The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-03
THE BAY0NETIN LOUISIANA
Two Legislature IN scs-ion-Thc Democratic
Body Protcsiing nsnin-t tho Occupation OF
the state House by soldiers and Police.

Two LEGISLATURE IN Scs-i0n-Thc Democratic
body Protesting nanin-t tho Occupation Of
the state House by soldiers and Police.
New ORLEANS. Jan. New Year was
cslebr ted In New Oslran, yesterday In manner
characteristcally in keepilg with the former
conduct Of Mir. Grants consuirat )rs aud satraps,
and. as was expectel. the legally elected Legis-
lature was prevented from assembling In the
Capitol by the presence - Federal .ro1ps. Goa.
de Trobrisnd in conf and Of I'VE companies OF
troops has been iO- month stationed IN "hnt
is virtually the slme buhdi1g us ihc CAPITOL
though the barracks were separated from tie
Legislative Hall b. a thick bricf partition. rhis
was Gu, through some time ago and an entrance
made into the hall l. ~. enough to admit 1OD
men In few minutes During al Of las week
kellogg was engaged In father strengthening
the barIicades and garrisoains the Capitol with
battalions ~ II gro =. ilitih ma the hnkaIr OF
Metropolitan police. the same who, Oh + .rin Z
occasion, surrendered the building without
firing a shot, to one company OF the White
League. Ihs time they we're Drawer, as ,hef
had the n.ur-l support Of several hundred Fed
eral troops, VINO are port Of the garrison oi tire
building.
State Capitol YVES fairly brstnr with beyonc's'
the only opcring teiug 10 the rear Of the build
log ana a doofM'y ~, iI.,t, ~" ~, n
hands. Shortly before n. ldny a. Dr. ~
cratic members Of the L.si.iAiure,. ogr-
posely un ccompanied b. any ese IT. NJ;
peared in front - ne tuiiting nud
demanded enir nee. Gen Badger Hnd a quasi
military mcmheto 81 Kellogg stan r"iuscd eir
demand unless they showed their ccriNca'es
from the returning lioTi. e. n. Badger at ile
same time grt'l't'u-i, informed he spokesman
Of the u mOcritc legi-it rfs. Cul. Bush. that
tbers was nos Iuitco itatcs sOicicr ia tie
riot, and then 70 81 The soldiers - fire IN the
citizens Tor. a. We have said, there were several
hundred Federal troops IL, the tuildiug.
Col. Bush Then asked the CLERK II the House,
Mr. 1re-cvant, TO rem We the barbados aLi OBJ
structlon-. aud ordcr ihe military t. dopart.
The Clerk lpul..ItipN Of Gen. Illvpr fsfUVya
his forces to allow peaccaUle rs nblare OF
the state Legislature. Nith thi- den I'D Gen.
Badser aud mis- heuienants refus i to COM
ply. and the ID 'moc 'atic members. after
protesting against the presence ~ Unit ID states
troops to prevent tAp meeting 81 the state Leg
islature. withGrew ma decnled entering the
State House until ~ entry should be free to III
members Of the lcsi-l turc, to contestants for
seats and TO the people 81 the state.
Accumpani d b, clerk Tres want the Demo
quorum Of legally elected members WIS prop
sriy organ1ed AID Col. Bush elected speaker.
quorum. also oig4nizcd IN II. Pstricks Hall.
here was intense excitement In this citv last
night AT the pfucet dings. and for Q first time
sin sc 1874 there were few VINO counseiled re.
sort To vocnc" 10 ean tho rights 20 which free
people are en- ltlcd. rheir counsel was generally
condemned rs oeing rash and unadyls able, tut
still there Is great danger Of IN outbie as. rs
Kellogg dared to DO more Yesterday ia II be
ever dreamed OF when Grrnt foisted MN INTO
power. The ciN 1T nsht was as silent as
though It were .tii Ken w.th plague.
The Kellogg Lrei-iature IN JOINT session to-
das heard Mr.. iulch read the returns from each
parish, as furnished ~ the Secretary Of state
and compiled ~ The Returning Hoard and an
nounce that Packard had been elected Cover
nor and An ONE LicutcLant- Gov Tnur
lows:
State House.-senate- Eigh. Senators holding
over. and eleven returned by the uoard. House
-Sixty-eight members returned by the board.
TWENTY-FIVE ( whom tie ID nocfats claim were
ST. Pstriek's -Sennte-Nine holding over.
eight return ed 10y the board and -four who we're
counted ,out, but who claim mt they were
An IttfF raj mol ltt .s.VA
ana twenty two VINO claim that they
elected but counted out by tue board.
hessrs. r. II. Wilde OF orleans. j. NJ. willirms
dry, waited ~ Oh Gov. Kellogg at the State
House and presented him with a written COM
municatton Informing biln that the House of
Representative was organized at -. PatrlcN's
Hall, at the same time entering solemn pro-
test against the occuuation Of the state House
by armed police aad u itia against the ex usion
from the State House Of the duly elected repre-
sentatiyes OF the reOule, AID against the pres
ence OF armed ,uupoii an ponce ana soldiers.
Gov. Kellogg replied that there were several
which were incorrect. There were no military.
properly sreakinx. III the STATE House YESTERDAY.
There was "a force of police. armed not differ
entity from the way ~ which they were ordina-
rils armed as cuusetvators OF tie leace. hey
were specially Instructed not To Interfere with
any memb Der OF me sslature, nut - protect
them from interference by others. There were
no United states troops in the state House. IL
was not tine that AM ia.snse way had been cut
from the STATE II use t. an adjoining building.
20 facilitate the bringing Of troops into the
building. Whatever communication existed
had existed long time. A. to the House
which the committee claimed had teen leg MS
and properly orsanized, the law provided that
the Secretary II - re should fu-ni.h the Clerk
With q list of tue nieuo er- elected. that list
was furnished the Clerk. Sixtv-eight Of the
members whose Il iue- were IN the list appe red
In the regular hall Il the House II Representa-.
tives YESTERDAY. and torty-twn, or forty three at
most, appeared In It Patrick'- i.ll. lie must
decline TO receive ANY communication from a
body which lacked nerrly twenty oi 70 quorum.
The Republican programre h. To ignore tie
seeding Democratic Legislators. ana II they d.
not enter and tuke IT. cir seats within forty-ci.ht
hours they VIII ue expelled and their 80 Is gwen
~ Others. Two Senntur--Lolls iexida and a
negro were expelled from the Sena for r. fus-
ing 70 take thtT seats. In case Gen. Nichols or
his Legisl tture should commit any overt act Of
resistance t. kellogg nyernment the Cnited
States authority, which has al rady b. en- legally
invoked, Is RELIEF upon 10 Gsperse them at once.
The Nichols programme cOntemplltes the
Immediate establishment Of all the machinery
OF regulIr government. new supreme
Court bench VIII tie ~ on, appointed and new
district courts created by the Legislature. Tax
collectors will also lie commissioned. 10 whom
the tax ayers are expected, ana, II Is said,
have consented to advance tax-s, which will be
used to dcfraY the ~ Ttil-"s ~ the new Govern
ment. lmmeui tc ~ a-lr. " ~ he taken 10 re-
peal the AletrOpot IA l., lice bill and anew police
force will be created. to act under tue authoIitN
OF the CiN Council. viii j. ia { III accord with
the movement. P,tltlouf are IN active cirruld-
ton among taxpayer- pied -ing them to advance
1ve per cent. upon their t,Xes for the current
year, and are being generally signed. As the
xes VI Louisiana amount TO alb ut s3OOl.sD.
this, II l. calculated, VIII secure over slUl.sDto
the support Of the new D-iuOcr.ti Z yrrnu.nt.
A concurrent resolution " ; introduced TO-
day before the Dem cratic Legi,l lturr to nottfy
the President oil the tnited States that the
General Assembly Of Logi,itnais now IN session
session of the Democratic L-gi,l ',dre the vote
OF the state lay parishes was read. and Nichols
was declared elected Governor, and WIZ Lieu
tenabt-GovernOr.