The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1875-01-09
LOUISIANA.

LOUISIANA.
Cen. Sheridan Applies "Pr:ass Purge"
And Totally AnnuIs the Result ef
the late election.
What the Returning Board lack
ed the hardihood to do in Louisiana,
has been accomplished by the Fed
eral troops and again are the peo-
ple of Louisiana remitted to the
rule Of plunderers. We here pub
lish condemnation Of the proceed
ings which mark another exempli-
ficstion Of the policy Of the admin
istration, In reconstructing the
South.
New Orleans, Jan. 4.-Tn the
House q motion was offered tn 20
into permanent organization. This
raised a commoti0n among the Re
publicans, but when a further mo-
tion was made to seat members
ffon contested parishes referred tn
the LeRislature, the excitement
was fearful.
A motion was then put to admit
the members from the contested
parishes, reserving the matter Of
contest for the Legislature. which
was carried amidst the widest ex-
element on the Radical side.
The newly declared members
from Blenville, Union, DeSoto and
Grant were then duly sworn In by
the Speaker, and q motion was then
made to adjourn, which failed.
A motion was then put and car
ried with great shouting and ex-
element, to 60 into permanent Or
ganization.
L. A. Wiltz and Ex-Governor
Hahn were then put IN nomination
for Speaker. Wilts was elected.
Theswearing In of members then
commenced, and the Radicals en-
deavored to move ont Of the, house,
but the Sergent-at-arms sought 10
prevent them. Several scufi1es en-
sued, when. on motion Gen. De
Ttobriapd was sent for, who clear-
Ell the lobby of the police and spec.
tators at the Speakers request.
Gen. DeTrobriand, who had been
absent about q quarter Of M hour,
appeared again at the House ae.
coinpanied by two officers Of bis
staff A Aie of about twenty sal
dicr1 had BEEN MARCHED Into tie
corridor eadlng N the hall, antlat
the.hsAd NJ (ha iargs Stair1ase n
thet6tGte HoUSe. 0e6. D6'rfobfI'
and at once stepped up to Speaker
Wiltz and nsked that Mr.. .Vegsrs
former Clerk Of the House. Sh6uld
read a letter which he held In hIs
hand. Mr., Trezevank Clerk cleo
ted, when the General, stating thai
he was unable to Judge who was
Clerk, asked permission to have
the letters Of Gov. Kellogg read by
his Adiutant, which was granted
That officer then read two letters
one of which stated 10 the Genera
that an illegal body was sitting al
House Of Representatives, and
that Mr.. Veger, Clerk, would fur
Inisll him a list Of the members du
lv' elected nnd returned BY tn,
Board. The Other letter requested
Gen. De'Trobrland to elect those
members who had not been return
ed by the Board as elected. Speak
or Wlltz protested, and told tn,
General this was a legally organ
lied body. To which fhs Genera
replied that he as a soldier was on
| " second In command, and had I,
obey the orders oi his superior, 0eI
Emory, who had ordered him 1
obey the Instructions Of Gov. Kel
logg. Speaker Wiltz said, / desir
to state to you that this House wa
duly elected, and has organized b,
electlng me their Speaker, Captail
Floyd Sergeant-at-arms, and Mr
Trezevant, Clerk. After organixa
lion we have seated gentleme1
whose cases have been referred {
US by the Returning Board. Wi
you reject these men? Gen. D
TrObriand snid Mr.. Speaker ar
an officer and must obey orders.
came here alone thinking my pre-
ence would he sufficient tn hav
these orders obeyed. Speaker Wilt
replied, l am thank ful to you, Ger
eral, for that. While I recognize
In you a gentleman and a soldier
while we submit to the Unite
States Government, It IL my dut
as Speaker to ask you to use fore,
until then the Ave men refuse
leave.
Gen. DsTrobrIand said: I do NJ
like to make q show. / don't kno,
the members; I should prefer f
you to point them out, and / wi
) TASK them to leave; or will you hay
me fill the room with soldiers ?
Speaker Viltx: I cannot perm
these members whom we have IL,
recognized. to be put out. Ny dut
Is to keep up the dignity of III
State Of Louisiana, as well as you
is to keep up that Of the Unite
Stntes army.
Gen. De'rrobriand, who had r
!. tired. again advanced toward Il
Speaker, who said, gentlemen
quiet and be men. The generl
pointing to Vegers, ex-Clerk, sal
he had been renrese,, ted In him I,