Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 9, 1875, Page 5

OUR BANDITT. Qtherwise Known as the ‘White Lecague. Gen, Sheridan Sticks Well to His Lettors, Though He Has Not Been Licked, and Will Not Be. Two More Telegrams Scut o Seeretary Belknap. Corroboration of the Pre- vious Dispatches. A Startling List of Unpunished Murders in Loulsiana, Corservative Fume and Fury A “Legislative ” Protest. Judge H. C. Dibble Advises Re-Reconstruction. His Reasons for Declaring Kellogg’s Government Revolutionary, The Day in™ Washington---Bayard’s Speech in the Senate, The President Asked to In- form the Senate. Butler [Introduces a Bill for & New Election. Interviews with Prominent Congress- men, Press Comments, LOUISIANA, SIERIDAX TO BECRETARY BELKNAP. New Onuraxs, Ls., Jan, 8.—Gen, Sheridan to- day pent the following tolegram to Becrotary Belknap: New Ontzans, La., Jan. 8,—TW. W. Belknap, Becretary of War, Washington, D. C.: Beveral prominent peopla here have for the last few days been passingresolutions aud manufacturing son- timental protests for Nortborn political con- sumption. They scom to be tryving to make martyrs of themsolves. It cannot be done at this Iate dsy. There have been too many bloeding nogroes and ostracized white citizens for their atatements (o bo- lioved by fsir-minded poople. Bishop Vilmer protests against my tetogram of tho 4th inat., forgetting that on Saturday last ho testi- flod under onth beforo the Congrossional Com- mitteo that the condition of afM¥y was subatan- tinlly as bad as reported by me, 1 shsll soon send a statoment of the numbor of murders com- mitted in this State durlng tho Iast three or four years, the perpotrators of whom are atill unpan- ished. I thiok that tho numbor witl atartle you. 1t will bo up iu the tuousands. The city is perfectly quiet., No troublo is ap- prebended. (Sigued) I. 11, Buxnipaw, Lieutenant-General. ANOTNER DISPATCH. New Ontzaxs. Jau. 8, 1875, —W. W. Belknap, Sccretary of War, Washington: I sball send you, this ovening, a roport of affaira as they act- nally ocenrred hero on the 4th inst. My tele- gram to vou of that date, and thoso of the 5th and Utk inats,, aro trutliful of the condition of af- fairs in this soction, sud etriko 8o near tho water- line that ministars of tha Gospel eud others are anpealed to to keop tha xhuy o winking, fu- man lifo bas been held toy cloaply iu this State ¥ soars, P. 8azRIDAN, Lieutonaut-General. —_— EVENTS AT NEW ORLEANS, SULIUDAN TONING THEM DOwN, Special Diuvateh to The Chicaso Tridune, NEw OnreAns, Jan, 8.—The condition of af- fairs is wochanged. Thero waa no session of the Legislature, to-day being & legal holiday. New Orleans has not been moro quict than now since Butler lett. Tho vigorous maaner in which Gen, Bheridan has taken hold of mattors may appear & little too much that wuy up North, but it bas a wondorfully salutary effect here. Tho General proposcs to furnish the Governmont with » st of murdors in thia Btato during the last threo or four years, and thers is no doubt the nume ber will run as high 8s he pro. dicts, The General is uot disturbed by tho Jine and cryraizod agalnat him, aud fnformall your correspoudent that bo came heio to stay omo time. 1t would bo well for tho pross of tho Nortly t8 remetnbor to or three facts, Ono 18 that the military first interfered on Monday last, at thie request’ of tho usurping Demacratio Bpoaker, Wiliz; acd auother is atac thnt time, and snbvequontly, whon the military again inter- venesl, in each cano to provent bluodshed, Gen. Bhoridan ITAD NOT YET ABSUMAD COMMAND, but Gen, Emery was still in charge, These fucts cannot b too thoroughly understood. A mass-meoting of Ropublicans Wil be held here on Mouday evaning next to pass rosolutions of approval of on, Bheridan's conrse, It ia the firut timo that it has boon considered really mate to hold any open-air mass-meeting fn this city for several months. Not one was beld during the lant campaign, and there hns not been ono slnco 1872, DIPDLE'S LETTER NOT BELIABLE, The letter of H. C. Dibble, sent by the Asan- ciatod Press to-night, ean only ba takeu as his individual opinion, It is believed that Le hax bad no consultation with any of the other lead- fog Republicans of the State, and thero are vory {::!:vhto hold the opinions he expresses on tho ot It is thought that a recovstruction of the 'B‘_hfia will necessitate & Constitutional Conven- don. e THE ONLY REMZDY, A CALM AND LOGICAL ARGUMENT, New Onveans, Lo, Jau. 8.~Judge Henry 0. Dikblo, of Naw Orloans, & Republican snd sup- poiter of Kelloge's Administration, has submit- d the following paper to the Cougressional Committes : New Onteans, La,, Jan. 8, 1975.—To the Hon, Charles Losler, Ohairman of the Sub-Committes " I;!m:m‘am Av‘uir‘:‘—Dnu Bin: It was made ny duty to appear before your i - i s Bowslous 1n Now Orlcamn as- soumse) - for Ilie Stato organization of tho Ilepublican party. fn that capacity I endeavorad what Toould to drezent tho strovmest case for our side. Tou are awsre also I have held and now bold office under the Administration of Goy. Klllo(g. In this velation I hsave coneistontly wpported tho Btate Goverament einco ity accaa- I to power in 1872, and have dane whateser I d 10 slit 10 ach financial and politieal to- ot o it has been tho policy of (invornment £ oiect, Conmptent and CORRCIennions i this o uime, | bave o rearota to oxprass aud no fur- ther explauation to make s but to-day, looking at tho rituation In Lonisisna from ‘s bLigher atandpoint than that indieated by my past rela- Lonm te the Goverames, conriaerio tho trou- bioil etato of aftairn not asn partwan, hut nsa citize of tha Commonwealtl, I fuol constrainod 10 offer to yonr Committea the follaing anuges- tons : 1t fernu to mio that Congreen wud tbe country at Yargo will bo ULADLE TO BOLVE THE PROWLEI prenented by tho Loumaun cano unlosy thoy con- sider that everythin: that has oceursed 10 thix Hiata siuce the election of 1872 hay heen revolu- tionary, ntlerly beyond due procees of law, and in viofstiou of thoss Inndamental 1ules aud prin- ciples which undoriio a repnhlican form of gov- ermwent within the meaving and purpose of the Coustitution of tho United Htaten. {nroutemplot- ing e quention, it will not do to Jors sighe of tho extraordinary condition of political society in the Htate in 1572, reanluny trom tho sudden chaugo in_ the relution of tho two raced and momoewhat erude and altogetber parti- ran offort at reconatruction,-—an effort which won more or less a failure, beoiuso it contsmplated tho eatablirhment of u Guvornment upon ah- etract thoories,aud lost vight of the actual sucial, political, and oconumical wursonndivgs. 'Lhore existed at tiat tiwe, and Ling, ¥inco tha closo of the War, a spirit of jutolerance townrds black aud towards white. This intolorance, which too often found oxpression,unhappily, in actd of in- timidation, opproswion, and violonce, Liad pro- duced 1ts counter-1canlt in the cnactment by the Rlepublican Legislaiure elected under tho Ro- construction act of these lireh election, regig- tration, coustabulary, and Mctropolitan police laws, which bave Deen 80 woverely and in €omo respects 8o Justly suimadvorted upon by the Republican piess throughont the rountry. Dy theso measures the lepubtiean party lad vested §n the Governcr of the Stata o dogree of power wcarcely exorcised by auy coverelyi i the world, and yot tho pnsasgo of thewo Luws wak Jnntitiable, dud {n o dogree neceseary to {he af- Tording of protection to tue weak and untutored blacky, whose political rights wore cotstantly v throatened Ly & moro powa: ful class sud 4 large portion of tho whitos. The (overnor elected under the Reconstruction laws was, &ud coo- tinted to be hin defection, the trusted leader Republiesn ' party as represonted in the Geuersl Amsonme bly. to tho tima he *abandoned bis_nfiilistion ho continued to liavo the unusual authority to whicli 1 have ndverted, 'Thereforo, when bo deternuped to wto hin political for- tunes with tho Opposition, bo toox from thom that whicti mado his accession valuable to them, ALMGBT ALSOLUTE EXE( POWER, The Mepublican leadors in tbis Siate, and I among them, sincerely and truly beliove that our party bad a largo majonty in 1872, and that Gov. Llulln;;u and bis nssecintes on the State ticket would liave been clected by snch majority had the election been fair and hunest ; but they were actually choson by tho votes actualy cast by o reduced majority, Wo charged them and have Lecn ever silice continued to change, and ‘we have condusively shown to the Sensto Com- mittee that Gov. Wormoth, in slliance with the Democrats ueed bis nnusual exccutive power in the sppointment of ofilcers o MANIPUTATED THE REGISTRAHON AND FLECTION 80 as to chaoge aud alter the results. ‘To crown all, whon the elcction was closed, ho attompted to pack the Returnivg Board, and to effect this ond Lo overthrew the local judiciary by violeuce. until of the Tiese first meacwres nud eubioquout acts were beyond ths Caustitation, and bycond tho ~ law. Thoy wera rovol- utionary in tho fullost souse of the term, It wasduring this period that I said from the Bonch while exawmining an issuu that arose out of tho disturbod condition of atfairs, that TUE COUP D' ETAT IS NOT AN AMERICAN INSTITU- TION, Since that timo, surrounded a8 I have been by so much violence and wrong-doing, I baye somes tinos loat Iaith in my generalzotion ; but now, when I ealmly and hopofully look to the future, and contemplnto the timo, wheu the Lonikiaua troubles shall be remedicd by tho Ilepublican poople only 8 a_horrible dream. 1 sull believe <hat 1 truly comproband the snirit of our Repub- lican Government. Revolution and violeuco begets copnter-revolution and other violouco ; out of thiceo efforts to ntranglo the voico of a majority of tho people of the Stato, spring tho extraordihary aud notorious revelutiouary pro- coedings which resulted in the installation of tho Adminislration of Gov. Kellogg. liad the tirst effort succeeded, thera would Liava Losn e tablished a Governmont by rovolution. The sec- ond effort did succeed, and & Government was established BY BLVOLUTION AND ARMED INTERVENTION of the powors of the Fedsral Government, In this view I believo 1 am couvsistent. 1 bavo nover Jooked upon tho existivg Goverzment in auny ather light than s a revelutionary Guvetn- ment. Recognizod, howevor, by the Prosidont, %y the Hoiss of Iteprescntatiscs of tho nited States, and by the Judiciary of tho Stste, 1 bolieve its acts should bave force and effect; and, persovally, I bave rendered it cheerful obedtonco aud support, be- causo I coneeientivusly believe that it was tho chigica of a majority of tha votors. Passing now to tha eventy of 1874, we find thoro. wero repeated tho rovolution and connter revolution which atiended tho election_of 1872, During this interval of two yoars tho administra- tion cf Gov. Kellogg carried on the Governmout, making and oxceuting laws. To this Govern- ment tho Republicaw nasses gave support, whilo tlio opposition yielded s sullon obodieuco. Tha spirit of” intolerauco toward their opponouts began again to manifest itsoll activoly, whicih, as the poriod for tho genoral olection approached, tuuud exjression n rincoie aud bitter hatred. Gov, Kellogg and bhis srsociatos had done what they could, It was of no uveil. Thoy hind reduced taxes that count- ed for nothing,” They checked indiecriminato sppropriations for privato pucposcs, whicl lid characterized proviouy Asnsciablies ; no thanks, Thoy had come on tho Government at a cost of soveral hundied thousand dollars leas than it cost for a liko period under tho other Adminis- tration, but still thero was no less opposition, aud Ditterncss, snd batred manifested agalnst cvery oue connected with public office, All this domountrates {hat in tne expori- mont of establiehing and maintaining Government over & peopla there but ouo alternative as to form ; Either you must estublish an absointo Government, snd enforce ouodienco and outward pespect, or you must bave tho comcut, express or iwplicd, of the wholo poopie, A parlisan press and dosigning politicians have o torttred sud msrepresented tho facts attending tho olection of 1572 that I dunbt not the great majority of tho Opporition buve sinco bolieved that Gov. Kellazg wan nok eclected, snd that o was in law and in facta usurper, and #o thoy cried ns with one voice that te goud could como out cf Naznreth, and rofused to give crodit where the fituro will gecord “#t. Thin sulon discontent fuund veut 1w numerous nets of violauce and blgadsbed, notably tho massacre in Gisut Par- 18h, tho aesassianation of Judge Crawford, snd the Dietrict-Attoruey of Lis ciurt; disturbunees in tho Attatapas; tho murders ut Coushatta, #ud the innumerable personal assa@its and acts of opproselon and lutimidation against blacks in ditercut parts of the Hiate, Finally this spuit of discoutont wag of - e 1ganizod and manifeated it- A POLITICAL MILITARY oDY, which took the uawe of tlio White Longue, This body foll under the lesdership of moro digerect and better-thinking mion, whose influouce was sufiicient to chock, in u great degreo, further instances of outragos oo tho Llucks, and tho entire enorgies of f!xn embryo army were ssutomatically directod to tho ovorthrow of the State Goveiument, I'lie clac- tlon was 0 ba carried, right or wrong. 'I'he emeuto of tho 14th of Boptember was uot pre- meditated, bt an aceident, or fathor tho I:‘wl- dent, of the seizires of certain parsons. 'Fhe ool purpoes of tho Loaguo was shown. ‘Tho ovents of {hat day aro Listorical, aud I nced only refer to thon, _Tho election approached. We were to sclect s Ilouse of Tiepresentatives entire, eighteon Seuntoid out of thirty-six, and a Btate Treasurer, Should the Oppoeition aweep ovorything, thev would only then have one branch of the Goueral A¢sembly, and one of tho finaucial oficiul oRlcers; but it soan bocame manifest that it was therr intontlon to HEIZE THE ENTIRE OOVEBNMENT by somo revolutionary meane. 'Lho electlon was held. I will uot discites tho results. Bulficient to say the Opposition believe thoy elocted s large niajority of tho Houxs and the Biate Troasurer, On'tho othior band, tlo Hepoblicans beliovo that whon registration closed tflny were fully 20,000 abead. Knawing the systématio intimidation throughout the groator peri of the Nite, aud considerlug the lxgrant iiregularitios in soma of tho parishes, thoy belioved that the Returniug Board shoul prevent the cousum- matlon of & gigaulic wrong, and roturn those miembers elected who were iy truth the choice of votors. I give the argument a3 they put it ; but, looking st the whole affair dispassionately aud calmly, it prosents itsolf in tIns wepect tomo : A revolation Lind been set ou foot by the Opposition, aidad by tho White Lengue, to seizo the Government. ~ A counter- ravoiution was the result, ‘The disturbance at- tending tho attewpt ¢o erganize the General As- sembly, Jan. 4, naturally aud ivevitably resulted from the eventu 1 bave detmled. The evidence which was offerel to your Committeo catab- iishow, I tbink, what would not be denied bere, THE CHICAGO D AILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1875.-~-TWELVE PAGES that the Opposition, anpportcd by the tWhits | Licagna aa o mintery argauzation, hiad parfected | & plen fer thin enizura of State Governinent by & boid coup douat ; hut again oee rovolution. The conp d'viat wan rude veutad by tho timely ivtervontinu of JFederal bavonote, With the historical resnmn beforo you, I now ank you Lo conneder with mo the inqgniry ¢ HAN LOUINIANA A REPUBLICAN FORXN OF 00V- RREAENT I anrwer withont Lemitation, and nnoquivo- cally, No. The eristing Government s not tho product of an cloction dnly ascertained b7 rep- ular procoes of Iaw, but” of a revolution, or 1ather A counter-revolution, It 1 not my purpose {0 diecnss that clausa of the Coustitution which guarantees Lo oach Siato a republican form of government withh the purpoxo to dofine much s form of government. 1 will jest content with theo miggention that I have colled tha attontion of Congress to an otinting (iovernment m ane of the Htates which is not renublican in form. What, then, is the duty of Congresa 7 SOnr poni- tion i not dissimilar to that we occupied in 1807, Tho Stato was then raconstinetad LET THE PROCES BE RESEATED. Mayhap, with the expericnca wa hava had, we can do better. We can scarcely do woree, I cara not what plan bo adonted 86 that wo may Bt poace ot ardles, poriect fairaom, nd omst Juntice for all, I have the honor, sir, Bervant, ned) New Orrrans, La., to, it is understoo, fo: of tho Louimans 0 bo your abedicnt HENRY €. Dip Han, A.—Diblle'n manifen- slindown the programmo Republicans for ‘tho ro- construction of this Fiste, Prominent portiwans have been engaged for momo dasn prevarim o Lill for Congrens, providing = Provisional Goveroment for Loulsians, under military tule, Cougrestman Morey lefe for Washington thie afternocti, aud will, it i3 rtated, introduce the bill &t ance. e = THE WILTZ LEGISLATURE. AN AVPEAL TO CONURESS, New Onrveavs, La., Jan. 8, 1875.— To the Hon- ovalle the Senateaud the Honse of Representatices of the Enited States of America, in Congresa Assombled : 'Tho louse of Iieprescntatives of Louisiann, duly organized in accordsnce with the law of the fiute, would most respoctfully state to your honorable bodies that, having convened in the Capitol of the State on the 4th day of Jun- uary, 1875, and baviag organized pecmanently, according to law, their Spoaker and s majority of 1he membors wero compeliod ta rotiro by troops of the United Btate, the facta boing as follown: Cuo Monday, the 4th of January, 1875, at 12 o'clock m., a Clork of the former {fouko called tho roll of memhers a8 returned by the Retnrn- ing Board, to the number of 103, 111 coustitut- ing a’full Honso ; and, after reading tho cortifl- cate of the Becretary of fState attached thereto, aunounced a quoroum present, 66 be- ing the number required, Thereupon, on mo- tion of Mr. Bellew, of Lafourche, which wae put and earried, the Ilon, L. A. Wiltz, of New Ox- leans, took tho Cuair ay tetporary Speaker. Mr. Wiltz, a8 Speaker, CALLED TAE HOUSE TO ORDER, Tho oath of oflica was duly administered to him by Justice Houston, aud thereupou the Speaker adwinirtered tio oath to ths returned members of tho Iouse. A motion was then made to doclare Mr. P. J. 'rezevant Clerk of the IHouse pro tem, which was carried. A motion was nost made to svpoint Mr, E. Flood, Serzeant-st-Arms pro- tem, wyhich was carvied. Motions and calls from both Republican sud Couseryativo sidos for n permanent organizotion followed. Conwiderable confugion prevailel, Tho Chair rofused to cn- tortain any motion until order wag somowbat rostored. The following resolution, offered by Mr, Bel- lew, of Lal'ourche. was thon made and passed : I it Resolvel: ‘Thist Jamen Belee, Jr., of tho Darish of 3 Charlen $-Lnyier_and Solm L. Scalow, of tho ¥ Des: . Dunu, of tho Parish’ of Grant; aud Georgo Ay £ tho Parieh of Wyune, Ye, and they are, hereby dectared duly elected meinhers of this Hoiae, aiul e anch are entitled o tielr kests, reaerving 10 thedr oppononts, if uny, sll right of cone testatiun, ‘I'hese five, being members from tho four par- iehes whoso returnn tho aturming Board had neglected to promulgate, and had reforred to tho Lexislature for its docision, wero duly sworn and tonk thoir seats. Thereafter motiens from both Republicans and Conservatives wero mels for a porwanent organization. Tho Speaker annouunced the mo- tion curried. NB. L. A, WILTZ sas nominated by the Conservatives, and Messrs, 3. Haba and C, W, Lowell by tha Lepubheans. Mr. Lowell declined. 'Tho Speaker then.ordersd tha roll to ba ealled, which roll was the samo as callad by the former Clerk, Mr, Vigers, thoo functus ofticlo, with the sddition of the five nanies above montioned. The voll beiog called, tho Clerk anvounced the vote as follows: L. A.' Wiltz, 55 votes; M. Haun, 2; votes biank, 14— Mr. Wiltz voting blank. No objection or dis- pute was mada to the count or o the announco- ment of the vote. At thia juncture seversl of the Republican membors indicated d A DISPOSITION TO LEAVE THE IALL, and a numbor of them retired, Mr. Wiltz was then duiy sworn, and, the roll being called, tae mombers camo to the Speaker's staud and were gworn in by him, four at & time to the numbar of 59, including Mewsry. Daker, Drury, lahn, Murrell, and Thomas, Republicans, who ro- mamed aud parbieipated in tho procecdings. After pormancnd organization, o_mouou was then mads and carried to olect Mr. P. J. Trozo- vant Chief Clerk of the llouse, and another mads and carried eleeting Mr. T, Flood Hor- geant-at-Armn of tho House, Thus waa Lhe pur- manent organization of tho Iousoof Reprosonta- tives offected in accordance with the Coustitution of the State of Louisiana (vo3 Articles 17-20 and U4 and 48 of tho Constitution of the Stats, and See, 44 of the act 93, 1872], und, in recordance with Iaw and parliameniary usage, the Speaker then npnounced that the llonse was ready for businesy, and notices of contest of clestion wero thereupon miven. On otion of Mr, Duprce, of New Or- lenns, a Committce of seven on Eilections and returns was appuivted, consisting of Menurs, Dupee, Nipes, Carlors, Young, Hammond, 1iaund, aud Thotaas., In the meantime during the pro- ceodings ln the Houso, an additionsl number of police, with nerowd of diorderly porsous, en- teaod the lobby and entored into "a disputo and meancing altercations, Whilo tho Sergeant-at- Arms and his assistauts weio contondiog with the mob, the Speaker endeavored to procare the attendance of additional Sargoants at-Armns, and for this purpoeo addressed a nosn to tho offletals who waro in possession and in eontrol of fhe varricaded doors of the Stote- louno to allaw do eitizen to boadmitted for that purposo. ‘Lhis request, mado 1n witing, wan retused, About 1 o'clock p. m. the distuibanco in the lubby grow eerions, and A CONFLICT WAB IMMINENT, Then, in ordcr to rvert a collivion, Gen. Do ‘Trobriund, of the Unitad States army, who had somo tmo proviouely ontered and vecupied tho State-1fouse with his soldiers, was sent for. Entoring the hall, ho wos addressed by the Epeaker a8 follaws: Gex, Di TaonatAND—AL the request of memlers of thie ifouse, I huve sent tor yoit (0 vy that fhe House of Hleprosentatives of the State Lo gst 18 organized, with mynell an permanent Hp. and fo request you, if your orders will perail, o Muche 83y i few words to tho dtworderly persons in the Latiby, ‘aid thereby prevent Hloolsheds T fecl and know'that 1 can malntain {ho diguity of the House, but it fa not my wish_northat of tho members of fhy ouso to bring a confiet, Lenco you will oblige e if o wiil auy & faw words to tlie lobby, Tho Goneral retired Lo tho Jobby and spoke to tho crowd, after wiich thoy dispeised, and order was restored, After this interiuption the House the hall of the ITanee of T Tk legal Returning Hourd of tha Biata. (-lgned) WiLtiaw P, Krienca, Governor of the Btate, WILTY AND DF. TROPRIAND. The Speakor refuned to allow Mr. Vigers to road thewe documants, Wt not boing Clork of the House, and at tho requast of Gon, De Trobriand thay wera read by his Adjatent. fpeakor Wiltz tiren asked Gen. Do Trovrisad : Hava you sub- mittod theso documents to Gon Emory (ien, Do Y'robnand—I have not; but T pro- Tum“ that duplicate copios have been sent to i, HBpeaker Wiltz—T wish to say to you that since our orgavization we have admitted. mworn in, and seatod fiva members from refetrod parishes. Arn thesn memborn 1o be ejected 7 Uen, De ‘Frobriand—I am hnt a soldier, Thesa are iy orders, I cannot entor into consideration of_that question. ‘The Gieneral fnrthier tated that he was undor instructions to obey the orders of Gov, Kellogg. Speakor Wiltz—1 respect yon Goncral, 38 A goutleman and ngoldier. [ dislike to give you tronble, but I, liko you, bave a duty to perform which 1 owe to my State to maintain tha dignity and authonity of my position as Bpesker of tho Houne of Reproventatives. Foren will have to lmduuad betore 1 can pormit you to exocute your orders. e ¥ TNE DLACR ANEEP, Upon the refusal of Speaker Wiltz and Mr, Trozevaut, Clerk. to point out the sons, sud refunal of Speakar Wiltz to allow ¥1liam Vigers to call tho roll for the purpose of igentifying the members, Hugh H. Cumpbell nud J, C. An: doison, ssmmted Gon. Do Trobriand in identify- ing the membora to bo efocted. Gen, De Sros brinud then orderal his soliiers. filly armed with tixed buyonets, into the Lall fiom the lob- by, snd approsclied the inembern rucoensvely Wwhile 10 their reats, numely @ O'Qui Suafford, Jefiriew, Luckett, Dunn, Keil and Land, aua oue by cno he canssd them to ke taknn from tho hall by lis soldiers. eacli gantle- man first riving in hin place and uttenug his wuletnn protest it the nume of s coustituents against tho unlawful ecpulsion. Tous wera the goutlomen ymaminionsly aneated aud desfito their priblie protests and their appesty to the Bpeaker and the House for protection which neither could elford, taken from tucir neats and foreibly ejecter from the hall of the Houss of Zepresontatives of the Slato of Lovisians, at tho point of tha bavonet, by ofticars aad soldiers of the United 5tatex gimy. WILTZ'S IROTEST, Gen. De Trobrinud then proceededty efect Clork, nad arrosted tho procee sembly, and for that purpose Lroneh s tile of roldiers to tho Spoaker's stand. when the Hposu- er arosn and addressed the Honse as folows An Jeizal Bprakee of tha Honse of Ropray-niatlven of the Stato of Touislans T protost wajust tis fovaslen of uur liall by (ha coldiern of the United Siaten, with load~d muskets and dsed Layonots. Wr huvo seen aur brother nieniiera vislently weized by farcs of arms, and torn from us fu pite of their eclany: protest, We Lave #en a fle of coke lers march up tle aisle of the Hall of Rep- resontatisne of Louistana, tnd uiave protested rgainat this {n the nanie of o ouve fres peo ] tue dowutrodden State lLouisians, 1 walett v Itanse of i lie ues of tha As- of Revresontatives 11 {11 ponsees forcety and T eall upon the Repreeen's Biule of Loulziaga Lo velire with ms (ron; wee, APEAKER WILTZ THEN LEFT TR HALL. Tollowed by all of the Conservative 1nembors, being Jolt in possension of the wilitary. thus sowowhat at lengih of the nulitary overthrow of a iz d lier reduction to a pruvince, it is that otler Stuies may eeo and knuw the procesy wheraby the overthrow of their own lile erties may bo aceomplisheid, Wo rolemnly warn tha American people, jeslons of their liborzien, that a nulitary power displacing e House of Ropresentatives 1n the State of Louivsny rmuy vet gerve ne w pircedont 1o shackle them aud Lheir nasterily, I in this hour nf tiial. standiug as wo do to-duy around the ruins of constitn- tioral Lherty, they loavo us to oar fate. 11 of wluch is rospectfully ruumitted. el L. A, WiLtz, Speaker of the Houss of Representatives, State of Louisizua. 3 Prren I, TrRezEvANT, Clerk, with sixty-two names of mombors. S AT WASHNGTON. THE SENATE DEBATE. 6 NEAOLGTION PASED AS AMLENDED. L Lispatel to The Chicago Trioune, ToN, D. C., Jun. 8.—Tha Scnate, after five more hours of debato, passed the Louisiana inquiry resolution as asmonded, and adjourned onday noon. The long specch of Senator Duyard, which occupiod tho tirsp Dbalf of the afternoon, was but a repetition of the old story about Fedaral iutorfercnce. After be had cou- cludad, Senator Thurman moved to portpono thoe debato urtil Monday, and quite o sharp ran- ning debate followed, in which the Demo- crats wers plainly told that they bLad desrod an opputtunity to air their ologuence 1ather than the information from the £revidout which thoy so zenlourly called for. Pestivent remarke wero made by Senators Couklivg, Huwe, and Morton, the latter denouncing the intimidn- tion practicod ot the Bouth by the White- Leaguers aud Ku-Klux, {20 the Assoerated Pres,] TOR LSFARD, Wasmsarox, D, C., Jun, 8.—The Sonate this morng resumed its considoration of uutlnished <busneps. being tis resofution of Mr. 'Thurman i regard to tho Louisiana troubles. Mr. Bayard said two years ago fie introduced a resoluition cethn;; upon the Tres:dout for in- tormation iu regard to the conduct of Maj. Lewis Morill, of the United States army, in South Carolina, Jheu, as novw, the Scuator frum Now York, Coukliug, offercd an sweudwment leaving 1t discretionary with the President to answer 1t, 'Lhat reaolution, with tho amend- ment, pansed the Senote ontho H0th of Mareh, 1674, nud to this day the Presidout had treated it with eontemptuous silence. Wil full Lknowl. edye of tha conduct of tms Ma). Merril in South Caroling, ho hud boun eent to * green tlelds and pastures new " in Loulstana. Nover since the timo when the American Col- onics had weparated themselves from CGireat Britein had txlmnvon;v of this country Leon Lrougnt faco to face with preater questions than thoss of to-day, ‘Tho question wa3, whether we rbonld bave ' freo govorument or a military dictatorsbip, ‘I'he remariss of tha Seoators from Indiana (Sorlon), Vermont (Edmunds), snd Tilinois (Liogun) were calculated to obscure tho question by partisau appenls to divert tho miuds of tho people from the truo merits of the case. . Mr, Bayard then spoke of tho etrcuinstauces sttonding tho orguizaiion of the Tegislature of Louwisun, tho aciion of the Returning Licard, cte. Mo asked tho Socvate aund the Amorican pouple if Presidont Grant hed Jogal warrant to wterfere in the organtzation of that Logislsture, uud declared that tuia dehate woulil clos?, nud no Iewyer would ba able Lo pro- dnes auy statute showing warrant for auy such netion. Mr. layard thon quoted from a epecch do- livered by hiw in tho Honate on tho 27th of Feb- ruary, 1878, in which ho argued that the dan- gors which wore menacing tho libertica of tho peupiv of Louisiava then weio also inenacing th liberties of tho Americun pooplo. Had tho posicy of the Prosidont been modified pinco then? No, sir. 1t Lad boon doggedly iutensitiod. “fliore Wan not ono case whiera tha disploasnrs of Lo Presidont had heen mignified by tio vemoval ot an improper oflicial, nol & single iustanco of rebuke. 8boridan had boensent to New Ovlean wseeretly to dragoon the people of Lousisna, 11® avrived thore only three days before the meeting of tho Logilature. lle conlerred vith nono of those who had the welfaro of the State at Lieart, but only with Kellogg and his adberouts, aud tuen produced from his own pockot tho authori- tv to sssumo command, Other ufiicers of the army bigher and Jowor than Shoridat wero pass- ed ovor, avd hie was parsonally selected to intec- fero (s with tho orgauiistion of the Stalo Legistature, ile (Mr. Bayard) aid not wish to proceadod with its business, THE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONA AND RFTURNS reported, and upon their report tho foltowing Represcutatives were duly eworn fn and sested as memters : Morars, Jolin A, Quinn, of tie Par- ish of Avavelleo; J. J. Horap, A, 1. Land, snd Thomes I, Vaughun, of tho Larish of Caddo; J. Jeffrics, I L. Luckett, and G. W. Stafford, of the Parish of Rapldes, and Willism F. Schwing, of the Parish of boria. Whilo the proccedings of tho louse wera quietly progressiug. about tha hour of 3 Celack 0, ., Gon, I, R, DoL1obriand, commanding the nited Btates troops in amd aiound the State- Houso, entered tho hall in umforin, bls sword at bis side, sccounpaniod by two of big stuff, and Mr. Vigers, former Clork of the louse, and ad- drossed Sposker Wiltz, oxhibitiug documeuts, of which the folluwing are covics : Brates oF LOUIIANA EXICUTIVE DEPsnmfiNt, New OuLEANY, Jan. 4, 1oT3—tien. LeLrnbramt Coni= tandinig ;Ao illegal maembly of men baving taken Postession of the sall of (bo Repircsentatives, sud s police not being ablo to divtodgs them, I reapectfuliy Paquest that you witl sumediately clean the hall ani Hluto-Housa of all perssow ot returned ra leral smemberu of tho_Honso of Boprescntatives by the v furntog Board of the Btute, WAL, I\ KELLOGG, Govurtor of the Btate of Lutiiriais, E3eousivie DerakisenT, New OnLesws, dan. 4, 1875, Gen Ds L'robriand; ' The Clerk of (he Housy, Who bias fu Lis posscssion tho roll issued by the Ssero tary of Btato sa legal mombers of the House of Repre- seatatives, will polut out to you those persows now iu dotract from the glories of this olliver ey wera won in bis caroor thruigli war, but be was ‘s ablcor of the army of tho United Siates, fod and clothed by the pouple, and a servant of the poople, and in no way their master, Ho then road from the Constitution of the United States, and aaid if this cavalry oflicer, with,whatever glory ha sy have obtained by his sword, is stronger thun our gusrantees of liberty, thion let us kuow it now, The iesue can- not bo raised too soon, ) Mr. Bayurd thon quoted from the dispatches of Bheridan to thio Becretarv of War, ana askel who would say that thw oficer (Sher- idan) way ever it 1o bieatho © the air of & ropublican govermuent. e nuxt uotod from tho dispatch of Bheridan, urging st vortai possonk bo dectared Landittl sud Baid If there wos now the tousiu the Exccutive Department of WLis couutry that there onco was, that ofiicer (Sheridan) would novor aign bis oamo sgain sy Licutenant-Goneral of the United Stutes Army. 1 tpat ofticor had been ina hos- tila country, ho vould not have wado & more brutal or bloady threst, Such language us (hat used ju bis dispateb waa liko thae used by the Captain of & band of januissaries asking for w- structions from kot Onental dedpo, Geb. Sheridan bud no ono quality to fit him_ for tho duties to copyand in Lowwisna, His first quality should ba good-will towards tho paople of tho Biate. r. Bayard nest read the dispatch of Secretary ame of | ermtatives returnad by | Bolknap -Epmymu the courss of Gen. Rharidan, sod naid tho disguat which ho (Barard) felt at tho Iaugnags of tien, Sharidan was rather mn- creased towarda him who woull pen such an an- awer, Ho bolisved tho Ameriran peoplo would repudiate Delknap and ali those who undertoos to indores this action of Gen, Sheriden. The proposition wau hero presonted for tho firs timo that & President of the United Htates could, of s own motion, adjuage the fact taat such do- mestic violenco axisted in tho Htatoe an would Justify him in interfering in the organization of & Stato Legislature. The powers ofa Stato Leg- inlature o Judge of the qualifications and elec- tion of ita own membera warn just as mecuro a8 tho powers of tha Congress of the United Ktates to judge of its members. If Con- gress pormitted Bucli power aa thin to bo axor- cited by the Fresident in Louisians to-dsy, it mirht ba excrciscd in New York to-morrow, Masnachmeotts the next day, and i the Congress of tha Unitod States on tho 4th of March nest, A single brigade could take charge of tho Capi- tol ou the 4th of March next, whut out the people, and givo seata to the friends of the dom- inant party only. To-day was tho annivaraary of ths hattio of New Orleans; a battlo which cov- cred the American arms with glory. Kboull tho glory of 1815 bo clonded or dimmed by tho” shame of 15757 Was it to be that thoss who fought sgainst much fearful odds to defond that eity in 1515 fought for nothing 7 It may have been that mintakes wers made, that misjudgment and high partisan feeliug, ull combined, led tho President to tuke the action ha did, but ho (Davard) hoped that the American peopla wonuld give him & command by which he woulid be forced to obey the lavaand 1ako his armed baud from (ha throat of Louei- aua, KENATOR RCHARZ REAOLUTI Mr. Schurz waid ho disired to wpzak in regard to Louisiaus, but was too mueh indispored to do 8o to-day. 1o thou offerard the fullowine resnin. tion. and gave notice that ho should cail it up for coneideratton on Mondny Tiesobved, That the Commlitee oo tae Judlclary be fnaructsa'te fnanire what Iegielatien by Congre’s in \rs to pecure t0 tue people of Louisfana thele righta of aeif-guvernment uider the Constitutiim, sul 0 penort, with the least [ossibls delay, by Lill or otherwis, THE TESILMKEE MARSACRE 0F 1874, ) kubiniteed a rexolution requesting Geaeral of the United States to to the Senate a cope of the report I uited States Attorney for the Western Insivier of Tennenseo ralativg to the maskacre in that destriet 1ast sammer. Mr. Conper eubnutted an amenidment #o ns to ineiude all the commmnications on that suhject which pavacd tetween the Ivecutive of ‘the ate of Tennceseo aud Prosident of tho Usited States, The smendment was accepted snd the resolu- tion wak rrecd to. THURMAN'A NESOLUTION AMENDED A8 ADOPTED. The yuestion then being on the amendment of Mr. Conkling, to jusert ia the resolution of Mr. Thurmen, cailing upon the Presiden for uformation in revard to the Louitiaua troubles Hiin words, < not socompatiblo with the public interest." 1L wos agreed to,—yeas, 32 ; pays, i 21,—as follows : YEAS, Aiison, ton (Tex), Pattereon, Toreman, - Pease, Doutweil, « Cargeren, £¥101 onkling, Dorrey, L, Weet, Windun—32, O liay Bavard, Goldiniite, Mrrrimon, Bogy, Gurdvi, - Couper, it Davis, aaflion (31d.), Deanuis, Johuston, Fentou, Kol irann, Ferry (Cozn.), MeCreery, Tipton—il, & st str. Morton ed nu amendment to add o tho veroluticn the following words: ' Or whethar o Las any inforion'ion in rezard to the exigtencs in tho Kfate of Loniviana of an armed wrganization to the Govetnment of tho State and te:: ovorturowing such State Govewzuent by force. Mr, Merrimon moved to amend the amend- ment a8 follows: **Aud particularly whether tho petsony whota ho bt reccymzed. as official authonities of eaid State of Lotweiana were olacte:l aceording to tho Coustitution am laws of that State, aud, if 8o, how and by what moarn Lo ascertained such fact, and whethier otijer per- sona than thoso recognized by lLun ns such authoritics claimed and claim to bo tho lawful authorities of eaid State, and upon which grounds the lust-mientioned persons claimod to ue said lawful autlorities, with all the evidenca furnlshied the Excevtive Department by said person to sustain snch clsim, aml all communi- cazions between tho Exacutive Department and naid person in referenco to said claime, and all information he had and has to that effect.” TOSTPONEMENT DESIERD. Mr. Thurman aslied tlat further considera- tiou of tho roxolution o postpored tatil Mou- day, bocwnso bo_was tos much indisposed to epeax to«day. If the Senate insisted on a vote to-dax, he would hava to forego his privilege of clostng tho debate. v, Conklng Auid tha Senatore on tho other sida 0f the Chamtier had axvailed Gen. Haendan for iuterfering 1u tho organizing of the lewsin- ture of Lonjeisun, hut according to his inforina- tion_ tien, Sherilan was not iu command whe it argamized. 1t had been fasther argaed thiat ti President was constructively present in New Otlvans, and that he was an actor in this traus- action; but the President bad no knowledgo of the tranaaction oxeept such a4 eversone etso had by publisbed telegrams, Al 1k Seuators wero in the dark now. Hao submuitted that the resolu- tion botter be pushed forward, snd ot laid over tit] Monday. Mr. Tipton desired the discussion postponed until Moudag. Mr. Sherman hoped ths resolutlon would be passed atonce. Discuswion wunld Le vesumed when the information calied for by Luo reslu- tion #hould bo rent ia. !o Lad uo doabt it wanld bo answerod immediately, 1f tho resolu- tion had been in tho neual form whew first offera:l, ko &y to preserve that courtesy dna tho President, thors would not have becu o moment's delay. To continue this debate now wonld bo cruel to tho people of tho United States, a8 thoy dewired all the information. He would vote against any postponement, and appesled to the Semato for justice 1le appealed to Senators not to make an arraigu- mont of these officers tul they had _ail tho facts. 1To would say to the peopls of the United States that tho Seuata was prepared to deal with any ofticer who had done wrong,and apply the proper remedy. Let the resolution bo paswed now, o hoped no member of the party to which he bo- longed would hesitata for a moment to voto for it. “I'he information requosted Lo had no doubt wonld bo in by Monday. Mr. Stovenson_hoped the resolution wontd ba voted on now. He hoped it would not be said thut any state of_cireumstauces could authorize an oflicer of the Federal army to recommend ta the President of tho United States to bavo citi- zons_declared bauditti, and then allow him to deprivo them of their libertv by drum-bead court-martial. He had no party feoling in tho mattor, and hopod it wss u subjoct which rose above nll party tios, - AMr. Thurman said it was a_matter of entire indifforenco 1o bim, so far as his persouel fecl- inga wory concerned, whothior he aid uno ward or not, o bad no disnosition to thrast tus viowa upot an unilliog Senato, but lo had thus twary: Hia collergue (Snorman) wis never moro mistaken in Lia lifo than when he said this whole debato had been promatiuro, Never wag thero a dobato more timoly or more called tor, 1o would ray to his colleague that & Federal ofiecr could” not enter the Legslaturo of & S:ato to dotormine who were members of that body without 8 debato taking place. Buch uc- tion could not b debated too #oon in tho Senute of the United Btatos, Whenover un oceurrence of this kind took place injthis Xepubhe, 60 loms ns freedom was respocted, & debato wonld takn place. e (‘I'hurman) wanted to speak upon it with cootness and deliberation, but as thera w & Seaste unwilling to hear lum, Lo would ask leavo to withdraw Lis motion for a postponswent untit Monday, Ar. Sargent said whion tho story of those fear- ful autrages in the South camo to be fuliy un- derstood public opitfon would condomn tho Demoeratio parts. 1lo hoped tho Senato would Tiavo the iufoymstion required befors coutinuing thoe debate. Afr. Marton apoko in favor of luw smendmout, and quotcd; from the reportw of committecs of Cangroms t6 show that there wara armed bands in tha Bouth who defied all law, Refesning to tho banditti dispatch o (lon, Bhoridan, bo said 1t was truo that Gen, Sheridan dud not writo Jike alawyer. 1o did nut writo itke sowoof thoso on the other side of this chamber who bad sssailod Liw, but whilo they wera studying law sud learu- ing how to argue, Phil was i the tleld fighting for his country. le (3oiton) had no doubt there were mora men killed for political ofounes in Lowsiaus than bad been killad 1o the Indiau wars for tho past twonty years, This wholo thing looked to him as if it wa3 a precons certed plan to extermumnato tho llerublu‘au party in overy Southern Htate. Then the Democrath wounld havo every ono of those States ; aud sli they had to do would e to get one or two North- orn'States, and thus elect the next Presidout. gu qume?al‘r:;u t;m 8] ueh‘nldllm Sou:tux rriu‘: eorgia (Gordon) of yosterdsy as to peac exivting in that Htate, snd said that, whilo ho had no doubt the fenator was sincars o hia atatyment, he (Morion) mnat bo allowed to exprona his incredulity. © Ho Liad evidence thai 100 negroe in (oorgis wera deprived of the right of wuffraga becauso they aid not psy the nehool-tax, Mr. Gordon remarked that the reports of oat- rages wers exaggerated, and eaid in one in- starce, when ho was a can ta for offive, and Lis opprnent was declarad to have beou clecied, 8 Jtepnblicau thore nasertod that, unlesa ha was madn United States Senstor and Superintendont of Rosds, ke wouud khow taat Gordon defeated hin opponent by £.010 or 7,000 majority, Thint msn was elected United Siates Senator, and Su- perintendent of Ttoadn ton, Air. Morton—1Whn wa that man ? Mr. Gordon—Foater Blodgntt, BMr. Thurmau said all this crv of ontrages nnd White Leagues, on tho Itepubiican xida of the Chiamber, waa to obscura the real qiestian, Did tho Henators on that sids think ther cyuld da- coive #uch men 34 the ex-Atl Diad rigned a call for a meotinyg i 3 anather who had signed it wau one of the ¢ ldent Republicaneditora 7 Tha peoplo of this conntsy could not ba deceived. When the Senate got tha information called for by the resolution, it would be ooly half of the factu: but if it containe § ong fact that this action of the militurv i Orleany was panctioned Ly tho I're (Tuurman) wonli bo satistied, SIORE AMENDWES £4, Mr. Merrimon then withdrew bin amendment. and the amendment subontied by Mr. Moron wou agreed tu. Mr, Satgaut submitted an amendment to fu- fert in Mr. Thurman's resolution after the word “Honate.” ‘where 1t Jart occurs, the words s under what mrenmstances,” and 80 that the resolution wbonld resd ay follows: Liesuleor, That the Tresident of tho Gnited Statea ta hereuy riauested to inforia the Konate, 1f ot incoras patible with public nterest, whither' auy por-fon of uraruiy of the Tuited Suten, o7 any oficer of ofll- versy rolaler or woldiers of mien ey, d.d i any inane nor ' duterfero or Intermedidin the cnirol, or weex o eonted, s organdzetion | of the Genersl Assuabiy of the Ntaelfof of Lontriaus or elther of the brancliea theroof o thn 41 st sl erpaeinlly whnther SUY PRFROD or prrsous ciaimivg seats o cither branch of mad Leaitlatire bavn been daprived there f or the kanse I andif the Pre provintd feom teking auy sueh military force, officer, or kldiir, his been the cake, 'then thal nt fuform the Henate ‘under what cl:rumstancea and by what suthority rach military intersentiun and dotarference hase taken place, anil whiethar by Laa any infurmation {0 regsrd 10 the exinteucs it the State of Loutwiana of an armed ooganis zattom bostite b0 the Goverument of the State atd in- upou overturning such tate Goserument by 0 emondment_of Mr. Sargent was sgreed 0. 4 rezolution adopled wa anended. 1. Copxling called for the yeas and nays on thia Loaieiu.a resolation, fur Chair (Sargent) raled that the call was 1 ——— BILL FOR A NEW ELECTION, SOMY. OF ITY LEADINO PLOVISIONR, Spreial Dispateh to Tke Chiengn Trivune. Wasais 1. ., Jan. B.—Geu. Batler has introduced a bill for a new election in Lonisiaua. The following are its main provisions: That an electiou ahiall bo hield on tho fourth Tuesday in May, 1875, for the olection of State oflicers aud members of the Legialature, under the superin- tendense of ruitablo persons to ba appointed by te Premdent, These pereons are to golect two otbers from ecach political party as State Registrars, to wmake & Dew registration of the voters of the Htate. Kach parish is to have in like manner two Supervinors of Registration of diferent parties, with two cleriks : the Snpervisors sre in ke mauner to appoint Commissioners of Elestion in eact olece tion The } Lallot is to be publiclr connted 2t ths ciosing of 1ho polls, and the result certitied by the Come missioners. The peraony ko elected 1o rerva to 1hie end of tho terw for which thay wunli I served had they been clected in 1572 and 1475, Sec, 22 of tho bill anzhorizes tho Presiles to the provisions of the hill, mod appropriaie- S200,000 to defrsy the exponuses of this legisla- tivn and electio: The Wil ia no elaborato one. zqd Roen i 4 in the Arrangements, b enbetentiatly the biil introduced by 148t y8aT, [To the Aereciated Preer} PEOVISIONS OF TUE BILL. Wasnaros, U, C., Jau. S.—Io the Honee this mornms Mr. Batler (M trogueel a ) Lill to provian for a legal and fair election in tue ato of Louirians, and to gusrantes to ths! tate a Repiblican form of government, Lie- ferred to the Judiciary Conumities, 13 directs an election to ‘be held oo the fourth Tuesdaw of May next, for Qovernor. Lientenant-Governor, ceretaty of ta, ncinl. Anditor of Publie Acconuts, ant of Elections, and members of slatire s that the Prosident shull imme- appoint two gnitabio perguns to gupenn- teud sucht elections; that they shall immndiately appoint two compotent and suitublo citizons, of the opposite political parties, o3 State Regintrara, who shall esure nnew and completo rogietra- tion Lo be made ot all logally-qualitied voters of tho State: tuat the State Lewstyam snd Supers intendents woall, in lika manver, appoint two Rupersteors of Registration iu cach parish; and thet tho Saperiniendents mball, in liko manuer, appoint two vomiuissionoers of Liloctious for each olection precinct. With ten days of the day ot clection, the Stato liegistrara ate to open the raturns m the presence of the Suparinten- dents, and to examine aud complete such, the Superintendents aro therenpon to take public proclamation of the resnlt w@=the clecticn in two newspavers of general circulation aud oppoeite poiities, ‘1he Legislaturo thus electe’ to meet and organize on the vecoud Mouday after the promulgation of the result of the ole« and on the firet Monday after sueh promulgation the Uovernor, Lisutenant-Goveruor, aud other Stato officery, aball euter on tho diecharge of their respective ofiices, and the Government thus catablished 18w Lo 1ocognized by tha United S Governient ns the legal Toussiaun, The Umted States Circnit Court of Louisiaua is to have oxclurive jurisdiction in all crimes and offenses mle punishablo by thoe act. 1t suthorizes tho President to_employ the army and navy to maintaiu the public roace : to eny- tain the oflicers under the uct, and to onforce the provisions of tho act ; and suy act of tho oflicor of tho State of Louisiaua. or of the State Court interfering with tho exceution of the act is to be treated a4 sbdolutely void. ———— CONGRESSMEN INTERVIEWED, FENATOR CARPEX Spacial Diapatels to The € Wasnrsaroy, D. C., Jau. nator Carpen- tersays that, #o far a8 ho hes any opinion, they aro unchsnged from thoso wlich bo cutertained last winter. Ho criticises the proceedings in New Orleans as *‘a flurry," the facts of which are not entirely known, 1lo had not found it poaei- blo to form any opimious as to the action of tho wilitary, A slight differenes in the facts would make 8 great difference in aotermmiug the law questions which woull bo raised. Ho could not consiler tha oction of the military defensiblo if the case is as reported iu tho pross dispatches, but theso dis- patchos might bo incorrect in the most eusential facts. 1f the activn of the troops was not iu it- sell wrong, and it turns out chat the action way not directed from Washington, the Administra- tion cannot bo mado responsible. M, Uarpen- ter had nothing to eay ns to Gen, Sterldan's dis- patelies, The subjeci woomed uupleasant $o hita, SRNATOB EDMUNDR, of Vermont, did not wish to give an opla- jon as to the legality of the interference. lie Lad been caroful not to oxpress any opimiun upon this subject iu debute. Ho was nat willing to state what bis opinion would be upon the spposition that tho press dispatches aro correct. Mo awaits further information. If the membors ejected wera lawfully ontitlod to soate, the wction of the military conld not be justiied, If they were nat entitlad to_their poats, the military action might bu Justifiod, 17 tho troops werw called fur by the proper authunty, KENATON ROUTWELL had little ta say. Ilo deprocated the dobato in udvanco of any oficial wformatim us to the fuct, 1o thought that the solution should not be trested as a party guesiion, o did not kuow whether taevo Lud boen any violation of law, ns the facts were not kuown. SENATOU HUWE had had no cecasion to consnh his views. If the members ejected were nut lawfully thore, bs should not feel hadly about the muaun used to put them out, 1le criivised tho eall for » public moeting tn New York, aud ssid thet tho atate- mient in tho call that tho Legislatuto was rezu- larly orgauizod was unqualidedly Isise, The procecding of the Legislatura prior to tho eu- trance of tho military lind boon entirely irregular, Ite was of the opmion that the military force of tho Ctoverument, if 1t were Used on o eall from Btate suthority, conld ba usod by the tiovernor in oxuctly the same monuer ay the State wilitia, sud for tho same purposes. ALl DAWES was vory fres in biy espressions, but dld mot use sny part of tho afmyvor nevyto earey ont verntoent of | wish to bn oxtonaivoly quotsd. Ha s unsbis to Justity tho action of the troops ; thinka it wonld have been botter in evecy way that the Demn- erats whonld bave the House, whothar they wers right or wrong. Upon any thaory ho could not Jnatify the use of the troops which hnd been mede. Thn dispatohes of Sheridan ho con. aidored fndincreot, and did vot approva of tho dispntch of the Becretary of War, wnich ape rmvml in tho nama of the Administration what had beon done, Whale it ia true that the latter dinpateh indorrad only the action of Gen. Shork dan, tho conntry might hava baliaved that it ane proved the entive action of the military iu Now Orleans, 170 lLoped thst a favorable solation mizht bo found, 1fo shonght that to order s nw elnction wonld bo to eatalhnh a dangarous precadent, but ho conld not still keo any other practicabla solutlon of the problom. ToE \'lCE-YflPAlDFNF‘HMD TO CONDEMN SHERDL DAN'B COURKE, Snectal Dispateli to The (‘hicago Tribune, Wasiixotox, D, C,, Jan. §.—The busy-bod~ aay that Vice-President Ionry Wilson declarea that he woid rather spend the remoant of his yoars in the Lonitentisry than support Sheridan, gt i VIEWS OF ADMINISTRATION-MEN, THE SEPTEMBER INAURRECTION NOT DLOLARED HON-EXINTENT. Sresial Dispateh to ThY Chicags Tribuns, Wisursaton, D, €., Jan. 8.~It is underatood that the supportors of the President, whon the Loniriana question ls to bo discusrod on ita merits, will_take something like the fallowing position: Gov. Kellogg, under e Conetitu. tion. apphed to the President in Soptomber for nid to suppress tho Penn rovolution. In order to restora tho offices of the Htate Government of Jonisisoa to the proper antholMty, and protect the persons entitlad thereto in tha proper enjoyment theroof, orders had te be inztied for the guidauce of thoso charged witt the enforrement of tho asmo. In the instruc- tionn ecat Gen. Merrill throo things were on- joined upon him: First, to recognize as legal Siate oflicisls culy such persons 2a are recog n by tho recoghized Erocutive or Judielal oliicers of the J8tate; mecoud, that, in tholegel exorcian of theit auties, such ofdcers must not be violenlly disturbed or foter fered with, and, it sueh violence occur, if uhall be Lin duty to supprosa it ; and, third, that Luy advice to all persouu is, that if any questionf of 1ighi exists for auy persouto bold office, sucly questiozn shall be takon beforo the propor lgpal tribuusia, Similar orders to this effect wera given to the officars at New Orleans. Tha lews of Lomminna prescnhe the mode i of election. The persons retarned etoct- vl by the Daturning Board aro eu ceesors of the outgoing officers. Wheoever the Prendent cmplogs the army of the Umted States o supmress un iusurréction againet g Hias Governmnent, he. sndunt ho iusunzent, is clothed with the soie power of determination WHEN THAT INSURRECTION AR CEASED TO EXIST, The Bupremae Cuurt has slready deciderd the President hae the power to decide when an in- worTestion exista, nnd from thin it foliows ho L:ad tho power to determine when it ceasow, When it lias coneed to ewust Lo isencs his orders to tuese directed to muppress it, snl traous. after tho reception of the order, canuos Ve thus employed. Theso uvrders boing iu ox- wtonco and the troops of the United States there m conformuity to the Couatitntion and laws of tha Cnited Hiates, with no declaration that tua ipswrrection bad coased to exiat, they bnd just a8 tuch nght to eject persons who ate tempted to usnrp Lepsiativo oflices, a8 they bad 1o eject porsous frem Executive or Judicial oftizez, “The I'ederal troops in no manuer inter- fered witti tae pernons reiuraed ns membaors of the Legislature. Tho interferanco way with per- #ous waa wero not su rotarued. This knowledga was obtained from the recognized Governar ot tha Stato, aud upon bie domand the ofticer acted. The Prasident's kpecial mesnage on Louisiana is 1 sitabield untl Mouday. Secretariea Bristow, Livh, aad Jewell do not agrea with the rest of tue Cabings upon the Lonsians situation. ———— REMEDIES FOR SOUTHERN ILLS, VILLY PENDING IN CON( HE, Spectal Duspateh fo The Ch Wasnninros, D. C.. Jau. 8,—~The House Rs- pubiican caucas, which meete to-mozrow, bas | Lueu ealled Ly the Southern Ropublicans, and is for the purposs of considering the Southern situation, Tho leadmg Scuthern Ropub- licaus who called it state that they wish to discovor whether the Northern Kepablicaus intexd to stand by them; nlao to loarn tha sense of tho majority aa ta further legiciation against wntimidation in the South, and for the protection of tha hallot. Thero are now two @alls before the Iouss Judiciary Cominitice designed to accomphsh these two purporcs. Uuo in & now elcciion Jaw to regulate clees tions in North Carohno, South Carolina, Goorgin, Alabams, Louisiana, nud Flonda Theee are tho States which were admuted nnder whiat are known oe tho funaumental conditions as to unilrage. The biil makes vory stringent provieions for the protection ot the bauot, and niakes ull offenses ageingt it punibabla in the United States courts, ‘Tbo othier bill jn designed to PREVENT THE INTIMIDATION YOTEns and probibit the nsing or bearing of firearms near the polls as any election, These two meas. ures cover the geueral parposes of il Southern Republicans, OF THE COLORED ——— INGIDEMTAL NOTES, TIE DUTY OF CONGRESS, ch fo 2'h* Chicao Trivuns, 2u Juu, 8.—Alier the receipt called for by the resolution NaTos, Do | of the information passed to-dzy, and tho forthcoming repore of the Commutteo of Itoprescutatives recently sent to Louisiana, Congress cau no louger delay legislativo action. If it then appears that Me- Luery's clection was & fraud, aud that tho re- cout attempt to iustatl a Legislature to support 1t wan & conwpiracy o uphald that fraud, the question will thou anse whother Kellogg was lezally elocted, aud whether Judge Dureil had junsdiction ; and tno wolution of the nyoblem may Lo that Congress will declaro uistaua wiihout S1a10 officers. 84 it declared all tho Itebel States to beattertho War,nnd order itow election, It in certain that the Kelloge Government cannet be mueh longer sustalued by Federal baronete, CABINIT DELIDERATIONS, Wasmisatoy, 1. C., Jan. 8,—At the Cabinet maeting to-day all tho soveral official dispatchos and otbers contziniug instiuctions to Gen. Sher- idan for his puidauce in_ New Orleans were read, and 1o addition theroto the press Teports of to-da; wero tho subject of attention. Official dispatcbcs from_Gen. Shoridau wera also rovieved, Tho Adwinistration 18 now awaiting oflicial informa- tion prior to tho time at which Gen, Sheridun took comumund of tho Dopartment before decid- g definitaly upon the repoit to Congreus, TUZ NEW ORLEANS HUR-COMMITTER is expected to arrive here to-morrow tmarning, ‘Tho wholo Committeo on Southern Outrages has been summoned to meet to-morrow, and will beur the report of the action of the Bub-Com- mittes. 'Thero appears to bo somo migandor- standing between the Sub-Committos sod the members of tho Comuitteo. Bomo of the principal members here claim that the Bub-Committeo was rent to Now Orlesna for the purpoes of taking general observations upon the wtuation, with thy understunding that, if auythivg wos necossary to bo dono, the whole Commitieo shouid bo immedistely summoned telegraph, 'Yho membera of the Com- iittso Lers who are opposed to the o of tho Bub-Commitice, 80 far e s 1t ia knows, state that they wish to havo the wholg Comnutteo procced to Now Orleans, Qoo metaber savd to-day that if the opinioa of Mr. Pheips has been correctly reported, he for one propates to go 10 New Orleans beforo making 1 report. ———— DEMOCRATIC SENTIMENT, A MEETING TO BE MELD IX BOSTON, ‘BosTox, Mass,, Jan, B.—Tho Journal this at- tornoon says stevs are belng taken to hold a mecting iu Faveuil Hall to protest against loter« feroncs by military {n tho organization of the Louisiana Legislature. The fecling is very stroug, not only swmong those who uio oppenents of the Adwministration, bub with thosa who are counted upua as among ita supporton OV, HENDUICKH' MENSAOE, Ixpusavorts, Ind., Jau, 8.—~Gov. Hondricks closes hiy messago to the Logivlature as follows 1 relatton to Loulsians affaurd : I bLad jutead. ed to restriet this contmunication tosubjects that aro of special tnierest to the State of “Iudiaua, sud bad written oll | ntended to say, when it pecamo kuwown to the coun- tey that s ireo Tepubliesu Governmeut Lad been broken down the BState of Loutisua by mititary violence, 1t is & furda. weutal right, aud necesvary to {ree iustitusious, tuat o fogistative body shiall Lo the Judge of the clection and returns of its own members, Is declared is our copstitution and coustitntion of tho United States, and i the constitutlon ef Louisisna. M