The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-01-08

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ORGANIZING THE LEGISLATURE.
New ORLEANS, Jan. AIN the
House, a motion was offered to go into
permanent organization. This raised
a commotion among the Republicans,
but when further motion was made to
seat members from contested parishes
referred to the Legislature, the excite
ment, accompanied with shouts and
exclamations of all kinds was fearful to
hear.
Mr.. Murrell protested against Wilt
as chairman, and stigmatized placing
| him there as revolutionary.
A motion was then put to admit the
members from the contested parishes,
reserving the matter of contests for the
Legislature, which was carried amidst
the widest excitement on the Radical
side. The Sergant-at-arrns was called
upon to seat members aud preserve
| order.
The newly declared members from
Bienviilc, Union, DeSotO and Grant
were then duly sworn in by the
Speaker, and II motion was then made
to adjourn, which failed.
a motion was then put and carried
with great shouting and excitement, to
90 into permanent organization.
l.. n. Witt and iIN-Gov. Hahn were
then put in nomination.
Before the clerk proceeded to call the
roll, Mr.. Matthew'S moved that MI.
Lowell be elected permanent Speaker.
This raised Il storm, but the motion to
elect rirN rOce being out of order, the
Speaker so announced, and the House
uuietcu down.
Isoll-call then proceeded, with the
following result: Witt, 50; Hahn, ?;
blank, /. A quorum having voted,
Mr.. Wiltz was declared elected.
Judge Houston then administered
the oath of office, and the Speaker ad.
dressed the house, while the Radicals
still continued to gradually Withdraw.
Mr.. II. J. Trezevant was then elected
clerk.
Tie swearing in of members then
commenced, and the Radicals endcav-
orcd to move out Of the house, but the
Scrgeant-at-Arms sought to prevent
them. Several scutfles ensued, when
on motion of Mr.. Geo. Dupre, Gen. De
Trobriand was sent for, who cleared
the lobby of the police and spectators ut
the Speakers request.
Gen. DeTrobrilnd, who had been
absent about Il quarter of an hour, APP
reared again ut the House accompanied
by two officers of his staff. A file of
about twenty soldiers had been marched
into the corridor leading to the hall,
and at the head of the large staircase in
the State House. Gen. DcTrobriand at
once stepped up to Speaker Wilt and
asked that Mr.. \igers, former Clerk of
the House, should read Il letter which
he held in his hand. MIR. Trezevant,
Clerk elected, objected, when the Gene
raj, stating that he was unable to judge
who was Clerk, asked permission to
have the letters OF Gov. Kellogg read
by his Adjutant, which was granted.
That officer then read two letters, one
of which stated to the General that an
illegal body was sitting as Il House of
Representatives, and that Mr.. Nigers,
Clerk, would furnish him Il list of the
members duly elected and returned by
the Board. The other letter requested
Gen. DcTrobriand to eject those MEM
bers who had not been returned by the
Board as elected. Speaker Wilt pro-
tested, and told the General this was
legally organized body. 10 which the
replied that he as soldier was
ONLY second in command, and had to
obey the orders of his superior, Gen.
Emory, who had ordered him to obey
the instructions of Gov. NeltogG.-
Speaker Wilt said: l desire to state
TO YOU that this house was duly elected,
and has organized by clccting me their
Speaker, Capt. Floyd Sergeant-at-Arms
and Mr.. Trcxcvaut Clerk. After organ
ization we have seated gentlemen
whose cases have been referred to us by
the Returning Board. Will you eject
these men: Gen. Dclrihrand said Mr..
Speaker | am an officer and must obey
orders | ramr here alone thinking my |
Dresence would he sufficient to have \