The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-08

Statement Of Speaker Wi1tz.

New ORLEANS, Jan. 4.-Speaker Wilt
called at the bureau of the Herald to-
night aud made the following statement:
Last evening committee was sent t.
the state house to ask for q room for the
purpose of holding Conservative caucus
this A. NJ. at 8 o'clock. The request was
granted at 10 A. NJ. The caucus was held
at 1880, the Conservatives proc roceetdh,saE old ii
the house in a9ou seayN r. Tieers called the
ci ssr and 1O2 members answered l con
sidered that the formalities of law had
been complied with and the organization
rested with the majority. A motion was
made and carried that | be declared speak
err pro tenn of the house. Thereupon |
took the chair, until then occupied by the
clerk. then called upon Judge Houston,
justice of the peace, who swore me. in
The members were then sworn in by me.
A motion was then made and carried to
elect n temporary clerk and temporary
sergeant.at- A resolution was then
offered to seat the five Conservative mem
bers whose cases were not passed upon by
the returning board. The resolution was
adopt I'd and the five members were sworn
in and took their seats. The house tn, U
proceeded to permanent organization.
Governor Hahn and myself were
NOMINATED FOR SPEAKERS,
call of the roll was ordered and fifty-fve
votes were cast for me and two were cas-,
tor Hahn. voted blank, making in all
tiity-eight votes, fifty six being quorum,
L was then declared elected permanent
speaker of the house. The temporary
clerk was then elected permanent CLERK, anu
the temporary sergeant-at-arms perman-
nV,t Al,
the house permanently organized. A mo
ton was made and carried to appoint a
committee OF seven On credentials, ELECTIONS
and returns.
During that time some of the Republi
appointed consisted of five Conservatives
and two Republicans. The committee
asked for and obtained permission to with.
draw tor dellberatiOn, which was granted
An attempt was now made by some Re-
publican members to leave the hall. l
then ordered the sergeant alarms to pre-
vent them. This caused considerable con
fusion in the lobby, filed with Metropoi-
tan police and Radicals, admission to most
OF our sergeants. alarms having been pre-
viously denied by Hugh j. Campbell, gen
eral OF Kellogg militia. l then ordered
the sergeaut-at-arms to clear the lobby,
which was done. We were then
WAITING FOR THE REPORT.
Of the committee on credentials, a quo
rum OF the members being present, when
General DE TrObriand entered the hall
and informed ne that he had received in
structinns irum Governor Kellogg TO the
effect that ;he house ui representatives,
was III possession OF Il mub, desired him t.
clear the house 1T all persons who were
not returned by the Wells returning
board. refused to recognize Mr.. Wig
ers as clerk OF the house, and protested
against the reading of any document by
vigors. The general then had the docu
ment read by his adjutant, who accom-
panied hlm. The clerk of the house and
myself declined to point out the members
who had been seated by order OF the
house. The general withdrew after APP
plying to Vigers, who was either unwil
ling or unable to point them out, General
DE Trobriand returned shortly in company
with General Campbell, who pointed them
out: Previous to the appearance of Gen
eral De Trobriand the Committee on
credentials had reported, and eight con
testants (all eonservatives) had been sea
ted by the house. When General De-
4EOpElduu dtIelnpteu 10 eject MT. aughn
from Caddo. Mr.. Vaughn protested.
directed MIR. Vaughn not to allow himself
to be elected except at the point of bayo-
net General De Trobriand then called
upon.
SOLDIERS DRAWN UP IN LINE
in the lobby of the house, with bayonets
fixed, and, between file of soldiers Mr.,
Vaughn was marched out of the House,
and successfully, in the same manner.
each member who had been seated by
order of the h ouse was marched out, each
member protesting and asking that his
protest be placed on the journal. Imme.
diately thereafter the General approached
me and informed me that, in obedience to
his orders from Governor Kellogg, he
would have the roll called by Vigers. i
again protested against the execution OF
such an order, satisfied that the house be.
ing organized the governor could not call
upon the federal troops. General DeTro.
brand ordered the roll called. Vigers
was about to call the roll, when ordered
my sergeant alarms to eject Mr.. Vigers,