The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-23
LOUISIANA.
CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE AT
NEW oRLEANs-FIRsT DAYS PRoCEEDNas-A
rEnIOIrs inryrsrIaA TION EypEcrrn

CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE AT
NEW oRLEANs-FIRsT DAYS PRoCEEDNas-A
TEDIOUS INVESTIGATION EXPECTED.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. o. 1876.
The Congressional Investigating Committee com.
menced It's sessions at the st. Charles Hotel this
morning. The ro;unda was thronged with politi.
clans throughout the day ana evening. The liveli.
est interest Is manifested py all parties in the
proceedings, and the conservatives are
making exhaustive efforts to meet and
COMBAT the intimidation evidence SO long
in preparation by the radicals. To-day's proceed
ings were occupied with arrangi ng preliminaries
and listening to the opening spec cnes OF opposing
counsel, Attorney General Field, who made fiery
stump speech, which was interrupted by the
Chairman, stating that they had come to invest-
gate evidence and not to listen to defamation.
Both sides presented briefs to the committee
indicating their line OF action.
The session then adjourned to meet tomorrow
o: the supreme Court room IN the Custom House.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Subsequent TO adjournment the committee held
O meeting and passed the following resolutions.
Notifying the opposing counsel accordingly -
Resolved That, until Of Otherwise ordered, the sxamlp
Returning Board In connection with the election Of
TO the existence. organization and purposes OF tas
To the question Of force and intimidation In connec.
ton with the elections and officials in the Loui.
with.
Mr.. Marshall informed your correspondent that
the committee would not finish Its labors in three
weeks 1t went through with all the work now
blocked out He Is In favor OF restricting the In.
timidation investigation to specimen cases. he
regards the other members OF the committee az
a, men but strongly preudcea from being &C.
extreme partisan STANDPOINT
The three gentlemen OF the committee are ac-
companied BY their wives and Will no doubt be
entertained BY The people to the extent OF their
ability.
TEDIOUS INVESTIGATION.
The investigation promises 10 be tedious one,
and the conservatives are strong In the hopes OF
forcing the committee into partial indor sement
OF the previous committees report. Whether THIS
hope Is well founded one remains to be seen.
Tomorrow Messrs. whitaker. cavaenac and
TO attend the meetings OF the Re turning Board,
viii be placed upon the stand and VIII prooa.
wei fortified with evidence and expect to
! make an incontrovertpe impression. The
opinion to the effect that the examination neld by
/ their predecessors was cursory and imperfect,
III. aeG Of r6 y
scious OF their purposes, seem none the less con.
ndent OF q successiul issue.
! DENIAL BY MR. POSTER, OF THE sUB-coannT-
! TEE on LOUISIANA, THAT NIB. HoAR EN-
DEAvoRED TO SUPPRESS THE REPORT OF
THEIR LABoRS
WORCESTER, Mass, Jan. o. 1875.
! The SPY OF tomorrow morning will publish the
following correspondence
WASHINGTON. D. c. Jan. Is, 1875.
hon. CHARLES FOSTER
Ny DEAR S1R-ln the absence OF my brother
from the city l wish to ask you Ii there IA one
word OF truth IN this statement which appears in
the Washing ton correspondence OF the New YORK
Tribune VI to-dayf Very truly yours,
r. p HOAR-
REPLY.
wAsHISGToY, d. c., Jan. Is, 1875.
My DEAR SIR-Your note OF this date, concern
ing an extract from the Washington correspon-
dence the New York tribune, which Gays, "the
leader OF those VINO by arguments, by coaxing
and almost by threatening, moved heaven and
earth 10 make Mr. Foster violate his copscientio
convictions OF justice and duty, was George h.
Hoar, OF MASSACHUSETTS, In answer 70 your In.
curry as to the truthiulness OF this statement,
have 70 say That y Is az entire MISTAKE from oe.
ginning TO end. Yours, truly, Y, FOSTER,
Hon. E. r. HoAR.