The Portland daily press., 1872-12-13
THE ALABAMA MIDDLE.
A PLAN OF SETTLEMENT PROPOSED.

The following is plan proposed by the At
torney General, with the approval of the Presi-
dent, for the settlement. of the Legislative diff
cultes in Alabama:
Two organizations at Montgomery, Ala,
claiming to be the General Assembly of that
State, have appealed to the President, and with
his approval, | submit as plan of compromis-
ing the difficulty, the following:
LIST. The officers Of each organization shall
tender their designations, to take effect upon
the permanent organization of the House of
Representatives as hereinafter provided.
I'd. On = the instant the hall of the House
in the Capitol shall be vacated, and at 1 o'clock
that day, all persons holding certificates of
election as Representatives shall assemble
therein, but the persons holding certificates
of Secretary Rayland shall be the only Repre-
sentative seated from Barbour county, and
shah make in the usual manner temporary or
ganization.
Sd. Two telers-one Republican and one
Democrat-shall be appointed by the Speaker
pro tenn, who shall publicly and in the pres
ence OF the House, count the votes cast for hep
resentatives in the county of Marepgo, and for
that purpose they shall take the returns of the
precinct inspectors of said county, or In case
they cannot be procured, the evidence OF sa q
inspectors, as far as the same may be neces-
sary to ascertain the actnal vote cast as afore-
said; and the persons found upon such count to
have the highest number of votes for Repre-
sentatives shall be seated as such from SAID
county; but the persons now holding certificates
Of election as Representatives from Marengo
shall not vote upon or in said temporary organ
zaton ncr shall any business other than de-
Gliding the contest as to said county be transact
ed during such organization.
18th. When such contests are determined the
House shall make q permanent organization IN
the usual way.
9TH. On the = inst. the Senate Chamber shall
be vacant, and at II o'clock the persons hold
ing certificates of election as Senators shall as
Semble therein aud organize with the Lleuten-
ant Governor presiding, with the persons hold
ing the certificate of Secretary Rayland in his
seat as the only Senator from Barbour county,
and the votes for Senator from Marengo couil-
tyss shall be counted in the same way and upon
the same kind of evidence as is hereinbeTore
provided for the House contest as to SAID coun-
ty, and upon such count the person found to
have the highest number of votes for Senator
from said county shall be seated as such; but
the person now holding certificate OF election
to the Senate from said county shall not vote
upon any question while the contest on his seat
is pending; and the contest as to the district
comprising the counties of Butler and Conceal
shall be decided in the same way and upon the
same kind of evidence, and the person now
holding the certificate OF election as Senator
from said district shall not vote upon any queS-
ton before he is declared elected upon a count
of the votes of said district as aforesaid. Nor
shall the Senate do any other business before
these contests are settled. No person not hold
ing certificate of election shall take seat in
either body until his right thereto is affirmed,
as above provided All those claiming to be
me nbers, and seated in either organization,
shall be allowed mileage and per diem and COM
pensation prior to the organization, as herein
before provided for after which persons hold
ing certificates from Secretary Parker for Bour-
bon county shall cease to draw pay and those
contesting seats for Marengo and the district of
Butler and Conceal, who are finally excluded
shall be allowed per diem pay until said con-
tests are respectively ended; and the officers
and employees of each organization shall be
paid the usual compensation.