The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-01-13
THE WORK, OF THE MILITARY
An Account of How the Conservative
Members Were Elected by
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An Account of How the Conservativ,
Members Were Elected by
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THE MANLY COURSE OF SPEAKER wILTz-
HIS PROTESTS AND REMARKs--WTTH.
DRAWAL OF THE SPEAKER,
CLERK AND THE CON-
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BEERS.
THE HOUSE.
AT LAS the Conservative members O
the House of Representatives entered III !;
body and took their seats. A few minute.
after the opposition commenced to com,
in, accompanied by several prominent Rad
icaf officers. - i'.T II. Z
There were only about forty people il
the lobby, and of those only few were
identified. with thepeople. The Conserva
tives were jeafously excluded, and eyer
Mr.. r. H. Mari was rudely denied permis
sion to pass the police lines. ~
Witt will be undoubtedly elected to the
position of Speaker, and will probably
even gain some support from the OPPOSE
ton. Kellogg hopes to cause detection
from the Conservative side by putting up
as before stated, Ex-Governor Hahn, of St
James. for Speaker. 49,: 49,. ......'7, f.,
At II o'clock Mr.. Foster and Mr.. Phelps
of the Congressional Committee, Captain
Vance, of the Cincinnati Commercial, Mr.
ktrkham and MIR. Ordway, entered TIT
House apd'took seats near the platform
VIM. Vigers, Clerk Of the late House
then called the House to order and pro
ceeded to call the roll of the, MEMBERS,
When the clerk came to, Rapides Parish
MI. Jettries gave notice Of contest, claim.
ing that the members present did not al
all represent the popular, will, as express
ed at the. .iast' election 'i'fa tiF''t 1trs
rThe' namesfof Marie and Wright, of Ter.
rebonne, were also formerly protested
againstrt.2 h'C s1gsgtfi5o, -fL-e.vi,. 81
Fhe call Of thearoll revealed 1872 mem
bers present, liza. Wiltz,. was then pro.
posed for Speaker, and the motion at once
e ca tha yudse H Houston IT. then administer
| mfr. Plootf was then elected Sergeant &c.
Arms pro tenn. Geo. .Trezavant was also
elected Clerk pro ten. -r7I 1T.
AimotIon was then made TO administer
the cath TO all members declared elected
The Speaker, put; the mo ton and it was
carried.
Z This raised a violent commotion among
the Radicals, and some of them cafled ,ip:
Oh their colleagues to leave the building
Order was maintained and the S,'ealiea
proeeeaedi to administer the oath to- all
*sinAa *9hi ~ ,ari,*., 'oau *.e1p, n
I'VE takeup our report of the military
1nterference in the Legislature, at the mo.
ment when General Trobriand demanded
of Speaker Wilt that the members not re-
turned by the Returning Board be elected.
10 this Mr.. Wilt objected and refused to
allow any member to be elected unless a
Iesort was. had to forca by the United
States forces. He said ne owed it to his
people and it was his duty so to act
General Trobrian then ordered Vigers to
proceed with the calling of the roll, which
he proceeded to do, the Conservative
members refusing = in almost every in
stance to answer to their names, and refu-
sing in any manner to recognize Vigers.-
The roll however was continued, and the
clerk reported that 81 had answered the
call. Mr.. Lowell said he was member
elect andtdid not, desire to be, seated by
force of arms, but, wanted to act. legally
and under the constitution of The State.
Speaker Wilt said he was the legal Spea.
ker and That officers now Installed We're
the legal officers, and he protested against
the calling of the roll. '1' 1'&'..
General Trobriand, then retired to the
doGr, and a file of soldiers at his bidding,
soon afterwards entered the hall. General
then walked up, the aisle and
asked AL that the clerk, visers, should call
SPEAKER witt protested against the en-.
trilite Of the military aud requested the
members to- join ina protest With him.
to this call all Of the Conser-
vetive members stood up and solemnly
protested. ~ h..El.fE .mI nf Iar...:
He said continuing that asfthe matter
stood they were at the mercy of General
Trobrand and the bayonets Of his troops.
The soldiers, of the United States are with
bdyonets in the Hail Of Representatives of
Louisiana, and'he again soleinnly entered
his protest Against the niiwarranted an.
r - ar.T El.f IL! .ji@o4
Vigers,. lat this iuncture; attempted. to
act .as4elerk., Mn, Trezayant objected as
did Speaker Witt. ,a..g.3...., ,.,/ .arr
V:gers then retired TO get a special dc:
tail to install in him, and At, this point the
chairman Of the Comhiittee on Credentials
reported she Following contestants as ehti-'
tied to tiieif seats,' viz: Dunn of Grant,
Jsfries, Luekett and Stafford of Rapides,
Vang hn,r Koran and Land of Galdo, Swing
Of Iberia, Quinn, of Ayoyellss, :. ;..,s c.9,..l
Myers nWas soon back again, accompa-
MED by soldiers and General Trobriand,
who had III the meantime gone ont also,
and With them Major General uusn j.
of the louisiana militia. Gen
eraI aganapbell' asked Speaker Wilts ito
point ont she members just admitted rtpon
tile repnrtrof the Committee onscreden-
tall, 1: Mr. !Wilt1 refused to, comply with
the depand and again entered his protest
against mil tary Intrusion; al, =. .o,t
= General Trobrianl replied that Ihe could
not decide" upon Contested places, and
must obey his order. He, accompanied by
General Uampbell; then went around. viii,
q fh ofsoldiBrs with, Fixed bay6netsa pro-
ceeded o,'ejsSs BIr. Vaughn of Catfo,
AessEs,s Stafford, n. eflies. AND tuekstt,I Of
VIM, aid Messrs. & HoFah sapd Land If
eadaG, ,who eatliiapd all protested HI the
atfhe Of thd. people whom thsysspeeially
and in the name of the peoplS
# the whole Up|a'n, against tllis. force
!Gsb. tabuIpbell 4hsRR' stt'sa that wi iigerss
6alt'the Hull, 80 tRat ali h h9!ta upon night be
siettsd'by The troops. f'H'ii sA''di ll'd7nf
Against this action MstWilMififh5y pdfeu
tested, but Gen. IrobEalq ordered ,Nieers