New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-21
THE ADJUSTMENT.

! Representatives yesterday. in declaring
vacant the seats of Messrs. Richards, of tn,
seventh ward of Orleans, Floyd, Of St
| Helena, and Rochon and Martinez. of St
Martin, Republicans, and admitting theil
| Democratic opponents thereto, renders
| proper Q review Of the proceedings which
led to the calling of the extra session and
the reorganization of the Legislature
The following are the original articles
of adjustment submitted by Congressman
Wheeler to the Conservatives and adopted
by them In caucus, by a vote of 80 to q, or
the fifth of February. 1875:
WHEREAS, 1t is desirable to adjust the
difficulties growing out of the general elec
| ton in this State in 1872. the action of the
Returning Board in declaring and promul
eating the results Of the general election in
the month OF November last, and the organ
ization of the House of Representative on
the fourth day Of January last, such ad Just
ment being deemed necessary to the re-
establishment of peace and order in the
State;
Now. therefore, the undersigned, mem.
bers Of the Conservative party, claiming
to have been elected members OF the House
of Representatives, and that their certii-
Gates Of election have been illegally with
held by the Returning Board, hereby
severally agree to submit their claims to
seats in the House Of Representatives to
the award and arbitrament Of George F.
HOar, William A.. Wheeler, William p.
Frye and Samuel S. Marshall, members of
the congressional committee now in New
Orleans, who are hereby authorized to OK
anime and determine the same upon the
equities of the several cases; and, when
=, \ Oh ha
orally 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, claiming to have
been elected Senators from the eighth and
twenty-sccond senatorial districts, hereby
agree to submit their claims to the forego-
ing award and arbitrament, and in all
respects to abide the results of the same;
And the undersigned, holding certificates
ofelection from the Returning Board, hereby
severally agree 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 Qualifications of the body in session at
the State House, claiming to be the House
Of Representatives, attend the sitting of the
edAu HOuso 1OI Cuo purposo VI dUopCluE SAlU
report. Ii said report shall be adopted, and
the members embraced in the foregoing re.
port shall be seated, then the undersigned
severally agree that Immediately upon the
adoption 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 November, 1872; and
Whereas, 1t is alleged, and by large
IS 81, &kak hal, Al,
suit of the election of members of the
House of Representatives, and for Treas.
urer, in November last, was illegally de-
termined and promulgated by the Return
ing Board; and
Whereas, These doubts. allegations and
beliefs have tended greatly to disturb the
public mind. and unsetttle confidence, and
injuriOusly to affect the material interests
OF the State; and
Whereas, 1t is deemed necessary to the
walfare 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 General As.
sembly hereby declares its acquiescence in
the existing State government established
in 1877, known as the Kellogg government,
including the Senate, which is now and has
been in session at the State House, and that
~ Will AOU oCCA W IuoolAUu ny lulpcdCu.
ment the official acts OF the Governor from
time to time since said establishment; and
that henceforth it will accord to said Cog.
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 Repre-.
sentatives as to its members, as constituted
under the award of George +. Hoar, Viii.
liam A. Wheeler, William P. Frye and
hall 81,
change. except by resignation or death of
until a 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.
The Conservative caucus subsequently
its action, and the matter re-
mained in allegiance until the twenty fourth
of February, when action was again taken,
with the following result:
Yeas-Bayley. Blaffer, Bower, Beasley,
Brice, Carmouche. Carloss, Durr, Estilette,
+. B. Edwards, Hall. Jones, johnson, Kidd,
Kelly, Lafargue, McCullum, Mitchell. Me
Alpine, Martin, Meredith, Nunez, O'Quin,
Pipes, Richardson. Seaman, Scales, Self,
Smith, Stafford, Schuler, Webb, Walters,
Young-3.
Nays-Aldige, Booth, Byrne, Burkhard,
Billieu, Cousin, Collins, DeBlanc. Dupre,
DelahOussaye, Dunn, Elliott, b. Ed awards,
Howard, Horan Jeffries, Koontz.
kummel, Land, Luckett. Maginpis, Mat
thews, Pascal. Roman, Sibilski, Schenck,
Witt, Wells-33.
Mr.. Wiltz presented strong protest |
against the proposed adjustment, which
was signed by the following named gentle
men:
A. A. Maginnis. Charles Delhommer. Boil. |
yer Edwards, George d. Wells, Charles |
Roman, Charles H. Schenck, Charles B yrne, |
Z. L. Luckett, Gabriel Pascal, c. C. Dunn, |
John }. Horau, o. L. Collins, 3. c. Elliott,
J. Jeffries, j. A. Gilmore, Edward Booth. |
D. Land. Thomas r. Vaughan. Felix
aoorhies, George W. Dupre, J. Aldige, A.
OeBlanc, w. B. Ko0ntz, C. Kummel, M. |
Cousin, George p. Burkhard-26.
The cartel of adjustment was signed,
however, and forwarded to Congressman
Wheeler. The gentlemen named as ar
with tho other members of the
House special committee on Louisiana af-
airs, met in New York and agreed upon a
Ian of adjustment, which was forwarded
Inder seal to Governor Kellogg.
The Legislature was convened in extra
ession by Governor Kellogg, and the terms
'roposed by the congressional committee /
we're observed stictly and literally by the
This having beeen done, and
he Democrats named by Mr Wheeler and
lis colleagues having been accorded their
eats in the manner proposed. .~9 Re-
ublican in question voluntarily withdraw
ng from the House in order to accomplish
/, the following resolution, as required in
he original agreement, slightly amended,