New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-31
TIE LOUISIANA TROUBLES.

THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE AT WORK
TIE INVESTIGATION CONFINED To THE RECENT
ELECTION AND THE ACTS OF THE RETURNING
BOARD - CONSERVATIVES AND REPUBLICANS
EXAMINED FRAUDULENT REGISTRATION AND
VOTING TESTIFIED TO.
NEw-ORLEANs, Dec 30.-The Congressional
subcommittee, consisting OF Messrs Foster Phelps and
Patten investigate Louisiana affairs met at Parlor T.
s.; Charles Hotel here, to-day They decided to conhnc
their Investigations to the Returning Board and the
White League
Mcssrs. Anderson and Arroyo. members OF the Be-
turning Board, and John Bay (Rep.) and Frank C.
Zchae COnservatiP counsel for the respective Com
mttees before the Returning Board examined as
to the law. and the mode OF proceeding under it,
Nothing new was developed.
At the night session, Mcssrs. Packard. White and
Burke Of Orleans Parish, and Knoblack Of La
fOurche were examined. MIR. Packard stated that
he knew OF the organization OF the White
League before Sept. 4; believed IL extended
throughout the State believed there fJm 1000 20
5000 white Republicans in New Orleans less 10 proper
ton to voters than IN other portions
of the State believed the coiorsd voters
we're iutImidated some by threats OF
Violence others by threats dscharS refusal to lease
lands blacks Mr. Prckard stated that he did not
believe Republican State Government could MAIN
tain itself in this or any other soutner. State with
out the aiG or protection Of United States troops ;
that on election oay troops were stationed, COM
pa1y at each police statiGu. In Gretna aud at
the Marine Hospital. he consulted with Gen. Emory
about the disposition Of the troops and the reason they
were disposed because there Geographic con-
nections between the police stations. and the troopa
could have been concentrates at any point.
Mr. White testified fhe registration and election
IN his district he stated at $50 white Conserv dtves
were stricken from the registration rolls who
titled to vote, and that the authorities refused strike
OF the names Of several hundred raudueny registered
ne2roes although they promised to do so.
MP. Knobock testified regarding the recent
registration and election in Lafourche Parish,
and stated that there was no intimidation of
any kind. and that 100 negroes voted the Con.
Board refused to throw forty tickets that were
fraudulenty stuffed box the Conservatives
carried the Parish notwithstanding by small majority;
but the fraudulent counted for Treasurer
Major Edward Burk still testifying at IL O'Clock
p. M, giving ON account OF the organization
OF the Conservative purty for oanvassinR tao
city 10 verify the registration. He said that
they detected 200 One
of the persons had registered IN fourteen wards aud
several others discovered have registered five
or six times. They succeeded IN getting few Of the
frauduently -registered stricken from the rolls.
Tile object OF the Committee evidently is to invest-
thoroughly the election beginning with the
Tt gstratiOn and ending with the Returning Board.
One of the Committee stated in conversation
to-day that the President had recognized the
OF 1S72 but not with that elected III
November. They would therefore oOnAne their inves-
tigauons to the late ELECTION which open 1ues-
tiOu.