The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-29

WASHINGTON Jan. %, 1874
The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elec..
tons to-day resumed the Louisiana investigation.
Mr. Morton asked for st Of the members Of the Legls
election
his saS Tsad
of the Louisiana Legislature known as the Election law
II the Returning Board '0"S 'A' p0"''' anu au'eS OF
present Mr. Horton directed that they be BY
In reply to questions by Mr.. Morton
GENERAL h'MiLLAN SAID
ns e was sa%d By
he was elected 70 United States Senate two three
the parsS q EysrSiis sss Lynch board threw
mat G % S hss the
the ground Of equity by excluding the his
TINS LkGlsLAroRs REruRkED BY THE DE FERRET board,
and 70 tell how many Of them went into the Kellogg
The General mentioned thirtytwo in the Kellogg
from this list two members from ervile two from Ever
G"s majority whole humber eonstsated
ee ss 81 those ns
by the De Ferret Berd fifteen were in the fusion and
THE HOLDING OvER SENATOR'S WENT FOR Thu KELLOGG
sa.asssa s?
ns 1e Who
s %s
wien shd
three of tn. went no e Kellogg ess
at a %e s sosr S s
sed on the Sih q Dece@Ser in the City Council Cham.
3er small number Of the new members Of the fusion
SSy Ss sS Sas q
NElTIEa HOUSE, or REPRESENTATIVES, Had rvns HAD quo
RON KIECrED MEMBERS;
SSss S @ H ~ sss
10 the
Re ted
o. s met ne 9Th
Warmoth, who was then the admitted Governor; those
had been snioinei from dons 81 hs United states
and by me QHeH s % Marshal MAJ and
O" Gsn ,se% Nc No s MiIian read
from 50 meeting By on Of said Court
static
betting wno sse sSs in ha ena snsf
had primo Jaes right to their seat His MIR.
not legally elected at the time of assembling
the suPREnK COURT HAD DECIDED WHICH
witness believed at that time that the De Ferret no.rd
had at the time they first asse %bed primo Jaee right
their the De Ferret Board was enloned
junction Of Judge Dibbe; think the Lynch Board in.
Junction went to the Supreme Court and has never
series Of and answers
returning boards the committee asked for TRANSCRIPT OF
all the proceedings before the Courts in relation to the
Mr.: Trumbu then continued the examination of Gene
Louisiana was exceedingly quiet and orderly
more Than twsntyye hunded Il, white republican
sa e IN the State outside Of the city there were rosa
& Sr hs
sn 'sss s New from the
10Th Of November last, assuring the President that
than s1o ssUe ssssna 4 time recent election
nna The he ans In
BY Mr.. Morton-He did not know personally OF any
thought not legally Ill , ss' Sr ,xsr,
and had the certificates of hat Board of the Secretary
al any
s om he ne
resented in the fusion Legislature by the ten men whom
,ss 'aSSs1 ysss sS's
ali ;'d ho%
bers were present A.,
members in the Senate all OF whom voted Tor witness ex-
Governor warmoth questioned the witness at some
length concerning the votes OF the state In 1868 1869 s7o
abolition OF the DISTINGUISHING clause OF the State
WOULD MORE THAN ACCOUNT LARGE INCREASE or
the
S % s e IN. entire ST
vO Che . the sns % @ IN ye wSs united
Ss S$rDlsIS sp.9 ssesss$ s%
other the federal the two organizations
sa %s and sas 5sgus
very n full 4. during the
mated Kellogg there determined contest; So. 'O
f:' ri SSi ss
CSg 50 far as to support the Greeley capS S
S pane tn" Of fepss eaeG meeting
TIVE ing
e y s
occrain federal oice.hoiders ct New Orleans; another
wig u 'N' parry sosiSA1rp riscnSAck e""' ""0
a. hs The falling OF OF 100 in
these dissensiohs never knew that Kellogg was popG
AE the Legislature
a s e he w
that the senator's holding over have the power Of deter
from o these Would he swearing
% of Sd s" sneq e a
ton;
IL that the members were not % the
Of 1870 was at variance with the State constitution in the
asss$ g Se
FROM FROM M 3 ns IT by the United o states
there was nota quorum Of old Senators present he
ourn and compel the attendance OF absentees.
BY Mr.. Morton-1he practice In Louisiana has been
that holding over member OF either House object
to the admission q any new member, whereupon he
BY Mr.. Ray-Witness left the Kellogg Senate on the
and Hunsacker, who left at the same time, that they
went back at the regular session and remained with the
kelioggites week or two.
r. LYNCH rEsrIrTvs AGAIN
SnS 20 S s y
abstract OF the evidence before his Board
evidence 70 show upon what evidence the Board pro-
cecded.
Mr. Lynch submitted certain evidence In relation TO
Bower parish which was omitted from the above men
uoned abstract
Mr.. Morton called for list OF the legislators rstur ned
by tn e ynch Board which Mr. Lynch produced.
GENERAL MMILLAr RECALLED
and examined by Mr.. Carpenter -
Neither Legislature had any returns from the parishes
the only evidence OF membe rshp the list Of
sent BY the secretary Of State.
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