The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-05
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE,
Fifth Days Proceedings.

Fifth Days Proceedings.
The Committee met at II o'clock in th
Custom-H House. when the following was Pr
scented:
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 3, 1875.
Hon. Chas. Foster, Chairman of Compression,
Committee:
Dear SGr-At a meeting held this evenin
of the members elect in the Democratic an
Conservative interest, to the House of Repre-
sentatives of the General Assembly Of Louis
lana, 1t was unanimously resolved tina
an earnest invitation be extented Il
Messrs. Foster, Potter and Phelps, of tn
Congressional Committee, now in Louisiana
to be present at and witness the organization
OF the House of Representatives of Louisiana
tomorrow, the 4th instant, at ~ o'clock NJ
at the State House. As chairman of the meet
ing, have the honor to extend to yourself
and colleagues the above invitation, as in.
find it convenient to favor us with your pres
ence upon the important occasion, and beg to
remain
Very respectfully yours,
(Signed) EDWARD Booth,
Chairman Caucus
Mr.. Foster announced the above request.
whereupon Mr.. Potter stated that he would
prefer not to accept the invitation so courte-
ously extended, for the reason that he had
visited the State House yesterday, and was
refused admission-could not gain an en-
trance, only in his capacity as member of
the Congressional Committee, in which char
acter he refused to enter
Mr.. Phelps, however, moved that the
NIT
done. Mr. Potter desired that his statement
touching the visit he made to the barricaded
State House be placed upon the records. It
was done.
The committee then took a recess until l
o'clock to be present at the organization of
the Legislature.
THE COUSIN AFFAIR.
Judge Dibble presented . request that A. j.
Cousin, Republican member of the House of
Representatives, from the Parish of St. Tam
many, be subpenaed to appear before the
Committee to give evidence touching his re-
cent abduction, as Judge Dibble was pleased
to call it. 1t was claimed by Dibble that the
said Cousin has been kidnapped, taken to St.
Tammany, and is now there detained by
armed men. contrary to law.
Mr. Phelps desired that evidence be ad-
duced showing that the said Cousin had really
been kidnapped, before the Committee take
any action whatever in regard to it. He
asked Mr.. Zacharie if it could be established
that the man in question had, as affirmed,
been arrested on q criminal charge, by due
process of law, to which reply was given that
1T could, relating that Mr.. Whitaker had in
spected the warrant upon which Cousin had |
been apprehended.
Mr.. Foster thought from all the circum-
stances attending the case, it looked very
much as though he (Cousin) had been cap
tured with view Of preventing his presence
at the assembling of the Legislature. Even
if it be proven that he is guilty of the offense
charged to him, it will not change Mr.. Fos-
ters opinion as to the design which prompted
the arrest of this man, and his summary re-
moval from New Orleans; hence he thought
1t would be we'll to have him brought for
ward.
Mr.. Potter said he could see that the idea
IN desiring to bring Cousin forward Oh q
was that he might be thus relieved
from custody, to take part in the proceedings
OF the Lesislature-its organization rather
and to this he Mr.. Fotter) would be no I
party. He did not think that Congress had
any power whatever to interfere in such mat ,
tiers, and any such action on the part of the :
would be an assumption of power {
winch had never been delegated them. It {.
was aiter considerable discussion, agreed, on 8
m amendment to the motion of Mr.. Foster /
That the matter be deferred, and that an
investigation as to the charge of kidnapping !.
be hereafter considered !,
STANFORD e. CHA1LLE. lie
Prof. Medical Department of the University
II Louisiana, has studied the statistics in refer
'nce to the mortality Of New Orleans. Has n
Infatuated statements Of results of this in Il
Sestigation. "A Republican majority is based
upon the grounds that the colored popula- is
ION Is greatly In excess of the white popuia- O.
ION, as shown by the census. Witness 8.
'f1rmed that such was not the case for there ii
vas small majority of whites in the State. Il
ms PF0f Challle proved by statistical de- sc
luctons, the figures, in the main. being W
AIKEN from official records; affirmed that the Il
cal cause Of the very general depression of Sc
OoAuCcS Al AOulSl8u8 NAV De CHARGED tn the IA
haracter of the Government of the State W
Knows nothing personally of the Judiciary q
Anows that the men who form it bear in most y,
Instances an unenviable reputation. til
z. h. RIpDELL, hi
Iberia parish, was called. There is in wit SC
ess parish very general prescription m
'cially Of Republicans on account of party.
ersons in the parish, hborers, were dis
aerged by their employers, because they re- re
Used to vote the Conservative ticket There an
e 26OO persons registered. and there was q ca
)te cast Of 1900 m,
Thinks that fully 800, all negroes, were in 70
Undated. At Petite Anse Island a church no
slonging to the coloted people was twice be-
lrned. Attributes the confusion and
ouble throughout the State. at least in his is
irish, whereof he speaks of personal knovI- We,
g e' 70 desire on the part of the young the
en- =. me country tp obtain Office, Is they go'
unntteo IOf ana dlElnclined to work In mo