Litchfield enquirer., 1875-05-06
Apparent Peace in Louisiana.

The Louisiana resolutions, which were passed ill the federal House of Repre- sentatives just before it's adjournment, re- commended, first, the recognition of Kel- logg as Governor in fact, without inquir- ing into his original title to the office; and, second, the re-seating of the five members of the lower branch of the state legislature who had been wrongfully unseated by United States troops on the fourth of Jan uary. Pursuant to this arrangement the five members were restored to their places.
 So far there is no rooomo for dispute; the award of the Congressional Committee was literally enforced. The conservatives, however, subsequently proceeded to re- move four other persons, who had been admitted by the "Hahn House." and to substitute for them men who, the con- servatives decided, had been duly elected and returned by the Returning Board.
 Upon this question arose, and, as hap pens with most political questions, some- thing can be said on each side. It is con- tended on the one hand that the reseating of the five members who had been expell- ed by military force secured conserva- tive majority in the House of Represents lives; that the House had the right, which belongs to every legislative body, of deter mining the qualifications of it's own mem- bers; that the majority of the House de- cided that four persons before admitted were disqualified because they had not been elected by the people or returned by the Returning Board, and that four other
 persons, who had been duly elected and
 returned, were qualified; that, having so decided, the majority properly unseated
 those who were disqualified, and seated those who were qualified, and that from it's proceedings there is no appeal.
 On the other hand, it is insisted that the settlement of the Louisiana difference was a compromise, and as such must be accepted according to it's spirit and intent
 as we'll as its letter, and without reference to the absolute right or wrong of remote and anterior matters; that the award of the Congressional Committee, so far as it related to the seating or unseating of per sons, was intended to dispose of all ques- tions concerning the composition of the House of Representatives; and that the conservatives, in going further than that, and using the power of a majority, which they had obtained by g., compromise, to change the composition of the House, act. ed in bad faith. Practically the change does not amount to much. The admis- sion of the four members secures . con-
 seryative majority on joint ballot, but the Republicans. have amaiority in the Senate and therefore control legislation equally with the conservatives. But the import ant fact is that little excitement has been created by the affair, and there is no prob- ability of any disturbance of public ord CT. Both houses of, the legislature ad- journed on Saturday, quietly, without day, and doubtless to the profound satisfac- tion of the people. It is evident that the citizens of Louisiana, of whatever party, are weary of the factious quarrels5 which have been going on without interruption ever since the end of the Rebellion, and 9are resolved that, no matter which side suffers politically, the reign of law shah be exe-established. It is more important
 that fhe substantial material interests of the state shall be cared for, than that this
 or that party shall have majority on joint ballot. .eiazss.1s asoa.4a sl3 za s5asbis# =.