The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-06
LOUISIANA.
The RepubIican Legislature.

NEW ORLEANS, January 6.-The Re
publican Legislature has passed bill re-
peallng the law limiting the supply Of
stationery to three dollars worth for each
member for the session; passed the bill
supplying each member with q copy OF
the revised statutes, and also protest
against the closing of Bayou Lsfourche.
The Democratic Legislature adopted an
sddres to the people of Lc uisiana, re-
viewing the recent canvass and election,
the action of the Returning Board, the
events of the January lst bsrricade of
Slate House, &c.
Kellogg nominated Alfred Shaw for
judge of the new superior civil court.
Nichols and Packard will be inaugu-
rated Monday, by their respective fol.
lowers. Each Of the governors will
doubtless proceed 10 organize the state
government.
House Committee.
NEW ORLEANS, January 5.-Before
the House committee to-day j. b. Harris,
of Point Coupee parish, q Liberal Re
publican. testiied-Accompsnied Pack
ard into East Baton Rouge, and East and
West Feliciana, and found that the
colored Republicans could not vote their
ticket with safety and the Republican
speakers were jeered at and insulted, but
were we'll treated in Richland parish.
On lengthy cross examination he said
he had superintended the preparation
oil atfiidavits in the custom house at the
instance OF Packard and had twofold
purpose in preparing them, viz, for the
use OF the returning board and to assist
U. 5. Supervisor Valley in making
his reports, and the latter had furnished
copies incorporated IN Sherman's report.
Witness thought the natural Republican
majority in the State was 10000 and
that no considerable number of negroes
voted the Democratic ticket OF their
own choice.
ID. b.. Gorham, of Nstchitoches,
and District Attorney there, testified
During the campaign visited Ouschita
and found reign OF terror there; found
toe colored people AFRAID to attend Re-
publican meetings and joined the Demo-
cratic clubs for safety.
The House sub. Committee
heard several witnesses in reference to
Livingston parish. Z. B. Dockport, Re-
publican candidate for sheriff, stated that
he WAS fairly defeated and the election
was fair and peaceahle.
Geo. White (colored) said his house
was burned, becsuse his sons were ac-
cused of stealing hogs; never
said 1t was burned because he
was Republican; If sffidavits to that
effect were before the Board they were
false.
Israel Rogers (colored testiaed-Color-
ed men were intimidated by Democrats;
colored men were whipped in nearly
every ward in the parish, and II colored
church was fired into eight or nine times
while service was going on.
Two more witnesses We're examined,
and testified to tsir and peaceable cleo
tion in MorehoLse parish, and that
number OF negroes voluntarily voted the
Democratic ticket.
Senator Salisbury read the afidavits
of Captain Theobald and Jas. q. Logan,
denying Eliza PInkston and Cora vii.
liams charges that they took part in the
murder of PInkston and Williams, and
both could prove an GtiJij also that they
declined TO obey the summons to testify
unless guaranteed that they would not
be arrested Ne was done in the case OF
Lyons ard Phillips when here to testify
before the Returning Board.
The committee decl ned 10 order their
dispositions taken rs asked for by Mr..
Salisbury.