The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-22
SUPPRESSION OF THE REPORT.
rCorrespOndence New York Herald. I

SoOIy VI low MI. OeOISeI 1OdT, VI NldSSd-
chusetts, tried desperately for i've days to sup
press the truth about the Louisiana election
: and the dispersion of the Legislature, and
failed at last.
On Monday last the subcommittee, con-
sisting Of Messrs. Foster, Phelps and Potter
two Republicans and one Democrat made
their report to the Louisiana Special Commit
tee, Of which they were part. The report
was unanimous, and it lold an ugly tale for
the President, which he had prudently re-
fused to hear.
The committee, after brief consideration
of the report, on the suggestion of Mr.. Hoar,
recommltted 1t, in order that an addition,
triting and unimportant in its nature might
be made. At the same time Mr.. Hoar, who is
chairman OF the committee, denied the iuris-
diction of the subcommittee to make an in
dependent report at all, asserting that they
had been sent down to New Orleans to ascer-
tain whether it was advisable for the rest OF
the committee to go down. When this got
out in the House the jokers began to ask Mr..
Foster whether he was really Mr.. Hoars er-
rand boy.
| EFFORTS TO STRANGLE THE REPORT.
| Monday night, Tuesday and Wednesday the
report, now the subject Of a fierce battle. Law
in Mr.. Fosters hands. Rumor says that et-
| forts were made to induce him to change the
wording of the report and even its meaning
AS IHe lePoIt, however, only fecapltulateS |
the evidence, and makes no suggestions, it |
was impossible TO change it, and Mr.. Foster. |
who is man OF honor, would not put him
self in the ridiculous position of making
false report, which would afterward be con-
tradicted by the evidence. Last night the
report being amended as ordered, meeting
Of the full committee was held, which
lasted very late, and in which renewed and
desperate efforts were made by the partisan
members OF the committee to prevent the pub
LEGATION Of the report Unluckily for those
who wanted to suppress it, they discovered
that if they insisted on rejecting the report
entirely, which was their first attempt, the !
subcommittee would be at liberty to give it ,
to the public over their own names, which
undoubtedly they would have DONE It was.
accepted by the committee: but a
with the hope that this acceptance would be {
a means Of its suppression. ]
EXPEDIENTs FOR SUPPRESSION
The committee then attempted to amend 5
the report by adding supplement contain a
ing conclusions at variance with the facts 7
This was resisted, but defeated only after 6
sharp contest, in which it is said that high E.
words passed between several members of the i
When this expedient failed, moth
ng remained but the adoption of the report
BY the whole committee; but at this stage of
he proceedings Mr.. Hoar made another and :,
inal effort at delay and suppression.
SCHEME TO KIDNAP THE DOCUMENT. u
The House having adjourned over until a
Monday, and Mr. Hoar having announced his
Intention to leave on Monday for New Orleans, i
le now wanted time to read over the report, :,
nd it was seen that if he took enough time +
lie might get out of the way, and being the +
chairman, who has to commune "
ate with the House on their behalf, the re- y
ort would, after all, have been suppressed. ~
he subcommittee were, however, awake to y,
he determination to suppress them. They
ad already fought fercely in the interests w
truth. Mr.. Hoar and Mr. Phelps had 60
ad angry words, and Mr.. Potter had ~,
lreatened, unless the truth was a;
ermitted to see daylight. that he would re- 90
gn his position on the committee and pub ~
sh the substance OF the report over his own he
anne, in which it is believed, Mr. Phelps ne
ould have joined him. Seeing, therefore, cl'
le imminent danger of Mr.. Hoar pocketing III
lie report at the last moment, protest was wi;
repaired and would have been presented to u WV
e House, stating the facts in the case, and III,
lder fear OF this it is understood he at last
reed that he would present the report to the ass
ouse yesterday afternoon, which he did, III
I'd it was ordered to be printed. ~
MR.. HoAR's FLATTERING DEFEAT H.
And so, at last, Mr. Hoar, who wished to W.,
port that the Legislature, whose assembling s,v
ID previously been depicted, was " tumult- of
S and irregular assembly," was obliged to TO-
opt and introduce a report. over his own va,
,nature, by which the House and country snl
g informed ''that on the Sd of January the r.
ople of Louisiana had free, full and peace Of
lie election, by which Conservative major 7
was elected to the Legislature, who were hoe
prived of their seats by the illegal, unjust reS
d arbitrary action OF the Returning Board oor
: these are the words of the report It tai,
list be added that the pressure brought to be
ar on Messrs. Phelps and Foster to vary can csa,,
m the directness of their report was of the coo
ongest kind. ~,
.sEHooD HURLED AGAINST THE CHAMPIONS p e.,
The local papers here i having exhausted the leg
nmon terms Of reproach, this morning dis Ho,
va. M neiPs was ofunkaro ana isia
ofs would be forwarded from there of his II :
ruption. Not anly this, but Kellogg sent a sucI
patch to Mr.. Hoar asserting that the COM we
tee had refused to make thorough ex- ms
nation as requested, and asking that a : f.,
re competent committee might be sent "
questioning Mesrss Potter and Phelps ~
arding the truth of this allegation of Kel-
they frankly declared that it was lie e onls
that the subcommittee have in their DOS iofc
ion letters from Kellogg expressing the 70 II
500.
hest confidence in their Judgment and i'm urea
TALLY, and declaring his wish for no other men
5es than them. then
TRUTH To pr nr,,,,,,, His
inallv NIessrs Hoar Wbeo1orordEr,,oo e that
committee-a]l three Rennbl;oans ~ "a were
istration men-are to go to New Orleans ofs,
~ if they can find another story than that Pepl
CD they have just adopted and reported d.
congress. That is to say, they are going ag al1
n to whitewash Kellogg if they can, and snou a
make sure of doing this unobstructedly oout
have the indecency to go without single aPp ~
lie three members of the snb.comm;tt ea prop
srs. Foster, Phelps and Potter-for the PIE,
iy stand they have made against con- la.iy
ed and desperate attempt of the admins C IN
on to suppress the truth about Louisiana. nap
lady blazed all over with diamonds at a repre-
1 Avenue party last week. On each tons
lder she had four stars the size of q Sh