The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-05
President Grant and Kellogg Both De.
cline to Recognize Wilt rs Speaker.
Kellogg Calls Upon Grant for Occupation
or State.Hou by e. 8. Troops.
Interview Between General De T0brfand
And Kellogg.
SHERIDAN RIDES TO THE FRONT
A Characteristic Order.

Board from the State-House, and
Telegraphs Attorney General
Williams T. That Eject.
When it became known that Hon. L. A.
Wilt had been elected permanent Speaker
Of the House, the hustle in the Executive
Office was considerable. i
Telegraphic communication from Kelloggs
Office was at once established with Washing
ton and the situation made known to Presi-
dent Grant, who promptly declined to recog-
aize Mr.. Wiltz e Speaker.
Flow Grant could 60 SO far as to take
cognizance Of the action Of one part of the
Legislative body Of State is considered by
good guessers as considerable of conun-
drum nevertheless such was the case.
There was considerable of stir in Kel-
xoggs Office upon the receipt of this news,
and the de tacto at once assumed the same
position, and determined not to recognize
Wilt.
He alleged that the Hall of Repre-
sentatives Is in the hands of Q mob, and
he called on Grant for assistance and
protection.
When the news that Wilt had been
elected Speaker reached the streets, there
was great manifestation of feeling, and the
probabilities of successful termination of
the struggle seemed to elate them.
This served to arouse the fears of
the usurper, and Gen. De Trobriand
was at once summoned into his presence,
and long interview was held, Gov.
Kellogg requesting that the troops occupy
the State House at once. The General stated
that he could only obey orders, and thereupon
Kellogg summoned to him Dibble, Lawler,
Hahn, tigers and Congressman Foster. The
gubernatorial Office was filled with the friends
of the de. fi,oo, and . consultation was at once
held
A dispatch WAS then written to Washington
asking the immediate intercession Of the
military powers Of the United States, and,
owing to the haste used in getting the mes
sage of, an answer was not long in coming
We were almost authoritatively in
formed that about half-past two o'clock
r. II General Sheridan, seeing the almost
inevitable defeat of his Radical friends
ia the Legislature, issued an imperative
order to De Trobriand to cause to
be elected from the State-House all
those members of the Legislature
who do not hold certificates of election from
the Returning Board. He Immediately wrote
a dispatch to Williams, informing him of his
action, and there can be no doubt, we pre-
sumo, about that judicial fraud sancioning at
once his action, outrageous and unwarrant-
able as it is.
tits very easy now to understand why the
famous "Man of War" was dispatched to this
place under the false pretext Of going to
Cuba He was to take command in an
emergency, and that emergency has arisen in
the fair and palpable defeat Of the Radicals
IN the organization Of the House Of Repre-
,5ent&-Ees.
With military cohorts it is proposed to
ride roughshod over the liberties of the peo-
pile and to crush the rights Of Louisi-
.aniAns under their heel We shall see
nov far this viii be permitted by
the people of the country whose battles we
of ieuisiana are fighting to-day. We shall
see II military is superior to civil law. and
whether q peaceful, uaarnsed, la,o-abiding and
.s,atriotsc people are to be ruthlessly ridden
over by the army Of the United States.
We counsel our people to be firm and true
TO themselves and not to permit any outrage
however great to cause them to commit vio-
aenee. Our winning card nowis peace, and
by that only can We succeed in this tremen-
.dous crisis. Let every Louisianian remember
that upon his individual action may depend
xhe welfare Of the State.
About quarter past three O'Clock,
the military, under command Of General De
'Trobriand. moved up and completely invested
che State-House.
Gen. De Trobriand then proceeded to the
House Of Representatives, and there stating
his orders, unseated Speaker Wiltz and ejec-
ted all members Of the Legislature not re-
turned by the Returning Board.
In our Legislative reports win be found .
detail Of the work performed by the United
States troops.
Incidents.
Very naturally the crowds hemming in the
intersections Of st. Louis, Royal and Chartres
streets indulged in the little by-play Of NUT
terines against the restraint which compelled
them 70 remain outside the building. Now
and then some curious individual would
make the attempt to force the lines and effect
passage down the street toward the entrance
of the hotel. but either through persuasion or
by force, he was taken back. One old salt,
not comprehending the situation fully, had
made up his mind to 60 through whether or
not, son his way to his ship. and it was only