The daily gazette., 1875-01-05
The New Orleans Troubles.

new ORLEANS, Jan. 4.--Every.
thing is still in semi-quiet state, but
terrible results seem Impending, and
IL 10 feared that they will come this
week.
The State House to-day, according
to the request of Gov. Kellog, is
guarded by the troops under General
Emory, with the strictest orders to
suppress the slightest disturbance.
Dlessrs. Foster, Potter and Phelps.
OF the Congressional Committee, with
number Of prominent citizens. won't
on an excursion down the river yes
terday to the plantation of Col. Effinr
nam Lawrence, where they witnessed
tne process OF sugar-making and every.
thlng connected with it from the cut
ting OF the cane.to the packing of su-
gar. Ihe party was sumptuously en-
tertained by. Col. Lawrence, and re.
turned to the city at 8 p'clook.
The doors of the State House were
last night securely barricaded, except
the Royal street entrance. A Conser
vative who called there early in the
evening had conversation with Mr..
Lowell, and was informed by him
that the Republicans had forty mem.
bers in the building, who were there
last night, and will remain there to,
night. There is also u strong force Of
police. In the building. 1t was ru-
mored on the streets last night that
the Retnrning Board had re-assembled re
and counted in Republican members
from the parishes which they had re-
ferred to the Legislature. The report
however, Is generally regarded as a
canard
Governor Kellogg is reported as
having said to General Emory that all
the members of the Legislature de-
clared by the Returning Board and all
those contesting would be admitted to
the State House. The Conservatives
seem to think that only those dcclar.
ed bNt the Returning Board will be ad,
mitted. General De Trobriand will
command the troops covering the State
House to-day.
During the excursion yesterday it is
stated the Congressional Committee
were unanimous in expressing the
opinion that the action of the Return
ing Board cannot stand. They be-
lieve the Democrats have q majority
in the House and the Republicans u
majority in the Senate. The Conser.
vatives report foriy-eight members in
caucus last night, and the Republi-
can forty.
The Democrats will probably secure
the organization of the Legislature,
and their scheme is to prepare articles
OF. impeachment against Gov. Kellogg.
1t has been stated that the presenta-
tion OF articles to the State Senate
would Immediately depose Kellogg.
from the office of Governor till the
completion of the trial, but such is not
the fact.
The Governor, under the Louisiana
Constitution, is not effected in his
tenure by the presentation of articles
OF impeachment, and only vacates the
office when the Senate organizes as
Court of Impeachment. AS the SEN
ate has some eighteen Republican ma
lority. they are not likely to try the
impeachment, and therefore the
scheme will not operate to remove
Kellogg. OF course, there is the CON
tingency of the eighteen being bought
or won over to the opposition side; but
Louisiana Republicans do not think
they have cause to fear anything on
this ground
LATER
Everything now depends ON the Re.
turning Board. If it meets and re-
turns the remaining pharishes Repub-
iican there will be kellogg majority;
If not, Kellogg is beaten. There is a
good deal OF wild talk about, but
from conversations with leading men
on both sides, it is evident that, at this
hour, nothing can be said to the proba-
bilities.
OF course, if there is any outbreak,
the troops will interfere to stop it sue
oessfully, for it is understood there
Will be no resistance to the United
states authorities. 1t is improbable
hat there will be an attack on the
State House to-day.