The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-29
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Acknowledgement.
SUSTAINING THE rRFsIDENT.


The following resolution offered
by Col. Vaughan, of Leavenworth,
sustaining President Grant and
General Sheridan, in their Louisi-
ana policy were adopted by a strict
ly party vote, after long and able
discussion. An attempt was made
to give Kansas the Democratic
chute in this matter, by the intro
duction of an amendment by Mr..
Fitzwilliams, of Leavenworth. We
are glad the Republicans took the
action they did. The following are
the resolutions:
WHEREAS, The legislature of the
state of Louisiana, at its recent con-
vocation, and while engaged in the
orderly and lawful process of or
ganiZing, was invaded by a mob
which violently interrupted its pro-
ceedings, prevented its organization
and forcibly took possession of its
hall, and
WHEREAS, A majority of the said
legislature did thereupon appeal to
the governor of the state for protec-
ton, and,
WHEREAS, The governor did i'm
mediately respond to said request
for protection, and by the assist
ance of the military forces of the
United States there present, under a
constitutional requistion upon the
president, did reinstate said legisla-
ture in peaceful possession of its
hall so that it could complete its
legal organization: and whereas the
right of q legislature to assemble
and peacefully perfect its organiza-
ton, safe from all violence is fun
damental right of all legislative
bodies at all and at whatever cost
therefore be it
ReSolged, That we endorse the
recent special message of the Pres
ident of the United States relative
to the condition of affairs in Louisi-
ana, as able, fair and convincing,
and as containing q triumphant vim
dictlon OF his official action in the
premises.
SEC. 2, That we have the highest
confidence in the valor, patriotism
aid integrity of Lieut.. Gen. Sheri-
dan, and that he can depend upon
the support of the royal people of
this nation in the performance of his
duties in unfolding the constitution
and laws of the country.
Sec. 3, That the secretary of state
be instructed to send copies of this
resolution to the President of the
United States, to Lieut.. Gen. Sheri
dan and to our senators and repres-
entatives in congress.
The following is the vote upon
the measure. 1t was sticky party
fight.
AYEs-Aldrich, Allen, Babcock,
Bates, Barnes, Baldwin, Bell, Bene-
dict, Bradford, c. j. Brown, G.. W.
Brown, of Nemaha, Bryan, Buchan,
Burgess, Codding, Conrad, Corn
ell, Doud, Duncan, Edmonds, Elder,
Farwe!l, Ferguson, Il. B. Foster
Gibson, Haskell, Hooton, Hubs,
Huston, johnson, Landon, Legate,
Lockwood, 10y, Mann, Maxwell
Mackay, McNulty, Merriweather,
Miller, Mitchell, Mobley, Morse
Murphy, Palmer, Pilkenton, Raney
Pepper, Root, Scott, A. w. Smith
Spurlock, Stauber, Taylor, Thatch.
er, TomlinsOn, Vance, Vaughan
Williams, Willis, Writ, Wood
Woods, II. w. Wright, Mr.. Speaker
Go.
| NAYs-Angell, Beegle, Briggs, 6,
w. Brown, of Crawford, Campbell,
j Carter, Cowan, Cox, DOnnelly
Fain, j. Foster, Fitzwilliam, Goff
Gouchcr, Half, Hulett, Jaquine
Martin, g. Moore, Robinson, 4. Z
Smith, w. c. Smith, Squires, Taber
futile, Walker-26.
-Four votes were afterwards re
corded withthe "ayes" making the
number 20, and ono with thu
"nays," making the Democratic
vote 81.