The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-03-29
Compromise with the Kellogg PARTY.


From the Na;chitoches Times.l
Our readers are familiar in the |
main with the details of the re.
cent struggle in New Orleans
made by their representatives to |
maintain the McEnery govern
ment, and how, with hope and
fear alternating, the members of
the Odd Fellows Hall Assembly
remained steadfast at their pests
for three months endeavorng
to work out to a favorable solu-
ton the problem which had been
entrusted to them by their .on-
stituents. They know also that,
by the inaction of Congress on
the Louisiana question, andthe
recognition Of the Kellogg sov-
eminent by the President, we
were unable to maintain the
struggle any longer, and hat
when we adjourned on the asst
day of the regular session, we did
so in obscure rooms at the st.
James Hotel, and only pro lorna,
knowing that everything was lest,
and that the Kellogg government
was firmly established in the State
for the next four years, without
any relief to our people except
what it chose to extend to th,m.
But, while the readers of the
Times are cognizant of what
TRANSFERRED during the struggle be-
tween the two contending parties,
they may not know of some lea
lures developed inside our own
Legislature towards the close,
after it became apparent that we
had lost-and especially in the
) matter of compromise. On this
subject we propose to enlighten
them to some extent now and
hereafter.
During the whole Of the regular
session, several members of the
Odd Fellows Hall Assembly, in
Gliding the editor of the Times,
had been favorable to a compro.
5 mise, recognizing Mr.. Kellogg as
/. Governor, with good Legislature
= pledged to his support in "a con,
sentative administration of the
State government; but these were
SO few in number that all efforts
in that direction were utterly
futile. During this time, the only
proposition which wonld be enter
e tanned was a compromise $50 call
ed) based upon a Legislature com
posed of members returned 10y
both boards, which was to count
the votes for Governor and Lieu
e tenant Governor, and, in fact or
game the State government il
toto. As this gave the Fusionist!
majority in both branches of the
IL General Assembly. it was regard
2 ed by the kellogg men as yieldin,
everything, and the proposition
was never entertained. 1t becamt
very apparent that there was M
4 hope in that direction excep
S through the action of Congress
and our Legislature therefor
pressed the matter on its attention
only-with what result is vel
e known. As matters grew NOR
q serious, however, and success be
came more and more doubtful. tn
IL compromise party grew muc
). stronger, and efforts were mad
to induce Mr.. Kellogg. who ha
always expressed himself as fl
vorable to anamicable adjustment
to state positively what he wa
m willing to Go, and to show his abb
l. ity to accomplish it. The resul
was that Senator Leonard, chal
L man of the compromise commi
IL tee, was able to lay before GU
~ general caucus a proposition froI
u Mr.. Kellogg offering to give Il
id eight additional Senators (mt
king IA in ally and sixteen ne
- Representatives, (making 46 i
all, with a pretty fair showing {
Is ms being able to carry out til
n programme. Under this compr
II mise, no change was 20 be mao
:. in the State officers, though it Wa
ii understood that Lieutenant Go
N ernor, and perhaps the Superb
70 tendent of Education, would ina
, ~ be conceded to us. This pre-
On position was met with oppositio
ne by all the Republican Senator
and by the city members, with on
d or two exceptions, and was favo
ed in the main by the countl
members, though not with entil
~ unanimity- thus giving decide
=. majority to the opposition.
hs Pending this compromise, Cap
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