New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-23
A RECALL TO BE SOUNDED.

of the Union has.
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A RECALL TO BE SOUNDED.
The New York Returning Board has 50
in judgment upon the Louisiana election
returns, and have in some instances, a
We learn, reversed the decision of til
legal board. The upshot of this, accord
ing to the Interpretation put upon it b.
the Picayune, is an extra session. Gov
ernor Kellogg will be asked to sound
recall to the scattered members upon tn
executive horn, and all the chiefs are t,
reasonable in grand council at the Stat
House. This much seems to have bee,
decided. 1t is, therefore, conceded to b.
an inevitable, forthcoming event. Blu
while the question of mileage and pei
diem may be considered as definitely set
tied, there are many others upon which the
public in general, and the Republican
party in particular, desire further infor-
nation. Certain points which may o,
may not be regarded as supplemental to
the compact" between Messrs. Wheeler
on one side, and Burke, Zacharie and
Leonard on the other, have never been
set forth so clearly as to give to the aver
age reader specific information of what
IN extra session is expected to do and per-
form, once it is assembled by the Gov
ernor.
The demand for an extra session comes
from the Democrats exclusively. The
Republicans, collectively and individual
ly, desire to avoid this, as they would any
other expense, unless it shall clearly ap-
pear that the best interests of the public
demand it. The Republicans, therefore,
have right to call for showing of
hands. Whatever may have been ''un-
derstood" as between the Conservative
agents and Mr.. Wheeler, neither the Re-
publican Senate nor House of this State
was consulted-was not party. If
therefore, they are to be called upon to
give their ratification to the bargain made
in New York to the extent of leaving
their country hom es and coming to the
city to hold another session, it is due to
them that they at least be furnished with
a programme or schedule of what is de-
handed of them, what they will be re-
CURED 10 do if they respond to the Gov
errors call. Let it he remembered that
there can be no session without the as
sent Of the Republic an members of the
Senate. 1t lis even doubtful whether the
House, as it will be constituted by the
new Returning Board, can be legally Or
sanized without the cooperation and
Of the Republican members.
As none Of these members have been a
party to any understanding, agreement,
bargain adjustment, or whatever it may
'e called, we take it they are all perfectly
rec and unshackled in their future move
nents. Let us, therefore, be fully under
TODD.
If the Democrats want an extra session |
ct them prepare a schedule of subjects to |
70 discussed, accompanied with some sort |
# pledge that no political or aggressive
measures will be brought forward. There
GEMS to be just trife of disposition on
he part of the Democratic "adjusters" to
snore the wishes Of the Republican men,
ers in this important matter. In all the
treaties, bargains. caucuses,
interpretations, and
else necessary to bring the
oatract to it's present condition, there has
cen no pretense to consult with either
republican Senators or Representa-
ives. Their assent to anything that Mr..
Wheeler and his colleagues would say has
cen rather arbitrarily presumed than
sAed for But the whole thing has gone
s. lengths with the present parties. The
ctive cooperation of those who have
eretofore been excluded is now neces-
Try before proceeding further, and it may
) well be learned at once how far these
nportant parties to the arrangement will
onsent to it and its resulting conse-
lences.
In our judgment, any honorable plan
settling present political agitation is Of
importance. We are in favor
an extra session, or even o perpetual
ssion of the Legislature to secure it if it
IN be brought about in no other manner.
ut we fear possible disastrous conse-
fences to recall of the two houses, un-
IS proper guarantees are first given.
he stability of the State government, az
present constituted, is OF too much i'm
'rtance to be put in peril !; agitation
, the subject ut this season of the year is
be deprecated and avoided if possible.
} that rather than have a repetition of
e scenes of January 4, we prefer to let
ings remain as they are. To remove
doubts, let the Democratic committees
rings which have the party in custody
r the time being, prepare q specific plan
procedure, in case an extra session 4.
all be called, with the understandings
l. ThatVhe session shall in no case ex-
I'd beyond the time fixed by the Gov
nor in his proclamation.
2. That the acts passed at the regular