St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1882-06-17

| TIVE AiTkES. IN The House, last
" ednesuay, Representative Aiken,
OF Orleans, rose TO Il question OF
personal explanation, and request
ed the clerk to read an article from
the Dolly STAKES, relative to charges
OF corruption and bribery against
hlm. He stated that Mr.. Guillotte
had assumed a position that he
could not understand. It appeared
lis II MIR. Guillotte was filing the
place OF Mayor Shakespeare, who
had first given vent to tile remal ks.
He stated that Messrs. Bouliny and
Cavanac had accosted HIM ON the
street, and after showing HIM the
statement of Mr.. Guillotte, asked
II he intended to make it q per-
sCnal matter. He did not wish to
make the matter personal, but was
anxious to have the charges inves-
tigated, and clear his name of the
stigma which had been placed upon
1t. Mr.. Altken then requested the
House to allow the statement of
MIR. 'Guillotte, in the possession of
Mr.. Mooney, to. be read.
The document is as follows:
"Some two weeks ago, whilst 10
conversation with Mayor Shaks-
peare and others, it was asserted
that the members of the Legisla-
ture, OF rather some of them, had
very poor opinion of our abilities
and honesty as administrators.
Under the sting of this sweeping
assertion [ impulsively and unhesi-
tatlnsly remarked that we were
even, as | had poor opinion of the
Legislature, and knew that some OF
them were no better than they
We're rumored 70 be, adding that SO
far as Mr.. Aiken was concerned.
that | knew him to have received
$1,000 for his vote on Act No. SO.
AT the time of making this as
sertlon L was angry, and would cer-
talnly have repeated it then and
there to Mr.. Aiken were he pres
ent; but, however, after reflection,
regretted it very much, not because
feaced the consequences, but sim
ply because / dislike 10 iniure or
humillate any one.
Since the matter has been in
considerably repeated by Mr..
Shakespeare, and the stupidity Of
Mr.. Altken has led him to cour:
an investigation Of the matter, /
now reatfirm what ] then said, with
out reservation whatever. AL
though not iii possession of what is
termed legal proofs, owing to the
absence OF Mr.. Gauthreaux Chin
self q criminal and fugitive from
justicel who is supposed to have
paid this money, and from whom
my information comes, I still main
tam that my statement is correct.
In other words, | am satisfied and
morally convinced that P. VI. Ait
ken, representing the Third Ward
OF Orleans, received, or bargained
to receive, $1,000 for his vote on
Act No. SO. l further would add,
that, from what | have subsequent
ly heard said of Mr.. Aitken, 1 am
more than ever convinced and con-
irmed i'll the belief that he is a
villain. j. Y. GUILLorTE."
MIR. Aitkin said he wished to
know why Mr. Guillotte did not
appear before the House and prove
the charges like man, instead of
giving tue name of criminal like
j. Il. A. Gauthreaux as his author
ity. He said that Mr.. Guillotte had,
IN 1880. after the passage of Act
No. 93, entered bar-room to take
a drink, and, laying down some
money, said it was the last of the
amount which mad been raised to
buy the passage Of the act.
On motion Of Representative Ait
ken, the House resolved itself into
a committee OF the whole for the
purpose of investigating the matter,
and the Sergeant-at-Arms was in
structed 10 bring Mr.. Guillotte into
the House.
The Sergeant-at-Arms then pro-
ceeded to the room of Mr.. Gull
lotte, and found him too i'll to pre-
sent himself to the House, and OH
motion, the investiga 10 a vas post
poned until he was sufficiently re.