The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-03-05
Secrets of the Caucus.
THEIR ACTION IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

From the New Orleans Times, Feb. 26th.l
On the fifth, the day after the election
from the State House, the following
resolution vas adopted:
We the undersigned, members of the
House of Representatives of the Gen
eral Assembly of Louisiana, hereby
agree upon and pledge ourselves each to
the other that we will adhere to and be
guided by the following resolution:
First-That we recognize only the
House as organized on the 4th of jan
Hary under the temporary and perma-
nent S~peakersllip OF Hon. l.. A. Witt, of
Orleans.
Second-That we will not give our
c0untenanee or presence to any pretend
tuition of or opposition TO the true and
legal House as aforesaid.
This resolution was signed by all of
the members.
On the 9th, 18th, 8th and 9th nothing of
importance ~transpired, and not until the
18th, when a motion by MI. Jeffries
that it was the sense of the House eau
Gus that each and every member should
abide the action of the majority, and
that we pledge ourselves each to the
other that we take no independent atti-
tude or action in reference to the Kel-
logg government and the Hahn Legisla-
ture.
This was carried by a vote of GIL to 1.
Nothing of Importance occurred then
until the 26th, when Messrs. K0untz and
CARMEL of Orleans presented written
protests against referring the case to the
Congressional Committee, as had been
done. Protest received and filed.
Nothing was then done until February
5tll, when, during the afternoon session
Messrs. Leonard and Robertson read a
proposition of the adjustmento of Louisi-
ana matters, as made by MI. Wheeler.
Mr.. Hallmoyed that the proposition be
received for discussion, and after con
siderable discussion an adjournment was
had until 4 p. M, when the discussion
was renewed, and upon invitation Sena-
tor Eustis addressed the caucus at length
in favor Of the proposition submitted by
Mr.. Wheeler.
Mr.. Walker moved to appoint a COM
mittee of five to wait upon the Congress
sional Committee and see il some alter
alton could not be made III the. PROPOSE
ton.
a motion to lay the resolution on the
table was lost, and a motion to postpone
indefinitely prevailed,
a motion to adjourn was lost, and
after q lengthy and heated discussion,
Capt. Kidd moved the previous question,
which was carried, and the ayes and noes
were taken on the wheeler proposition,
and that was carried bya vote of thirty
eight to thirty, the following named
members voted aye: Bayley, Blaffer,
Bower, Beasly, Briee, Carmouche, Car
loss, Co0zan, DUR, Dugas, EstiIlette,
R. p. Edwards, Hammond, Hall, Jones,
johnson, Kidd, Kelley, LafaPRue, Mccall
lom, MCGEE, Martin, Meredith, Nunez,
Pipes, Richardson, SibilsH, Scales,
Schwing, Self, Smith, Schiller, Vidrine,
Webb, Walters, Young, McAlpin, Nit
chell-3S.
The nays were Aldige, Booth, Byrne,
Burkhardt, Collins, DeBlanc, Dnpre,
Delhommer. Dunn, Elliott, Bolivar, Ed
wards, Gilmore, Koran, Jeffries, Ko0ntz,
KummeIl, Luckett, Land, MeGinnis,
Matthews, paschall, Roman, Seemann,
Schenck, Stafford, Vaughn, VOORHEES,,
Walker, Wells, Wiltz-8D.
After the vote Was announced an adj
iournmenE was had.
On the 9th tho caucus met at 10 a. MI
and Speaker Witt offered d prOtesbIheTe
being eighteen names signed to II.
Mr. Hall offered a resolution TINT q
committee of i've be appointed to draft
resolutions stating the circumstances
which influenced the caucus to adopt
the compromise. The committee we're
Messrs. Hall, Kidd, Carloss, Hammond
and Dunn.
It was then moved that the action of
the caucls IN adopting the Wheeler pro-
position be Tee0nsideTed. Carried.
Upon motion then. 3 committee vas
appointed to obtain, II posslbles modlh-
cations of the proposition.
During the night session which fol-
meeting) the committee OF conference
reported the Wheeler proposition with
slight change obtained.
A motion was then carried tO defer the
matter until the following Monday.
The proceedings of that day were pub
Hshed, and at night speeches were made
by E1Rtis, Xacharie and Leonard, and
the Z nltinatumN was prepared and
handed To Mr.. Wheeler on the follow
ing morning. the committees report
being adopted by q viva voee vote, eight
members having opposed the ultima-
tum.
On the 10th, nothing was done hut to.
read Dir. Wheeler's telegram form Mo-
bile.
an the 10th. the caucus, by resolution.
authorized Messrs. Burke and zacharie
t0neg0tiate with theU Congressional Conn
Mittee or the President uD0n adjustment.
the same to be submitted to tile caucus
for its action.
Mr. Schwing moved that Mr.. al. H
Leonard be added 10 tile Washington
delegation and to- aet In conjunction
with Messrss Kaellarie and Rurke, Car
ried, and nothing further was done then
except EO receive aud read tile Washing
ton kilograms and reply I'd them, one Of
which was from Messrs. ZaehaTie and
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