New-York tribune., 1875-01-16

.entatives. aud witnessed the convenins OF tho
10 so 0pi inside tSs Ss remained Outside while
Messrs Foster and Phelps were seated insde ana nea,
cny tho ua Wit. 'h' wa. M &o' Sot
states nothing psr as to what suSsegacnty ,o0S oc
and Mr. Phep remained about an hour longer until he
learned that the military were about TO enter under
the 4th OF January as by the Committee or sub
sequenty In evidence, were substantiay as follows;
At IL o'clock noon William Vigers the Clerk OF the
last House called the Assembly TO order and proceeded
returns of tho Raturuing Board Tns roll contained
the names Of loo members ciassed by GOV keuegg as
that one of the Democrats was not sEteying Demo
crat. The Republicans claimed that one OF their mem
taken distant parish to prevent h presence at tho
organization OF the House. Your Committee were
claimed by the Democratic counsel and admitted
by the Republican counsel that the arrest was under
1t was further claimed and not denied. that the
privilege Of his Office did not shield him from arrest;
The charge was embezzlement The full House WOuld
contain III members, OF which SO wOuld be a quorum.
On the first call Of the roll lO2 answered 70 t"Sm b
icve conceded by tAe Democrats that 80 OF these ans
werng 10 their names Democrats. and o. were re
several members 10 their feet, but tho 1oOr was
successfully held by Mr. Bleu, who said that he , nom,
suggested that the legal motion was 10 elect speaker
MIR. Bieu, himself, paying no attention TO the Clerk
When was received b. loud az followed by loud Nays
and declared 1t carried. Mr.. WIZ sprung lntently 20
sworn In by Justice Houston, who followed
hm to the platform. and then raped tat tnf
confusion, into q temporary quiet. MI Wiz as tenn
pordry Chairman. administered the oath to me mem
GERS massc, who TO receive IL. Some lnenDer
made motion to elect MFR. Trez clerk; NJ: WIZ
put tne motion ana declared & M IL CARED ca,r
Flood Vas elected sergeant-at.Arms aud at once.
whether on motion or not your Committee
So not sme%O We're 1s vS1 d 1roSpty
printed Assistant serseantat,Ar Arms" Vile the M
jected aud called FOR the Yeas and Nays, al
Of which was diSrrgIrded and pronounced out 9i
a Republican made point OF order that ths Consttu
OF the State allowed any two members 10 call for
the Yeas ANA Nays any motion, but the temporary
chairman deed ID the paint not well taken until
motion for permanent organization was made. o..
N'A Sornsnamf nG0" or9Suizieion '"'O offered
aud declared premature. Against this ruling tle r.
members alleged TO be elected in tue tour Parishes,
whose election was referred to the LEGISLATURE,
there much disorder. Tne Republican me nbers
protested Dut tLeir protests were u'Iegaru3i' Toe
Gentiencn then appeared ana were sworn H. a mo
ton 10 udOJrn was then pat aHd declared lost M;
Lowell RrPl then moved that iGe House proceed
t. permanent org!nZltiOn, and that the vole DC
taken upon the roll OF tne Returning Board Ihls no
ton was declared lost. MIR. Lowell protesting. Dir.
Matthews Rspl tnon nominated MIR Lowell as tempo
Tary CIairndn and put tho nolllh auil great COZ
br. Lowell drcliucd to serve. Tie Hon'e
then proceeded 10 eject speaker the roll was called
foI Ham and one, Mr. Wiltzs own' DlanS 11iS iesat
ascertaiu,d by tao CiorA by simply keeping tally
their names; no roll Of members voting was
kept. neither were teIi - 0rdcici' Us
ascertain the namb'r voting. ThIs vote lncludcs me
five members vino mad been sworn In 10 hi vacancies
during tue roll GALL when Mr.. Hams name was ch!cd
he as6ed 10 DC excused from voting ana To o
allowed to stac his reasons Objection wdI made, ana
tneu the speaker III askeu unanimous consent
to his explanation consent WAS gwen, aad Mr mann
spoSe some length. Aier the annOuLccment by the
ff,..L nf fuq
speaker, ana proceeded 10 swear IN others present
60 far as they c1mo forward To- ,o be be m sworn:
M Of 80 conservatives ana R-pIbciha "ho we're re-
mtInJcr WHO Lad ils. been admitted.
TIE INTERFERENCE OF TIE FEDERAL TROOPS.
O.sidc ol the OF the l. sisdtye hai n the state
House there were large number Of pohco supported
by the Federal t.Oops No person was permitted TO
the State House except through the orders OF
GOV Kellogg Within the bar OF the House
were permitted only tho genteme0 returned by the Re
turning Board hn1 the clerk aud Sergedntd Arms Of
Inc former Itlsltnre 10 persons allowed TO the Con
seryanyes As messengers, who suddenly became tAcIr
A,,iftaut Sargean Arms. ana low other persons
SG' Sa the Il, oar IN the p6oc part Of the hall Stood
CONTESTANTS and other persons admitted they mum
bercd by acud count l2 Besides tI1 INC dOor Oi the
hail was kept by q pohoe. WIZ maintained
control OF tue Assembly until some time after he
Tnder'ok 10 witdd,aw from tue nli Mr. WIT gave in
strUUiODs to the Scr=eautArms not 10 alO~ any one
t. paes out or entsf tIo hail. Ihen inc alaturD,
auce wlt IOut the bar OF once increased, aId
pistols displayed, when, at this Juncture,
Conservative mem2er moved thtt th, SPEAKER be
request % ask CJl dc T.OhiilnI to preserve order
A committee was appointed 10 wait On Con. de
1rODritnd and request hlS compliance 'ol ne
1rOuTani came to tie hIf, unacc0mpd4od, except Oy
ao whom he left tncTc, AMI then alone APPROACHED
fin. sneaker. Speaker requested TO ask Tor
order IN tac loDoy. Col. d. lrohrand dld So. aud
order then restored The Speaker thanked MN
and lie withdrew. TAe action OF The body proceeded
for an hour or without interruption. during whlcl
time Committee on Contested sr"ts was hppoiIeu'
minor of,ers elected, and debaIo had; nut no mss
sage was sent 10 the Senate or to the Gov
erI0r notifying them tnat the House was orSanlzcd
aud ready to proceed ~ business, Wh'n' at engu CO
de TcObrand returned aul -dIed he had orders 10 re-
move tIe five members sworn IN VINO had hot oeen re-
turned Dy the Rsturnng Board and a1ter the protest
and resistance oil ar SGT pr "GG Gap '"0 ClmpSe
hid hid been sent lor -, TO point them out
WAtz lett the chair a. Mr. Vge1s to organize tne
House. beaan to call the Toh mace out by
tic tic mcm5ers mad answered to their names
wuen Mr. WIZ interrupted the CLERK, and called upon
leave the Hall. The mterru pti0n over, Mr. NiEcrs
began anew roll CALL and obtained only 80 responses
the twO D5nOcratc members had Ilst before an
swered on the ron can "hlel wa: lntet'npt"u, no a
sdmed 1t rght to announce lhat 81 members had au
Taose vino remained after Mr.. Witt and his friends
withdrew, elected Hahn Speaker by acciamLilol anu
was no sub equent rUll-cail by winch the number
OF those members whose names were returned
by the Returning Board aud VINO stlu remained
pyescnt at these deliberations. could be determined
Your Commit have not been able 10 agree upon any
IecOmmendatioui but upon tho situation III LJuIssu"
as IL appeared before US We are 1ll agreed'
JIu. a. 1913 CHARLES FOSTER,
NN. WALLER PHELPS,
CIARKsON A. POTTER.
DThe evidence upon which tue suD-ComnlIIee base
tier conclusions IL not yet being written out IL wi"
be- submitted hereafter II 1t shall DO dceued desirable
Tbe Committee themselves voted to adopt the report
and also 70 report u the House, with the
recon ndatOn that the same De printed ali recom
,,ttteI Far me { Inmittee. GkO +. HOAR,
~ Chairman.
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