The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-18
THE SENATE COM NITTEE.
Proceedings Opened and Two Wit
nesses Examined.
Daily HessionH 10 lie Held and Work
Got Through with as Rap
idly as Possible.
Pirst nay.


ves,lgate the 80. called election Of WIZ. Kellogg
To the o. &. Senate commenced work ysatsr@
hav. Coming toestber Mt Parior q. Ht Charles
Hotel Mt about 1880 o'clock. Senator Vance
aud Benator Cameron both announced their
readiness 10 begin proceedings. and Hsnat0r
!ill formally made tho call TO order Messrs.
Hpofford and Kellogg were present Mr.. SPOT
| for1s counsel Mr.. Olem Walker was also In
| attendance.
Senator Hill announced the appointment or
| Mr. Jas II. Randall Ms clerk. Mr.. H. w. small as
ssnographer and Mr.. o. NJ. Wilcox ss sergeant
| nj arms.
| Senator Hill further nnouhned that. al
| though tho meetings ~ tbs COMMITTEES were
| public the proceedings could not be deayed or
| interrupted by a crowd of spectators. and he
| therefore instructed the sergeant at arms that
counsel for the contestants. members Of the
press. aud such persons us might be- invited bv
| members nf The COMMITTEES. were alone to be ad-
| mite1 to the room,
| After consultation Il was decided that the $685.
| sinns If tho committee should be from 10 q. m.
| to u. m,
| Heuator Hin suggested that In summoning
witnesses those who could give positive tssti-
mony i,s FIRST subpenaed, 80 that the eovern-
tnent would not bs put to tho expense Of having
| n number Of witnesses two or three days In at
| tendance before being called.
Mr. Kellogg said that hs thought matters
| could be expedited II tho opposition would lot
| him know what they proposed to establish and
| what limo of lnuurythey proposed to pursue.
He could with this information. make out d list
| vt such witnesses he would need.
/ Mr.. Walker said that rs Mr.. KelIogg's testi-
mouy would be rebuttal In It's character he
would be better able TO toll what Witnesses he
would need nfier henrlng the testimony Of the
4
| could produce several witnesses within an
| hour and tho committee took u recess until
n'otoek
/ Promptly Mt the appointed timo the committee
| reaasembed. and
/ HENRY HousHR
was placed on the stand. He testified as follows.
reside nj No. 81 Robinson street. Have 1lysd
- this city sinoe 1shl. Was Il Inc city during
| was employed on tho poles force and wis ds@
tailed at Gov Ksllrgg's house. Tho CANVASS Of
u vote was going on nj that time. There was q
number of persons Ia The habit q. visiting the
house, ut that time; Anderson, Wells. Jswett
al s7a s ~ ren 6nss way ysfg snR s
ard aud Jewett sometimes eatne In the back
way .Jgwatt once had roll Of papers 1 heard
Mr.. Kellogg Ray that the House Of Hsplessnta
tivas mad gone Democratic He said 1t In con-
versRtion which overheard. hoard 1t mem
p"Sa s ah fshs s Hss.s woaa I'D
publican. have besn taken 50 suddenly As d
Witness that need 2 little time. 10 reflsct and
lions took place In room in aov ,s Rsliogs's
house adjoining inc ono In whicn he received
hia frisnde blanchard and Jewett were ID this
adjoining room nj work Hlnnehnrd told fne
they wsra nj work % tbs returns. Thsy were s
at IL for two or three weeks. Anderson. mem
oiten Raw Wells there only on on, or two ID
olsIous. / saw no other mambars Of The He,-
turning Bonrd there The pnpsrs .Jawett and
| Elnnclnrd wore ut work on wers long forms
and beiisys wsre election returns. Tr M con-
yersntions overheard understood It was In.
tended TO throw out several parlsh,,s so M To
make The State HeuublIean. Blanchard came In
J the buck way into Ksloggs house nlmost eyerr
night for two or three weeks after the election.
Cross examined by senator Camerpn@-I am
Mt present In ths employ OF Msssrs. Magtnnis's
Sons Have been with ths1n d year Was A,-
pointed on tho poles forcs ia tss7 / was de-
iniled at Gov. Kellogg's house la 1872 and rs-
mninsd hero until Packard was ipauxuratsd.
then went to tho State II use and did polles,
duty there. ! whs thsre ilom about the-asskof
Februaiy until the fore pnrt Of March should
house two or three months bsfp o PaekArd's In
angurntion. cannot any who was ihere at the
time. cannot sttte what he hnid or did He
eame often after that / cannot tx the second
time saw him thors Hs came twenty. fivs
m9a 9r sss bo esnnot Ok the date oi
before tho election and ended when Packard
WA innugurated. Az near as can remember.
Jewot iirrt called " Kslloggs house u week or
, called. perhaps. month before the election.
!Ienrd no Conversation bot Weeh blanchard and
!. hslloRR. Dhnnol sblte VINO was present Wnsn
atlnol m Dennnt.,u ~ ooWott Giiioa Lns oesb
tiection rst,,rne In KSilouV's honas was stay
toned about tho house. inside and ont, As oGea-
sion demanded | do not relnsmbsr having
seen Ksllogg in the room In which Jswett and
EMnchar,i worent work bat have often seen
: blanchard in Keiloge's room / have aeen
blanchard ana Jewen writing in ths room. /
, certainty Haw Jewet writing In tho room o. one
occasion but cannot rsmerober tbs axnct time
. Con Anderson WIS present when Kellogg said.
after tho election. that The House was Demo-
10 Senator HIll-Elanchard ,od ma NOT tn
say anything about hl- vi.ita that he would be
calling off and on and that ne was at work on
the election returns; Gov. Kellogg often sent
nio ho 70 b zen IA hnnstso r hbuss an On one 9cc
Rampart street and see who came In and our.
He told me to put on an overcoat. for what bur-
ao"n eh1nd ty sar ats m I,ns es ana
body 20 into Andprson's house. but Isaw q
number Of persons whom did not know come
out.