, 1875-01-13
THE NEW ORLEANS SUBCOMMITTEE
sFKcuLAT1oNs AZ TO 11B REPORT.

HTECuLAllUNo Al III LID
Spfciat lhspatch to The Chtenoa Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. G.. Jan. 12.-Tho sub-Com-
rnitteo, just returned from Now Orleans, ara
quite iudiyposed to talk, It iB possible that
tAeir report will be p1ado public tomorrow, but
it may bo still further delayed. Some members
Of tho tl[ Committee, who did not so to Now
know moro Of the afrails than those who did 60,
and thlH may delay matters materially. Tho
Sub Committee will not at least, a. q whole, At
Gen. Sheridan, or tho dispatches sent
by bin, to Washington. Tliey do not
feel it to be within the line Of their duty to do
80, The feeling VIVA hptly expressed Tonight
by = Republican member Of tho Committee tn
lilo remark thas ho beloved poace could be -
vol maintained in New OrlsapB BY Bix United
States soldiers AZ by 6,00O. Az has boon stated,
tho
ACT or TIE RETURNING noanp
will receive tho severeat ceuau1e. Thers may
be INSTANCES In which tEey acted honest,
bnt tho few ozanlnatons permitted In
tile time ut tho dtapoba! OF tho Committee lenye
grnyo doubt as to Ill Of their proceedings. They
did their fraudulent work unbluslingly and bold
". like men who felt secure from ANY danger Of
punishment. They viii show tue kalog: Gov
ernmcnt Is despiBod by such Of the Republicans
Of the btatc, white aud coiored. Who are irtelli-
gent enough to understand it. aud who arc mol
ll0ltGra Of Hthto or feGeFA4 0lliceb. ~ uae III
friends save in those wlose personal intereeta
arc concerned In !.s perpetuatson.
Dispafch 10 hAs Cincinnati 9a.ette.
WAslt1S0TuN, Jan. 1.-The report af the
LouiHiaua investigation will be lnaao to tue
llouae on Wednesday, Mr. Potser'a abseuce' III
New York having caused I poatponeMent OF ono
day Of Tie meeting OF the Committee. 1hie
morning hIesBrs Foster, Phelps, and Potter sub:
| mitted UNANIMOUS report, which wss road, anu
rccommittel, III order to have come potnts Of il
mora established. There was general agree,
mont that no information In regard to It should
be given to tue press but ~ its general eharAc.
ter has been the subject Of extonsyo comment
nfuong mombers Of Congress sud others Will
| whom tho Committee have convefsod. the load
| lug pot,lta Of it have become widely known.
| Ono Of tho frat aud Most important polntB o'
tho report will be, that the Committee Hero uu
alba to find any evidence that tue Kepublcat
I colored voters were intimidsted during the laa1
| campeigns in Louisiana, or that their civil q
political rights were IN any way lnse.tofed WIN
| aud that so fur III tho Committee could leaft
from the evidence tllat WAS submitted to them
tho election was An exceptionally fs'r and homes
| one. This conclusion liz tho one coacurIed III b,
| all the members of tho Committee.
Had Aiessrs. phelps and Potter been alone Of
tho Committee. they would have reported that
iuBtead Of the Republicans being tnamilatel b.
tie DamorratB. tho rsyersa Was tho fact; tla
| wlltts Conservative yotszs wer0 frightened avn
from tie polls by tho appearances Of Unite
States Ma.shas, accompanied by Federal cava!
ty1nan, few days bafora the election or oil tl
day Of tho election wAo caused great alarl
among the Ignorant people in the country par
!aaeA. And prevented Rcorea OF them from yotllg
The Committee report also that the Conaorga
tires undoubtedly carried tho Slate by cousid
arabic majority, sud that they elected majosit