New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-16

TEXAS.
PROCEEDINGS of the Lez,s,a,ur.

AsuSUouHu&S VI SU0 AP2nSf1t0Hes
GALVESTON, January ia special to tho
Hesos from Austin says: The Senate was
called to order at 10 A. NJ, with Quorum
present MIR. Swift stated the i,ins com
mittee was still engaged. A motion was
carried in the Senate to take q recess unt;D
2:30 =. n. Nothing done; all waiting tia
action Of the comnittss.
The House met at 1890 A. M. Mr.. Nv-
person reported that no report could be
made oy ms committee until three O'Clock.
Adjourned.
The following is the note Mr. Barziss sd.
dressed to the Governor:
ConAlTrBR Roou ,
Austin. January Is, l81A !
Governor E. J. Davis: 81
SiR-The House of Representatives Of
the Fdurteenth Legislature yesterday
passed the following resolution:
WHEREAS. The Secretary OF State has ro-
fused to deliver to the speaker OF the House
of Representatives the returns of the cleo
tion held in December last, for Governor.
Lieutenant Governor and constitutionaI
amendment; therefore, be it
KSS0lced, That u committee of seven be
appointed by the Spea ker, whose immediste
duty it shall be to arrive ut and determine
the results of the returns of the said elec.
tien for Governor, Lieutenant Governor and
the constitutional amendment from sucb
~
deemed best and most practicable " the
said committee, and the said COMMITTEES
snail report their action to this House
at ~ early period as possible. The said
committee may employ all the necessary
Clerks and messengers, and may invoke the
power OF the sergeant-at-arms and hts aS-
sistant, and other officers Of the House. to
AID them IN the discfar of their duties
The committee shall have the power to
send for persons aud papers any here in
the State. All processes issued by the said
committee shall be directed to the seryeaut
at arms or the assistant eergeant & nj arms Of
the House of Representatives, and shall bo
signed BY the chairman and ut least one
other member OF the said committee. and
shall be executed by the sergeant at arms
or any assistant.
The committee appointed under tho
resolution have instructed me to address
TO you this communication, and re-
quest you as the chief exertivo of
lhe State to direct the Secretary Of
State TO deliver to the Speaker of the House
Of Representative Or to this committee, the
returns Of the election held December -.
1873, in accordance with law, and in accord.
aDce with your proclamation. In reply 70
the demand by this House Of Represents
fives for such returns, the Secretary Of
State refuses to deliver them till you reeoR-
nize the Fourteenth Legislature.
The Secretary Of Srate being an officer Of
your appointment and amenabIe to yOur
directions and orders, this committee have
deemed 1t proper to invoke your aid in this
respect so that the laws relating to this
matter may be faithfully executed. If the
views h-ld hy you, resulting strOm the late
opinion Of the Supreme Court, be correct,
the delivery Of the returns can not Affect
the status Of yourself and others iuterestad.
While the withholding OF them may tend to
further complications and may emit oon-
siderable expense upon the State in prOour-
ing them from other sources.
In view IF all these circumstances the
G n'nl!'ee trusts you wlii comply with thA
requost Very respectfully,
Chairman of COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Barzixa. chairman, handed the letter
to Governor Davis in person. Davis 70
piled that no did not hiDk Bx, sisa. his
c"mwiItee or the body he represented was
entitled t" them, but that if B.rzizs would
go to he Secretary . Office ami take them of
his own accord hs would not be resisted.
wbereup"n BarEza accompanied Secretary
Of State Newcomb to his office, and New
comb pointed to deck where the rs-
turns we're, and Barziza took them, and
asked him to seal the ends of the
package, which Newcomb did. Newoouh
declined to deli yer or allow him to find out
where those for the constitutional amend
me mt werr, but they can easily be gotten
after 20 inauguration and the appoint
ment Of Captain George Clark as Secretary
OF State. Below is n protest Newcomb drew
up and had witnessed by three of his clerks,
DsrARrxxxr OF SrArn op rExAs.l
austin, January Is, 1874 J
This day, the fifteenth Of January. u, u,
BaIsIa did enter and take from hence \
pas ksge Of documents purporting to bo
election returns for Governor and Lieuteu-
ant Governor, without my consent aud
against my protest.
JAMES z. NEwCOMB
J f. OLDR1oHr.
A. NJ. Cox,
r N. DAVIS, Witnesses.
1t is generally conceded now that the in
angnratiOn will take place this evening.
unless it takes too long to count the votes.
Everything il working smoothly. Many
r. marks are heard that Davis will yield all
without opposition.
The New state OmeerssSworn In-Gov.
ernsr Davis will Resist-v he Militia.
GALVESTON. January I5-A Ners special
from Austin, says: At $3.50 p. NJ, the clerk
of the House entered the Senate and AN
nnunced the House required the attendance
Of ibs Senate to witness the counting Of the
votes for Governor and Lieu euant Gov
ernor. lu joint session q motion was made
and adopted that the Senate repair to the
House. Tho following is the State vote:
Coke, for GOvernOr. $3.50: Hubbard, for
Lieutenant Governor, 8G,825 Davis. for
G'vernnr, AZ 663; Taylor, tor Lieutenant
0bverpOr, AZ, 1919
Az soon y. the vote was announced.
Speaker Bryan said: "In conformity with
the mandates OF the constitution, and the
Iequi-ition of this legislature. [ hereby
de- oiare Richard Coke Governor of the
3 ate Ut Texas for four years, from the date
of his installation (lmmence cheering1 and
then, By authority aud direction vi tbs
constitution. and tho dictatiou OF this Log
l hereby declars K D Hubbard
Lieutenant Governor OF the State OF r.xas
tor The term Of four years, dating from his
INSTALL llatiOn"
Senator Dillard moved that COMMITTEES
Of three be appointed from the Senate to
ssc0rt the u 'vrrnOr elect to the stand: sls>
. ike nnmber from the House. Ad,pted.
S+Dators DiilArd. Ledbetter and 8 Wifi
and k-pres' Natives Sayres. Eppers,n and
Harris then escorted Governor Coke ana
G ,vernor Hnbb .rd to the Snnak-
er's stand. Judge Lindsay administered
the osth Of office tp the Governor and
kdeuten mt Governor, after which the Gov
erno- delivered his inaugural.
Ihls evening General Britton had q num-
b-r OF armed men standing seut.nei At tho
oss- ment of tho Capitol to prevent the in
Br+.s and ~gre-s Of the State officers Sume
u thu force arc white aud some negroes, sit
med with muskets and bayon-t- fixed.
General Britton appeared in full dress uni.
IMD IL seems tO b. the determination Of
Governor Davis to resist he taking poeses-
-iou OF those rooms by force, unless q
greater force va- ns-i nv hi. opponents.
FOI&ALlGN.
Mat, ers II Mckee.