Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-12

GUIDED the i've men seated In violation of law
the repubi can members Withdrawing. nor
votrg. as they dc, mrd the Or ccedings
Illegal. About the time of the withdraw
al OF tn" republican members, Witt
gave or caus d instructions to be given to
persons assuming to he scrgeant-at-arDS not to
allow anyone to pass out Of or enter the
House. Great cCmmotl0n at once eusucd, and
qulte iunuer OF knives and levolyerS were
draw aLd displayed in threatening manner
hcs Of the Republican members had already
left the room amid great confusion, when Mr.
DGprre, OF Orleans. a Democratic member
mcvcl. THAI tie Speaker be requested TO call
on the Unlted States troops TO preserve the
peace Of TIE II use The motion prevailed
and committee, OF which Dupree was Chair
man, was appointed to wait on Gen. De Tro-
hriand and request the Interference OF the
U"itci States troops IN preserve peace La
sort tiute the committee returned acc0mpan-
led hy Gen. ID. !robriand and staff. Upon
the appearance of the General on the floor
loud applause came from the Democratic side
of the House. Gen. De Trobllaud moved to
the Speaker desk Wiz stated 10 substance
tie r ason OF his icing summoned, and in
lorncd him Of the impoSSlblllty Of his enforc-
lug order aud preserving peace. Gen. DE Tro-
brand, III substance (tnc committee being un-
able to get tie exact Words, asked Mr.. Wilt
whether it was rot possible for him to pre-
serve order and keep peace without calling on
him as l. ). officer. WIFI replied it was
impossible lie had already instructed his Ser
gcant-a;- Arms to DO So. linen Gcn. De ,Tro-
tianu took ACTON IN the matter and quiet Was
restored with lt;l.. trouble. WlI:z then as
>ur,l Cen De Irobri.ul that his coming had
prevented bood,ici, aud as your committee
is reliably informed on the matter, thanked
him III The came Of the General Assembly of
]. u*'aaa tor his prompt response to the sum-
mons OF the House, and the General retired.
The Republican, mcmbsrS then signed and
presented The !oliosus application to the
Governor, requesting that the legal members
tc put III possession II the hail:
NEW ORLEANS Jan 1.
10 His Ercel'cny IIm. r. Kp'oyg, Governor:
DEAR SIR: The undersigned nelnbcrs eject
oi the II Use nt Representative OF the Gene
raj Assembly Of he STATE, assembled ut the
hal! If the House III the STATE House at - N.
| this day auj answered to tie call made by the
Clerk. Immediately thereafter the chair was
iorcihy taken possession o; III violation of law
ana an attempt made 10 organize the House
| contrary t. iaw. We ranGnl obtain our legal
| rights unless the members eject are placed 10
| possession q! the hal v hruever the hail is
cleared Of al pvr>0a<, Sacc :ha gentlemen cleo.
ted We VIII proceed to orsan!Zh We there
fore Invoke Your aid in placing che i.aIl in pos
session oil! the members elect tha: we may at.
Ierd 10 the purilrmauce Of gur duties: respect
! fully
| Here f,!!owcd the signatures o. 50 mcm5eys
including the following
| | have cJuscucd to sign this document on
the ground that the Conservative members of
the House have set the precedent by appoint
ing Spocia, committee to wait on General
! DrTrobriand who Immediately appeared at the
bar of the House escorted by said special com
luittcr: Robert i Guichard, representative Of
| ST. Bernard. This va, signed by - legally
elected and returned m"mbcrs. la response to
this application the Governor applied to the
military force { tie Un;ed States t. a>Sis, his
officers ia exrcI'iug the in,ruders and disturb
els Of tn: peace and preserving order, which
assistance ~aS rendered aad by it order was re-
stored When the republican members return
ed t. the hal following General DcTr0brland
and his regiment, AMI u3der his protection, and
attempted TO follow him through the door. the
Scrgcant.at-arms at he door by order Of Wiz
closed the door in their faces and iorcibIy pre-
vented them FROM entering. They were not al
lowed to enter uutl the attention OF Gen DE
lronriaud was called TO the TACT and Al his or
der the republican members were admitted,
aud the five iLtrulers expelled. The Demo
cratic members with WIZ at their head then
withdrew, and the House proceeded to organ
lZ2 &ccpr'llnC 10 law.
STATE OF LOUISIANA OFFICE SECRETARY
OF STATE New ORLEANS. Jan 6.-l hereby
certify that the foregoing tty-twO signatures
are genuine names Of members declared elect
ed to to-. House Of Representatives OF the
STATE Of louisiana as certified by the Return
ing B5ar of said State and a by me certified
to the Clerk o! said House Of Representatives
as required by law.
(siguedl r. G.. DESLoSDE.
Secretary ot State
certify that the foregoing protest contained
the genunc signatures Of fifty two members Of
the House OF Representatives whose names
are upon the list furnished me by the Secrc-
,ary of State III conformity with law, aud
further certify that ali Of the said members
answered to their names at roll call made by
me at - cleck noon Monday the 4th day of
January, being ma ,rity Of all members
present.
(signcd) VIM VIGERs.
Chief Clerk, House OF Rep.
WHO Cor Tie MONEY Mr. Albert, wit