The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-04
LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.
New Orleans kilograms, Jan. g.
PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE COMPROMISE.

PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE COMPROMISE.
In the Kellogg House to-day there were
several admissions to the effect that there
was no legal quorum. One member upon
the committee to examine into the books
of the auditor and treasurer, said the de-
lay was caused because the Attorney
General has said that the Investigation
wouldn carry weight, because of its ille-
galSty. A compromise OF the pres
ent Legislative difficulties is on
the tapis, and is being pushed vigorously
by the Kellogg side. They offer to let
the Witt crowd 60 back with So MEM
bers, and their side to have but So, with
Wiltz in the chair. They went SO far as
to say that the Conservatives might seat
again the five elected members, if they
would give sufficient guarantee that they
would not. attempt any revolutionary
acts, and would recognize the present
Senate and communicate with Governor
Kellogg, and not att empt to disturb him
in his place. The difficulty lays in the
insuf6ciency Of the guarantees offered by
the Conservatives, and this is the question
now under discussion, with view to an
arrangement if possible.
GOV. WELLS EVIDENCE.
Before the Congressional committee the
testimony Of Gov. Wells ives contin-
ued. In regard to the abstraction Of
forty or fifty af1davits filed by the Con-
sentative counsel in the case of Natchi-
tochesi he stated that all the papers from
which the board made their report was
taken charge Of by the clerk, and that he
knew Nothing directly of the disposition
made of them. In relation to the White
League matter and the bowie-knife out
rage in Rapides, he recited the case of one
of the alleged murders, and said that gen
eral rumors said that two ersons who
had witnessed the killing were threaten
ed with bowie-knivcs to prevent them dis
closing any thing; that it was the work
Of the White League, and that in another
parish their method of frightening negroes
was to fire brick bats, or something SINH
lar, at them from a cannon, and in other
ways intimidated them. Touching his
statement regarding the attempted assas-
sination while at the City Hotel on Sunday.
November 10th. he stated in substance
that on the Sunday named he was at
the City Hotel eating dinner alone,
but was soon joined by a friend
with whom he had made an appointment,
and that during the meal friend, whose
name he did not give, was called hurried
ly from the dining room. remaining some
time out. and that finishing his meal he
arose and was leaving the room when
two men. strangers, who were sitting
al. an opposite table, drinking wine, hur-
riedly arose and followed him to within .
few feet Of the door. where q gentleman,
who, with his wife and daughter, were sit
ting near he door leading to the hall,
arose, and on the way out reached the
door just in time to step between the
Governor and two men, and as he walked
into the hall he met his friend, who, some
what excited, hurried the Governor down
stairs and to the pavement. and then told
him he had been called from the dining
room by one Of his friends who had stated
that an attempt was to be made to assas-
sinate the Governor: that the two stran-
gers we're doubtless assassins; that upon
| inquiry no one about the hotel knew
them the only thing known was that
they registered as from Memphis, Tenn
| Counsel then desired the name Of the
friend that be might be subpened, but
Mr.. Wells declined giving it. stating that
he had many reasons, one Of which was
| that injury might result to him. but il
permitted he would consult with him and
give his name.
Counsel insisted. when the chairman
aid that be had been informed by gen.
tleman and prominent business man that
there were manv persons in the city who
had valuable Information that they
| would be glad to place in possession Of
the committee, but were they to appear
as witnesses before the committee their
business would materially suffer, and
cited the case Of Mr.. Oglesby, who testi-
fed before the subcommittee. and who
for that had lost nearly al his custom
and from that fact the committee would
perhaps, be deprived Of such information
Mr.. Mari did not consider that any
one would suffer for giving truthful evi
dcnce before the committee that it
would be rs safe to testify here IS il
would be in Boston. II witness swore Il
An untruth there he would be condemned
and the same Was the case here. Tha
there mad been lets Of talk about assassi
nation. but none had been done.
Gen. Campbell thought differently. M
business man could come here and testify
| to the truth without losing his business
rs well - his standing, and that he woult
be frowned down = public enemy. or
in other words, be ostracised.
/ Judge Hoar remarked that he didn'
wish it understood that. the party VII,
impaired the information to the commit
tee gave it % his Own experience, Blu
that Of the general impression made upo'
him.
GER. AxDERsox's TESTIMONY.
4 Governor Wells having left the stand
Gen. j. c. Anderson Was sworn. Was
member of the returning board, and gen
orally affirmed the statements made ;.
Governor Wells. He specially denied tn
assertion imputed to him By Mr.. zacharie
who he knew would correct the state
ment when he refreshed his memory
] stating that it was not true that he In,
asserted that be had 100000 worth 0
claims which he got for $1,000, NOR di
he ever ay anything positive Is to th
Democratic party, a alleged, but that b