The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-24
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Grant.
The Louisiana Committee
Unanimously Condemn
the CORRUPT Return
ing Board.
Unanimously Recomm end
the Restoration Of the
Turned-out Democrats.
And the Majority Of the
Committee say with e
draw the Federal
Troops.
A Minority want TO Recog-
nize Kellogg. =
How Clews and the Georgia
Carpet-Baggers sold the
same Bonds twice..
Hanging. Suicide. Robbery,
Counterfeiting, eto.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Mr. HOar.
from the com mittee on Louisiana affairs,
submitted resolutions, the first from the
whole eommittee, recommending that
the house of representatives OF Louisiana
reseat the mem bers thrown out under the
erroneous application of the rule by the
returning board. and the sec md, which
was not unanimous, that Kellogg be rec
ognized as governor of the state. He also
presented a report on the subject, which
was ordered printed in the Record.
u. +. HOar, chairman OF the special
committee on Louisiana affairs, reported
resolutions that since the committee had
unanimously reported that the returning
board of that state had wrongfully COM
piled and prom ulgated the returns OF the
election aud awarded seats TO those nut
elected, and, therefore, the house is re-
commended to take immediate steps tO
remedy this injustice, aud that Kellogg be
recognized. ts- 's~
The minority and majority reports were
ordered printed. All members Of the
committee reported against the returning
board. Messrs. Foster, Phelps, Potter
and Marshall unite in the majority repor,
that there was no general intimidation il
the state, but Tree election, resulting il
favor OF the Conservatives, who were de-
frauded by the returning board.
Messrs. Hoar, Wheeler and Frye unite
in the minority ret orf, to which Foster
assents to compromise, recognizing kel
iogg and giving the Conservatives ma
jority in the house.
The house then adjourned.
The following is synopsis of the re
port of the majority Of the committee oI
Louisiana affairs. They say the Repub
llcan party have long had control OF thu
| machinery Of the state. The late regis
| tration shows the excess. of colored ovel
white voters to be ,0UO The late elec
| ton was tree and fair. The statement o
the minority, that enough colored voter
were prevented from voting AZ the lat,
election to have changed the result of tn,
election throughout the state, is violen
assump pnon, and, when both these parish
es elected the tull Kellogg ticket by in
creased Republican majorities, is not t.
oe received. The registration was incor
rect and exceeded the c,,lored vote, an,
was in the hands of the kellogg officials
ln only three parishes did the Republican
supervisors OF registration complain I.
unfair registration. On the other hand
great complaint was made by the Conser
I vatives. In New Orleans the registra
tion of colored voters exceeded by 4.OO
tie total number OF colored adult male
returned by the census. The registratio
Of whites was lO.OUO less 1t was the In
terest of the Conservatives in the las
election not to intimidate but to acqui-
by every fair means the colored votes
Local combinations we've made in man
parishes against the Kellogg candidate
by men OF all parties and culors. In sever
al parishes u union ticket of colored an
Conservative names was voted for an
elected. The only intimidation that exis
ed was rather in the interest Ut the h
publicans than the Conservatives. Th
; election returns were in the hands of Go
ssIKellogg's officials, Their count and r,
Iturn did show 90 majority of members
Ithe lower house elected by Conservative:
The direct evidence OF the election In lSI
: clearly indicates peaceable and fair eie
j lion. A portion of the Conservati'
members thus elected were refused the
sIcertifcates, an act OF great injustice,
the gravest danger to the state aud free GO
/, ernment, and should be immediately co
4 rected. The recognition OF Gov. kellos
is based upon general impression, not u
On evidence. On this point nOseviden,
II was taken blythe committee. as kellue
is and has been acting Governor of Loui
: lana for the past two years. To deny b
: right and install another in his place att
!, this lapse of time might involve incalc
: liable mischief to the legal and political i
= terests of the state.
al E,okor Dba1,c patkar onI NJ,
e shall Conclude the wajority report OF Il
s committee on the state ut the south as ii
) lows In our judgment all that is nee
d ed in Louisiana is to withdraw the FEEDER
: troops and leave the people Of that sta
i to govern themselves Before makir
d this Recommendation the committee sal
I To avoid the mischief and confusion of
d change, a majority OF the citizens of Lo
!, lisiana seem willing to accept as a compr
= mise KeIlogg's recognition and the restG
II alton of the Conservatives to the CONT
% .. the lower house, For these reaso
-lFoster and Phelps do not wish to oppo
1.-the recommendation that the adninistr
D t,on of Gov Kellogg be recognized. Nett
y er, in view Ut the fact that they know not
ing of the merits as judged by compete
evidence. do they wish to be understo
as urging it. They only wish to recu
their argument with those of their asso
ates, who believe such compromise mig
d by making termination of the uncertai
= ty in Louisiana, be on the whole less int
! cradle than the present situation of Il
i distressed people, but to any resuluti
\ recognizing Kellogg, Messrs. Potter a
' Marshall are utterly oppnsed. They Fl
. nothing To justify the belief that kellc
! was elected That he seized the COVE
ment by the aid OF Federal troops, throu
void aud fraudulent order, which o
b. vented the counting and returns of vot
re- should BE- standing presumption agai
e.. i. him. When the people, outraged by
rs. abuses of his government, had successfu
regained the Office he had usurped,
was again re seated BY the Federal po,