The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-12

iN.N i i1t 49,
>,r os7y,vs. January S.-The House of
alternatives has addressed TO Congress
49, toI,,. ing statement aud protest In regard
,~,t,. events OF the All Instant:
y r., H54or1h'es Of The Senate and the
,,.,,.. Of Representatives. Of the United
I.... Il Amtrica IN Congress assembled:
49,. HouSr al Representatives OF LoulSl-
,i.,},. ,rginiZei in accordance with the
1.,, M ,fe stat. would most respectfully
.,a,n you- honorable bodies that having
,,,,,..rri in the capitol Of the State On the
IE' f4y Il January. 1915. and having organ
Ed ,inrn,,r,u,lv according TO law, their
Ino,yar and majority of their members
,.crc r,ruprlird 10 retire by troops of the
I.r,,c5 >,lt.,. the facts being as follows:
~ vnniav The 9Th day Of january, 1879. at
- n'rrors NJ. The ctrk Of the former House
r1,,ri the roll Of he members as returned
Nv The Kerurniu. Board. TO the number of
-i-r1l constituting full House,, and after
resd,py the certificate OF the Secretary OF
S,.,a ,tt,chpd thereto announced quorum
nr,scn.-fity->iX being the number re-
quiTrd. ~ ,.u. r.
Ia F.ulcne, which was pat and carried, l..
4 WIZ. OF New orleans. took the chair as
temporary Speaker. Mr. Wilt as Speaker
called 10 order The oath Of office was duly
administered 10 hin by Justice Houston, and
,hcrcupon the speaker administered the oath
10 the returned members Of the House.
! motion Was then made TO declare Mr.. P.
J, Trezryaut clerk Of the House pro te1n.,
which MAS carried. \ motion Was next
made to appoint Mr. +. Flood sergeant'at-
arHi> pro tenn, which was carried.
Motions and calls from both the Republic
can ana Conservative sides for permanent
organization followed. Considerable contu-
sion prevailing, the Chair refused to enter
isin any motion uati! order was somewhat
restored. TIE following resolution, offered
b NJ. Brllew. OF La Fourche, was then
mad. and passed:
ID. II resoireG. That James Brice, Jr., Of
the parish Of Bienville; Charles Schuyler
and John scales. OF the parish OF De Soto;
{. {. Dunn. Of the parish Of Grant; and
Gcor,u y. Kelly, Of the parish of Wynne,
be anu they are hereby declared duly elected
members Of this House. and as such are en-
titled to their seats. reserving to their oppo-
uen;>, if any, all The rights Of conteStation."
These live being the members from the
four parishes whose returns the Returning
Board had neglected to promulgate, and had
referred 10 the Legislature for its decision,
were duly sworn and took their seats. There.
after motions from both Republicans and
Conservatives were made for permanent
examination. The Speaker announced the
motion carried. Mr.. l.. 4. Wilt was nomina.
ted by the Conservatives, aud Messrs. NJ
Hahn and c. W. Lowell by the Republicans.
Mr.. Lowell declined, and the Speaker then
ordered the roll TO be called, which roll
was the same IS called by the former
clerk Mr.. Nigcrs, f,tnctus cficio.) with
the addition Of the five names above
mentioned. The roll being called, the
C!c!k announced the vote rs follows: l..
4. WIFI, So votes; VI. Hahn, 2 votes !;
blank, Il votcs-Mr. Wilt voting blank. No
objection was made 10 the count or the an
nounccmcnt Of the vote, and there was no
dispute. Al this junclure several OF the
Republican members Indicated disposition
10 leave the ball, and 4 number OF them re-
,lr,d. Mr.. WiliZ was then duly sworn, and,
The roll being called, the members came to
the Speakers stand and were sworn IN by
him, tour at Il time, to the number of fifty
uiur, including Messrs. Baker, Drury, Hahn,
MurFell, and Thomas (Republcansl who re-
manned and participated in the proceedings
after the permanent organization.
\ motion was then made and carried to
elect Mr. L. j. Irrelevant Chief clerk OF the
House, aud another was made and carried
clecting Mr.. Z. Flood sergean t-at-arms Of
the House. Thus was the permanent or
ganiZation Of the House of Representatives
effected in accordance with the Constitution
Of the State of Louisiana (See articles II, 20,
q, and As of the Constitution Of the State,
and section A OF act 81, 1922 and in accord
ancc with law and parliamentary usage.
I. tlar, hot no
was ready for business, and notices of con-
tests OF election were thereupon given.
Upon motion of Mr. Duprc, of New Or
leans, a committee OF seven on Elections and
Returns was appointed, consisting of Messrs.
Dupre, Pipes, Carloss, Young, Hammond,
Hahn, and Thomas.
IN the mean time, during the proceedings
in the House, an additional number Of po-
lice, with crowd Of disorderly persons, en-
tered the lobby and commeEced dispute
and pcnaclng alteration with the Sergeant
alarms and his ten assistants, who were
conlendng with the mob. The Speaker en-
deayored 10 procure the attendance Of addi-
tlona! serseants- alarms, and Tor this pur"
pose addressed note to the officials who
were in possession and had control of the
barricaded doors OF the State-House to allow
This request was refused, and about ! O'Clock
Z. VI. the disturbance in the lobby grew Sc
Tlous aud conflict was imminent, when, in
order to avoid collision, General De Tro.
BRAND, Of the United States army, who had
some time previous entered and occupied the
Statc-liouse With bis soldiers, was sent for.
Entering the hall he was addressed by the
speaker a. follows:
"GeneraI De Trobriand AT the request Of
members Of this House have sent Tor yol
to say that the House of Representatives of
The State of Louisiana is organized, with
myself permanent Speaker, and TO request
you, If your orders will permit, to please
say ie" words TO The disorderly persons in
The lobby and thereby prevent bloodshed.
Zee! and know that can maintain the dig
nlty OF the House, but it is not my wish,
nor that Of the members of the House, to
bring on Il conflict. Hence you will oblige
ne il you will say few words TO the lob
3Y."
We General retired 10 the lobby and
spoke to the crowd; after which they dis
persed and order was restored. After this
interruption the House proceeded with its
business. The Committee on Elections and
Returns reported, and upon their report the
following representatives were duly sworn
IN and seated as members: Messrs. John A..
quinn, OF the parish OF Avoyelles j. j.
Koran, A. ID. Land, and Thomas r. Waugh,
Of the parish Of Caddo; j. Jsffries, K. L.
Luckett, and q. w. Stafford, Of the parish
Of Rapites, and William +. SchwiDg, of the
parish Of Iberia.
While the proceedings of the House were
9ulclly progressing, about the hour Of 8
O'Clock Z. M, General j. r. lie Trobriand,
COMMANDING The United States troops in and