New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-15
The History Of Adius,ment.

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On the thirteenth Of January last botl
houses of the General Assembly adopte.
the following joint resolution:
Resolved by the Senate and House O
Representatives of Louisiana in Genera
Assembly con vened, That We earnestly re
quest the special committee on Louisian.
: affairs, appointed by The Hon. Speak4.
!, Blaine, December 15 1874, to visit this CITY
at the earliest practicable moment, and in
stitnte inquiry into ell the facts Connected
with the present cOnditiou Of affairs in thi.
State; and that The Governor be requested
to transmit this resolution bv telegraph re
the Hon. George F. Hoar, chairman of said
committee.
As reque stcd by that resolution the Cover
nor telegraphed 10 Mr.. Hoar the invitation Of
the Legislature. He and other members of the
committee promptly responded by visiting
this city and instituting an inquiry, upon
which they based an able and exhaustive
report. On the first of March last the
lower house of Congress, on motion of Mr..
| Hoar. chairman of this investigating com.
mittee, adopted by vote of les to 80 the
following preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, Both branches of the Legisla-
tnre Of Louisiana have requested the special
committee of this House 10 investigate the
circumstances attending the election and
returns thereof in that State for tho year
1874; and whereas said committee have
unanimously reported that tho Returning
Board OF that Stale, in canvasslng and
compiling said returns and DromulgatiDg
the result wrOngfully applied an erroneous
rule of law. by reason whereof persons were
awarded seats in the House of Representa-
tives of Louisiana to which they were not
entitled, and persons entitled to seats were
deprived of them.
Resolred, That it ia recommended to the
House OF Representatives OF Louisiana to
take immediate steps to remedy said in
Justice and to place the persons rlghtfully
entitled in their seats
Resolrcd, That William Pitt Kellogg be
recognized AS the Governor VI the State of
Louisiana until the end of the term OF Office
liked by the constitution OF that State.
In the meantime number of gentlemen
who claimed to have been elected members
of the Legislature, but who had not been
declared elected by the Returning Board.
had agreed in writing to submit their re-
spective claims to the arbitrament of the
members OF the committee presided over by
Mr.. Hoar, and to abide by their decision.
They further severally agreed that in the
event of their being admitted to seats in
the Legislature they would unite with other
Conservative members who. actuated BY
patriotic desire to secure the peace and
tranquility Of the State, made themselves q
party to this written compact, in passing
joint resolution sustaining without formally
approving) the existing State government
and pledging themselves to support the
administration in all proper measures of
reform. 1t was the opinion of the con.
gressional committee that these pledges
were given in the proper spirit and conld
be safely relied upon by the Republicans,
and that it was the duty OF the Repub !
lican party to accept them. Upon thi.
basis an award was made by the members
OF the committee, and this award is now
before the Legislature for action |