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SoRfsinna Affhfrs The Congre1ss0na
, committee In View Orleans AFTER nor,
Testimony--The Conservatives Col
+ IectsnE GouDser-Testimony.
m Special telegram to the Dispatch.I s5
i WASHINGTON, January, 23.-New, .Orlean.
specials say that the investigation by, the
j Congressional committee promises to be long
aud exhaustive. Mr. Hoar says that he and
his eo,seaguet came to Louisiana not because
they or Congress doubted the accuracy oil
the report OF the Foster subcommittee, but
because they desired to more fully examine
into the condition OF affairs there, and then
to make a final report of the result to the
present Congress. i
Another member OF The committee said it
never was Intended that Fosters sub.com-
mittee should snter into an investigation,
but merely determine. whether it was seces-
Esary for the whole committee to 90 to
Louisiana. t.i
| i A special says that the Conservatives are
collecting evidence to show that two-thrds
Of she negroes killed in that State have been
killed by negroes, and a msjorrs of the re-
maiBder caught by white mep in the COM
mission of some crime, such as arson, bur-
gary, rapes, &C., and killed.
The official records of the different parishes
will be brought in as evidence in Support of
these statements. '..' " aE
@ Congressional Csucusing.
WAsHyssros, January z.-The Senate
caucused to-day, and the House Is caucasing
tonight. The proceedings are diseorsauf.
Their silence is sure indication of inab3ity
to handle the subject. Details may be bad
later. '.. .". 1.l
lSecond DispatckJ
WASHINGTON, January 23.-The Repub-
lican senators held caucus to-day which
continued for several hours. The chief topic
of discussion was the condition Of the South, |
but there being conflicting views no result
was reached. The caucus, instead of giving
expression to their views on the Louisiana
question, agreed to await the action of the
Committee on Privileges and Elections on the
Pinchback credentials, and will therefore be
governed by the committees report.
Some of the senators saw no escape from
the present difficulties in that State except |
by remanding it to a territorial condition
By this means they could avoid the eompli.
cations growing out of the official recogni- |
ton of the Kellogg government, and open O
way by which order may eventually be re-
stored. Other senators thought that a
stronger hand ought to be stretched toward
several of the southern States; other wise
there might be anarchy.
There were opinions different from these
expressed by the more conservative senators.
All seemed to comprehend the difficulties of
the situation, but there was no distinctive
plan formally presented as measure of re-
lief.
There was large attendance at the House
Republican caucus tonight, and general
discussion as to what was best to be done in
view of the present condition of the South,
but none Of the measures reported at the
previous caucus were acted upon. Finally
Of passing all public acts with the majority
of the House.
A resolution for this purpose will proba-
bly, be introducedin the House on Monday
and when adopted will have the effect of evad-
ing the two-thirds rule as TO public acts, in
Guiding civil rights; the more energetic en-
forcement of protective laws in the
South, and authorizing the President
to suspend the writ of hdbeas corpus in GER
tain cases, together with other measures
which have been the subject of considera.
ton by the caucus committee. The proceed
irgs are represented to have been harmoni.
Gus, and the result entirely satisfactory.
The Virginia Pension Agency. Il
WASHINGTON, January 23.-Mr. Chandeliers
appointment as pension agent for Virginia
reads " Uice Andrew Washburne, who de-
cliaes reappointment." This is intended to
indicate that the charges made against Wash.
burne some time ago were, in the opinion of
the Department and of the President, with
out foundation, and that be was offered and
declined the disappointment.