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Return Of the Sub Committee from New
Orleans Their Probable Report.

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Return Of the sub. Committee from New
Orleans Their Probable Report.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10
The subcommittee appointed 10y the
house special committee on southern affairs
and which have been investigating matters
in Louisiana for some weeks past, returned
to Washington last night. Its members,
Foster of Ohio, Phelps of New Jersey,
and Potter of New York. are necessarily
reticent MS to giving expression to their
views in advance of their presentation to
the full committee, and Of maturing and
making of its report 10 the house. Enough
Is known, however, To authorize the state
ment that there is no conflict OF opinion
among the members of the subcommittee
asto the principal points in the controversy.
The action of the returning board in throw
ing out the returns of certain parishes in
which conservatives were elected, and
in giving certificates to some repub-
licans who wore not entitled thereto will be
condemned as an illegal and unwarranted
exercise of authority. The testimony
taken before the commile does not sustain
the charges of violence and intimidation
toward negro voters, but rather tends to
establish the fact that large numbers of
negroes voted the democratic ticket from
the conviction that in so doing they were
advancing their own interests and the in-
terests of the state. 1t is mere matter of
CONJECTURE what course or policy the COM
mittee will recommend, but the probabli-
ties are it will be in the direction of new
election.
The excitement in New Orleans when
the committee left that city was intense
but there is no likelihood whatever of its
being manifested in any general outbreak.
The Kellogg government is submitted TO
only under the pressure Of the military
power Of the United States and in the ex-
pectation and belief that congress will de-
wise and adopt some measure that will re-
store the commonwealth to the control of
its own citizens.
ANOTHER RECONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT.
New York Jan. 10.
The Heralds Washington special says
positively the committee to New Orleans
will report to tho following effect
First. That the evidence given before
them in New Orleans showed that in the
state election there was no intimidation to
prevent colored men voting the republican
ticket. No evidence WAS brought to the
committees that any violence had been
threatened. One man swore that he was
threatened but he appeared and remained
all day at the pools and voted the repubi-
can ticket. Several witnesses said that
others had been threatened but knew
nothing on their own experience.
Second. The evidence shows that though
in several instances the white leagues pro-
position to discharge servants who voted
the republican ticket was brought up and
discussed it was in every case voted down.
Third The evidence sh )ws that the re-
turning board was mouslrous and clumsy
fraud, and that the members of 1t had not
even strength enough to conceal their
wrony and duplicity.
Fourth. That United States troops under
! the orders OF Marshal Packard secured the
| parishes week before election with war
| rants in their pockets against democrats
and appeared at the polls on election day,
thus intimidatlng and driving off democratic
voters This intimidation appears 10 have
been on the republican, side and against
democrats.
Fifth. Their report will show that the
disorder in the legislature had ceased and
the meeting was entirely orderly and quiet
before and at the time Gen. De Trobriand
entered the hall to arrest members.
Sixth That the only request of Mr..
Wilt to Gea. De Trobriand was to help in
keeping order in the lobby outside Of the
hall, the police being utterly inefficient and
useless. This he accomplished by his per-
sonal appearance attended by only an
aide.
Seventh. That the Kellogg government
has no hold on the people of the state
that it is supported by not more than two
thirds of the colored vote, and by no white
men except office holders and those whose
relatives hold office.
Eighth. That at the last election many
colored men voted the democratic ticket on
account of the failure of the Frecdmcn's
bank, many of whom personally appeared
before the committee and testified to this
fact and to their democratic sympathies.
Ninth. The evidence shows that the po-
lice of New Orleans is demoralized and
useless. They have practically ceased tc
patrol the streets, and that order is main
tanned only through wholesome dread OF
the white league organization, which, as
the lawless element knows, consists of the
bravest and best citizens united together
to preserve peace.
Tenth The evidence shows that the
white league consists of merchants, lawyers
and others Of the best citizens, and is sim
ply q citizens association, having not {
rowdy among its members.
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RumOred Discussions in the Cabinet
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.
The rumors of dissenoion in the cabine