williams. The papers embrac,
| copies of the report of judicial proceedings
| correspondence by mail and telegraph, me
| MORALS and other matters, nearly all o
which have heretofore been before the pub
| lie.
The following telegram from General
| Emory, dated New Orleans, January H. to
| the Adjutant Generals office, closes the
! correspondence:
LAS Mr.. Kellogg has been declared by
Governor Pinchback, and the Legislature
| which he recognizes, as the Governor
elect of Louisiana, presume it is intend
ed by my instructions that ! shall also
recognize him, and shall accordingly do
so, unless otherwise instructed. l ad
dressed letters to the General commanding
the army on the eighth and ninth,
but they may not reach in time for
action. The sitaation is becoming more
complicated, and in my opinion, the use OF
troops simply to keep the peace cannot lead
to satisfactory or permanent solution OF
the difficulties here"
The report OF the Attorney General, al
fuded to by the President in his message,
does net accompany the papers.
[SecOnd Dspatchl
%&sHiyGToN, January 13.-1'he House
adopted resolution for an inquiry into the
conduct Of Judge Durell, of Louisiana.
An animated discussion occurred in the
House on resolution offered by Mr.. Shell
don. of Louisiana, for the appoin tnent of a
Joint select committee on the Louisiana
troubles. 1t was opposed by many of the
leading members on both sides of the House,
and advocated by others. Finally a resolu-
ton offered by Mr. Garfield, of Ohio, was
adopted in its stead, referring the whole
matter, with message from the President
thereon. to the Judiciary Committee.
Third Dispatehl
WAsHINGToN. January l3.-Mr. Beck. of
Kentucky, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill repeating the law for the iron
clad test oath. IOst-yeas 1913; nays 66:
Jess than twOthirds in the affirmative.
Mr.. Sheldon, Of Louisiana. moved 30
suspend the rules and pass con
current resolution for che appointment
OF s joint select committee of Senators
and Representatives. to inquire into the
election of State officers and members of
tne Legislature held III the State Of Louis
lana on the fourth of November, 1872, and
TO geport the result Of their investigation to
the houses of Congress; also, whether as
result Of that election there is any legal
and established Governor of Louisiana.
and if there be two sets Of persons or
organizations claiming to be the govern
ment, which OF them should be rt cognized
by Congress, with power to send for per
sons and papers and take testimony in
Washington and Louisiana.
Pending the vote on the Resolution, the
rules were suspended so as TO allow an
hours debate. Mr.. Sheldon opened the de-
bate By statement showing the necessity
and propriety OF the investigation proposed
lie said that it was due to the President of
the United States, who had been uDjustlv
atCacked tor his action in the matter. It
was due 10 Judge Durell, ana it yas due 10
ths R8pub. cans Of that Sat- and to the
people OF that State. Il there had been cor
rupt and extraordinary proceedings there,
the masses of the people of both parties
we're entirely innocent of them.
Mr. Eidridge. 9t Wisconsin. suggested