New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-05
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5 1875

cial condition of our affairs, giving his pri
vate opinions about things generally, but hi
knew nothing specially about politics, OF
| was created.
w. w. king-Do not know of any black
league, but do of a secret colored organiza
ton; heard one of the speakers say that the
white people had played their last card; dc
not know what the organization was made
for; the meetings were not always harmo
NOUS; they drilled in the back yard; the
place was on Erato street; just before the
fourteenth of September the treasurer stole
all the money, and that broke up the or.
ganization; they were not White Leaguers
nor militia.
Captain C. A. Fenner-Was once mem
Der of the Louisiana Legislature. Witness
furnished several prominent points in our
judicial history.
which to him were Objectionable, but when
asked of Mr.. Foster when those laws were
signed he was unable to say. but finally
concluded that the election law was hot one
OF Governor kellOgg's making; Governor
WarmOth joined the Conservative party,
and probably expected some reward for
carrying Republicans with him; l consider.
Cd his administration as corrupt as possible:
l did not accept him as a leader in our
party; We were willing to send Warmoth or
any one else to Congress, if by that we can
obtain good honest government; it was a
matter of choosing between two evils; If we
could rid ourselves Of bad politicians Con
gress is welcome to them.
BY Mr.. Phelps-I to-day saw some inter
estiDg and sad sights. saw Conservative
men attempt unlawful acts, and also saw
United States soldiers do likewise. l now
move that we, as congressional commit
tee, make an investigation Of the acts of
Monday, January 4. l consider those pro-
| ceedlngs disgrace to the nation and
should be fully investigated.
Mr.. Foster entirely agreed to the propo-
sitiOn.
Mr.. Potter was willing, but he did not
wish to interrupt the intended proceedings.
Mr.. Foster explained that statement
had been publicly made that he had met
Governor kellogg and had an interview.
He desired to disabuse the minds of all, as
he DID not have conference with the Gov
ernor.
Subpenas will be issued today for many
persons who were at the State House.
Three witnesses were heard in the Iberia
parish case to prove that everything was as
mild as possible on election day and that
there was not the least intimidation, but
there was a resolution introduced in the
White League clubs not to employ any body
who opposed them politically. 1t was
adopted by one club, with the understand
ing that if all did not adopt it then that club
would be absOlved from it.
Several affidavits were made last evening
and handed to the committee, in which the
compliments declare that they were in
Inundated on election day.
witness from Iberia read the affidavits
and declared them tissue of falsehoods,
and asserted that he could bring proof to
that effect.
L. A. Wiltz--1 am a member of the
present Legislature; the Conservatives en-
tered the State House before noon; Vigers,
the old secretary, called the roll and
and took my seat; the secretary did not
resist me; motion was put to elect clerk
and sergeantatarms; ! then announced
that the House was temporarily organized;
i've Representatives,, whose cases had not
been passed on by the Returning Board,
were declared members by resolution, after
that there was confusion; it was quiet
Legislature-for Louisiana; the oath of
office was administered to me by
Judge Houston; then swore in
tne members; motion TO go into
q permanent organization was carried, and
there were two charlottesville. Hahn and
myself; / noticed some members leaving
and l told them to stop; the vote was fifty
five tor Witt; On roll call all the members
we're in their seats but they did not vote;
Judge Houston then again administered
the oath to me and swore in some OF the
members; We then elected a permanent
clerk and sergeant at arms; committee on
contested elections was appointed; five
were Conservatives and two Republicans;
the committee returned and offered a ma
jority report; Governor Hahn stated that
he had intended to offer q minority report
but concluded not TO; the report
seated eight members whose names were
not on the Secretary of States list; swore
them in; we had before this sent for large
humber OF sergeants alarms, but they were |
not permitted to enter the State House;
there was likelihood that blood would be
shed. and there was great confusion; Gen.
eral De TrObriand was called for to enter
and sry to preserve the peace; asked a |
police captain 60 have q number of police. |
men removed from an adjoining room, as
they were no longer needed: was told
that the room could not then be entered;
General De Trobriand entered and told me
that Governor Kellogg had instructed him to |
place Mr. Vigers as Clerk of the House; |
my clerk protested; the order was read |
by lieutenant; the members who had pre- |
viOusly left the room returned with the |
General: told him that four United States |
officers could not remove a recognized |
member; it would require many more; q
company entered; the General asked me to |
General H. j. Campbell then entered and |
pointed out the men; they reached a Repre- |
sentative from Caddo, when General De |
TSobriand put his hand on him and tOl2 him |
to leave, but he would not leave; soldiers |
entered and took out the members by force, |
thirteen in all. Campbell asked the clerk
to read the roll, but could not and did I
not recognize Vigers as clerk. Vigers |
began to call the roll when l ordered q |
taken away; ] entered my protest an. |,
stated that 1 could not participate any
longer under the circumstance, and called |
on my friends to leave; we all left the |
building, General De Trobriand remaining |
in command; did not see member make |
a respectful protest against the seating of |
the five members; l heard men cry out the |
word protest, bus We have heard so many
protests lately that we do not care for it |
now; the State House has been barriceded, |
and when l asked, Monday morning, for |
permission to enter the building for |
some of my friends was denied;
the ruling of the chair on this |
occasion was che same as thas of 1868, |
and supposed that such was the correct |
method; q member objected to seating the |
contrasting persons before making perma-
nent organization, but did not entertain
the motion; can not say how many mem. |
bers were in the room at the time of my |
election; think we had fifty Democrats; !
the roll was 1929 3iffty-tive votes were given |
to mes
The committee adjourned until half past !
ten o'slock this morning.
The Weather and Rivers.
OFFICE METEOROLOGICAL OBsERvRa.e |
New orleans, January 4, 1875. J
The following is report of the weather |
and rivers at 3:43 P. NJ, local time. to day:
Places. Their. Wind. Weather.
Cairo. ~ Ne Fair.