The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-04-23
LOUISIANA.

The Republicans claim that the Demo,
erAis Have hrOken the Compact by
thseating four Republicans Ia Ihe
heuse mpeachment Trial Of Al,
diior oiiniOn-Itesoiuiion 90 ENtend
the Session 10 HAY h-HeII0gg Rn,
denvoring 20 Save Clinton,
New ORLEANS. April 22,-The Re-
publican claims that the action Of the
democrats IN unsGaling four repuhli'
cans ana seating four democrats In
Their places was u gross breach of the
pllghted faith OF that party. They hRy
The Legislature had come together with
the same personal ~ when II adjourned
NJ the close of The regular session, aud
had made all the changes recommends
cd In the award, Both bodies had then
adopted resolution that the house
should remain without change, except
by designations or death Of members,
until new general election. The 10.
publlCans contend that the only nrgu-
ment Of any right offered by the dem
ocratlc majority that carried the meas
nre was that the members unseated
had not been returned by
the returning board, whose
other acts that same majority have re-
peatedly denounced az Illegal. These
republicans had been seated after con-
test, aud represented parishes which
had heretofore been strongly republi,
can. The Republican In its leaders
this morning says what the result will
DO II difficult 10 predict The outraged
minority In the house have no remedy
In the senate where the relations ARE
reversed, but no one believes the re-
publloans will put themselves ~ much
In the wrong M their opponents 10y re-
taliating on the democratic minority
In that body, But what opportunity
OF pressing measures of reform can
such body rs that which now con-
trolls the house afford? What
guarantee now have the people that
the adjustment they believed in will
produce harmony In this distracted
state? II Is plain that the democrats,
In taking the responsibility Of break
ing faith with the republicans, have
broken the compact confirmed the
truth Of the argument that they in
tended no justice to their opponents,
rendered all but partisan legislation
impossible, destroyed the hope of bet
ter days and less bitter feeling, wldened
the breach between the people Of each
side, turned the effort for reform into
Il struggle for office and defeated every
effort for the benefit Of the people
which the compromise was intended
TO promote.
The senate passed the joint resolu-
ton suspending Auditor Clinton from
Office pending the impeachment trial.
The senate resolved itself intoa court
of impeachment to impeach Charles
Clinton of high crimes and INSIDE
meanors in Office, and notified the
house oftheir action, and disappointed
a committee to prepare rules to govern
the senate when sitting rs court Of
The house passed joint resolution to
extend the extra session to May 9th by
a vote of yeas siXty-two, nays fifteen.
The house passed the city relief bill
the city to hypothecate
and lease city property; also TO lease
the city water works for forty years,
payable in city obligations of any
kind; also authorizing the council to
make arrangements with bondholders.
The senate received communities
ton from Clinton praying for further
examination of his books by experts.
No action was taken.
The vote on taking up the Clinton
resolution in the senate
to-day was, yeas twenty-five, nays ten.
Governor Kellogg was ON the floor OF
the senate again to-day endeavoring to
save Clinton.
The railroad war was inau gurated
here to-day. The fare via the Jackson
route to New York was reduced to $50.
Reductions to other points in proper
ion