The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-15
KELLOGG'S CROWD.

KELLOGG'S CROWD.
One would suppose that Grants MESA
would have had an celebrating effect upt
the members of Kelloggs crowd, but it d
not 1t was generally accepted by those wi
could and did read it as matter of course,
something to be expected and not to be wo,
dered at.
At 1910 o'clock
HAHN's WING
was called to order.
Billy called the roll, and, of course. foun
aquorum present 1t is questionable whethe
tie finding of quorums is due to Billy or t
the members. The full roll is called, an
sometimes ffty-six names are answered t
when count of heads discloses less thar
fifty members present.
point Of order.
He rose, he said, a. the most importan
point of order that had ever been taken or
the floor Of any House. He referred to the
proceedings of the opening day, in which, by
revolutionary measures, forty-nine members
attempted to control fifty-two falling in this,
he continued, Democrats have, this morn.
ing, entered this House and attempted by the
use of money to accomplish their ends. A
member OF this House has been offered by q
Democrat $4,000; another member, within the
last twenty minutes, has been offered $4,000
to take his satchel and leave the city.
1.-THE men who made the propositions shall
b arrested within the next two hours for
bribery Pnd they shall be punished. I am
ready to give the names of the members and
parties who made the propositions Mr..
Speaker, l call upon the members of this
House to stand firm in the discharge of their
duties. \
eff there are men in the House SO base. so
ignoble, as to sell themselves for money. / do
not know it."
Matthews talked a little on fraud, revolu-
tionary proceedings, blood and thunder, and
other terrible things in very spirited man
Her.
When he had concluded, Lowell moved that |
. committee Of five be appointed to investi- |
gate the charges he had made. The mem
bars whose virtue had been assailed would.
they informed him, take the stand and swear
that propositions had been made.
His motion prevailed and the following |
were appointed Is the committee: Lowell
Souer, Kearson, Tripplett and Levisse.
On motion Of Lowell, 500 copies of Grants
message were ordered printed for distribution
throughout the State.
After lively fight Hahn was authorized to
employ as many sergeants-at-arms from time
to time and for such period as he might
think proper
Lowell obtained the floor and moved that .
the Committee on Elections and Qualifications
be instructed to report Immediately in the
case of the parish OF St. Helena. The Re-
turning Board had done an injustice in its &C.
ton on the returns from the parish. W.P.
Floyd was elected without doubt, but had not =
been returned :
+. l.. Pierson, of Natchitoches, opposed a
the motion. The Returning Board had done g
injustice in many cases. and all these were be- ;,
fore the Committee on Elections and it was I
Tor them to pass upon it. t,
Matthews, Of Tensas, raised the point of r
'rder that time until Friday evening had
'een given the committee to report. te
Hahn ruled the point well taken. Il
Lowell then moved that Floyd be sworn in ~
8 . member, subject to contest. o. ?,
Ross Stewart made vigorous speech against "
! ~s9sriF r~". rH lN# r4ifl@s y@e44. nj
Rierson moved to table the motion. and on e. e.
call of the yeas and nays, it was found there sd
'as no quorum present, and the crowd ad-
burned.
ANToINEs WING
ssembled at the usual time and after regular
psning business, the report of the Commit.
'e on Rules was taken up and discussed and tn
mended. an
1t was under discussion when executive Gu
'ssion was called. "n
On the doors being opened, an adjourn in
ent was ordered until IL o'clock TO-DAY. up
ENATOR NEkT CErS uApn Dau | ~,