Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-01-07
TELEGRAPHIC.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

NCW oilCoip epCSinl soy luO WAtnSSo
70 to-day were chiefly Conservatives,
Ind told Of no cases of Democrats kill
ng either white or black Republicans.
Gov. Yarmouth has said to the Inter-
Ocean correspondent that the most vi
olent denunciators of the present cor
ruption have done most to corrupt the
officials and produce frauds. All who
testified admit the diminution of taxes
under Gov. Kellogg.
McEnery stated to-day that he would
be Governor by the end ofncxt week.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. AT this hour,
o. M, United States troops are taking
their position covering the State House
The arrangement of infantry is in two
column at parade rest and extend from
Chartrcs street on st. Louis street tc
the levee. The Metropolitan police
are being placed in position to prevent
near approaches to the State House, {
squad at Chartres street on st. Loui'
street refused to allow persons to pas
out of st. Louis street, stating tina
only members of the Legislature o.
State officers were allowed TO go by
This squad was under the command o
q captain. A similar guard will prob
ably be placed on all approaches Y
the State House. Eighteen HUNDRED
United States troops will be in posi-
ion to sustain the State govcramen'
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 4, a neg night TH
folselv renoried as hss1ed las nsn.'
i m .ep I. .,.a.nter of tn, Legisia-
ny WIS ". NV ~ "ani%woundel. All the
t sn anu s w.. w.. gle House were secure
doors OF ING Metropolitans arc
y bar.rlGaeersons passing on St. Louis
preserve only reporters, members OF
strEegislature, and State officers are
Ting admitted and some others. Both
parties are in caucus in the State House
All contestants are admitted. The
Republicans claim fifty members pres
emit, and over forty remained in the
State House during the night. The
streets in the vicinity are crowded and
hundreds of persons are gathered or
the corners.
Hon. r.. H. Mari was refused admit
lance by the police, and Ex-Governor
Hyams, after passing the lines of thu
Metropolitan, was refused sdmittanc'
to the State House by the Senate Ser
geant.at-arms, who is in charge of tn.
door. Indiscrcet persons may precst
itate row but the indications arfctar
no disturbance of q serious ckons Of
will occur. There is no ind 40 ~ro
q movement of the Which rerfIe'
though refusal to sdgcraatas a had
feeling. They adj '"' p''p
keep quiet.
.Ss, Jan. 4-The legisla-
NEW oElmbled in q more orderly
. ~ .. mas Ian for many years. Foster
ana TTselps of the Congressional Com
zee are in the Hall. The clerk CALL
the Toll and announced 102 mem.
,ers.present. Mayor Wilt was elect.
ID temporary chairman amidst the ut
most confusion. Several motions
we're made and the confusion increas-
d, about fifty members yelling at the
op of their voices. Order was finally
'estorcd and the chairman made
'peech stating that he would treat
all members of whatever
,olor or party.
Col. Lowell protested against the
manner of organization.
Wilt replied 1t was identical with
hat of 1868, in which Lowell partic-
pated.
A few members, not returned by
he Board, were declared by resolution
Is members Of the House, and took
heir seats. Order is now, at one p.
H., partially restored.
Further Proceedings in Organising
the Lcgislature-A Lively limo.
New ORLEANS, Jan. "A motion to go
INTO permanent organization passed.
Messrs Wilt and Hahn were nomina.
ed for Speaker. a,..
Mr.. Hahn said that the Republicans had
nominated him to an office he did not seek.
lie was Republican, but in the matter Of
eform would go with any party having
hese ends 10 view. He regretted to see
UGH party spirit displayed in the House.
lie protested against this method of organi-
alton and asked the Democrats to unite
With him to bring abouta reform. He de-
,asipSa 1 Soncl6iison q H. ron srlS SSsll a. va.
that Wilt had IS votes aud
Roy %. Wilt was accordingly installed.
During roll call number Of Republicans
and continued to depart as Wilt
addressed the Assembly, Roy having asked
cave to withdraw, in protesting against the
manner of the organization, the Speaker
:harged the Sergeant.at-Arms to allow no
member to go out.
p. j. Fitzgerald was elected Clerk, and
he members were sworn III.
The Radicals endeavored to move out, and
everal scuffles ensued.
Gen. Beforehand, who had been absent
or quarter of an hour, appeared, with two
Ulcers and about twenty soldiers, and ask
ID the former clerk Of the house to read the
etters he held in his hand. The Clerk
Trenzvant) objected, when on o suggestion
# the General, the letters were read by his
Adjutant. They were from Gov; Kellogg.
One stated that this House was an illegal
body; that the Clerk would furnish list of
he legal members. The other was a re-.
quest for Gen. Beforehand to eject the MEM
,ers not returned by the Returning Board.
Speaker Wilt protested, saying the House
vas legally elected and organized.
Gen. Beforehand replied that he was only
IN inferior officer and must obey orders.
Speaker Witt said, while thankful to him
or his courteous manner, it was his duty
o ask that no force be used to remove the
i've men whose cases had been referred to
his body by the Returning Board. He
ould not permit them to be elected and the
men would refuse to leave. He must main
ain the dignity of the State.
Gen. Beforehand again asked vegers to
cad list Of the Representatives returned
" the Returning Board.
The Speaker protested against Vegers
laving anything to do with this body, be-
ng no longer Clerk.
Gen. Beforehand said this would be OF no
vail.
At the request Of the Speaker all OF the
members rose and protested
gainst this action.
Vegers wanted to take the seat.
Witt said he could not, and there were
lot enough men in the house to put him in
Here fifteen well armed soldiers entered
nd formed around the bar.
Hugh J. Campbell pointed out the men,
'ers not returned as elected.
Before this the report OF the Committee
N Credentials was adopted, sealing several
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