The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-02-11
AFFLICTED LOUISIANA.
PROPOSED COMPROMISE MEASURE.
Congressional Committee Takes the Initiative.
A HumiHatilg Proposition Made.
Elected Members Of the Legislature Asked
to Submit their Claims to -Four Mem
berS of The Committee.
Decision Of the Committee to be Final.
Conservatives to Recognize the Kellogg Gov
....' ernment.
ROUSLNG MASS EEETING OF CON-
SERKATIVES.
ROUSLNG MASS EEETLNG OF CON.
SERKATIVES.
Strong Resolutions Of Protest Adopted
Against the Proposed Compromise.
WANT NO ALLIANCE WITH THE
USURPATYON.
Restoration of AH the Elected Members I'm.
peratiuely Demanded.

NEW ORLEANS, February 6,-Following is the
Congressional Committees proposition for the
adjustment of Louisiana troubles. ....
Whereas 1t is desirable to adjust the difficult
ties growing out of the general election in this
State in 1872, the action of the Returning Board,
in declaring and promulgating the results of the
general election in the month Of November last
and the organization of the House of Representa-
tives on the 4th day ofJanuary last, such adjust
entbeing deemed necessary to the re-establish-
ment of peace and order in the State, now, there
fore, the undersigned members of the Conserva-
tive party, and claiming to have been elected
members of the House of Representatives, and
that their certificates of election have been IL
legally withheld by the Returning Board, here
by severally agree to submit their claims to seats
in the House Representatives to the award and
arbtrament of George f. Hoar, Wm A. Wheeler,
Vim. p. Frye, and Samuel s. Marshall, members
of the Congressional Committee now in New
Orleans, who are hereby authorized to examine
and determine the same upon the equities of the
several cases, and when such award shall be
made, we hereby severally agree to abide by the
same and such Of us as may become members OF
the House of Representatives under the arrange
ment hereby severaly agree to sustain by our In
fuences and votes the joint resolution herein
after set forth, and the undersigned claiming To
have been elected Senators from the eighth and
twenty.second Senatorial districts hereby agree
to submit their claims to the foregoing award and
srbitrament and in all respects to abide the re-
suits Of the same and the undersigned, holding
certificates of election from the Returning Board
hereby severally agree that upon the coming in
of the award of the foregoing arbitrators, they
will, when they shall have been ratified by the
report of the Committee on Elections, and the
qualifications of the body in session at the State
House claiming to be the House of Representa-
tives attend the setting of said House for the pur-
pose of adopting said report and, If said report
shall be adopted and the members embraced in
the foregoing report shall be seated then the un-
designed severslly agree that Immediately upon
the adoption ofsaid report they will vote for the
following resolutions;
Whereas, Doubts have existed and still exist as
to the results Of the election of this State in the
month of November, 1872, and whereas, it is al
legged, and by large portion of this State be-
of the House of ofRepresentatiyes and for Treasurer
in the month Of November last was illegally de.
terrnined and promulgated by the Returning
Board and whereas the doubts allegations and
belief have tended greotly to disturb the public
mind and unsettle confidence, and injuriously to
affect the material interests of the State, and
whereas, tits deemed necessary 10 the welfare Of
the State that an adjustment of the foregoing diff
ficultes should be effected therefore be it hereby
Resolved By the General Assembly of the State
ofLouisiana that said assembly, without approx
ing the same, will not disturb the present State
Government claiming to have been elected in
1871 and known as the Kellogg Government, Il
seek to impeach the Governor for any past Official
acts, and that henceforth they will accord to the
said Governor all necessary and legitimate sup
port in maintaining the laws and advancing the
peace and prosperity of the people of this State
add that the House of Representatives as to it
members as constituted under the award of Geo
F. Hoar, Wm, A. Wheeler, VIM. P. Frye and Sam
uel s. Marshall shall remain without change ex
cept by resignation or death or both, ofmemberS
until new general election-and that the Senate
as herein recognized shall also remain unchanged
except so far as that body may itself make changes
on contest.
NoDEFINITE ACTION ON THE COMPROMISE.
This proposition was discussed in caucus but nc
definite action was taken by the Conservatives.
Republicans state that the members of the Kel
logg House will accept no compromise, The res
oluton introduced yesterday in the kellogg
House inviting the absent members to return, and
pledging cooperation in all Constitutional meas
ures Of reform produced considerable disorder
and finally resulted in no quorum The renewal O
the subject of copmromise to-day was the occasion
ofthe greatest disorder, such as has not before
prevailed since January 4th.