Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-05
THE LOUISIANA TROUBLE.
AEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE.
A Row, and U. S. Troops on the Scene.
zen. Sheridan Takes Command i'm
Louisiana. Arkansas. and Mississin
Pills First Dispatch to the Presi.
dent Gives Sad Account Of the
Situation.

| The Louisiana Legislature met yesterday
! in New Orleans. Among the spectators were
Messrs. Foster and Phelps of the Congress
sional Investigating COMMITTEES. who have
| been there several days.
MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE.
| The Associated Press says: The chief
clerk called the House To order and proceeded
TO call the roll. After finishing and announc-
ing that there were one hundred and two
inIna,ii., quoFnht qd pfeHemt % motion was
| New Orleans, be made temporary chairman
| and he Immediately took the chair. Here tn ?
| utmost confusion prevailed. The Speaker
appointed Sergeant-at-arms and a tempo
! rary clerk. Several motions were made and
the confusion increased, about fifty members
| yelling at the top of their voices. Finally
order was restored. and the chairman male
! speech, stating that he would treat all
| members alike, of whatever party or color.
protest was made by one of the reDubli-
| can members against the manner of organiZ-
| alton TO which the temporary Speaker re
| piled that it was identical. so far, with that
| OF 1868 in which the protesting member par
| ticipated.
Al one O'Clock in the afternoon five mem
| bers not returned as elected by the returning
board were declared, by resolution, members
| of the House. and took their seats A mo-
t1on to go into permanent organization led
| To debate and ultimate confusion. The mo-
ton was finally carried, but not without
protest. Mr.. Murrei protested against Mr..
Wiltz as chairman, and stigmatiZet the
course pursued in placing him there as revo-
lutiOnary.
ELECTION OF SPEAKER
The result of the ballot for speaker gave
Mr.. Wilt 81 votes, Mr.. Hahn 2 blank |. The
yeas and nays were called for. and the Spea Ipr
explained that the yeas and nays were not i'm
order until such time as n permanent organi-
ton became effected, and they had not arrived
at that point.
A quorum having voted, and Mr.. Wilt
having received majority of votes he was
accordingly declared elected Judge Houston
then administered the oath of office.
THE EEPI BLICANS TRY To LEAVE
PREVENTED.
The speaker then addressed the house while
the radicals continued gradually to with
draw. He said: "in accepting the responsible
position you confer upon me, | sincerely
thank you. 1t is a responsibility L would
like to see another, more able than L, occupy,
but Will discharge my duties TO the best of
my ability, and the finger of scOrn shall not
be pointed at me for dishonorable acts when
l retire"
Mr. Ray addressed the speaker on q ques-
ton of privilege, and asked leave to retire
from the house, and entered a protest against
its organization.
The speaker then charged the sergeant-at-
arms 10 allow no member 10 go out.
Mr.. y. j. Trezevant was then put in nomi-
nation for clerk, and was elected.
The swearing in of members then COM
menced and the radicals endeavored to move
out of the house, and the sergeant-at-arns
sought 10 prevent them. Several scuffies en-
sued, when, on motion of Mr.. Geo Y. Dupre,
Gen. ID. T.. TrObriand was sent for, and cleared
the lobby of police and spectators at the
REESTER GEN. DE TROBRIAND.
General De TrObriand who had been ab-
sent for about quarter Of an hour, appeared
again at the House accompanied by two Off
GERS Of his staff. file of about twenty sol
diers had been marched into the corridor lead
ing to the hall, and at the head OF the large
stair case in the State-houSe the police were
also drawn up i'll force. General De Trobri-
and at once stepped up to Speaker Wilt and
a. sked that Mr.. Nigers, the former clerk of the
House, should read a letter he held in hand.
Mr Irrelevant. the clerk elected. ObiprtnI.
when the general stating that he was unable
to judge who was clerk, asked permission to
have the letters of Governor Kellogg read by
his adjutant, which was granted.
That officer then read two letters, one of
which stated to the general that an illegal
tOdy was sitting as the house of representa-
tives, and that MrVigers, clerk, would furn-
lsh him with list of those members who had
been duly elected, and as such returned by
the returning board The other letter con-
tanned request to Gen. De Trobriand TO eject
those members who had not been returned as
elected by the board.
Speaker WiltZ protested, and told the gene
raj that this was legally organized body.
Gen. De Trobriand "replied that he was a
soldier, and only second in command, and
that he had 10 obey the orders of his superior
General Emory, who had ordered him to
obey the instructions of Governor Kellogg.
Speaker Wilt said II desire to state to
you again that this house, duly elected has
organized itself by electing me as speaker
captain Floyd as sergeant a t-arms, and Mr..
Trezevant as clerk. After organization we
nave seated HNe genIleflen whose cases nave
been referred to us by the returning board.
Will you eject these men?'
Gen De Trobriand said: ''Mr Speaker, am
an officer and must obey orders. / came here
alone: thought that my presence would be
sufficient TO have these orders obayed."
Speaker Wiltz replied: Il am thankful to
you, General, for that. While 1 recognize in
you gentleman and officer, and while we
submit to the United States government il is
my duty as the speaker OF the house of repre-
sentatives OF the state of Louisiana to ask
YOU 10 use force. Until then the Fs-
fuse TO leave the ROOM
Gen. De Trobriand. 81 do not like TO make
show. do not know members. l should
prefer for you TO point them out. will ask
them TO leave, or will you have me TO I'LL the
room with sOldiers?r
Speaker WiltZ'-''I cannot permit those
members whom we have Just recognized as
being elected to be put out. My duty is TO |
keep up the dignity of the state of Louisiana
as well as yours is to keep up that of the |
United States army"
Mr.. Dufre at this time offered report of |
the committee on elections, which declared |
Jefferies, Luckett, and Stafford of Rapdes: |
Vaughan, Haran, and Lamb, of Caddo;
Schwing, of Iberia, and Againn, of Avoquel- |
les, to be elected. |
General De Trobriand who had retired. |
again advanced towards the Speaker WHO |
said: "Gentlemen, be quiet and be men," |
The general then, pointing TO Mr.. Vigers, |
eX-clerk OF the House said that he had been
represented TO him by Governor Kellogg as |
clerk of the House, and that he had a list of |
names or the representatives returned as |
ctcCteu ny
Speaker WiltZ.-1 protest against Mr.. vi |
gers as having anything to do with this body |
He Is no longer clerk of this House, his sue
cessOr having been legally elected.
General De eTrobriand.-This protest will be |
of no avail.
MORE PROTESTING.
Speaker Wiltz again protested, and was
Joined in his protests by all the democratic |
members, who, after much further protesting |
and counter protesting, left the hall and the /
State-hOuse In a body and met again on st. |
Louis street and then adjourned.
Subsequently, Mayor WiltZ harangued the |
crowd in the streets and recited his griev- |
ances to his partisans.
GEN. SHERIDAN TAKES COMMAND.
The following order has been issued by Gen.
Sheridan:
HEADQ'Rs MILITARY DIVISION OF MISSOURI, Z |
,c,o Net1 Orleans, Jaaaary4- p. m |
Under instructions from the Presd ent of the Uni
ted States, communicated through the Adutant Gen
eral Of the army, the undersigned hereby assumes
control Of the Department of the Gulf Consisting of
the states of Louisiana Arkansas and Mississippi
and the gulf posts as far eastward and embracing
Fort Jefferson and Key West, Florida, EXCLUDING
the posts in Mobile bay which will hereafter con,
stiute one OF the departments of the military divi
sion OF Missouri. p. H. SHERIDAN,
Lieutenant General U. s. A
OFFICIAL DESPATCH To THE SECRETARY OF
WAR.
General Sheridan has sent the following to |