New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-11
NEW YORK.
Drowned.

/ Drowned.
New YORK, May lO.-To-day two un-
known gentlemen hired a boat at the foot
| Of West Thirty-fourth street. and when a
short distance out in the river the boat
| upset, and both were drowned. The bodies
have not yet been recovered.
! An Expensive Church.
Tie new Fifth Avenue Preshyte, ian
| Church was dedicated yesterday. Il seats
| 2l00 persons, and cost million OF dollars.
Fall in Erie.
The decline in Erie shares to day was
| accompanied by many rumOrs, among
which were some which aliege that the
company is embarrassed. The company
say the movement IS simply speculation.
Congressman Wheeler's Views on tho
| Louisiana Adjustment.
| Mr.. Wheeler, of the congressional Louisi-
ana committee, in letter to the Times in
relation to the adjustment of the differences
| in that State effected under the award of
| that committee, says there il class of
| people who seem to have expected that the
| adjustment was to ina1gurate a political
millennium in Louisiana; that henceforth
that State was to be wholly free from the
friction which attends the workings of poll
tfcal parties elsewhere. This class will
probably pronounce the adjustment q
failure, for undoubtedly party warfare will
continue to be waged in Louisiana verv
much as it is IN New York and other States
of the Union. She will have her dishonest
| officials and corrupt legislation as other
States have, and she will for years to come
| stagger along under the load of her &C.
cumulated tinancial burdens, and her OBJ
| legations NAV at times go to protest.
| Louisiana, from her existence as State.
has had an exceptionally stormy record.
This condition OF things, arising from di-
versity of races and character in the State.
! with its most unavoidable disturbances
growing out OF the war and the upheaval
| of the very foundations of labor and 80
! cety, is not to be changed in day by any
| one act, however potent or benefcial.
| Nevertheless, firmly believe that even
Louisiana has at last caught inspiration
! from the new order OF things, and that ex-
| hausted as she is with tumult and violence,
yet, with just government and education
of her peopie-the last Just row her great
| est need-she will, with steady but slow
pace, emerge from what seemed t9 be her
| utterly helpless condition.
There is another class who will regard
the adjustment as failure-those who
sought in it simply partisan advantages.
Without arrogating anything for the gen
tlemen who composed the late congress
sional committee on Southern affairs, l
think may safely claim fer them that thew
are not of this class.
Regarding the allegation that one Of tina
provisions of the adjustment has already
been violated by the Democrats, MI,
Wheeler says:
| can not subscribe to the truth Of this
allegation. The arbitra.ors had nothing
to do but to pass upon the claims of the
members and senators who should sign the
agreement Of course the award could
affect no one else. 1t was merely advisory
to the Republican members OF the General
Assembly. II could not and did rot seek
directly to interfere with the rights of
members then sitting and who had certih-
Gates Of the Returning Board, but whose
seats were claimed by the Democrats.
After the Democrats left the House on
the fourth of January, and some time
during the winter session, the Republicans
unseated four Democratic members who
held certificates of the Returning Board.
and whose names were on the list OF mem
bers used by the Republican clerk at the
attempted organization in January. M
one OF these four Democrats who were re-
seated at the recent extra session of the
Legislature. OF which complaint is made.
was party to the articles of adjustment
NO one can be found in Louisians to assert.
that ct the time these four Democrats wera
unseated there was quorum of the House
present, so these four Democrats had
never been legally deprived of their seats
But it is replied by those who impute bad
faith to the Democrats that the agreement
contains this provision: 'The House of Ran
resentatives, as to it's members, as cOnstlt;,-
ted under the award, shall remain without
change, except by resignation or death of
members, until new general election"
and this condition has been violated The
Democrats never questioned the action of
the Returning Board except in the cases
referred to the committee. They were will
ing, with these executions to abide nv IT,
NY understanding Of the above provision is
that the House Of Representatives was to be
as returned by tho Returning Board. Later
err0l of that Board had been corrected in
cases specified in ~ agreement by the
award committee, and its adoption By tha
House OF Representatives. The parties to
the agreement having made no stipulation
in their cases can not fairly be asked to
deprive these four members Of seats to
which they had been declared elected bv
the Returning Board, of which ssless than a
majority Of the members of the House Of
Representatives had attempted to deprive
them. These tour men beng entitled to
their seats. and having done nothing to
forfeit them, their reinstatement was An
act OF simple justice which all fully under
standing the facts must approve.
Dir. Wheeler says, touching the aIIega.
tions OF bad faith by Democrats that they
dld not act covertly. He details the opp0-
sitlon manifested upon the first acceptance
OF the articles Of adjustment, and says:
On the day preceding the meeting of the
late extra session of the Legislature, met
at the rooms of General Sheridan promi-
aent republican officials and Colonel Leon
ard. of the Shreveport Times, who had
been the leading man in the negotiations
On the Democratic side. The matter of
tour members was fully discussed in Cen