, 1875-01-05

NEw ORLEANS, jan. 4-l4 n.-Iho members
llnvo assembled in tho hall of tho House, and
ars tho most orderly body Of legislators 10 far
that haH assembled In Louisana for many years.
teesrs. Foster md Phelps, Of the Congressional
Committee, hayo just entered tie laIl Of the
Ilouac, aud weto seated near the reporters desk
declining seata on Tho platform. Tho Cliei
Clerk called Tho IlouEe to order, End pro-
coedod to call the roll. After finishing,
it, and announcing that there vcso l02
members present and quorum, q motion
waa Immediately mala that the Hon. T.. 4.
WiltZ, Of Orleans. bo male Temporary Chair
man. Mr. Wittz immediately took the
chair. Then tho utmont confusion prevailed.
Tie Speaker appointed strscants-as-Arms.a and q
temporary Clerk was appointed. Several motiona
wcro made, and lilo confusion increased, about
fifty members yelling nt tho top Of thoir voices
Finally order Was restored. and tic Chairman
n,ado speech, Gtatlng that no would treat nil
members equally, Of whatever party or color.
Col. Lowell protossed aga!ott tho manner OF Lie
temporary organization. Speaker Wlitz replied
with that Of 1908. in which 3fr. Lowell par
ticlpated. Fiso members not returned By tho
Doerd, were declared, by resolution, mombers Of
tho 11ouac, and took their Hcatf.
A. motion was then olTored to 20 into
PERMANENT onnAS1xAr1oH.
This raised o commotlon au!o.,G tho Republicans,
but when q 5urther motion waB 1uado to seat tho
members from tile contested parishes referred
to tho Legislature the Excitement accompanied
with Shouts anI oxclamRtionB Of all kinds, was
fenrful to hcar. MuIfilI protested against Srr.
Wiltz as Chairman, and rtigmatizcd tho courno
pursued in placing him there as revolutionary.
a motion waa then put 70 admit the members
from four contested parishes. reserying the
ma;t0F nn1 Of contest it, for III Tho J.. hos's!att.,Ee Stature,
excitement md gesticulatioas npou Tho Radical
sido. 10 such point did tho excitement roacl,,
that tl,o Sergeant nt-at-Arns vas called upon to
scat members andnrcscsya order. The nowly-
declared monlberA from tho contested parishes in
question, viz. : Dienvt1lo. Wlnn, De:;o:o, and
Grant, woro duly sworn in by tho Speaker.
4 motion was nrde to adjourn, which failed.
Tho ycna and nays Wcro called tor. Tue
Speaker explained that tho yeas ana nays woro
not ln order til! such time W apc1mane1.t Of
ganzaton had been effected, and they lad not
arrived at that point.
RENEWED E1c1rENESr.
4 motion was then put, and carried with great
Shouting and excitement to 70 into permanent
Organization. l.. 4. Witt and ex-loy, Hahn
wero accordingly put in nomination. I}ofolo tho
Clerk proceeded 70 call the roll. Mr.. Matthews
novel from his scat that Mr.. Lowell bo elocsed
permanent speaker. Tiiia raiHctt storm in tho
nousc, but. a motion to eject q permanent
Speaker viva yoch boins out OF order, thu
speaker 40 nnnounccd. and quiotcd the House
down after considerable muscular oxcrtion.
Rol.cali then comMencel amid yelIs from the
Radical Hido. WAcn it Ind bean proceeded NTH
about Aalf way,
Ex-uoy. HAHN
requested permission from tho Speaker to ad-
drees the HonBe. which request waB at once ac-
corded. llc said that 10 had been cleItetl q
member Of tho Legislature from, Ills parish that
ho Wa8 q Republican, but III all mattsIB Of re-
form aud Gool government lso was willing to 90
with any party having thoas ends i'll Wow. lilo
haa been put In nomination for tho SPeakerBh1p
by Ills patty without acokih. It. Tle position,
or auy other position In tho gift Of tho LesiaEa-
would gladly relsn4uihh his claim at any tmo il
be thought it for tho publu good. Their buslnesn
Our commerce Wero all lauguishiug, thelr planta-
tons wero sold ont for taxes, tho country MAS
swnrmlng with otiicelollers who ought 10 bo
awapt away. All theso thinga must he refor1ucd
and lle regretted to SEQ To much OF party spirit
displayed IN this lIouAo TINT Lo hnd opod to sos
q House which would DO united in tho 1l,nttcr If
Legislative reform. Lie protested asaust tllis
organization. aud aska4 tho Democrats 10 join
about MI honeas aud economical Goyorntl,i,t.
They had many reforms to snaka ile hai no
hesitation In prououncing tue Election law
fraud and O wroae. and he wanted to see it aud
all other such laws repealed; but Ao declined to
participate In THU oouy, organized as it was, aud
he therefore entored his protast neaiust 1t.
wlLTz ELECTED.
The call was tsn rrt,ceedea NTH, and, upon
Ila cGnG4ualuut lAt tQI4o"ll3 Itsllt WIZ III
nounsed: Witt, 81: Ashl, q; blauk, |. 4
quorum hnving yotod. ami Witt having racosyed
majority, ho WAS accordingly declared elected.
Juago Houston tlon administered tho oath Ut
Office. and ~ usual, in such epses, tho speakrr
called for tl.s oldost msn,b6r, Mr. Lowell, to
Administar similar oath, but le having loft tho
House during roll-cali wltl, number OF other
Republicans, that duty MAS performed by tho
next Oldest member.
TIE BpEAKEH'a AnDREAs.
The Speaker then addressed tho House, While
tho l5adicals still continued to withdraw. iIs
saad: In accepting tho lesnonsibla position yon
It ia q position ! dill not seek. 1t il ro-
sI'onsibility would like to roe anothor muro
able tlao ! occupy; but | will tlls,harya my
duties to tho best OF my ability, and tho t3ngcr
OF seorn alall not DO pointed ut me for dishon-
oraalo acts when retire.
Mr. Ray addressed the 8psaker on privilege.
la asked Leave to retire from the House, and
entered protest against iss Organization.