New-York tribune., 1877-01-03
LOUISIANA LEGISLATURES.

COMPOSITION OF EAcH-A GEMOCKAIlC DELE0A-
Ton TO GOV. KELLoGG-REPUBICAN APPEALS
TO CONGRESS.
NEw-ORLEANs, Jan. 2.-The situation is un-
changed and everything is quiet. The Legislature Is
constituted as follows: The State House Senae mas
eight senator's holding over and eleven returned DS he
board the House has sixtyeigh members returned by
the board twenty-five of whom the Democrats cIalil
not elected The Democratic Senate at ST. Patrick
Hall has niRe Senators holding over, eight returned by
the board and four who counted out, but VINO claim
that they were elected; the House at ST. PatrcKs Han
has forty members returned by the board ana twenty
two Who claim that they were elected Out couh'eu out
by the board.
Shortly before noon to-day committee from the
House at St. Patrcks Hall, consisting of Messrs X H..
Wilde of Orleans j. NJ. Williams OF East Baton Rouge
and Singleton Of ST. Landry, waited upon Gov iheogs'
and presented written communication Informing MN
that the House Of Representatives was organized at ot
Patricks Hall, at the time entering solemn pro
test against the occupation the State House by armed
police and militia, and against the exclusion ro tne
State House Of the duly elected representatives OF 'he
people. Gov. Kellogg replied IN substance:
There several statements contained In the cou-
nlcatOn which Incorrect 1here were 10 d1ai !,
properly speaking in the State House yesterday There
was force of police armed not differently from tne
way in which they ordinarily armed as conserVa
interfere with any member Of the Legislature but 10
protect them from interference by others There were
true that any had been cut from the stte
House 10 an adjoining building 70 Iaclltaie tne bringing
OF troops into the building. Whatever communication ex
listed existed long time AS to the House when tne
committee claimed had been legally and properly orgah
lzed the law provides that the Secretary OF state sla
furnish the clerk with list OF the members elec,ed tha
list furnished the clerk; IS OF the members whose
names the list appeared in the regular nail O inc
House Of Representatives yesterday ana AZ or 80 AZ
most appeared in st. Patricks Hall He must decnne 10
receive any communication from body when Iucks
nearly 20 Of quorum.
In - joint session to-day the Republican Legislature
heard Mr.. Burch read the returns from each parish as
furnished by the Secretary of State and compiled by the
Returning Board. Mr.. Packard was announced
as elected Governor, and Mr.. Antoine Lieutenant
Governor. The Republican Senate adopted a.
resolution requesting the Governor to trans
NIT Immediately TO Congress those portions OF
his message which refer to the political condition OF
the State In that portion Of his message Gov Kellogg
traced detail the history Of the State since Its recon
ttrucon asserting that the NewOrleans July riots OF
1866 still justified and aprroyea the judge who re-
fused 10 charge the jury in regard TO them having been
reelected TO the same Office since that the Grant ar
sh massacre still regarded justfable assertion oil
white supremacy THAT the whole political history OF
he party opposed TO Republican principles In this STATE