Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-01-12
TYRANNY!
4 SOVEREIGN STATE MURDERED
81 GRlfTS Eiki0.S.
THE BAYOEET IN LOUIsI-
ANA.
The Legally Elected and Or
gaHiGed Legislature Dispers-
cd by the Military.
SOLEMN PROTESTS DiSRE-
GARDED.
The Hall of the House of Rep
resentntivcs Cleared Of Mem
bers and Left to the Fed
ereI T'rOOps.
Sheridan Assumes Command of
the Department of the
Gulf.
THE BAYONET IN LOUISI-
ANA.
SOLEMN PROTESTS DisRE
GARDED.
Especial despatch to the n. Y. World |

Especial despatch to the y. Y. World
NEW ORLEANS, January 4.-The
House o! Represen tatives assembled
at II o'clock to-day. William Vipers
the old clerk, called the roll furnished
him 10y the Secretary of State, and up.
on closing, announced that nomina-
tions were in order for temporary
Speaker. Ex-MGyor l.. A. Wilt and
Ex-Governor Michael Kahn were pro.
posed, and upon a ViUd uooe vote Nr.
Wilt wss declared elected and imme-
dlately took the chair, Judge Hous-
ton administering 10 him the cath OF
Office. A temporary clerk and ser
ge&nt'at-2rms were then elected and,
Oh motion, the returns Of those mar
isb~s which the board bad declined Ia
paas upon and referred 10 the Legiela-
tuFe for action were taken up, and the
mem bers reported pIec ed end whose
claims were not contested were de-
clared entitled TO their seats.
MAYOR WILTZ ELECTED SPEAKER.
The House then proceeded to a per-
maDent organization, and Messrs
VIE and Hahn were proposed rs can
diGaLne for tie EpeakeIship. The roll
we- called, and Wiitz received 55 votes.
balm 2, and oRe blank. Fifty-eiX
votes Were quorum. Some fepubli-
cats voted for Wilt.
LOWELL PROTESTS.
Upon the announcement of the re-
suit, Lowell protested against the
manner % organization Of the HOUSE
he admitted that ii was in accordance
with his manner OF procedure when
he wGs elected Speaker in 1858. but
cls!med that since then law had
been paseed TO prevent the repetition
of the outrage he committed The
members We're then sworn in. FX-
Governor Hahn and several other Re
publicshs coming forward and taking
the oLiih from Speaker Wiltz.
ATTEMPT OF KELLOGG'S POLICE TO
FORCE A FIGHT.
Upon a motion to appoint a COM
miltee on Elections and PRIVILEGES,
some of the Republican members re-
tired from the hall, but quite q num-
Der remsined the deliberations of the
committee. A colored man, not a
member attempted to address the
chair, and on refusing to be quiet, the
speaker ordered his eiectment by the
Sergesnt-at-ATms. On arriving at the
bar. beyond which forty or fifty Met
ropolitans were stationed, an attempt
was made to arrest the Sergeant-at-
Arms by the police, whereupon a
number of members drew their re-
revOlvers and drove back the police,
who, ii was evident, desired to bring
about conflict, with q view Of having
the military come into the State
House and take possession. Observ-
ing this, Speaker " iltz made applica-
tion TO General De Trobriand, COM
manding the city, for a force to expel
the MetEoPOlitaTs from the lobby
The General Immediately responded
in person and stated he had orders to
obey the commands of the Speaker of
the House Of Representatives. He
WAS requested to clear the lobby of the
police, which he did instanter, after
which order prevailed.
THE LEGISLATURE INVADED BY ORDER
OF GENERAL SERBIAN.
Then the House proceeded to ap-
point a Committee on Elections, and
whilst il was in session General De
Trobriand appeared with orders from
General Sheridan TO eject all memb bers
OF the House who had not been re-
turned by the Returning Board. The
effect of this order WAS simply to dis
place those members from parishes
which the board had referred 10 the
Legislature. The Legislature had ac-
ted upon that question and by resolu-
tiOn had seated those embers,
against whom there was no contest -
The seating of these members gave
the Democrats = quorum and major
ity. Then came the uee of the army
under Sheridan, who issued an order
to De TrobriaEd to eject the members
seated by The Legislature.
THE PEOPLES REPRESENTATIVES EX-
PEELED AT THE POINT OF THE
BAYoNET.
The General came into the House
and demanded the withdrawal Of these
members. The Speaker instructed
them to retain their seats, and protes-
ted in eloquent aud foIcible language
against the interference of the FEEDER
al army with the deliberations of the
House of Representatives of Louisi-
ana. The General said he would be
TO use force. The Speaker
replied be would yield TO nothing less
A company of soldiers was then
into the House Of Represen-
tatives. General De Trobiand then
his request, and the Speaker
instructed the members not to leave
their seats until actual physical force
was used. The General then, acting
IS constable, with Maj. H J. Camp
,elI of the State militia, playing the
,art of informer and spy, seized Zach
Individual memher and between two |