New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-10

derstood agreement of last spring. So the
victory in the first skirmish of the session
goes to the Republicans.
The following. is from the Pttsbnre CT
-ette:
a., ne Democracy met terrible defeat in
the first legislative act Of the House to day.
When Mr.. MOrey, Representative member
from Louisiana. came forward to be sworn
in, Fernando Wood objected, on the ground
that his election certificate was signed by
Governor Kellogg, while his opponents was
signed by McEnery, and moved to refer the
case to the Committee on Elections Woods
position l,5. was sustained by Lamar and other
ultra Democratic leaders, and opposed by
tx-Speaker Blaine, who, in an eloquent
speech, held that Morey should be sworn in
at once. 1t was squarely presented ques-
tion, whether Kellogg or McEuery should
be recognized as Governor of Louisiana,
which, after spirited debate of nearly Two
hours, was decided in favor of Kellogg, the
Republicans and moderate Democrats vOt.
ing to sustain him, while the ultra Bourbon
Democrats voted for the McEuery fraud,
and lost.
The action of the House to-day not only
recognizes the Kellogg government. but vir.
tually indorses the action of President
Grants administration in sustaining it, The
ultra Democrats are terribly proane to-
"'Sh WV ohC lCEul vi tiAO '4tst udy b WOTh
in the House.
The Chicago Tribune say editorially:
The first days session of the Democratic
House OF Representatives witnessed sharp
and exciting contest on the Louisiana Uues-
tion-a contest In which superior political
acumen and parliamentary skill carried the
day as against the advantage of numbers
lt was Fernando Woods first effort to seize
the Democratic leadership, and in the out
come that geDtleman's pretensions were ef-
fectively disposed OF by the promptness and
mirab'y seconded by Mr. Wheeler, of New
York, threw himself into the bre ach and
defeated the audacious attempt to once
more tear open the Louisiana que estOn. Mr.
Blaine's success was brilliant and complete,
though 1T was not completed Until Lamar
and Cox had committed the serious blunder
of siding with Wood and sharing in the hui.
initiation OF his failure 1t was pretty
fight, and handsomely won.
The Indianapolis Journal gives this &C.
count:
Ferr ando Wood precipitated lively de-
bate BY resolution referring the certificate
OF Morey, of Louisiana, whose ssat is con-
tested by Spencer, to the Committee on
certificate signed by McEnery as Governor.
The previous question was sustained by
majority of one, General Banks voting
with the Democrats. But the main uues.
Iion was defeated without division. The
Republicans thus obtained the first score.
Woods resolution would have reopened the
entire Louisiana question, which was set
tied last wiuter by formal vote of the
House The Democrats are much cha grined
at Woods blunder. After adopting the
| rules of the last House, except the two new
rules adopted ut the last session, after a
prutracted debate. to prevent tlibustering.
the House adjourned.
The Cincinnati Commercial comments as
follows;
There was sharp passage in the House
yesterday, between Lamar, of Mississippi,
| and blame, of Maine, on the question of the
admission OF Represe ntatives from Louisi-
ana. There is no question that under the
adjustment of the difficulties in that State,
BY which Kellogg was recognized by all
parties as the Governor of the State, X pre-
seItativts holding certificates of election
over his name were entitled TO seats. 1t
was presumptuous act ia McEnery to as
sumo official functions. The House so de-
termined by it's final action. 1t could hardly
have done otherwise.
Its Washington correspondent says:
The leading Southern Representatives
| are quite decided tonight in their express
sions of gratitlco ton at the result in the
Morey case. They say that this settles
once for all the Louisiana question. They
| criticise Lamar freely for his course, which
displeased them very much. They explain
that it was probably taken to favOrably in.
| huence his candidacy for the United States
| Senate, which will be determined in few
day.