New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-23
ORLEANS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY g. 1875
The Question of Adjustment.

The Question of Adjustment.
The Democratic legislative caucus as
sembled at half past eleven o'clock yester
day morning, with forty-nine members
present. Mr.. Wiltz read q telegram from
Washington, from Messrs. Zacharie and
Burke, stating that "deinite results" would
be communicated after an interview should
be had with the President and Mr.. Wheeler,
which was to take place at eleven O'Clock
yesterday. The telegram was dated Sun
day.
Mr.. Kidd stated that committee of five
had been appointed in secret session on the
fifth instant to draw up a protest, giving
the reasons why the Wheeler proposition
had been accepted by the majority of the
caucus. The committee, which was com
posed of Messrs. Hall, Kidd, Carlos, Ham.
mond and Duff, had prepared their protest
He thought it advisable to have this protest
published, in order that it should be known
to the public that the Wheeler proposition
had been adopted only under protest He
made a motion to that effect, which was
carried
& Mr.. Jones, of Lincoln, wanted some in
formation as to how the Bulletin became
possessed of the instructions given to
Messrs. Burke and Zacharie. No one en-
lightened him.
Mr.. Wiltz stated that he had received
another telegram from Washington, which
he read as follows:
WASHINGTON, February %, ILLS A. M.
To Hon. L. A. Witz:
Remain in session until we send final
report of to-day's action.
ZACHARIE AND BURKE.
The caucus then, after adopting a resolu
ton concurring in the address of the South
weseern Senators, took recess until P. NJ
At two o'clock they met, and no more
kilograms having been received they ad-
journed until seven o'clock.
At seven o'clock the caucus met and i'm
mediately went into secret session. and re.
NAMED so about an hour. An adjournment
was then had until ten o'clock this morn.
ing. The understanding was that no action
had been taken on the information received
from Mr.. Leonard, that no compromise was
possible except that on the plan suggested
by Mr.. Wheeler.
During yesterday afternoon the Picoyunc
received the following dispatch in reference
to the interview of the self-appointed 'rep-
resentatives of Louisiana" with the Presi.
dent, and issued it as an extra:
WASHINGTON, February 22.-The Louisi.
TOT al S~<n Iii
morning with the congressional committee
and the President.
No terms can be had other than Wheeler e
propositions. Tho President is in favor of
adjustment of some sort, but defers to
Wheeler's views.
Our people should adopt the Wheeler
propositions Immediately.
The Hoar committee will report to-mor-
row, and the report will be against us. ex.
cept as to improper acts of the Returning
Board.
There is no hope of relief from Congress.
A. H. LEONARD.
The evening Bulletin contained the fol-
lowing announcement:
Since the arrival Of the kilograms from
Washington stating that it was probable
that some compromise would be entered
into to-day, strong feeling against such q
movement has been created and has taken
shape.
A meeting of prominent citizens from all
parts of the State will take place to day in
the St. Charles Hotel, and if telegrams are
received indicating that action Of compro-
mise has been had, protest will be sent on
at once.
There has been no change in the feelings
of our people, and now, as before, they are
determined not to in any manner recognize
the usurpation.
A large number of people assembled in
the rotunda of the St. Charles Hotel last
evening, but very few of them knew any
thing about the proposed meeting. Itwas
the general remark that as the announce
ment had appeared in no other paper than
the Bulletin, it was probably incorrect. So
it proved to he. No meeting was held.
It is hardly worth while to discuss the
probabilities as to whether the Democratic
caucus will or will not again adopt the
Wheeler proposition. 1t will be seen by
reference to the special dispatches from
in another portion of the
that it makes very little diff.
ference whether they do or not. About the
best thing the members of that organiza-
ton can do is to return to their seats and
assist in passing some of the reform me as
ures recommended by Governor Kellogg.