The Portland daily press., 1877-01-02

House, no attachee OF either House will be ill.,
terfered with in any way.
Soon after the committee left Clerk Treze-
want entered the Governors office and made a
similar demand. The Governor told him that
the few men in the Hall of Representatives
should be removed. Trezevant said that I'M
less the barbados and policemen were re-
moved, SO as to allow ingress to all, he would
DECLINE to call the House to order and call the
ROLL to which the Governor replied, Very
well, sir; think it is absolutely necessary to
retain them in order to maintain peace"
After the organization and under suspension
OF the rules, resolution was passed by the
Republican House, setting forth that armed
resistance to state authority exists in the state,
and calling on the President to afford the pro-
lection guaranteed by the constitution,
When the Senate met there was bare quo
rum. Senatoa Hamlet, late Sheriff of Qua
cnlta, was missing, and strict search failed to
discover him, although he had answered to his
name at roll call. Soon after Will Stevens one
OF the holding over Democratic Senators, call
ing on Gov. Kellogg, was captured by the
Sergeant-at-arms and taken to the Senate
chamber, thus giving quorum, and resolu-
uon was ADOPTED seating kelso, who in the last
session represented Rapides district, but who
was not returned this year by the board of can
vassers, and Baker, who ran in the district
ADJOINING, the parishes of Ouachta and More
house. They were seated, provided the Senators
returned as elected did not present themselves.
House establishing in place Of the present Su-
perior Court one to be called the Superior Civil
Court of Orleans, having exclusive jurisdiction
Of all matters of condensation of off &c; also
one setting forth the existence of combinations
defylng the lawful authorities. threatening the
the United States for protection.
Gov. KelIoggss Message.
Gov. Kellogg's message is not long but is
very pointed. He refers to the difficulties
which have surrounded him-an organized tax
resistance and armed rebellion during the first
two years of his administration, and subse-
quently revolutionary attempts to seize the le-
gal control Of the lower house and an effort to
displace the executive authority by false and
frivolous articles of impeachment adopted in
violation of pilghted faith.
Respecting the state finances he says the to-
tai consolidated interest bearing debt when the
funding is completed, exclusive of interest
coupons due prior to Jan. 1874 and interest
warrants issued therefor, amounting in all to
about 81 100000 will be Sill 1855 1922. The tax
alton for state purposes when this administra-
tion entered into power was 21a mills on a dol.
lar. with equal or even greater taxation in
most of the parishes for parish purposes. The
taxation for all state purposes, including
schools, is now limited by a constitutional
amendment to 14a mills and by the law of the
state the rate of parish taxation can in no cast
exceed the rate of state taxation. The consti
tutional amendments limit the expenditures
and render null and void all warrants issued in
excess ofthe revenues. The total expenditures
of the preceding state administration for the
support of the government from 1869 to 1872
inclusive, were $11 ,622, 005; the total expendi
lures for the support Of the government during
the four years of my administration have been
s., 209 825-a saving of 81, 412, 1870. The inter-
est Oh the bonds funded up to date has been
promptly met at maturity. The payment OF
| the interest falling due Jan. I'd 1877, is an.
nounced.
The crops made in the state during the pres
ent year are compiled at 100000 bales of cotton
$4,000 hogsheads of sugar, 364 900 barrels o.
molasses, and 100000 barrels Of rice, with more
than sufficient corn to supply all the home de
mand. These figures are exclusive of othel
products, which. being added make total val
us Of between $4,000, 600 and 5000 100000. By
whom have these results been produced? No
| to anylappreciable extent by white labor. 1t il
one of the lamentable legacies of slavery that
| by large class Of the white population tn,
cultivation Of the soil is regarded as badge O.
degradation. Cotton, sugars and rice, whcl
maintain the commerce of New Orleans an(
lation OF our chief city, are the products of FREE
| cOlcred labor.
Testimony before she Investigating Com
mittee.
Before the Senate investigating committe
today several colored witnesses testified to in
timidation and being forced to vote the Demo
| cratic ticket.
Col. Clayton Of the 10th Infantry command
ing the post at Monroe, gave substantially tn
same evidence as given before the Returning
Board and incorporated in Shermans report al
| to the riot which was apprehended at Monroe
| just preceding election.
David Faulks testified to his house having
been fired into; believed it was done by negroe
at the instigation of white Republicans, wht
wanted to excite the whites to violence, to ge
up bloodylshirt story, and that the shooting O.
Benz johnson was put up by the same parties
to prevent the ballot box being taken Logtown
that he had used moral suason to induce ne
groes to vote the Democratic ticket Many O
them wanted to but feared social ostracism b,
their own race.
The Senate subcommittee met this morning
but the Republican counsel being engaged &
the State House, adjourned till tomorrow.
Before the House committee several witnesses
testified to intimidation of negroes by white
Republicans