The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1875-01-09
TnE WORK CT TIE MILITARY
an Accom-. Of Fow the Conservative
Members Were Ijected by
Bayonote!


Dayonots!
TIE MANLY COURSE or SPEAKER Witt
lis PROTESTS AND REMAKKS-WTT1I.
DHAWaL or THE SPEAKER,
CLERK AND THE con-
SENTATIVE MEM
BEERS.
At 1875 tho Conservative members of
tn" House Of Representatives entered in u
body and took their seats. A few minutes
aftrr the opposition commenced to come
in, accompanied by several prominent Rad
icnl officers.
There were only about forty people in
the lobby, and of those only few were
identified with the people. The Conserva-
)tivcs were .ealous|y excluded, and even
Mr. Il. II. Mari was rn'lely denied permits
sion to pass the police lines.
Wilt will be undoubtedly elected to the
position Of Speaker, and will probably
even gain some support from tho oppose
;ion. Kellogg hopes to c;n,se II DETECTION
from the Conservative side by putting up,
as before stated. Ex-Govcrnor Hahn, Of st.
James. for Speaker.
At II O'Clock Mr. Foster and Mr.. Phelps,
of the Congressional Committee, Captain
Vance, Of the Cincinnati Commercial, Mr..
Kirkham and Mr. Or,!way, entered the
House and took seats near the platform.
WIN. tigera, Clerk Of the late House,
then called the House to order and pro-
cerded TO call the roll VI the melnbers.--
When tho clerk came to Rapidcs Parish
'lr. Je'lr:cs gnve notice Of contest, claim
ing that the members present did not at
MI represent the popular will, as express
cd at the last t'rrtion.
The names of Marie and Wright, of Ter
rchonnb, were also formerly protested
against
TIE cali Of tho roll revealed 1902 mem
he,s present. l.. A. Wilt, was then pro.
posed for Speaker, and the motion at one.
carried. Judge Houston then administer
cd the oath.
Mr.. Flood was then elected Serseant-at-
Arms pro tenn. Geo. Trezayant was also
elected Clerk pro TEN.
A motion was then made to administer
tho oath to all members declared elected.
The Speaker put the motion and it was
carried.
This raised u violent conmotion among
the Radicals, ana some Of them called MP
on their colleagues to leave the building.
Order was maintained and the Speaker
proceeded to administer the oath to all
present.
We take up our report Of the military
interference in the Legislature, at the mo.
ment when General Trobriand demanded
Of Speaker Wilt that the member. not re-
turned by tn" Returning Board be elected.
To this Mr.. Wilt objected and refused to
allow any member to be elected unless a
lesort was had to force by the United
States forces. He said ne owed il to his
people and it was his duty so to act
General Trohrjan then ordered Vigers to
proceed with the calling of the roll, which
he proceeded to do, the Conservative
members refusing in almost every in
stance to answer to their names, and refu-
sing III any manner to recognize Vigers.-
The roll however WAS continued, and tho
CLERK reported :hat "a hail answered the
call. Mr.. Lowell said he was a mcmbcr
elect and diu not desire to be seated hy
fnrre OF arms, but wanted to act legally
and under the constitution of the State.
Speaker Wilt said he was tho legal Spea-
ler and that officers now installed were
the legal officers, ard lie protested against
the calling of tn. roll.
General Trobr!and then retired to the
door, and u file 81 soldiers st his bidding,
soon afterwards entered tho hall. General
Trohriand then walked up this aisle and
asked that tho clerk, Vigcrs, should call
the roll.
Speaker Witt protested against the en-
trance Of the military and requested the
members to join in y protest with him,
IN RESPONSE to this call all of the Conser-
vrtive members stood up aud solemnly
protested.
He said continuing that as the matter
st oni they were at tho mercy Of General
IrohGian3l ana! the bayonrts Of his troops.
The soldiers OF the Unitnd States are with
bayoncts in the Hall Of Representatives. Of,
Louisiana, and be again solemnly entered
his protest against the unwarranted IN
trusinn.
Vigers, at this junctnre, attempted to
act ~ clerk. MIR. Trczavant objected as
did Speaker Witt.
N:gnrs then retired to get special de-
tail to install him, and at this point the
chairman OF the Committee on Credentials
the following. contestants as ent-
tied TO their seats, viz: Dunn OF Grant,
jeifries Lnckett and Stafford OF Rapifles,
Vaughn, Koran and Land Of CaGdo, Swim.
Of Iberi;:, Quinn of Avoyelles.
Nigers was soon back again. accompa-
MED by soldiers and General Trobrian,l,
who had in the meantime gone out also,
and with them Major General Hugh j.
OF the Louisiana militia Cen
,ral Campbell asked Speaker Wilt to
point ont the members just admitted upon
le report of the Committee on creden-
ia!s. Mr. Witt refused to comply with
The demand, and again entered his protest
against military intrusion.
General rrobriand replied that he could
not decide upon contested places, and
must obey his order. He, accompanied! by
,'cnrral Campbell, then went around with
. file of soldiers with fixed bayonets pro-
:er'led to eject MIR. Vaughn of Caddo,
>lessrs. Stafford. jctfries and Luckett, of
Hap'ars, Mr.. Dunn, Of Grant, Mr. Kelly, of !;
VIM, and Alessrs. Koran and Land, Of
tadao, who each and ell protested in the
name of thes people whom they specially
and in Tie name of the people
Of the whole Union, against this force
Of arms.
Gen. Campbell then asked that Vigers
call the roll, SO that all not upon might be