, 1875-03-02
LOUISIANA.

Special Dispatch l. YAo cAtrago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. March 1.--Gcorge r.
11ohr, upon tho announcement OF tho paesneo OF
tho Louisiana resolutions. aald: ~ regret that
our friends on tho other sido should havo voted
IN aolid column against permitting proposition
to give peace to Louisiana oven to DO voted upou."
The Louisiana resolutions wcro adopted by the
uouEo, aud tho Democrats arc Tonight begin
ming to llacovor that in. uuitedly q rasinE tho
only practicable method that llaB lten deviesl
for restoring peace to Louiaana. in? iavo CON-
mllted d grave political t:nater. The
great work OF. tho day In tho llouBo WIS
the adoption OF tho preamble and resolution
as recommended by tho majority Of tlie I.ouis-
aua Committee. These resolutions recommend
to the lIouso OF Representatives Of Louisiana
first, that stcps be taken 10 sent thu members
lawfully entitled to seats md, second, that
William Fltt Kol!ogg be recognized as Governor
until tue cnd al luis term. Tho resolutions woto
unexpectedly brought beforo the liouse George
+. lIoar, soon after tho House convened, moved
to suspend the rules apd pass tho resolutions as
ono proposition,
TUE pEMocRATB WE'RE SURPRISED
and disconnected at tho motion. I1andall made
tho point OF order That other business was
before tho House. Potter insisted that
q separate yoto should DO tukon upon thp reaolu-
tlons. Tho reason wns apparent in tho seunt,
AZ tho Democrats wers partisan ouough to unan-
iuously voto for tho first resolution. but wore
not lovers enough Of poaca to vote for tho Sec
ond. The motion to pass both reaolut!oua JOINT
iy was mado and iailed-yoas, 1856; nays, a5-
uot two-thlrds. Tho Democrats licked half d
dozen votcs Of their aggregate membership.
Thirty Republicans wcro absent from tho House.
This was q critical parliamentary situation,
aud would hayo proved fatul TO tho
resolutions for tho session Gut for tlu
Mr.. Hour moved to suspend the rnleH to bring
tho reBontlons before tho 11onac for separate
action. Tie Democrats wero quick to Heo thu
OBJECT of sucl motion. II It prevailed, they
know that both Eeaoutt ons could bo passed sep
urately by a msjor!ty vote. This motion waa
pissed quickly. through ta earliest atages. until
II wRa TOO late to object that other bnsincss was
really entitled to tho floor. At that very moment
many Republicans wlio did not understand thu
parliamentary situation urged uoar to withdraw
Ills motion. 1t could not bo withdrawn except By
unanimous collsant. No QUO soemod rcady 10
mako objection, when Dlnine, calling member
to tho cl,alr. qtlckly dropped Ills gAyol and pro-
cured An Objection to ba lnad0.
THE CRITICAL VOTE troy THE BILL
wa. ten to ba takcn. An tho roll call proceeded,
1t became, manifest thas tho voto was close. At
ono tisno tho Republicans lockeA Two Of tho
necessary two-thirdB. ltep,bl,cs,s and Uorno-
Gratis bud meanwhile organized. Runners wero
sopt IN evosy direction, ui,d abAenteeB ca,ied in
Just boforS tho announcement VI tho vote,
twelve additional Republicans wero found, whicl,
secured moro than tho necessary two-thlrds.
That vote sottlod the adoption nf both rosolu-
tions. In tho negative list with the Demo-
crass wero tlisea Ilspubcans,- s,-plerco, OF AlaAha-
cl,lsetty, Scuor, and J. Amber Smith, OF 1lr-
Ena The Gully Doniocrst who voted With tue
Republicans WIS
| ALEXANDER Il. 8TErHxNs. 80
II his vote had been cast with slp siEhty.aiE %