The Portland daily press., 1875-01-05
LOUISIANA,
Assembling of the Legislaiure-NO Trou-
BILE Anticipated.

Dlc AntlChPdtCus
New ORLEANS, Jan. 4.-United States troops
to the number of 1900 are posted so as to pre-
vent disturbance. The negro reported killed
last night was only wounded. He was not a
member of the Legislature. A ii the doors OF
the state house except one were Darrlcaded
and none but state officers, legislators and re-
porters were admitted. The indications are
that there will be no disturbance The mem
bers of the House have assembled, and are the
most orderly body assembled in Louisiana tor
years. L. A. Wilt was made temporary
chairman. and ON taking the chair considerable
confusion prevailed, but order was afterward
restored.
Col Lowell protested agninst the manner of
the temporary organization. Speaker Wilt
replied that the manner of organizasion was
identical with that of 1868, in which Lowell
participated
Five members not returned by the board
were declared by resolution members OF the
House, and took their seats.
Considerable debate arose concerning the
seating of five men whose names had been re-
ferred to the returning board Gen. de Trobrl-
and was asked if he would eject those men and
rplied that he was an officer and must obey or
ders. Speaker Wlltz said 1t was his duty to
ask The general to use no force until the i've
men refused to leave the room. De TrobriaEd
asked to have the men pointed out when Witt
replied that he could not allow them to be put
out.
Mr.. Dupre at this time offered the report of
the committee on elections. which declared
Jefferson, Suckett and Stafford of Rapides,
Vaughan, Koran and Lamb of Cado, SchwiDg
of Iberia and Agaiun of Avoyelles to be elect
ed.
Gen. De Trobriand, who had retired again,
advanced toward the Speaker who said
Gentlemen, be quiet and be men. line
gentleman then pointing to Vegers, ex-clerk Oh
the Houee said he had been represented to
him by Gov. Kellogg as clerk of the House, and
hot ha bad q 1ict of of representatives
returned as elected by the returning board.
Speaker WiltzI protest against Mr.. VICAR s
having anything to do with this body. He is
no longer Clerk of this House, his successor
having been legally elected: .
Gen. De Trobiand. This protest will be OF
no avail. Again Speaker Wilt protested
against the entrance of military and requested
the membeas to protect him.:
In response to this call all the Conservative
members stood up and soemnly protested.
De Trobiand ordered Vigers to call the roll.
Speaker Wiltz-The Conservative members
will not answer when their names are called.
MrlLowell, late Speaker of the House, then
wanted to know what these proceedings
amounted to. The Republican members had,
during this controversy, entered in body and
either taken seats or stood near the platform.
Kellogg's Message. --
Gov Kelloggs message to the Legislature
thanks the citizens of other states, notably
Massachusetts, and the general government,
for aid in the season of the overflow. He says
in the year just endud the receipts have been
already equal to the expenses. The rate OF
state and city taxation has been largely re-
duced and for the first time for many years not
one dollar has been added to the public debt,
which, on the contrary, has been reduced. Ihe
rate of taxation has been reduced 12aa mills.
He believes the effect of the amendments
recently ratified will be beneficial by prevent
iprt no of warrants aXcaSS of reVenu0.
Creditors of the state have already availed
themselves of the funding law and all will
probably do so now that its force is shown to
be binding.
composition of the funding board, and recon-
mends that the funding of the debt be regulat-
ed by law. In conclusion he says:
s'You cannot be unaware that throughout a
large portion of the state condition of anarchy
and violence has more or less prevailed for
some time past, and that the laws have been
disregarded, blood been shed and the CO nstitut-
ed authorities displaced by force. In the in
terests of the whole people let me beg of you
to take immediate measures to secure the en-
forcement of that obedience of the law without
which no civilized community can prosper.
No amount of misgovernment, no amount OF
oppressive taxation, no usurpation of office ii
such there be, can satisfactorily explain to the
people of other communities the fact that there
is less security for human life ia Louisiana
[ imam ALMOST any OGuer Stdtt VI JIG " Hiou, euoo
grave crimes are committed and go unpublished
of Justice, the criminals often having the SYM
patty of the community, that assassinations for
political reasons is practiced and applauded,
and that il the whole of northwest Louisiana
there is scarcely a town where peaceful, in
dustrious citizen from another state could open
ly proclaim himself a Republican and be per-
mitted to pursue his avocation without anney-
ance or molestation. So long as lawlessness is
known to prevail. our railroads will remain TN
finished and capital and emigration will seek
other fields for investment.
The great need of Louisiana is peace. The
evils complained of are infinitely less injurious
to the credit and prosperity of the state than
the sanguinary riots which have marked our
history during the past year, and let me add,
gentlemen, by way of warning, that Wien, as
We recently seen in this city, that the
very children taught by the example of their
elders are permitted to resort to violence to en-
force their peculiar opinion, we are sowing the
wind to reap the whirlwind. Armed political
organizations that have recently been formed
throughout the state are for the moment united
by common interest, but the time will come
when they will no longer have unity of pur-
pose, and then the lesson they have taught,
that force can rightfully override law, may I'M
happily lead to other scenes of violence and
bloodshed, but with a change Of combats
Permit me to say in conclusion, that no one
can more earnestly desire some final settlement
of the difficulties that for two years have dis.
turbed the state than do myself.
The address concludes in calling upon the
people to unite with him in securing measures
of reform.