The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-01-05

hV"se' n regiment ~ Infantry, In two
columns, AT parade rest, exlenda from
charlres street on NJ, Louis TO the
leVee' The metropOlltans are being
placed In position 10 prevent near
approach 10 the state house, A squad
~ Charities street on ~, Louis refused
10 allow persons 10 pass ~. Louis
street, stating that only members Of
Inc legislature or state officers were al.
lowed TO 20 by. This squad was under
The command OF u captain, A similar
guard Will probably DO placed on all
the approaches 10 the state house,
Eighteen hundred United States troops
viii be In position 10 sustain the state
government,
The negro reported killed last night
was only wounded, shot by the police.
Hewas not member OF the leglsla
ture.
All the doors OF the state house, ex-
oept one, are securely barrlcaded
Lines OF melropolltans prevent per.
sons passing on ~. Louis street from
Royal TO Chartres, only reporters,
members OF the legislature, aud state
officers being admitted. Superior off,
GERS, however, admit such persons az
they desire within the line.
Both parties are In caucus In the state
house. All contestants are admitted.
The republicans claim to have fifty
members present this morning, More
than forty OF them remained In the
state house during the night, The
streets In the vicinity are crowded and
hundreds OF persons gathered on the
corners.
Hon. II. ii. Mari was refused admit.
lance by the police, and Ex-Governor
Hahn, after passing the lines Of the
metropolitans, was refused admittance
to the state house by n senate sergeant
alarms, who is In charge OF the door,
Indiscreet persons may precipitate a
row, but the indications are that no
disturbance of serious character will
occur. There are no indications of II
movement Of the white league, though
a refusal to admit such gentlemen as
Mari and Hahn creates bad feeling,
They advise the people to keep quiet.
IL M.--The members have assembled
in the hall of the house, and are the
most orderly body of men, 80 far, that
has assembled in Louisiana for many
years.
Messrs. Foster and Phelps, of the con-
gressional committee, have just entered
the house, and were seated near the re-
porters desk, declining seats on the
platform.
Chief Clerk Vigus called the house TO
order, and proceeded to call the roll.
After finishing he announced that there
were one hundred and two members
present-a quorum.
A motion was Immediately made
that Hon. l.. A. Wilt, of New Or
leans, be made temporary chairman.
Mr.. Wilt Immediately took the chair.
Here the utmost confusion prevailed,
The speaker appointed sargeant-at-
arms, and temporary clerk was ap.
pointed. Several motions were here
made and the confusion increased,
about fifty members yelling Mt the top
of their voices. Finally order was re
stored and the chairman made a speech
stating that he would treat all mem
bers, of whatever party or color, alike.
Colonel Lowell protested against the
of the temporary organiza-
tion.
Speaker Wilt replied that the man
mar of the organization was identical
with that of 1868, in which Mr.. Lowell
participated.
Five members not returned by the
board were declared by resolution MEM
bers of the house and took their seats.
Order is now--l p. NJ. --partially re-
stored.
In the house a motion was offered to
go into permanent organization. This
raised commotion among the repub-
Leans, but whena further motion was
made to seat the members from the
parishes referred to the legis'
lature, the excitement was accompa-
MED with shouts and EXPLANATIONS of
all kinds, fearful to hear.
Murrell protested against Mr.. Wilt
as chairman, and stigmatized the
course pursued in placing him there
as revolutionary.
A motion was then put to admit the
members from four contested parishes,
the matter of contest for the
and it was carried amid the
widest excitement and gesticulations
upon the radical side. To such point
did the excitement reach that the SER
ant-at-arms was called upon to seat
the mem bers and preserve order.
The newly declared members from
the contested parishes in question, viz;
B.enville, Winn, Desoto and Grant,
were then duly sworn in Ivy the
speaker.
A motion was then made to adjourn,
which failed.
The speaker explained that the yeas
aud nays were not in order until such
time as permanent organization had
been effected, and they had not yet ar.