The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-03
SOUTHERN ANARCHY.
Progress Of the Congressional
Investigation.
FRAUDS OF THE RETURNING BOARD.
Governor Kellogg Asks for Retro
spective Inquiry.

Sp0ctlVo inquiry.
NEW ORLEANS La, Jan, 2, 1875.
The Congressional Committee met al the Gus
tom House at eleven A. M. to-day.
Charles S. Abel, Secretary OF the Returning
Board was the first witness called. He testified
as ioNows:- elected secretary at the third
meeting OF the Board; his duties were to keep the
minutes and produce such documents as the
Board might require, he, the secretary, having
charge OF them; al the papers, with the exception
OF the minutes, were handed over to the Secretary
OF State On the adjournment OF the Board; all the
evidence taken by the Board was written and Is
Med with he papers IN each case which came up
before the Board; can produce the minutes; no
papers sent to Jne Board disappeared to the best
OF his knowledge.
MIR. Pheps-What was the action Of the Board
when protests were presented before ltf
Wltness-The Board generally. counted the re-
turns to which such protests had reference, and
then lett them for consideration; papers were re.
jected without any entry being made or minutes
taken, nor was there any mention made In the
minutes of such changes as were made by the
Beard
THE CONCLUSIONS OR DECISIONS
were arrived at in executive session. and were
not placed on the minutes. There is no record
arrive at 1t being to compare the original returns
made by the Supervisors with the statements
published or promulgated by the Board; there
was evidence filed in OF the parish OF Rapides.
At tne suggestion Of the committee 1t was agreed
to produce the tally sheets and the Supervisors
returns, and all the papers IN the cases OF the
parishes OF Iberia and Raptdes; also the journal
wherein the compiled statements were promul-
gated.
COLoRED CLUBS
Charles Provoste this witness was produced to
prove the existence Of colOred clubs who took
action against the republican party in the late
election) testified that there was o large club in
the SecODd ward, all col0red. who co-operaed
with the conservatives because they were tired OF
existing evils; this club voted the conservative
ticket 10 nearly Its full strength ana voted the
ticket openly.
George Duprez testified :-Organized a colored
club in the lnird ward: at the poll where this
club voted, negro precinct exclusively, oyer 300
votes were cas- the majority at the election Tor
the conservatives ioOts up l27.
WHITE Lacquer.
Thomas Sunragans, la0Orer, testified Am q
White Lacquer ana captain OF d company; the OBJ
ject Of tne order was 10 oppose such organlzat
as the republicans had formed and to meet the I'M
lawful lreSSlOn OF the Metropolitan Brigade, &c.
the White League has made no preparations to
take action next Monday
L. B. jerks Jestlned WAS at the convention in
Baton Rouge; voted the fusion ticket in 1872, Win
one exception hat Is, voted Tor Kellogg instead or
McEDery heard McEnery's speech IN Baton
Rouge, when was extremely partisan; ne advO-
Gated, in event OF the people eecting their candi-
dates, they tine peOpie) snouln occupy the city
and see That they got their seats III the General
Assembly emery also spoke on one occasion at
the Varieties Theatre In aOout tao same strain as
he did at Baton Rouge; Mr. Mari also spoke at the
Varieties; ms speech was like that OF McEncry In
tone and temper.
! MAJOR m. Robinson. news editor OF the New
THY 10 certain extracts published in his paper as
being genuine reproductions oi those taken from
and o,eers M agree 10
MAKE an alilaavlt to the required effect.
| LOCAL OsTRAClsM.
A. b. Levtssee, testified that be resided IN Caddo
parish; man who votes the radical ticket IN
Caodo parish Is ostracsed. He Was asked by Mr..
Potter If he was elected to the Legislature to
! wnlcu he replied 81 was returned MEMBER by
the Returning Board but not by the popular vote. ~
L. W. Baker tesu1ed:-lr esiae IN Bosser par
ish, as parish Judge; republicans there have been
ostracised SOCIALLY to great extent.
/ Joseph Bowling testiied:-Resdes in New Or.
Peet Yale Bowling. touching the commercial
condition OF New orleans he SAID 1t was much de-
pressed; persons we're AFRAID to enter upon enter
prses Of any character. He attributed this to
/ THE EXORBITANT TAXES
/ that have existed; TINS depression is evident In
one particular, by the great number OF business
houses now offered Or rent; some houses are
offered by the owners to such persons as will take
/ them pay the taxes and keep them in repair and
frequently there are no takers even on these
! terms; was here on the 14tn OF september; the
feeling OF the business community after that
| event-that Is, when 1t was supposed the peoples
! government had been eStabsned-was bu0yant:
revival OF business was anticipated; there Is an
ssasS tse 20
| Mr.. Foster desired IT, know If murderers were
! generally condemned by the community and deals
| with according TO law by the courts; also II the
general immunity from punishment Of these MUIR
derers has the effect Of. preventing, In large
measure, emigration 10 TINS state.
| Mr. Bowling replied :-Generaly any murder
perpetrated iii the CITY is largely cOndemned; II
persons not arrested In some instances, as IN
mt ~ IL rad ia n iuht Tn Mi Al
Foster referred, 1t was NANNY attributed to the
lnelilcency or the polce-the republican police ;
didn't know whether 1t affected emigration or
not
Mr.. Potter wanted to know if Governor Kellogg
had not been IN the habit or
PARDONING CRIMINALS BY wHOLRSALE;
and II murders, &C., were perpetrated and law
lessness existed ii this wholesale pardonlng was
not to some extent the cause OF 1t; witness
heard II Iepori ed-had seen it IN the newspapers
that many CRIMINALS had been pardoned, and
thought the pardoning had tendency to encour-
LETTER FROM KELLOGG.
The follow ng letter from Governor Kellogg to
evening"
Nxw ORLEANS
SIR, have been informed by one Of the counsel en-
committee that you have determined not include the
to Ss
e 81 5 s es & ns S
puted point which tor two has agitated the tate
to DISCHARGE the duties OF my office amidst dlffi-
upon TO encounter. Nothing but sense OF my
teIegraphed to the President urging that committee of
Congress be sent here, believing tnat such committee
being on the ground with to send for and
as and the government represent are Concerned am
int nsely anxious and. hink, Justly So. toat there
should be some solution OF this difficulty believe
investigation that need not last many days would
sOuably satisfy any impartial whether
/ elected in 1872 Put
by taking general view case. think some ling
might be done elucidate the instance II
the committee were to take the returns OF 1872 made
by both Boards and contrast them with the of
by the democratic party, with such facts and details
think could readily be obtained, believe righteous
conclusion could be arrived at The and relative
registration OF whites ana blacks and the relative
in 1872 and 1874, would throw much hight the mater
and submit that the returns from those democratic
parishes where, by the fusion count OF the Boa
we were allowed our reasonable minority vote 1874
but where no republican vote or scarcely was per-
mitted be this year, might properly
be considered. have had no opportunity to