The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-15
THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
ALBANY, Jan. IL, 1875.
In the Assembly this morning Mr.. Daily, from
the select Committee on the Louisiana affair,
SAID it had been hoped that a unanimous report
would be arrived at. but the committee had found
1t impossible to agree. Therefore ne presented
the following majority report, condemning the
action referred to-
MAJORITY REPORT.
Resolved the Senate concur, That the people Of New
ag & IN the
military forces Of The uniisd states in the orsanisaton
"s % STATE s'S sSd s1 IMPLIED
me snss one enca That we view with
81 3 III
disregard OF all constitutional guarantees and OF
the
condemn me propos9n OF General sherl'
name Of the to su9es. citizens to trial
S < n. sd Penn
S. Il. HAMMOND.
MINORITY REPORT.
Mr.. ALvoRD, from the minority, agreed with the
majority that the action which had taken place
IN LOUISIANA deserved the most prompt check. but
they could not agree upon the terms In which the
protest should be made. He, therefore, submit
ted the following series of resolutions EXPIRE ssing
disapprObaton OF the action and setting forth the
duties of the Ofhciais in the matIer:-
Resolved it the Senate concur, That we condemn the
srss and 6a we dsprecse be Of the m
ary arm OF the at the or
request of any claiming to be an official Of the
y OF he SAID state in the is Legisative
Of ihe unsea States UPON Proper appea"n to pro
se by It's ii p az 9s
against domest,e violence , r, ., ,,r,,,.,, -
the way OF peace and good in Louisiana is
only 70 be solved by the nhta! Of all con-
I'll nea hsh the
a
TO guarantee to Louisiana republican form OF govern
sd to e obs Ct The
without Intimidation; corruption or pr, VIOLENCE:
REPRESENTATIVES OF tins State Congress requested
to use Their best efforts to effect restoration o. good
s this basis sis DA''0 S0'''AIH %s g. &tyssB Con
THE DEBATE.
Mr.. DAILY then briefly spoke in support Of the
majority report, Insisting that this State should
alluded TO- ana that was all the majority resolu-
tons proposed to do
said a great wrong had been done, and It was our
duty to condemn 1t. But ne did not think 1t vas
right or just TO denOunce Sheridan for what he
had not done, especially as he had done nothing.
HISTORICAL REVELATIONS.
Mr. SEWARD said these questions were not new
ones At a Cabinet Council held alter the sur
renoer OF Lee, IN. which the victorious generals
participated, the question OF the status OF the
several States was fully discussed, as We'll os the
character OF the existing State governments.
President Lincoln SAID the government could not
undertake 10 run state governments III those
States; the people must do that. During the dis
cussion Mr.. Stanton submitted plan OF treating
the question which defined the duties OF the
several departments In the work OF recOnstruc-
tl0n and IN the execution OF the laws. The people,
however, were to he left unmOlested, save wnen
they were acting In hostility TO the government.
That night Mr. Lincoln passed rom lie, the work
OF reconstruction was taken up by his successor,
and Its history Is familiar 10 all.
THE MAJORITY RESOLUTIONS CARRIED.
Mr.. WAEHNER then moved the previous question.
Mr.. ALvoRD seconded the motion with p easure,
he saio, and it adopted. The question was then
taken Cd adopting the minority report, and 1t was
rejected by strictly party vOte-yeas 81. nays
GO. The question was then taken on the majority
report, ana 1t was adopted-yeas SO, nays 81. This
was also party vote.
The Assembly then adjourned.