The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-02-26
THE COMPROMISE ACCEPTED.

We have reliable information that
the Conservatives elected to the legis-
lature have finally, by IL majority of
one in caucus, agreed to abide by the
proposition for adjustment known as
the Wheeler plan. Our readers will
be interested in knowing what arc the
exact terms submitted by Mr.. Wheeler,
a member of the Congressional Com
mittee, and we, therefore, append Mr..
Wheeler's plan of adjustment
Whereas, it is desirable to adjust the
difficulties growing out Of tho general
election in this State in 1872; the ac-
ton of the Returning Board in declar-
ing and promulgating the results of the
general election in the month of
November last, and the organization
of the House of Representatives on the
18th of January last; such adjustment
being deemed necessary to the re-cstab-
lislnent Of peace and order in the State:
Now, therefore, the undersigned
members OF the Conservative party,
and claiming to have boon elected
members of the House of Representa-
tivcs, and that their certificates of cleo
ton have been illegally withheld by
lnc lbollNl, IASISbJ oSSSi<iiS
agree to submit their claims to seats i'll
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 Commit
tee, now in New Orleans, who are
hereby authorized to examine and de-
termine the same upon the equities of
the several cases; and when such award
shall lie made, we hereby severally
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 Second Senatorial Districts,
hereby agree to submit their claims to
the foregoing award and arbitrament,
and in all respects to abide the results
of the same and the undersigned hold
ing certificates OF election from the Re
turning Board hereby severally agree
that upon the coming in OF the award
of the foregoing arbitrator,
They will, when the same shall have
been ratified 6y the report of the Com
mittee on Elections and Qualifications
House, claiming to be the House of
Representatives, attend the sitting of
said House for the purpose of adopting
said report, and if said report shall be
adopted and the members embraced in
the foregoing report shall be seated,
then the undersigned scvcrally agree
that Immediately upon the adoption of
said report they will vote for the rcso-
luton:
Therefore, be it hcreGy rcs0lrcd by tie
General assembly Of the STATE Of L0uiSi-
untt, That said General Assembly here
by declares its acquicsccncc in tho exist
ing State government established in
1872, known as the Kellogg government
including the Senate, which is now and
has been in session at the State House,
and that it will not seek to question by
impeachment the official acts of the
Governor from time to time since said
establishment; aud that hcnccforth it
will accord to said Governor all
necessary and legitimate support in
maintaining tho laws, and in advanc-
ing the peace and prosperity of the
people of this State, and that tho House
of Representatives as TO its members,
as constituted under the award Of
George +. uoar, William \. Wheeler,
William L. Frye ana Samuel S. Mar
except by resignation or death OF mem
bers, until Il new general election; and
that the Senate rs herein recognized
shall also remain unchanged, except so
far as that body may itself make
changes on contests.
twill be seen from Il careful reading
of tho plan of Mr.. Wheeler, that ii
involves continuous recognition of
the Kellogg government i'll all the
Objectionable phases in which it has
been presented to the people, even to
u pledge not to investigate l<cllogg's
official acts, many Of which arc believed
to be corrupt and infamous, without
any compromising benefit, save the
bare hope that the Hoar Committee
will, in revising the election returns,
decide that a majority of Conservatives
were elected to the lower house.
We are not advised privately, or
otherwise, what is to be gained by this
arrangement. The bare facts are not