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THE TELLER C )ITTE . eeaTUN.G Al1OU? TRE Lt U*ItIOi M" NtW OnLEANWe. Bihth may. The committee re-assembled at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. Senator Garland absent through illness. In connection with the proceedings of the day preceding, G(. R. W. Newman, one of the witnesses, desires it stated that he was in oorrectly reported as having said he killed one of the men who made an attack on his house. lie claims that the man was killed by one of his own party. WM. T. HAERPER (coTORbo )), was recalled to testify that Madison Reams and Isaac Reams, who were the instigators of the Caledonia riot, had left the parish of (3addo, because they were afraid of being killed, and that he (witness) did not know where either of t hem were. ('IEMENT L. WALKER .sworn--Am a resident of New Orleans; am an attorney at law. I have always supported the Democratic-Conservative party up to the last campaign, when I was a member of the Q~ecutive committee' which controlled and directed the movements of the Citizens' Con .eervative Association. The reason which induced myself and other gentleman to organl.n the party was that the control and machinery of the Democratic arty had become centered in the ands of a few persons who were not inter o ted In the alTairs of the city, and whose ob Jt was to get possessijon of the most l(era ve oilcles. T'he eleetlon machinery we con aidered as worked by tIhem did not admit of a fair expression of opinion of the members of the party: they had it, all their own way. The numercial strengtht of the association cn best be told by the vote. There were eixty coudidates In the field. The Democra tic ticket socording to the returns reoeived about 13,500 or 14,(10 votes and the Citizens' ticket fronm ;r, O tIo 0O. I do not, however, 'onsider that the vote is Indicative of the results of the election. In the first place it is based on the registra tion, and the registration of the parish is four .or five thousand at variance with the truth, and then the election was conducted in a grossly irregular manner and not in accord ance with law. In the first place the com manlsioners were entirely in the interest of the regular Democratic party. Men were ap inted to represent the citizens who could snot serve, or who were unfamiliar with the 'uties of the offclee. I cannot tell just now at how many polls we had representation, but the number was small and the representation Ineficlent. The citizens applied to the State R Istrar O Voters for representation. Messrs. Wm. A. Iell, Chas. O. Johnson and myself waited on him as a committee, and asked It. He said hedld not recognize our association as b party. That there was but one party he did recog lae, and that was the D)emocratlc Conserva tive party. The Republican party had no ticket in the field, and was not entitled to representation. The Citizenms' Assoclation Was not a party, he said, and neither was the i lo-called National party. He then offered to give us representation, but said he would mnake the selections himself. It is my opinion that the appointments as a whole did not give a guarantee of a just, fair and accurate 1 keturn of the votes cast. At each poll there I a majority of known workers of the ratli party who had been prominentn In e primaries. The law was ignored by these qpnmlssieloners. I In the selection of polling places the law I was not compiledi with; they were small, and tould admit but a few persons at a time. The law provides for the admission of as many citizens as desire to see the vote. In most instances the count was made In secret or In the presence only of men who were de termined to elect the D)emooratio ticket. I am satisfied that the statement of votes at many ot the polls are incorrect, And were I Sade up purposely to give the Democratic ty a majority whether it received it or not. 1 have good information that in some in staoes the vote for the Conservative candi lates were counted for the Democrate and I have reliable information that the lickets I were changed. I have credible information that this was practiced at more than one poll. I do not think a true count would show the t 'character of the vote, L'.cause a good many iraudulent votes were cast on Illegal ertlif ates issued on ficticious names. The principal support of our aesocilation = was from the business men. We had mer canttle mea, merchants. manufacturers pro- r .aselonal men, laborers and property-holders. C CRBO8-EXAMINED 11v MR. AILSTEY. Qi.-Wore you a candidate at the last e4ee- c A--I was not. The gentlemen of the orm mittee agreed that they would not nominate r any of its memhers for oficoe, nor allow them J to accept a nomination from anyother organ Izatton. Q. -Did you make any nominations for Congress? A.-No. The association was for loncal urposesn--merely for the purpose of reform n Q.--nome merchant, professional men, -anufacturers, laboring men and property .dolders did not belong to your assoilation? A.-- Yes, sir; some did not. Q.-And some objected to the manner F ,conducting the city affairs and orglanised thei Citizens' Relief Assoctatlon? i Witness (intrruptingoR- -Th Citizens' Con gervative Association. There was no serious I complaint agalent the retirlag Citizens' ad- v ankastration, but it was believed that the b probable nominations of the )emocratolea arty would nt be acceptable or esatisfac- * Q.-Objections were then made to the prob- I -bi nominations. Some persona wanted to * Cet ontrol of the city and some wanted to etain it. Is that it? t A.-No, I don't tlhink that is a eorrect state- a Out of the eondition of affairs. The polit- b Seal machinery of the narty had got into the t -b'tMtolof men who were only iItetsted in d seeuring office, and we were satisid that the s they would nominate would be uneatil- a Q-- Would be. but had not been? a Q--Would be, but had not been? ,A-Had not been. Q.-You were defeated at the ballot-box? A,-Yes, sir; we were defeated. l4-You said you had information that bal Ibot were substituted for those east against the Democratic party? A,-Ye,s. sir. Q.--Xou have that information from per sons who told you of it? A.-I have information from a great many credible witnesses of Irregularities. Q. -But these statements are met with the sworn statements, with the official report of the sworn officers of election? A.-Yes, sir; but the irregularities wore ob -rved by many persons. -Do you mean tI say the statements of the olffiers are false? A.-- in many instances, yes. The irregu taritioeand the conduet of the commissioners t a nIlatter of public notoriety, generally talked tf and believed. Many gentlemen have urged that the natter should notbedisculsed or agi'tated. for the sake of the Democratic party.. Q.-I. Imndeortodl you to say that votes for _)ppos(ing candidtatAs were counted for the Demoerats. A.-Yes, sir. Q.:---Anld were counltl in close rooms? A. Ye*; ant ai lilral construction of the law Irovide; for their olllting in public. Q. -Did you say liltra!, or literal? A .-- Liberal. .- Well, is there anyt hing else than those ,tmall rtwonm? A. Y('-. sir. I have it from reports that in ante insta.i.ces )ersons V(otlK more than n.- Illegal votinrg. then: repepating A.-- Yes, repeating an illegal curtilicate of registration. Q.- But they were permittedl to hallot by the judges appointed by law ? A. --Yos, sir. (Q.--tome actions growing out of the elec lion have been institut*e in the courts. Are YOU employed as counsel In any of them ? A.-Yes, sir. "Q. y ?the party or by the ~dllStes of A.--By M aad endatd M t dhr. The have bees so aine tatiuated by the party. Witness thee, in reply to q loc sttated that there were suite pednl whi he was not employed; that he belld the National party was made up mainly o membersof the Republican party, and that it had no connec tlon, In his opinion, with the Butler (Green back movement. Q.-Was it not contemplated to make you city attorney in theevent of the success of your party? A.--No, sir. Q.-- Did you not contemplate aspiring to that posltlon? A. -No, sir; I know a great many persons thought I had as an object. my advance'mcnt but I am able to say that I had no personal advancement in view. I was actuated by the motives of a good citizen. Q. I understand you to say that the Demo cratic vote was from 13,4.40 to 15,00)0? .A.-Thlrteen to fourteeen; that is accepting the returns. Q.--You do not aceept the returns? A.---No, sir. .-- What was the vote for the National ticket and the Citize'ns' tic'kt? A.- Well, the balance of the vote was divi ded between the two. Q.-- You think the conmmissioners divided it? A.-- Yes, sir. Q. Whether they were received or not? A. Well, I can't tell about that. I think they received about seven or eight thousand Q. The two 'ombined then equaled the Democratic vote? A.--Yes, sir; and there was a candidate on both tickets--M r. Mandeville IMarigny for clvil sheriff, who was counted out by about 2000 vc ,'1s. Q.--You are an attorney in cases growing out of the election now pending, and your in formation has been received from your clients as an attorney? A. -I have gathered Information as an at torney and as a member of the executive committee. I took a very active part in the campaign, and did in several other cam paigns when working for the Democratic Q.--Are you prosecuting these suits as a public spirited man or as an attorney? A.-As both. As a public spirited man I am Interested in getting justice, and as an attorney I conduct the case. Q. -But you are to be paid a fee? A.-I was applied to by my clients to take their cases, and the arrangement is a matter between us. A.-I don't ask about the arrangements nor how much you are to receive. I merely want to know if you are to be paid a fee? A.---Well, I presume so; though I have told my clients I did not give the foe a thought. Witness was then questioned as to the ap pointment of conmmnssioners, and on this point testilied in substance as follows : Com mis8loners to represent the opposing factions were appointed. They were selected by the Registrar of Voters. In some instances the persons appointed did not have the physical ability to fill the psition, as it takes active, f quick young men to do it. There was no objection to the character of I the men appointed to ropresent the Citizensb Association. Some of them were men of eminent character, whose connection with the count would be a guarantee of its fairness and accuracy. Could not say how many commissioners were appointed from his party. Some of those who were appointed i refused to serve as they did not possess the necessary qualifications. If the selection had been given to the party men capable of serving would have been chosen. Thought the law gave the party the right to select. (The law was produced, and witness read sections 13 and 15, and then proceeded to re late a conversation between himself and a member of the committee and Gov. Nicholls. In which he (witness) gave the meaning and intent of the law according to his interpreta tion.l Mr. Bailey-I asked you to give me that portion of the law which gives parties au thority to select? Witness -Well, I do not know that it is in the law, but in justioe and equity it should be so. Witness was then questioned regarding re ported negotiations between his committee and representatives of other parties, and stated In reply to the interrogatives that no formal or oflicial interview had been had with the Custom-House people; that no negotla tions were entered into with them or any other party to secure their vote. The committee took the ground that they were not author Ised to make allianoes; that their duty was to put a ticket in the field for the suffrages of their party and the people. Propositions were received from every party but the Demo craitlc, and these propositions were politely received. Witness, in reply to questions, repeated the reasons which actuated the gentlemen who organized the Citizens' Association and their objects. After aunexamination, which revealed, notbing new, on points developed by the Oros-interrogatories, the witness retired. N. T. WATSON recalled -The quarantine regulations at St. º Joe, Tenesas parish, were relaxed to allow both I parties to hold their conventhmns. Colored I people are coming into the parish on every r boat, and we will have all the labor we want. I HON. WILL A. STInSOi, Seeretary of State, was recalled, and sub mitted the various statements of the regis taered vote, the vote polled, etc., which he had promised the committee to prepare. T. J. BOLT. T. J. BOuT. I reside In the parish of Natchitoches. At present I am engaged in no business. I was in the parish during the last campaign. I saw the adjournment of the Democratic con ventim. I met..8qulre Hawthorne and George tLuokle. 8quire flawthotne said the conven vention had abjourned for the purpose of breaking up a Republican meeting, and he asked: Is there not a Ropublican meeting somewhere?" I answered, Yes sir, I believed there was. ite said: "They have gone for: their guns, and I don't approve of it." We were standing at the oorner, and he turned and looked down the street and said, "There they go now.' I also turned and saw, some armed men; I could not saynhow many. I have never been molested. I took no-part la the election, and cannot say how it wasee oa ducted. To Mr. Garland : I have been subp eunaed. as a witness before the United States grand jury, but have not testified. My brother was a candidate on the Republican ticket. KLLWAH KZt1I&LL (OOLOREItJ. Was coroner of the parish of Concordia dur ing the last campaig. Held toin quests on the bodies of six colored men killed during the campaign. Five of them. were hung one in November and the others in October; one was shot by a squad of men. It was proved before the coroner's jury that the one who was shot was picking cotton at the time. Three of the men hung were hung ia one day. Don't know who hung them. noe of them was hung by both white and colored men be cause he was charged with attempting to poison some people. Another colored man I heard of, Comomsdore Smallwood, was drowned. He was carried out Into the lake by white men, weights were tied to him, and he was thrown into Lake St. John. Hoeard that Smallwood had threatened to kill Mr. Brown and his family. One of the men hung was a great talker; said a good many things about what he was going to do, and he tried to get them to go to Waterproof. Another said that he had been to New Orleans and had brought ammunition and was ready for any of them. Was again elected coroner at the last election. OEO. WA.IHINOTON IC)OL(REI). Reside int the parish of Concordia. I was a candidate for coroner at the last election. I can't say whether I was elected or not. An other man has got the place. Recognized Mr. Wade R. Young with a body of seventy five men, which went to Mr. Davis' place and captured some seven or eight men. The white ment( hung one of the captured colored men, named Dick Smith. Do not know why he was hung. Some of the white men went to the quarters and told the colored people to go to the grave yard and they would find a man hanging there with his tongue out, laughing at the, pecans. He was hung to a pecan tree. He was hung on the nineteenth of October. This was the only body of armed white men I saw. Heard of another party, which may have been the same, but did not see them. Hoard of the party last in Tensas. They let the other colored men captured go free. To Mr. Bailey-It is said the man came from Tensas parisa. The coroner held an in quest on him, Mr. Wade 2. Youtn lived in 1concoralse ua. o alot Maw rwhat Dick Smith was hung Sior. Cafn. w. aroxImw (ooI0 uuD). Live in Concordia. At the outset of the campaign I was with the Fusion party-the fusion of the Democrats and Republicans; but when it got rough I went in to elect the Republican ticket. Know nothing about the alleged outrages except from report. Witnoes then, under the skillful question ing of Mr. Teller, repeated all the rumors and reports he had heard. On election day a num ber of colored men could not vote because it was said that their names were not on the polling lists. Think there must have been fifty of them. The election was quiet. I saw no armed men on election day. To Mr. Garland-The Concordia Fagle a paper edited by a colored man, supportedl he Fusion ticket and a majority of thecan lidates on it were elected. A large number of col ored men were on the Fusion ticket. I have testified before the grand jury about tlhe at fairs in our parish. THOI. A. JOHNHON, (COLORED), sworn-Was born and still lives In Conrordia parish. HIls testimony was in substance and effect ihe same as that given by the prol'e! - lng witness. 1e, however, gave the addi tional information that the Frogmoor boxes were taken from the comm ssioners by a body of armed masked men. He could not tell whether the men who took the boxes were whiteor black. M. i). RANDOLPHI (COLORIED), was next placed on the stand to repeat the story about Frogmoor, and he did it and re tired. ('HA.. LINCOLN sworn Didn't know anything about the elections, except that some colored men in Vidalla, parish of C(oncordia, could not vote because their names could not be found on the books. W. L. WALTON sworn--Am the representative of Concordia parish in the Legislature. I was solicited by the colored meon to allow my npme to be used as a candidate on their ticket. I declined. After the Republican ticket was In the ieldi, a number of colored men got together and pro pared a ticket, placing my name on it as a Denmorat without my consent. They called it thn;Fuslon ticket, and kleft one place, that of parish judge, vacant, for the Democrats to fill. The l)emoerats accepted the proposition, and the ticket was placed in the field. I think that in every ward in the parish colored men were elected. There were some colored men whose votes were refused on election day because their names were not In the list but both parties suffersed about equally, and it was the cause of many a joke, that both parties were doing about alike. I heard no dissatisfaction because of it expressed in the parish. I have heard more about it since I ntave sat in this room than I ever heard be fore. To Mr. Teller -Heard that a number of col ored men had started for Waterproof, but they came back in a phort time, very badly scared, and scattered dll over the parish. A number of them left the parish. I advised many of themn to stay, promising them work and protection. To Mr. Bailey - The destruction of the Frogmoor box, if it made any difference, would have made one ,of only twenty-six votes. There weor only thirty-five votes in the box. The fusion ticket was elected by about two hundred majority. DAVI)D YorrUN (COLOREID), DAVID YOITN(O (c!LORBD), was placed on the starid, to state that he was nominated by the Republicans for the House was in his oplnion elected, but was counted out. "Under the old management we had a returning board for the State, now we have one in each parish." Witness was urged to tell the method pursued in the process of counting out, and disposed of It by saying, "Well we do the voting, and you do the counting." Mr. Bailey-Is that the method pursued under Republican adminletration? Witness That was the method in a good many instances. Witness then told the old story getting monotonous by repetition, of the rejection of the votes of colored men and the capture of the Frogmoor box. He also, at the solicita tion of Mr. Teller, repeated all the reports current in the parish, about the hanging of Dick Smith and attendant excitement. Knew personally of no acts of intimidation or vio lence. Had seen and had considerable expe rience with congressional committees and the results of their investigation, and I have made up my mind to leave the place, leave politics, or join the worst bulldozers there is. I don't think there is five straight-out )emocrats In the parish. I am of the opin ion that Mr. Walton condemned the bull dozing, but he did not have nerve to speak against them. He may have been afraid of being buildosed himself; I know that a good many were. I have decided it to be best to make friends with the ward bulldozers, and lay such men as Mr. Walton on the shelf, because they cannot protect us. To Mr. (Gearland--Witness told his side of the criminal ease against him for embezzling school funds. He said that it was entered for political purposes, and grew out of the fact that, authorized by the School Board, he and others sold certain school warrants. He had deen called upon to pay the difference between the oar value of these warrants and the amount for which they were sold. To Mr. Bailey-The sheriff and the clerk of the court tabulated the returns from the commissioners in the several wards. My brother was the sheriff; the clerk of the court was F. W. Wall, a colored man. He was not there, however, but left his deputy. It is hard to tell whether he is a black man or a white man. It is hard to tell what he is. I have not contested for my seat In theLegiselature; in the first place be cause I care nothing about it, and& in the sec ond place L thought they would treat me in the same manner as we treated them that is, give me the goose. We tried to keep in while we were In and I think those in. now are going to rotdhe same. The committee, after waiting some three or four hours for extpcted witnesses, ad journed antil 9 o'clock to-day. THE COURTS. UNtITE . iTATRe CIRCUIr COUWT. In the ease of J. J. Martin vs. L. E. Con nr, Judge Billings dismissed the case at plaintiw's cost. Suit was filed by C. Weir, of Mississippi, against James Fa-ulk, sheriff of CatahouM parishon his bond in the sum of $69990 for damages to plaintif's busiriss. The grand jury are still engaged over the late election outrages. TRIRD DINSTRICT COURT. John Henderson vs. Patrick Harnan.- -Suit to eject a tenant on appeal from Judge Mc Cormick. Judgment of the lower court re verse-d and case dlsnissed on plea of lis FIRST RECORDER's COURT. John MOcCllum, charged by Offcers P. A. Shl deli and John Willliams with having. on the seventh of January, wlfully and maliciously set fire to and destroyed the dwelling No. ors St. Andlrew street, wherein human beings were sleeping, came up on a preliminary examina tion. The evidence being conclusive, the ac cused was sent before the Sunerior Criminal Court, under .lin(n bonds, on a charge of arson. John MAtchell. charged with assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to murder, was "ent before the First District Court. under $2H0 Frank Parker. charged with breaking and en tnring a house, in the night time and commit ting the crime of larceny, was sent before the F' .-t Distrlit Court under $250 bonds. Ba7ile Taylor. charged with assault with a daungerous weapon, was sent before the First Di)triet Court under t):M hbnds. II. J. Gallagher. charged with assault with a i angerons weapon, was sent before the First District Court under S250 bonds. -- -- **~-- -- REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following transfers have been recorded in the Conveyance office: W. S. Campbell to Mrs. W. S. Campbell: 1. Five lots and buildings bounded by Louisi ana avenue, Delachaise. St. Charles and Pry tanla streets. 2. Three lots and buildings bounded by Louisiana avenue, Delachaise, Carondelet and Baronne streetse--19,500. Margareti Ingram to Conrad Unland, one square, bounded by Washington. Upperine, Roman and Drbignuy atte- .4m. VI GENERAL ASSEMBLY. FIRST BEtI4ION. TME IINATEI. NInth way's Proeeedlnwe. WEDNEaDrAY. January i., 1*9', The Senate was called to order at 11 :3t a. m.. Lieut. Oov. Wilts in the chalr; twenty-one Hen ators present. ANNUAL REPORII. Hon. It. M. lusher, State Rnpertotendent of Pubilc Education. submitted his annual report. TNTROIU.¢TION OF RTBAWI Mr. Williams: An at, to amend and re-enact saction I of act No. 40 of 1878. Ordered to lie over. Mr. Breaux: An aet to fix the salaryof the Clerk of the Hupreme Court at New Orleans, to tr vide for the contingent expenses of his oftfin, ete. Finance. Mr. Merk,-l: An ait to fix tie comvonsaaion of jurors in courts in New Orleans having criinal jurisdlction. Judiciary. Vo~fr ON THE A3IND1MENTR. A message from the Governor was recelved, submltting the tabulated statement of the See retary of State of the vote on the amendments. INTWKODUTION Or BILLt. Mr. Breaux: An act for the rellief of Mrs. L. (C Oallup. Claims. Mr. IH.rding: An act authorizing the pur chase of coo coptms of the LAgest of the De evihons of the HSpreme Court, and maklng an appropriation to pay for the scme. Finance. Mr. Walles: An act authorizing the parish of Iberville to levy a special tax. tbrochial Affali 9. Mr. Garland: An act to iucorporate the town of New Iberia. Parochial Affairs. IEMOALTIONR. Mr. steven. by unanimous consent, offered a resolution instructing the Secretary to notif7 the House that the Senate would be prepared to meet the House In joint setslon at 12 o'clock, for the purpose of going into an election for United States Senator. Adapted. Mr. DeBouchel: A joint resolution relative to the reclamation and sale of swamp hands. Fed eral H"i loons. Mr. Hoeron: A concurrent resolution provid Ing for the appointment of &joint comartttee to compile the votes east on the ameadments at the last election. Adopted. ACTIOS ON BILLR. House bill No. 22-the constitutional conven tion bill-came up on its third readtlnlg as un fnlished business. Mr. Texada moved its final passage. Mr. Cage spoke against the bill. He conceded that the constitution should beam Rnded but he I was opposed to the calf of a convention as un necea.ary. It would Involve an expense that t would far exceed the gotd resA.lts that would be attained. He saw no evidence of either a our pose or probability of reform at all cotnmen surate with the outlay that wouM be ne.assary. The convention, being superior to the Leias lature, would make such approtriatione as it I saw fit to pay itself, and the limit of its session I would be governetd by its own di-cretlon. Pending Mr. Oage's remarks, the U erk of the House announ.ed that that body was prepared I to rep olve the Senate and go into an election for I Senator. t On motion of Mr. Texada the Senate rose and 1 proceeded to the chamber the chambtr of the House. it being understood that Mr. Cage retalnecthe floor. AFTER tOINT BaRsIONW The Senate relurned from~the joint seslson at 12:14 p. m.. and rt sumod consideration of the bill providing for a constitutional convention. Mr. Cage w. s recognized by. the Pt ldent and t proceeded with his remarks in opposition tothe bill. Hills reasons were that the date fixed for the election would greatly interfere with the planting interests, and a convention would add gr-atly to the present burdens upon the tax payers. In his remarks ne aaid that the Damo eratle party was in power, and he had no doubt I It would do what would be likelt to keep itself there. He warned 1 a leaters that these re peated appeals to the people would weary them of elections and tend to iestroy their Influence. 1 Mr. Landry raised his voice-and it easily filled the Seonate chamber-against the cemven- e Lton. He charged that the whole propesition R was a Democratic partisan project. Be bad D heard Democratlc Senators expr.as thenmselves C as opposed to a convention; yet these same s gentlemen vote right along for the measure. with Incomparable coolness. under the party h whip. As for the $4o.eoo appropr'a.loa. this I Legislature might as well giv·enstructions to theconventlon to retain this or thatofluerof the HState, or to perpetuate this or that article of the existing constitution, as to eay to It that its expenditures shall not exceed that limit. He stoke at considerable length. Mr. Zachatie aesi, ed not to debate the tues- e tion, lbut merely to place on record his reasons for favoring it. He should not., rehearse his ' reasons for supporting the amendments and opposing the convention at the last session. Whatever these may have been. he believed that a Senator might well yield his individual optn- I Ions to the desire. of the people. The people 8 had spoken their wishes in rega, d to this meas- t are in a way which left no manner of doubt as to what these are. Not by a party vote at all. D but by a mixed vote gathered from both parties, the amendments had been condemned with a most pronounced intodication of a desire for a cornventlon. The Senator accepted this as the only just conclusion that could be reached from the results of the last election. He felt it his first and highest duty to carry out the man.idest dosires of the people. Mr. Z,,chttrle resented the charge that came from the tepubllean slde of the Senate, that this bill was being railroaded through the General Assembly. Tbis was not true. This bill had been forced by the Rlpublioan Senators contrary to the usagts of the tenate in regard to bills ,-oming to it from the House. to go through all the vtrious stages necessary to its I pastage. With its ultimate ptws.ge assured from the beginning It had been fought through out with a factious spirit of opposition., and every technicality of the rules and every devise of parliamentary experience hedlbeen used to delay Its passage as long.as posebloe Mr. Stamrp opposed the bill. Mr. Wheeler replied to the imputation of dis- I courtesy made by Senator Za7hacie against the minority in Its opposition to this bill. When I the bill came no first for action Senator Texada distinctly moved a suspension of the rules with a vilw to final passagen It would have been silly had the minority failed to object. This was all they had done, and he thought the com ment passed upon them unjust. He knew that dlscusslon of the merits of the bil.was idle at this late hour. Yet he could not avoid making the osservation that at the last session the Senate--oonstituted of one-half the present Benate-voted.unanim ously in favor of the amendment system and against a conven ion. Why this sudden change of views ? Be had been told that it was the result of a mani festation of popular will. What ar, your evi dences of the popular sentimentf upon this qunestion? Was it tho Baton Rouge convention? 'I hatwas universrllr conceded to have been a failure as a popular convention. Numbers of parishes. Inclrding some of the largest and most respectable eonstit aencies in the state. were not represented there a' all, and others were represented by proxies who knew nothing of the wishes of the people they represented. He knew that there was no rendlng of gar ments. no tearing oi hair and refusing to be comforted for want of a, convention with the petpi of his section. he pubio sentiment of the adjoining parish oh Onachita had declared against a convention. and he could not see the manifestation of public opinion in favor of a convention which Senators urge for changing their views. Mr. Ellis favored the bill. and urged Its pas sage. He dealed that it was partisan or that the purpose was to make of it a party conven tion. He wtshd the minority to Do assured. The great motive In urging it now was to avoid the drawing of party u'nswhich would cer tatnly attend a general ',leosi, n. Mr. Harper opposed the bill. It would bring trouble. 3ot if the convention was coming he wanted a fair retresentation, and no shotgun ar 1tmeats. The tinator from Caddo wase very violent In his expressions. He thought that the sonar the people of this State concluded to run the press, instead of allowIng the press to run them. the better it would be for all desirous of peace and prosperity. The people of this State took their instructions from the New Orleans eIrm.crat and the Shreveport Tires and went along and did blindly what these papers told thera to do. Of course the convention is a fixed fact, but he would insist on a fair hearing In it for his peDt.le. At the conclowlon of Mr. Harper's remarks the questlon was ,ailed and the bill put on its finsl passage. Messrs. Breaux and Stuhbb gave notice that they desired to explain their votes at the proper time. Mr. Breaux's Same being called, he said: "in explanation of the vote I am about to give on the passage of the bill calling a constitu tional convention 1 desire to say. that as an original and independent proposition I would be opposed to the calltng of a convention at this time as inopportune and ill-advised, for the following amoig other reasons: 1. That in my judgment the needed changes to the constitution can be as wll obtaino1 by amondmerts as by the more expensive and greatly disturbing process of repeated elections and of a convention. 2. That the property of the State, In its de pressed condition, cannot bear the additional burden of the lartg expenditure necessarily entailed upon calling a oonvention. -8 That theeredlt of the State, already muer depreswd will be n .hll iturilotinrloosly at Zeted br te Lueetamiate oe @ ltMSd i ia 2u detd it 0a9o 1 from ssekan dl ýte . hat e re a t people of the ita is rlsp from oillt ea itrpent nd tur moil. and close and arnest devotion, ae anen tire people, to its agricultural and other Dur sults to recover their material roaeerity in order that. in the fruit of their labor, they may find that relief from troubles which they have hitherto ascribed erroneously to political causes exclusively. Yet, recognizing the fact that the masses of the people. under a mistaken belief, asq think, that their manifold troubles are due exclusively to poliitial causes, have come to look upon the as sembling of a constiturional convention as their sole means of relief; and that unless this hoped for boon be accorded them they will not only continue discontented, but that this dis conteat will increase, I have determined to yield my own convcltions to their dema.ld, and to vote for a convention. But in so doing. I ,owe it to myself toeolemnly warn my p,"ople that whatever good may be 5eA'Om olshed by a convention they are but preparing a second -and greater disappoitment for themselves, if they rely up on its w-ork as the soiecure for their groat d istress ; if they do not als aot once develope a vigorous, healthy public opinion which shaell strike the violator of the law be he whomre he may, with ,error, and drive the Idle of all classes to labor f ,r the common weal, thus inviting labor and capital to our borders hb our cheerful ota dilence to law, an-I by our industry stirring into life the fertility of our soil to yle- l that abund an-.e which may still be ours. Messrv. Benners and Merkl. In giving their votes. oIdorsed what hadi been, anid by Henaror Breaux, and adopted hir expvotnarion as their own. Mr. Atutbs' name being called, he spoke in exDlanatldn of his vote as follows: He re minded the Seaute of the unanimity with which the last Hoteate Democrats and Ie pub lirans, white and bhlik, had approveid of the amendmenh and voted t.o submit them. He was free to confess that he was. individually, still of the oplnion that the metnad'thea pro nosed was the best. That the conetitution re quired amexndment was conceded by all, the only questi, n being ne-to the manner of amend ing It. There is no method left of accomplish ing this, underthe clrcimsmarces, th'a through u-o'n uventlon, which is demanded tby the people. Mr. Stubbe said that when he went aick to him people after the last session, he found his soursealmost waiversa'iy condemned. In the primary content he went before his conRtlt ,ency, and exnlalnud h.. actions and deflned thiem. and he succeeded in rconverting the popa Iryr sentiment of nis section to his own view+. During all this period when public opinion wassrhaping, that portion of the press of this city wilcn is now so unrelenting in its hostility to a convention preserved an ominous silence, and allowed a single paper i, this .ity. arrrked by the entire country press. to go on and build up an unhelthby puttlle sentll mont inimical to the amondimnnts..which has resu;ted in their defeat and the demand for a cotstitutional convention. After securing the Indo:sement of his own cornse from his con stituency he had gone to the Baton Rouge con vention, where he encountered this public opinion. That convrr,'ion was overwhelming ly In lAvor of a convention. He professed to be a )Dmo"rat arid he had no other oourse left than tego in with his arlty, and when he re turned home from, the convention he found that his people accepted and ondorers the action of the conven tion. He is but a servant of the people, and he has no other course to pursie than to carry out their behests. Tile Immediate necessity of amending the constitution was conceded by all, and now there was but one way left in which to do this, and that was by calling a convention. For these masons he voted yea. Mr. Williams also asked p-rriassion to ex plain his vote. Hie voted in favor of the bill on the general ground of ecoeomy and of a n ,se pity for a revision of the constitution. Hefound In the State. outidle of New Orleans. eighteen judicial districts, the judges of which drew salaries in excess of those paid in ls59 aggre gating s..-se: he also found that the district attorneys reeP Ived in excess of the salaries paid in 1859 fully $t:lo00. The salaries of parish judges am,oninied to seaT.otPpresenting a sum total of s146.7o in salaries that can be antnally saved to the State. Besides this. he had found by careful investigation that the c'at of crim Inal prosecutions under the existing system exceeded what they were In Ilss at least goc.oe-n annually, which amount greatly increased the parish taxes. In those particulars tlone a convention could save to our people the sum of $t30ete. annually. Thus the savines of a single year would alone defray all the possi ble expenses that a convention would entail. He voted yea. The bill pesed by a strict party vote ofia yeas to to nays. RasOLUTrors. REIKOLC.UTION, ti Mr. Stampa. by consent, Introndtned a rsolu- 11 tlon fixing the day of adjournment of the Gen- o eral Asse,,bly for Monday. twentieth instant. The Senate refused to suspend the rules to 0 consider the resolution, and it was ordered to I4 lie over. RPOORTS or OOMMrrTEsh. tl Judiciary: Mr. Stubbs asked leave to report in tehalf or this committee unfavorably on Senate bill No. 25, amending the law in relation 0 to nuhlie roads. ft On his motion the bill was indefinitely post poned. I;TIODUCTION OF mIULS. Mr. Gla, by consent. offered a hill to-amend t1 the charter of the town of Providence. PBro- o cbhal Affairs. Mr. Landry also offered a bill to lncorporate the town of Donaldsonville. Parochial Affairs. t The Senate adjourned to Thursday at noon. t HOUSE OF RRPIEgRNTATIF". ti EIubth Day. a WEDNrWDAY. Jsnuary S, The House wee called to order at .isase. m.. Speaker Measure in the chair and seventy- I seven members present. Prayer was offred by the Rev. Mr. Tardy. The readLag of the journal in detail was dis pensed witih A message from. the Benate was received stating that In accordanoe with the law the Sea ate had balloted for Senatorton Tuesday giving t the result of the ballot, and informino the House that the Senate would meet the Huse in joint session at 12 m. to-day to ballot for Sen ator. PETITIOS, MVEMORIALS AIND RBEOLUTIOIlI . Repreaentative Hart ofered a petition from I the slew Orleans Mechanical Institution. Be- t ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Representative Jeffries offered a resolution C that no committee of the House shall be per- J mitted to employ a clerk, and that such permis sion already grante I should be revoked. un motion of Bepresentative Jeffries the I rules were suspended in order to take.p the resolution. t Repreisntative Jeffries advocated the nassage I of the resolution. He had asked for a lottrk for the Committee on Ways and Means-because that was one of the committees which had most t work to perform. but in the interestof retrench ment he would be willier to gob along without one. 1 JOIN c aSSSCOi. The Senate was announced,. and Lieut. Gov. Wlirtpook the chair. The roll of the Senate wascalled and thirty three members found to be pnesent. A call of the House developed the faet that eighty-elght members were in the hall. A quorum of both houses belas present, the jolst sess.on was organized.and the journals of Tuesday were uompared with a view of de termining whether a Senator was elected on that day. It was found that no election had ( occurred, and on motion of Senator StBeven the jpint session proceeded to ballot for Penator. The following nominations were made: Messrs. Lewis Texada. A. H. Leonard. R. L. Gibson. L. M. Nntt, P. J. Kennedy, William H. Jack. BA. George. H. L Garland. F. C. Zacha rie, Ed. Pilsbury, Will Steven. J. O. Landry. The nominations were closed and a ballot entered into, with the following re ult: Texada 7. Iennard 2s, Gibson 5. Nutt 12. Ken nedy 7. Jack S. George a, Gar)and 13. 7.acharie F. Ptlsbury 3, Steven 4.Landry 10. Judge Lyons 4. Judge Manning 2. ex-Got. Mouton 3. L. H. Bowden 1. A. L Dumont 1. Pierre Landry 1. Gen. Brent. . Judge spencer 1. The total number of votes cast was .21; neces sary to a choice. A.. No candid+dte beving re ceived a majority, the Lieutenant Governor declared that thero was no election. The Senate then withdrew, and the House resumed c' nsid oration of the resolution introduced by Repre sentative Jeffries relative to the employment oR clerks by committees. Th BoSeaker presented a communication from Representative J. C. Wso., asking to be excused from service on the Committee on At, proprlations on account of sickness. Repre sentative Pope was appointed as chairman of the eommitte,. vies Representative Wise. Representative Cunningham offered a sub stitute to Representative Jeffries' resolation, to the effect that e mmittees be furnished clerks when necessary by the Committee on Enroll ment. ltepresontative Hammond offered an amend ment that the Committees on Oontina3nt Lx penses. Ways and Means and Jdiolary be allowed each a permanent clerk. A rising vote for the amendment resulted: Ayes to, nays tS, and the amendment was adopted. Representative Warmoth offered as a further amendment that the Committee on Elections and Qualiflcatlona be allowed to employ a per manent clerk. Representative Billien, ehairman of the ooe mittee, snpors.d the . meudmet. It would be impossble for his commlttee to get along without a cleik. sad he aild not consent bxe perorn * a gero. ent his constltnenta, and ltij tile p iln this way he ould not ao o. epresentative ammond amendment to bhi amendment. lepr.sentative Cordill ofered as amendment that the Committee on Levees be also empowered to employs nent clerk. This amendment was also by Representative Hammond. Representative Ryland offered as an ment that suoh clerks should be paid such time as they shall be actually e The amendment was also accepted. The amendment of R ,prtesentative ham as amended was then adopted. The question then recurrred on the resolution of Reorn~erntar vl Jeffries as ed, and toe resolution was adopterd. A message. W recelved from the e nonnclng the passaue of eartain hills. Representa lv, Lyons, on h halt of srntatlve Martin of Clnlhorne. offered tion from 'ho cltiz 'n of that parish rel thr meaning olt of Bason D)oreheat. to the tCommittee on Navigation and tl Rotresenttatlivt (Iothernator preseuteda tion from E. I, I'r ry. I orlsianacom to, the Paris Exposition. atklng that venses tb pail. lteftrred to the Com Atpropriatl'nes. IiDpr, sntative fHll a1 kld leave of a iRepresentatlve E.-oto,iJal, confined to k iOy leknest . R.oreserHtativrn Glotrnator asked perm to wIthdraw a bill for th, rullef of rortaln of rlegitration from the Committee on Ind ' Mens. and ;hat It be referred to the mitten on Apprprprliatlns. (Iran'od. tRepresentlvtt Tavylor tprec.ented a from W. J. Grdiyy tind othrsr. Ieferre Oummittee on A vporrurlht ions. WIOTICER OF, P.'fr,5. : ltrprea'ntattve P ttIe-A hi'l to repeal r,, at No 'o, of the sRssion of 1M77. Ruptresmntatlvtr Mtehumporr-A hill for liIf of Ge'orge W. Norwood. of the Cnrllo. toepre.entatlve Landry. if 4'. Mary-A inr',rtoral the town of ISlrwlek. Reprosenut'tiv0 Bwer-A bill to redtusP ex usnses of tDappenli. etc. RfmtObVfTION OF BI1LiuR. By Mr. Welch: An act to prohibit the of the jury frr the string term of the Court of the parish of Cameron. IRead and referred to the Committee on the clary. IA nressege from the Governor was r transmitting to the House the reports of lntendunts Lmlsher and Rogers, and stati he had in his tpossR sion the manus ports of other ta'e offmlers.l By Representalive Iawklns: An act to act No. lot the session of 1878. Read tw ru ferred to the Committee on hands L"vercs. By Representative Jeffrfeq: An act to p for th* .ro rata payment of the mnt fund of t~Se consolidated debt when sush Pest fund is not s 'ftllent to pay the wblole twtice and referred to the CUmmittee on anti Means. By Rltryttentatime O'Bryan: A joint tion asking for an appropriation by for the removal of ohttructlons at the Vermillion. The rules were suspended resolution was finally nassed. By Retprsentatlve Bridger: An aot relief of thirestate of Wm. P. Harer, d late civil sheriff of Orleans. Read t referred to the Committee on C aims. By Mr. Potts: An act to reDeal seotiolla No. so, extrrt session of 1877. Read twi referred to the Oommlttee on ParochialeA By lItpresontativ,. Cunningham: An met vidling that vrlority' (f registry shall g.ve ference to the furnishers of suppliesl twice and referred' to the Committee Judiciary. Representative Hllt: An act to provide' flelendfes in the esalares of parish iudass ing 1877 and 1hA. Beald twice and referred. Also. an act authoritlog the State8m toetdet of Edu,,irlon to secure for th of the city the sum of s$1t,OO0. paid by t leans Into the general eduellional fund. twice and refer-ed -to the Committee on tion. Also, an act to provide for the payment Board of Assessyvs of the State and city. twloe and referred- to the Committee oa. and Means. Also. an act toawvroprlate $totl.to0 toth ty Hospital. Read twie' and referred to mittee on Appropriations. Also. an a"t to -authorize James Orab sue the tItte. Read twioe and referredt, Committee on Claims. A message from :~he Senate was ann informing the HIoesoethattthe8enate had ajointresolution.relating to the vote on constitutional amendments. constitutional amendments. By Representative Lyons: An act toe the fourth clause of section 2 of act No. 1878. Bead twioe and referred to the Coom on the Judiciary. Alho. an at to Incorporate the Board of of the city of Ne~ Orleans. Read twice ferred to the (ommitteeon Commerce. Representative Rabouin: An act toa the purehase of oas cooves of Louuoe's Road twice and referred. Also, an ant to amend and re-enawt of the Code of ?ractice. Bead twice forred to tht, Judiciary Committee. By Representative Hay. An act for the of B. Leacur, tat collector of the Cla!borne. lia4 twier and referred. By Representative Cordill: An act to the act of the sesslon of IV 7 creatingt of tate engineers, etc. Mad twice and red to the Committee on Lands and Also, an act to i.c and regulate the fees tices of the pease and constables the State, the parish of Orleans Read twleJland'nelerred to the Cor the Judiciary. By Representative Ryland: A resol amend rule r..ot the House. Referred Committee on Rules. By Representative Liddell: An aat the time of holdlng the sessions of the Bn Court at Otelousas and Monroe to Monday in Jly, and June. Bead twien ferred to the Com mittee on the Judlciary. By Representative Coleman: An fet ing for corampu sory education of obil school age. RIad twice and refer Committeeon P~bilc Education. By RepDIeentative Cordill A jgint to adjust tbhendemniy due the State oft lana from the grneral government for Dublin lands toad twice a.d refe Committee on Lands and Levees. [Mr. Blllsu. gave notiee that he vO.i.o duce a tbii to provide 'for the paymei press of the State for advertslaing the tional amendments. J By MIr. Bowar: An act to reduce the of appeals ea,. Read twiceand ref Judiciary dmmittee. On motion of ReBresentatlveVidrsne were suspended in order to take ti No. 12 pro'lding for the repes)of' creasing the salaries of the sher3l ans the parish of St. Landry. asmed in rules were suspended and the bill, several readilos. On motion ot Bepresentative JManes,.. the rules twre suspended in order to House bill No. 11. an Let to amend! the, viding for the loss of reeerds drstr burning of the court-house of Winn Ieasj The bill as-oed its several read On motion, the House then, at 2:30W .. journed until this morning at 11:i0. A DERERVINS 3TE3.RPAiFN A prospectus and some ofs the abdneeu of Wo.n~lra Gazellesr, of the Miselaslp g and tributaries haue been received at thb The work is now being compilled by Gould. publisher, of St. Louis, and Drove a volume of unusual advanage commercial interests or the West and sarticelarly our own city. From the prospectus at hand it is learned the .azetleer wtil embrace a complete tion of the MIalessDiDI river and its afl its oapacity as a great water highway. panied with f ll statistical laformation to the commerce floating thereon. A will he madr of the States embraceed in sissippi basin. In whole or part; their p Ities of climate, soil, products, mineral rieultural resources. population, weal be given, and all freely illustrated with. esting viaws of the most noted objects an! itles. ia shirt the Gatzetee. will be a. sation of information of inestimable. every busineao man o! the city. New Orleans will of course receive attention at the hands of Mr. Gould. f Ga;,,dler will be largely circulated in and this olty being the ohlef Importing porting centre of the immense trade destined to pass through the jettles. 1i serve as an Invaluable directory for our trade. Representatives of Mr. Gould have the city. and will at once proceed to co Spliete statistics of our city's eommeres other matters of interest. A business r of the leading houses sad trades will compiled. It is to be hoped our Masin will liberally patronlze the pges of scha mendable and well indorsed wok as o l weary of the food I have to est.