The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-02-27
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/ lliH W uppOaitd the navy department
which has been fired three times
Sumo one II crazy or there Is II plot Il
destroy the records.
In the house the Louisiana spoola
committee reported, unanimously con
demuing the returning board, nnd bj
u majority Of four 10 three recommend
Ing that tho Louisiana house Of repre-
sentatlves take immediate steps I,
remedy the injustice, aud 10 place Tia,
persons rightfully entitled In thcl
seats; also recommending the recognl
ton Of Kellogg till the termination o
his term OF office. The report was or
dered printed.
The committee on Alabama affairs
also made report.
The house then proceeded with the
tariff bill.
In the senate the judiciary commit
tee reported that the United States Ii
not bound to proceed with the con
tract for additional Pacific service tC
China and Japan.
The Texas appropriations wen,
through as telegraphcd last week, ey
ccpt that for the improvement of the
ship channel between the mouth OF
the San JacintO river, etc., from which
the words through Morgon's Point
were stricken out. Also the following
provlso:
Provided, That none of the said
amounts shall I've expended until the
Buffalo Bayou Ship Channel company,
chartered hy the Legislature of Texas,
shall fila with the secretary of war,
their release of all right to charge or
collect toll on commerce by virtue OF
said charter, and all other rights and
privileges under the same. This
from this appropriation.
The vote on the Texas Pacific bill in
the house to-day Is universally consid-
cred as defeating that measure for this
session. i-.
An effort to pass, in some form or
other, u provision extending over two
years the appropriations made in the
army bill, is TO be made and urged yet
this session.
The basis of the new proposition for
Il compromise of the Louisiana ques-
ton is substantially as follows:
The conservatives object t, the con-
gressional committve assuming juris-
diction concerning the election of
1872 and 1874, which were separate
and entirely different. 1t is agreed
that members of the Louisiana legis-
lature elected in 1871 can give pledges
the most ample and positive for their
own future action, and the people will
assent to kellogg, obey the laws, and
accord the de factO government recog-
milton as long as the president sustains
the kellogg party i'm Office. Ii, OH the
other hand, the conservatives cannot
get the results of 1872, or so much as
the congressional committee decide
they are lawfully entitled to, they will
not admit the legality of the Kellogg
election, nor will they consent to ex-
press doubts as TO what they
believe the legal results of
1872, but as this question has perpleXed
the president and congress, and both
the executive and legislative branches
of the government, hesitate. to act
upon it, it would not be- just to expect
the caucus or conservative members of
the Louisiana state legislature to settle
it. The conservatives further claim
that they should not he required to
recognize the illegal Hahn house Or
ganization, and thus indorse or acqui-
esce in the acts of the 4th of January.
AS further act of good faith, the con-
servatives agree not to press the Wilt
organization upon the republicans, but
are willing that neither shall be in
sisted upon, and let the members de.
clare by arbitration and reorganize the
house. The Louisiana congressional
delegation, with the exception of SEN
ator West. have approved the proposed
compromise.
There was a full cabinet to-day, ex-
cept Robson.
The senate finance committee has
agaeed to the bill authorizing the Sec
rotary of the treasury to buy the freed
mans bank building at three hum
dred and fifteen thousand dollars.
In the house, Mr.. HOar, of Massa.
chuaetts, chairman of the special COM
mittee OIL Louisiana affairs made re-
port, closing with the following resolu-
ton
WHEREAS, Both branches of the leg
islature of Louisiana haye requested
the select committee of the hOusestO
investigate the circumstances attend
ing the election and returns thereof
in that state for the year 1874; and,
Whereas, Said committee has unan-
i,.1ously reported that the returning
board of that state in canvassing and
computing the said returns and pro-
Mitigating the results, wr0ngfully APP
piled an erroneous rule of law by rea-
son whereof persons were awarded in
the house of representatives seats to
which they were not entitled, and per-
sons entitled to seats were deprived of
them,
Resolved, That it Is recommended
to the house of Representatives in LOU
isiana to take immediate steps to rem
edy said injustice, and to replace the
persons rightfully entitled to their
seats.
Resolved, That William p. kellogg
be recognized as governor of the state
of Louisiana until the end of the term
of Office fixed by the constitution of the
state.
The majority and minority reports
were ordered printed.
AS result of a colloquy between the
mem ers as to which was the majority
report, and which the minority report,
it may be stated that all the memb ers
of the committee report against
the action of the returning board;
that Messrs. Foster, Phelps, Potter
and Marshall unite in majority
report that there was no general in
in the state, but free and
fair election, which resulted in favor
OF the conservatives, who were depriv-
ed o. the result by the wrongful action
of the returning board. Messrs. Hoar,
Wheeler and Fry unite. in n minority
report, aud that Foster assents with
HOar, Wheeler and Fry TO u compro-
mise, recognizing Kellogg as COVER
nor, and giving the majority in the
house to the conservative delegates.
The majority report in case ct Ala
bama was presented by Mr.. Coburn of
Indiana, chairman of the select COM
mittee, and the views of the minority |
by Mr.. Buckner of Missouri. They
were ordered printed.
Mr.. Coburn, OF Indiana, made an
effort to get up. what Is known as tn,
"force" bill reported by him
last week, aud Mr.. Smith, OF New
York, made an effort to get up the
amendment to Icgulate
The election of president and.viee pres
dent, but Mr.. Dawes, of Massachusetts,,
pressed action Oh the tariff bill and
The house then, at twelve O'Clock,
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