The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-13
BY TELEGRAPH.
FOREIGN NEWS.

long CONSULTATION LU.UAys
The Roman Catholic Bishops of Prussia
have decided to dissolve even the religious or
ders which the State tolerates, being unwill-
ing to see them subjected to governmental su-
pervision.
LONDON, May IL Weather fair.
Boats are piled between the Schiller and
the shore. Many bodies, much cargo and
twenty-five mail bags have been recovered.
LONDON, May 12.-The Daily Telegraph's
Vienna special says that Bismarck with the
help of Russia, intends to obtain public
written guarantee of the status created by the
treaty CT Frankfort. Russia and Austria are,
ready to support it.
THE SPENCER SENATORIAL INVESTIGATION.
MONTGOMERY, May H. = The legislative
committee to investigate the means whereby
Spencer secured the claim to the Senate took
a recess to-day. Over three hundred pages of
manuscript testimony by Republican witnesses
prove the following facts:
Before the election Spencer went to Louis
vile to see Gen. Terry, and urge him to send
troops to Alabama, the purpose being to use
the troops as political machine to intimi-
date Democratic voters. After the cleo
ton separate Courtroom Legislature
was organized, because it was feared that if
both parties met together the Democrats
defeat Spencer. The Republicans who op-
posed Spencer were bought over with money
and the promises of appointments to office.
In order to get quorum for the Courtroom
Legislature body of men were sent for and
paid to come and represent counties, not only
without certificates of election, but without
any pretense of election.
In order to defeat q quorum in the Capitol
Legislature, one member was bribed by Kinds
and another was dragged to insensibility.
The money used in corrupting members was
government funds, borrowed for that purpose
from post and revenue officials. When q
compromise was proposed by Attorney Gene
raj Williams it was found that unless one
Democratic Senator could be unseated and
Republican put in his stead the record would
quorum in the Senate, and that Spencer's
election was void.
Thereupon Glass, the Republican Senator
from Macon county, was paid from three hun
dred dollars to five hundred dollars to pair off
with q Democratic Senator, in what was
known as the Miller-Martin contest, and vio-
late his pledge. The Lieutenant Governor, Nc
Kinsley, was to rule and the Republican Sem
ators were to sustain his rulings, so as to settle
the contest before notice Of the treachery
could be conveyed to the absent Democratic
Senators.
The testimony of Robert Barber, Clerk of
the Courtroom Lower House and also Clerk
of the same House after consolidation, is q
duly sworn, testiies as follows: was Clerk
of this Lower House of the Courtroom Legis-
lature and also Clerk of the House in the con-
solidated Legislature. The object of the
Courtroom Legislature was to secure the Or
ganization and elect Gen. Spencer to the
United States Senate.
We did not think this could be done if we
met at the Capitol. After detailing the means
employed by Spencer to shelve ex-Gov. Par
sons and Alex. White, whom he had heard
would be rival candidates for the Senate, the
witness proceeds: II have letters from Spen-
Ger relative to the use of troops, but as they
are confidential do not propose to introduce
them" The committee insisted on seeing the
letters, and Barber, after consulting his coun-
sci, introduced them.
Letter number two, dated Decatur, October
%, 1873. after stating what troops had been
ordered to Alabama and where stationed, pro-
ceeded thus II wish Randolph, Deputy
United States Marshal, would use the COM
pany at Opelika in making arrests in Talla-
hoosa, Randolph and Clebourne counties.
wish you would 60 to Talladega and block the
game I must not however be known in the
matter. In haste. truly yours, =.
GEO. E. SPENCER"
To Robt. Barber.
The witness continued: knew Spencer's
handwriting, and those letters are written
and signed by him and bear the impress
of his seal and motto: "Dieu Defend LIE
Droit." The expression relative to arrests in
Randolph and other counties refers to letter
received by me from Randolph county, in
which it was stated that if troops could be
sent into the counties named to make a few
arrests, enough votes could be run out of
them to secure the election of the Republican
candidates for the Legislature.
informed Gen. Spencer of these facts, and
this is what that part Of his letter relates to.
As assistant secretary of the Republican State
Executive Committee was familiar with the
plans of Spencer and the Republican party.
J. J. Kinds was Spencer's confidential man
and represented him in every particular
He had control of every movement. @. O.
Sheats, Col. W. H. Belts, D. c. Whiting, J.
J. Kinds, Chas. Pelham, N. s. Marshall, A.
r. Baker and had the special m anagement
of Spencer's election. In our conferences
was informed that all the money needed to
secure Spencer's election was provided and in
the hands of Kinds. It was said that the
Lowndes county delegation, except Major
Hunter, were disaffected. This would defeat
Spencer's election.
We were informed that $4,000 had been
raised to disaffect these members and that it
had been deposited subject to the order of
Senator Jones. This we afterwards found to
be untrue, but not knowing any better then,
l was instructed to say to Senator Jones that
we had $500 subject to his order, conditioned
upon his holding the Lowrdes county dele
cation. In the Courtroom Assembly, learning
that Jones was attending colored ball,
sent j. n. Beach to interview him and report.
Sandy Bynum, Jno. G. Hendrix and myself
were selected to watch the Lowndes county
representatives, except Hunter, all night.
Just before day Assistant Sergeantat-Arms