Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-13

OF the Senate the Secretary of War,
and upon asking him If such had been
the case the Secretary replied in the
negative, and the evidence to him con-
tradicted the statement that the Gener
al of the army had been ignored.
West then sent to the Clerks desk
and had read the following letter re-
ceived by him from the Secretary of
War:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
ST. LOUIS, Mo-,
Dec. 30th, 1874.
Gen. w. W. Beikndp, Secretary Of
War, Washington, ID. {.
GENERAL: 1 have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your conf
dental communication of December
Goth, with enclosures.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
w. Il. SHERMAN, Genl.
Salisbury, of Delaware-That is
simply an acknowledgment of the re-
ceipt Of confidential communications
and does not state the character of
them.
West-When this resolution shall
have been passed and all the informa-
ton comes out, the Senator will
see that it was an acknowledge
ment of the receipt of all
orders and communications in
reference to Gen. Sheridan being or
dered to New Orleans. That Is the fact,
and | know it to be so. He then
proceeded to review circumstances at
tending the organization of the Legis-
lature IN New Orleans on Monday last,
and charged that by the laws of Louis
siana, the acts of the Conservative
members of that Legislature were
illegal, violent and revolutionary, and
in fact were the acts of aImob. The seat
ing of five members whose seats were
not contested before any permanent
organization, was without "a parallel.
He quoted from the records of Con-
gress to show that John Quincy Ad-
ans at one time presided in the House
as 3 temporary Speaker for six teen
days on account of certain contested
cases, which were not acted upon until
long after the permanent organization
had been effected. The so called
Speaker of the Louisiana House of
Representatives had declared that
those who had contested seats were
entitled to them without any evidence
to show that they were elected. The
vote by which Wilt claimed to have
been elected Speaker lacked .Jiue of
a legal majority of that body.
He next read from a telegram stating
that Congressman Potter (Democrat)
was present at the organization of the
Louisiana House of Representatives,
and discountenanced the action of
Wilt. Gen. De Trobriand was first
called upon to maintain order in the
lobby, by the so-called Conservative
majority. The five men who contested
seats had not as much right upon the
floor as those in the lobby, and when
those men were elected by Col. DE
TrObriand, he did not see how excep-
ton could be taken. 1t was all proper
for the military to be used in clearing
the lobby, but all wrong when used to
quell riot and eject from the floor
five men who were not entitled to be
there. The charge that the President
had been guilty of malfeasance was
entirely cOntradicted by facts before
the Senate. He then spoke of unkind
| treatment towards Northern people
in Louisiana and said over three thou-
sand lives in that State had been yield
ed up for sake of their political Opin-
ions. Talk about peace in Louisiana,
but there was no peace there.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The HCrdid' s
New Orleans correspondent telegraphs
that Sheridan in an interview with
him yesterday, said he was going to
put stop to the killing of people
down there. The solution of the
troubles Is proposed in his dispatch of
yesterday TO the President. He has
~ # l.,
coming to his conclusions. If the
Government and President will en-
dorse him, he will settle affairs. He
proposed to put down the secretly
armed bodies.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The follow
ing telegram was sent to General Sher
idan to-day
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, January 6, 1875.
To Gen. p. H. Sheridan, NelU Orleans.
SIR: Your kilograms have all been
received. The President and all of us
have full confidence and thoroughly
approve Of your course.
[Signedl WIN. w. BELIlNAP,
Secretary of War.
There is no probability that the
President will issue such proclama-
telegram to Secretary Belknap yes
terday.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, remarked
that while the House was fillibusteT-
ing the soldiers of the United States
were throttling the sovereign State OF
Louisiana, and Congress was utterly
Indifferent to it. [Sneers from some
Republican members. That if they
did not want to see a new civil wan
they should call off the Federal bayO-
nets from Louisiana.
Mr.. Butler declared that he was rs
anxious to get at Louisiana as any
man on earth. Laughter and clap
ping of hands. But Il committee OF
the House had been sent there and he
did not propose to consider the subject
before the report of that committee
was received.
Mr.. Randell-Then why does yOuI
President interfere?
Mr. CoX-Take Off your military.
Mr.. Butler-I don't propose to make
any attack or defense in regard to the
! affairs in Louisiana, simply on the ly-