Wilmington journal., 1875-01-08
WHAT sSAs DONE So NtSse,Ssls-
LEANS son ssOsU8S

we surrender much pI oar ttEtGTIiti
space this morning to tie following
account IF what was done on Mn3daV
last in New Orleans. The account =
tsken from the WashiI Ton City he
publican, Grants nwn organ and ONE
Of tho most reckless and unscyupnipus )
IL the country. l. il prrblt'la lie <
fore, that ,ur friends there have had
oIr'y = II scant justice done them. huJ
c-eit fIuu ;LeIr own showing II APP
pears t!Iat Grant a;.d h,s friends have
pa1pet' ctt.d an Outrage unpi.Iai. q. q
IL the an..;is of A!nrric a.: history
MEETING OF THE LEGIsLATUNE
NEW ORLEANS, j II. i unon.- .ie
m.- -ulb+:S iiav" assembled lii the t.it,l
Of the House. and are IL" most urdaI iy
BODY OF ;~e!etatrre So fer i'at Ia AZ
senl bl,-ii IL Lc2lislana for many ,.p-,.
Mehrr> Foster aud Phelps, IF ~ Con
gressiUna. committee, ". r. Set. j near
the reporters dosh, u, G. .sl'sg sc:.t~ on
the platform
The Chief clerk caile, .:te Hou>, 10
order and proceeded II call tts ru!t
ther" Her'' one hundred al q .W,l nle III
bers, quorum, present. !:"',.,i: va.
immcCi ste!. mai. tilat Hon. l. A
WIitz. ~ OrE+.si:Is. i,s, I2adt teirIornt1
chan mau. a-d Hu1z .EEmrdIHteiy :o 4
the chan H"re ti,: ut'nuSt c,,.l. us.CI.
prevailed. lie Speaker appointed
sergeant st sI.As and r Temporary
clerk. Sev3ra! motions were mad amt
the cGiiua.uu increa-ed, sb,u5 i!tty
meIubcIa yelling ,.t the t,p - theii
voices. FIaaiie order wne restored
nnd IL cha1fmsu mad. Il speech, -tnt-
ilE thai he would treat nH mem oprS
oilke, II whatever party tar e. lur
Co4onei Lowell protested against ti,,
inanner II The temporary "rEduEzstlur
Speaker Witt replied dat she manner
OF organization was Identical with thltt
of 1868, IL which Lowell participated.
Five members not returned b. tn
board we've declared by resolution
members Of the Housc and .uok h. II
seats. Order Is nov Il p. M partially
restored.
A motion was then offered TO gu into
permanent organization. This raised
u cOmmotiOn among the Republicans,
but When the further motion Was made
to seat the members from the contest
ed parishes there was great excite
ment, accompanied with shouts and
eXclamations of all kinds, which were
fearful TO hear. Mr.. Murrel protested
against Mr.. WiltZ as Chairman, and
st!gmatlzed the course pursued in
placing him there as revolutionary
The motion was then put to admit
the members from the contested
parishes, reserviDg the matter of con
test for the Legislature, and it was
carried amid the widest excitement
and ge.ticulations. Upon the Radical
side to such point did the excitement
reach that the Sergeant-at-Arms was
called upon to seat a member aud pre-
serve order. The newly declared mem
bers from the contested parishes in
question, viz: Bienville, Vim, De
Soto and Grant were then duly sworn
in by the Speaker. A motion was then
made to adjourn, which failed. The
yeas and nays were called for, and the
Speaker explained that the yeas and
nays were not in order until such time
as q permanent organization became
and they had not arrived at
that point.
The motion was then taken and car
ried with great shouting and excite |
ment to go into permanent orsaniza- |
ton. A. Wilt and Ex-Governor Hahn |
We're according put in nomination. |
Before the Clerk proceeded to call the |
roll Mr.. Matthews moved, from his |
seat, that Mr.. Lowell be elected per-
speaker This excited a storm
in the House, but the motion to elect
a permanent speaker GiUa voce being
out of order, the speaker so announc-
ed and quieted the House down after
muscular power.
The call was then proceeded with.
and upon its conclusion the following
result was announced: Wiltz, Sc; |
Hahn, q; blank, 1.
A quorum having voted, and MIR.
Wiltz having received the majority of
votes, he was accordingly declared
elected. Judge Houston then admin
stered the oath of Office.
The Speaker then addressed the
House, while the Radicals continued
20 gradually withdraw. He said: "In
the responsible position you
,onfer upon me, I sincerely thank you.
It is a responsibility I would like to
zee another more able than I occupy,
out I will discharge my duties to the
pest of my ability, and the finger of
corn shall not be pointed at noe for
acts when I retire"
Mr.. Ray addressed the Speaker on
question of privilege, and asked
cave to retire from the House, and
ntered protest against its organiza-
ion.
The Speaker then charged the SER
arms to allow no membe to
% out.
Mr.. p. J. Trezevant was then put in
omination for clerk, and was electe d.
The swearing in of members then
and the Radicals ende av.