The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-15


iogg's Message.
CONDENSED from Associated Press Dispatches.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 4, : a. M.--The Uni
ted states troops have taken position covering the
state house An the doors Of the state house,
except one, are securely barrcadcd The streets
IN the vicinity are crowded and hundreds II per
sons have gathered ON the corners. Hon. r. VI.
Mari was refused admittance BY the police, and
eN-SoS liyams after passing the lines 81
Mefropoltans. was refused aamiiiauce o. the
state house by the senate Sergeant AZ Arms,
VINO IL in charge Of the door. There are no indi-
cations 81 tle movement of the White Leaguers.
though the rcfu -al % admitance o. such Mari
and iiyams creates bad feeling They. however.
advise the people 10 keep quiet .... Y M.-The
members have assembled in the hall OF tine
House. Messrs. Foster and Phelps Of the Con
gressional Committee have Just entered and are
seated near tAe reporters desk. declining seats
on the Platform. srhe Chief Clerk called The
House O. order. and proceeded a. call the roll
After finishing and announcing there Were lO2
members present and quorum. motion WAS
Immediately made thai Hon l.. a Witt OF Or
leans, he made temporary Chairman. MIR. Wilt
Immediately took the chair. Here the utmost
confusion prevailed The speaker appointed a
sergeant a. Arms AMI temporary clerk was
appointed. several motions were here made,
and confusion increased, about fifty members
yelling 40 the top Of their voices Finally or
der was restored, and the Chairman made
speech stating tiiat he would treat impartally
all members, 81 Whatever party or color. Col
nnel Lowell protested against the manner OF tenn
tlr manner ~ organization was Identical with
that Of lsis, IN which Mr.. Lowell participated.
Five members, not returned By the Board, We're
declared, by resolution, members of the
House and took their seats. ..-.......
| J.. M.-prder IT, partially restored. 4 motion
was made 70 20 into permanent organization.
This raised commotion among Republicans,
but when further motion wn- made 10 seat
members from contested parishes, the excite
ment. acc lnuanied with shouts and cNcama-
tiuns Of an Kinds WAS fearful "a hear Mr. Mer-
FfI T. IA Ia
AMI stgmatzcd the course pursued ia placing
him there a. revolutionary. \ motion was then
put % admit members from four contested par
l-hes, re-ervinz the matter Of contest for the
Legislature, AMI Il was carried amid the widest
excitement and gcstculatiOns upon the Republi
can side To such point did the excitement
reach that the Sergeant at Arms was called upon
g. seat the members and preserve 0nler. The
newly declared members from the contested par
ishe- in question. viz Bienyile. VIM, De>ot0
AMI Grant. were then suly sworn in By the speak
er. 4 motion was then made to adjourn. which
failed. The yeas and nays were called for. The
Speaker explained that the yeas and nays were
not In order tin such time as permanent organi-
zation had been effected. andthey had not arrived
At that point. 4 motion was then put and car
ried, with great shouting and excitement,
10 90 into permanent organization. l..
a. Witt and eN Governor Hahn were accord
ingly put in nomination. The roll call was then
commenced amid wells from the Republican side,
when il was interrupted by Ex-Governor Hahn,
who requested permission from the speaker 10
address the House, which request was at once
accortlei. lie -stlu that ne nhd been elected
member 81 the Legislature from his parish that
he was Republican. hut IN all matters Of re
form ami good government he was willing TO 90
with any party having these ends in view.
He had no hesitation In pronouncing the election
law fraud and wrong, and he wanted TO see Il
ard all other such laws repealed, but he declined
20 participate in tins body, organized as i was,
and he therefore entered his protest against H.
The call was then proceeded with, and, upon it,
conclusion, the following result was announced
Witt. - Hahn, ?, blank !. quorum having
hatt. saI mat. A..
was accordingly declared elected, and Judge
Houston administered the oath Of Office.
A number Of Republican members now
left the House. The speaker, In assuming his pO-
sition. said - In accepting the responsible posi-.
ton you confer upon me. sincerely thank you.
LISA position did not seek. II is responsibility
would like to see another, more able than l &C
cupy. but will discharge my duties to the best
OF my abilities, and the finger Of scorn shall not
be pointed at me for dishonorahic acts when re-
TIRE. Mr.. Ray addressed the Speaker on privi-
lege, and asked leave to retire IRON the House,
.1nd entered protest against it, organization.
The Speaker then charged the Sergeant at Arms
20 allow no member ~ 20 out Mr.. r. j. Treva-
zant was then put IN nomination for Clerk, and
elected. The swearing In of members then com.
menced and the Republicans cndcavorcd 20
move out Of the House but the sergeant Al.
Arms sought 10 prevent Them. several scuIies
cnsucd when on motion Of George Dupre. Gen.
@a DE IrohriaEd was sent for, who cleared the
l"oot ~ police ami spectators at the Speaker re
guest. \ nle Of about twenty soldiers
had by this time been marched into
the corridor leading to the hail. and
At the head Of the large staircase State police
We're also drawn mp in force General DE TrO.
BRAND at once stepped up to Spea ker Witt and
asked that Mr.. Nigcrs, formerly Clerk Of the
House, should read letter he held in his hand
Mr.. Trevazani. Clerk elect. objected; when the
General, stating that he was unable 20 Judge who
was Clerk. asked permission to have the letters
OF Governor Kellogg read by his Adtutant which
was granted. That officer then read the tw % let.
ters. one ~ which stated 10 the General that an
Illegal body was sitting In the House ~ Repre-
sentatlNe-, and that Mr.. Nigers Clerk would
furnish him with a list ~ those members who had
been duly elected and az such returned by the
Returning Board. The other letter contained a
request 10 General DE Trobrand 70 eject those
member Who had not been returned a. elected
by The Board. speaker witt protested and told
the 1eneral that this was n legally organized
boly, % which General Trohriand replied that
ne, ~ soldier, and only second in command
had 10 obey the orders ~ his superior. General
Emory, who had ordered him 10 obey the in true.
lions OF Governo~ Kellogg. speaker Wilt again