The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-25
TETks ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

chhsetts, Ohairmsu Of the Special
Committee on Louiaiaua Affairs, made
axeport closing with the following re.
a6lutions: 81 dt
Whereas. both branches Of the LIE.
gislature OF Louisiana have requested
tho Select Committee Of the House to
investigate the circumstances attend.
ing thelelection and returns thereof in
that State for the year 1874; and
whereas, said committee has upani-
mously reported that the Returning
Board !of that State, in canvassing and
compiling ssid returns and promuIgat.
ing the result. wrongfully applied an
erroneous rule OF Law, by reason
whereof persons wore awarded, in the
House OF Representatives, seats to
which they were not entitled, and per-
sons entitled to seats were deprived OF
them:
Resoloed, That it Is recommended TO
the House Of Representatives in Lou.
isiana TO take immediate stsps to
remedy said injnstice, and to place
the persons rightfully entitled in their
seats.
Rosoloed, Thst William P. Kellogg
be recognized as the Governor of the
State OF Louisiana until the end OF the
term of office fixed by the Constitution
of that State.
The majority and minority reports
we're ordered to be printed. AS tho
result OF colloqny between the men,
bers as to which was the majority re-
port and which the minority report, it
may be stated that all the members of
the committee report against the action
Of the Rsturning Board; that Messrs.
Foster. Phelps, Potter and Marshall
unite IN majority report that there
Was no general intimidation in the
State. but free and fair election,
which resulted in favor of the Oonserv-
atives. who were deprived OF the result
by the wrongful action of the Return
ing Board; that Messrs. Hoar, Wheeler
and Frye unite in minority report;
and that Foster assents With Hoar.
Wheeler and Frye to compromise to
recognize Kellogg ns Governor, and
giving the majority in the House to
the Conservative delegates.
Coburn, of Indiana, made an effort
to get mp what is known as the "Cau.
GUS Force Bill" reported by him last
week, and Smith, of New York, made
an effort to get up the constitutional
amendment to regulate the election of
President and Vice President, but
Dawes, of Massachusetts, pressed &C.
tion ON the tariff bill and succeeded.
The Congressional Committee which
went to Alabama to investigate the
condition OF affairs in that State, made
svo reports. The majority report is
signed by Messra. Cohen, Albright
and Cannon. They believe that, but
Tor the timely interference of the Ad.
ministration in Louisiana, revolu-
tion would have been preoipitated
upon the people of Alabama. The
committee further report that mem
bers Of the Republican party were
subjected to series OF indignities and
suoh maltreatment as has heretofore
been witnessed only in savage warfare.
The principal, object or point, how
ever. of the Democracy seemed to be
to crush out the white leaders, and to
this end q new feature of American
politics, viz: social and business ostra-
cism. was introduced. The com mittee
declare that the Democratic victory in
the State was won by fraud, violence,
prescription, intimidation and murder.
The law officers were in league with
iaw-breakers. The courts OF Justice
were powerless to make arrests. and
the Governor had no militia to aid un-
willing officers. The committee saw
our only regret is that there were not
more United States soldiers in the
State than there we're for the purpose
OF aiding in the enforcement of law.
The report then treats of the ballot
box stuffing and burning of ballot
boxes which was INDUCED in, and
gives full review of the riots at Mo-
bile, Eufaula, Spring Hill. Falkland,
Gainesville and other places. The
opinion is expressed by the committee
that had full, fair aud free election
taken place, the entire Republican
State ticket. with 6 majority of the
members of the General Assembly and
six out of eight Republican Congress-
men. would have been elected, and
they recommend the passage of the
force bill.
The minority of the Congressional
Committee make very long report.
They begin by protesting against the
indecent haste with which the investi.
cation was conducted, but say that the
evidence taken by the committse esta.
bIishes that Alabama was as peaceful.
quiet and law-abiding as either Geor.
gia, Tenn essee or Mississippi, prior to
end during the late canvass; that there