The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-15
The Louisiana LeGislature-ke.
IOgg's Message.

The Louisiana LeGisIature-Ke.
Iogg's Message.
New ORLEANS, April l4.-The Legis-
lature met ut noon and the Conservative
members were sworn in. a resolution
was adopted in the House referring the
claims OF those included in the award to
the Committee on Elections, which will
report tomorrow. Both parties seem to
accept the award without opposition
making the compromise II success.
Governor Kellogg's message is long
and mainly devoted to the troubles in the
State during the past two years, and
hopes the compromise Legislature will
act harmoniously ly and improve the con-
dtion Of the State by wise legislation.
NEW ORLEANS April 1.-THE House
was called to orler by Speaker Hahn.
The clerk read the proclamation of the
Governor and called the roll. The
speaker announced that since the adjourn
ment three members had come forward
and been sworn in. Mr. w. w. CarlOss,
OF Webster, announced shat he did not
recognize the legal existence OF the Hahn
House. The speaker called for the mem
bers entitled to seats to step forward and
be sworn in. Mr.. Carloss was among the
first of all the other Conservative MEM
bers that took the oath. The speaker
then announced that there was Il question
of membership regarding the parish OF
st. Landry. The returning board had
returned four members from the parish,
and a contestant not returned WAS seated,
and it left him to decide as to which
of the three out OF the four
he would swear IN and he had shut out
the man receiving thesmallest number Of
votes. This action smut out MIR. Nld-
rinne. The motion was made and car
ried that committee otthree be appoint
ed to notify the Senate and Governor
that the house was ready to proceed with
business. Mr. Mathews offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
WHEREAS, p. X. Beasly and f. F. Dr.
gas, of the parish of Assumptioni Jas.
Brice. of the Parish of Benville; j. f.
Scales and Chas. Sculer, of the parisl. of
Drsoto; Z. Kidd, of the parish of Jack
son; Jas. Jctireies, r. c. Lukett and u.
W. Stafford, of the. parish of Rapides;
Edward McCullum and &. w. Keys, OF
the parish of Terebonne and e., a. Kelly
from the parish of Union, respectfully
claim that they were elected at the last
general election in this State, to seats in
this House from their respective parishes
| but that said seats were not awarded to
them by the Returning Board, therefore
| be 1t
| ReSolred, That the Committee on Flee
tons and Qualifications, be directed to
inquire into the validity of said claims,
respectively, and report their conclusions
to the House ut the next sitting.
\ motion 10 suspend the rules to con-
slider the resolution, was adopted on
call of the yeas and nays by vote of "a
to 5. The resolution was then unani-
mously adopted This resolution covers
the ground of award us far as the House
is concerned. The committee will doubt
less report in favor OF seating them.
A communication was read from the
Clerk of the National House of Repre-
sentatives, inclosing the preamble and
resolutions adopted in relation to Louisl-
ana, including the resolution recognizing
Kellogg as Governor. Referred to the
same committee and ordered spread upon
the minutes of the House.
Mr. Stewart (col.) wanted to know If
the award was before the house.
The Speaker informed the member
that he, as Speaker did not know any
thing about the award.
Mr.. Stewart-Are we not sitting under
;he award?
The Speaker-No, We are here under
the call of the Governor and under the
Constitution.
Mr.. Stewart-Then l move to have Il
committee of three appointed to wait
upon the Governor and to bring the
award before the House.
Several veto messages were received
from the Governor, after which the
House adjourned till tomorrow at noon.
MIR. Wheeler was in Governor keI-
logg's private Office during the greater
part of the day, doing everything IN MS
power to make the compromise success
Mail Contract Brokers.
WASHINGTON, April l4.-The Post
office Department is in receipt OF lntor-
nation that the parties who have secur.
ed contracts Tor large number OF mail
routes IN the Western States ana
Systematically Offering to sub-let them,
thereby assuming in effect the position OF
mail route brokers. One party in Kan
sas has sent out postal cards inviting bids
Tor subletting specific routes and stating
IN printed postscript that he has 65 routes
to dispose of and that he will send cata-
logues on application. The Depart
ment has taken steps to break this busi-