New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-03
THE Original Text Of tls, Wheeler Propo-
stti0lk.

As some of our Conservative friends seem
! to pave lost sight of the famous Wheeler
propositions. and others are disposed to
annex conditions to their adoption VIC re-
publish them for the purpose of refreshing
the memory:
MR.. HyHEELEK TO THE CONSERVATIVES.
Whereas, it is desirable to adjust the d ditffii
cultles growing ont of the general election in
this State in 1872, the action of the Returning
Board in declaring and promulgating the
results OF the general election in the month
OF November last, and the organization Of
the House OF Representatives on the fourth
OF January last, such adjustment being
deemed necessary to the re-establishnent
OF peace and order in the State;
Now, therefore, the undersigned, mem-
oers OF the Conservative party, and claim
ing to have been elected members of the
House OF Representatives and that their
certificates Of election have been illegally
withheld by the Returning Board. hereby
severally agree to submit their claims to
seats IN the House of Representatives to the
award and arbitramenf of George f. Hoar,
William A. Wheeler, William +. Frye and
Samuel S. Marshall members of the con-
gresslOnai committee now in New Orleans,
who are hereby authorized to examine and
determine the same upon the equities of the
several cases; and when such award shall
be made we hereby severally agree to abide
by the same, and such of us as may become
members Of the House of Representatives
under this arrangement hereby severally
agree to sustain by our influence and votes
the joint resolution hereinafter set
forth. And the undersigned, claim
ing to have been elected Senator'S
from the eighth and twenty second
senatorial districts, hereby agree to sub
init their claims to the foregoing award
and arbitrament, and in all respects to abide
the results OF the same, and the under
signed, holding certificates of election from
the Returning Board, hereby severally agr Q
that upon the coming in OF the award OF the
foregoing arbitratOrs, they will, when the
same shall have been ratified by the report
OF the Committee on Elections and Qualii.
cations of the body in session at the State
House, claiming to be the House of Repre-.
sentatives, attend the sittings of said House
for the purpose of adopting said report, and
II said report shall be adopted, and the
members embraced in the foregoing report
shall be seated, then the undersigned sever
ally agree that Immediately upon the adOp-
ton of said report they will vote for the
following resolutions:
WHEREAS, Doubts have existed, and still
exist, as to the legal results of the election
in this State in the month of November,
1872: and
Whereas. 1t is alleged, and by large
portion of this State believed, that the re-
suit of the election for members of the
House Of Representatives and for Treasurer,
in the month of November last was ilie-
gally determined and promulgated by the
Returning Board; and
Whereas, These doubts, allegations and
belief have tended greatly to disturb the
public mind and unsettle confidence and
lujuriOusly to affect the material interests
of the State; and
Whereas, 1t is deemed necessary to the
welfare of the State that an adjustment of
the foregoing difficulties should be effected;
therefore be it hereby
Resolved by the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana, That said Assembly,
without approving the same, will not dis
turb the present State government, claim
the Kellogg government, or seek to impeach
the Governor for any past official acts, and
that henceforth it will accord to said Gov
ernor all necessary and legitimate support
in maintaining the laws, and in advancing
the peace and prosperity of the people OF
this State, and that the House of Represen-
tatives as to its members, as constituted
under the award of George +. Ioar, vii.
liam A. Wheeler, William z. Frye ard
Samuel S. Marshall shall remain without
change except by resignation or death Of
memb bers until new general election, and
that the Senate as herein recognized, shall
also remain unchanged, except SO far as
that body may itself make changes on con
tests.