Year: 1875

TESTIMONY OF GOVERNOR


At two O'Clock the Congressional Committee re-
paired to the state House and took the testimony
OF Governor Kellogg with regard to the orders
he He stated that on saturday he received
an ot1icial report OF the acting Chief
OF Police that orco an be maas
whom the on1cial returns did not show to have
been elected. He transmitted this letter to Gen.
eral Emory with request that such disposition be
made OF United States forces as would prevent
collision and bloodshed. on the following day
under wnS aad to 0ese se
command OF the State forces protecting the
state House and approaches, was sent with
personal letter OF authorization to confer with
General Emory on this subject. He returned with
Information thar orders had been issued to have
House, SO as to preserve the peace in case OF dis
on tine DAY Of the weSs eSn7enns
excitediy into the Executive once and
stated tnat Mr.. Witt and others had violently
that Mr. Witt had declared himself Speaker pro
ten. and had thrust rom the platform the old
cs the ro OH Of % members as certed oy tie secre
tary OF State: Before he had finished calling the
roll the Clerk himself entered WITH the original
ron IN his possession and confirmed this
statement. Subsequently statement signed
BY hrty-two Of the members. being ma
Was presented to him stating that the other forty
nine members and number OF other per-
hall. and had refused them the right to
vote on the question OF organization, cali
ing upon him for protection. Upon this
he wrote to General Emory, and subsequently,
being informed that large and excited crowd
was closing around the State House, he requested
the oficer IN charge OF the United States troops
TO move hts forces in front OF the main entrance
OF the State House, which was done. Aiterward
he learned from the police, whom ne had directed
to laKe steps, in accordance with the request made
TO him by the nity-twO members that the Hall Of
Representa- tives had been closed by persons claim
ing TO be sergeants-at-arms, and the doors would
have to be forced II they we're to obtain admit.
tance. He then felt 1t his duty as conservator Of
the peace to ask General De TrObriand, IN charge
OF the troops, to


CLEAR THE HALL


OF all persons not entitled to be present. He sub.
sequenr;y learned from General lie TrObriand that
ne had previously been called upon by Mr.. Wiltz
to clear the lobby, and that committee OF
democratic members had been sent 10 him to
make that request.


In reply to Mr. Potter, Governor Kellogg
said he did not think, under the present
circumstances, that the State government
could maintain itself without the support
OF the United States forces, and probably had been
in the same position since the l4th September
last. He addeo, as his explanation, that the great
bulk OF the supporters Of his government were in
the country engaged In peaceful industrial pur.
suits, and that q large element opposed to his
administration resided In the city at the seat OF
the government, and many OF them had no indus
trial avocation at all, and that an In tegent dis
ciplined, armed minority could overcome a large
majority unarmed, undisclplined and peacefully
disposed.


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