Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-12
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.
The Radical Report.

SHNU
GENTLEMEN Your committee, selected to
prepare statemalt OF INC revolutionary pro-
ceedlDgs in the hall oil the House of Rcprcseu-
tatlve> on Mouday, January 4;h, beg leave 70
submit the following statement, and rccolu-
mend tina. it be Immediately forwarded to the
Congress Of the United States
h"specttui
JAMES j. MATHEWS,
CHARLES II. LOWELL,
GEORGE DRCRY.
u. 7. SoCTIARD,
Il. T. Roy.
line returus OF The election held No"cmbcr
-, 1874, as promulgated 10y he proper return
lig uiil:~rs thereof acco. dug to law showed
there We're elected 10 the lluu.e tity-thret
Republicans anu isy-threc Democrats, aud
licrc w=re five seats Tor which the returning
officers had made 40 returns, which We're re-
icrfet Tor decision OF the right to hold them 10
the Gcneral As, mby. Tie whoIe number OF
the House vi representatives is III. y quo
run Is malnlly u lhs members elected and
was III thal tluIc 34 y quorum whea ih:
whole uum!Ier Is seated Is 81. \ few days
prior &c the day fix Tor the meeting Of the
! Genera! Assembly posse Of unauthorized per
sUos sccreily kidnapped y. u. Cou>u 4 Re-
publican mcu,ber, aLu by force ami vlolcuce
vi Il pretended chalge OF ciuD, Zz.cmcut, fly
niles across Lake Puutciartraiu to disi;ut
parish, where they held HIM IN coffin meni
ua'l after the day for The meeting Of the Gen
eral Asst mbiy. They afterwards Released aim,
the very mcn who made the charge golDg on
his Doud aud ack.:, w;edgiug that their ohjc,
III arrrstlug aud de,aiulng him Was To break
the R4publlcau ma urlty. Certain parties mcaD
while sought by The payment vi sevcra tncus
and dollars 10 certain Repubiicau members 10
bglDe three Of them TO vote for the Democratic
nOuJlnec Tor Speaker. Attempts were made to
kidu.p other Republican members Public
aud repeated threats We're made Tor weeks pre-.
r!Jus 10 The 4th of January Ut violence aud as
sa-sluailou toward certain Republican mem-
bets OF the General Assembly. These threats
! ADD mcuactS We're repeated, cOHflfluci lOd en-
Gur>cd " press OF the Opposition through
Uur lie STATE. La consequence .! information
! iu his pusscssIuu that uryaI.zcu vioirucc va.
Intended aud would be used to iLlueuce The
org;.L ;z.ilou OF the House, the Governor placed
the otalc House unlcr the military comuIaud
Of Gen H. }. Campbell, Of the State militia,
WHO vas ordered 10 assist aud suStalu The po-
ice UuGcr this nrdcr Gen. Campbell cXciud
ed from the building on Moniay all but officers
OF the STATE government, members OF the Gen
eral Assembly aud persons Claiming To be mem
berS, judges, members vi Congress, members OF
the civi military aud Dava furce~. The Cousil-
tutiuual provisions 10 govern The Organization
| OF the House are follows:
| Article % House Of Representatives shall
! chose its Speaker and other officers.
Article a. Each HYuse oil the General As
sebbiy shall judge OF The qualifications OF ecc
tios and returns OF lis members, but contest
, ed election shall DC determined 10 such manner
as may be prescribed oy law.
Article 81 Each House Of the General As,
semby shall keep and publish weekly, jour
nal u! is proceedings, aud the yeas AID hays Of
the members on aiIy question at the desire Of
! TWO of them, snail be entered on the journal.
The law govcrnrrug the organizltlDn OF the
, House is as follows:
Section fl Aricc2S Approved NoY. 30ih,
1872, That i, shall lie the duty OF the 5 ere
taly o.! State to trai.Smi to the tlclk Of the
House of Representatives, aud the Secretary
OF the Senate III the last GuncTai Assembly a
list at names Of such persons d. accoi ding TO
the returns shall have been elected 70 either
branch OF the General Assembly, aid II shall
b. the duty OF said Clerk and Secretary 10 place
the names Of representatives, and Senator's eject
50 furnished upon The roll Of the House and
Senate respectively, aud these representatives
and Senators whose names are 50 piac. d
by the Clerk and Secretary respectively, IL ac-
cotdauce with the foregoing provision, aud
none another shall BE- competent to oryautz4
the ll"uSe Of Representatives or Senate aud
nothing in this &C! shall be construed To con-
tlict with article ST OF the constitution.
At II clock on Monday, January 18th. the
State House belug surrOuudcI hy an excited
crowd If several thousand persons, the lnGn
L Il. Ill 4
the Chief Clerk called the roll. Immediately |
afterwards or little baiore the Clerk had fin |
ishcd the announcement OF the number Of
members. who answered to their uarrS which
was lO2, Mr. l5ll!ler. representative tirm La
faurchc, mnvcd that l. y. WIZ. representa-
tive from Orleans. be elected temporary speak
err The Chief Clerk replied that legal mo-
tivn vas to elect a Speaker.
Mr.. Bien paying 10 attention to the pro-
test Of the Clerk. proceeded hurrcdIy to pub
lish his own motion against the protest Of ali |
the republican representatives.. The mGtinn |
wa, rut in g qu'ck aud cXc.red mnnacr, anl |
not IN a loud voice, and was voted for on. hy |
a portion of cscn the democratic III, mb"rs |
The u. gatlvc was uut put ii all
Mr.. Wilt having prcvlnu- y taken position |
pear the Clerk Sde,k, as quick as thought, up |
Oh putting the motion without waiting Tor any
announcement OF the vote, sprang to the Speak
err desk where the Clerk Was standing, seized |
Re gave! r,m h- hand ami pushed the Clerk |
violently of the stand and declared himself
Temporary Speaker. Following him was W.
T. Houston. the first Justice Of the Peace in
the Parish Of Orleans, who took from his
pocket book looking like u bible and proceed
ed To 90 through the form OF administering the
oa,h. Mr. Wiz, as temporary Speaker, as
suucd 70 administer the oath To the members
EN- lnassc against the protest Of The republican
members. Some Of the democratic ni.mbcrs
then made motion to elect Trrzcvant a. Clerk.
Wilt put the motion and declared it carried.
Tgezevaut at once sprang forward and took the
Clerk chair. Immediately after iu Il hurried |
and excited manner, a Mr.. F!1od was elected
Sergeant at Arms upgn motion by Democrat.
lc mcubrr. Also motion was made from he
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