New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-25
THE WHEELER COMPROMISE
IT is FINALLY ADOPTED BY THE DEMO.
CRATIC LEGISLATORS.
THEY HAVE A LENGTHY AND
STORMY SESSION.
FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSITION

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Governor KellOgg's Opinion as
to an Extra Session.
The Democratic legislative caucus met
yesterday morning at ten o'clock, in
Deutsche Company Hail, with Mr.. Wiltz in
the chair.
General Young called for secret session.
Mr.. Booth opposed the motion. He was
opposed to conducting any further business
in secret. He declared the caucus to be q
legally organized "House," and he denied
its right to close it's doors upon the public.
The Senate was the only body which pos.
sessed that right.
General Young was surprised at the in.
consistency Of Mr. Booth. That gentleman
chad voted for the secret sessions more
times than he had fingers and toes" and as
the caucus had now great proposition to
discuss he hoped they would 60 into secret
session and decide the question one way or
the other before they left the house.
Mr.. Dupre was also opposed to a secret
session. He said that the only obi ection in
holding secret sessions was to conceal their
actions from their opponents.
Mr.. Leonard was telling everything he
knew, however, in Washington, and there
was no further necessity for secrecy.
| 1t was finally decided, however, to close
the doors upon the public and the caucus
immediatly engaged in stormey debate
upon the Wheeler compromise proposition.
Mr.. Booth is said to have made a speech of
two hours length in favor of the proposition.
1t was finally adopted by one majolity-the
| vote standing "a IN favor to SO opposed.
| The following, we are informed, was the
vote upon the proposition:
Yeas-Baiey, Blaffer, Bower. Beaslev
| Brice. Carmouche, Carlos, Durr, Estillette,
| r. B. Edwards, Hall. Jones, johnson, Kidd,
Kelly, Lafargue, Nee lellan, Mitchell. Nc
Alpin, Martin, Meredith, Nunez, OQuin,
Pipes, Richardson. Seaman. Scales, Selph.
Smith. Stafford, Schuler, Webb, Walters
and Young-3.
Nays-Aldige, Booth, Byrne, Burckbart.
Billieu, Cousin, Collins, Deblanc. Dupre,
Dslahoussaye, Dunn, Elliott, B. Edwards,
Gilmore, Hammond, Horan, Jeffries,
KOuntz, Kummel, Luckett, Land, Magin.
MS. Mathews, Pascal Roman, Sibilski.
Scherk, Schwing, Vaughan, VOORHEES,,
Walker, Witt aud Wells-33.
For the in formation of our readers, and
as it is now a matter of considerable inter.
est, We reprodu ce the Wheeler proposition
in full. 1t was originally drawn by Judge
Wheeler during the visit of the con-
gressional committee to this city. 1t was
adopted by the Democratic caucus at that
time, then that action was rescinded. Now
it is readopted; and it is rumored that an
effort will be made today to reconsider the
action Of yesterday:
WHEREAS, 1t is desirable to dust the
difficulties growing out of the general elec.
ton in this State in 1872, the action of the
Returning Board in declaring and prOmul.
eating the results of the general election in
the month Of November last, and the or
ganizatiOn Of the House of Representatives
on the fourth of January last, such adjust
ment being deemed necessary to the re-
establishment Of peace and order in the
State; and
Whereas Doubts have existed, and still
exist. as to the legal results of the election
in this State; and
Whereas, 1t alleged, and by large pds
ton of this State believed, that the result |
OF the election for members OF the House of |
Representatives and for Treasurer, in the |
month of November last, was illegally de- |
termlned and promulgated by the Return
ing Board: and
Whereas, These doubts, allegations and |
belief have tended greatly to disturb the
public mind and unsettle confidence and in
JuriOusly to affect the material interests of |
the State; and
Whereas, 1t is deemed necessary to the
welfare of the State that an adjustment of
the foregoing difficulties should be effected:
therefore be it hereby
Now, therefore, the undersigned members
OF the Conservative party, and claiming to
have been elected members Of the House of
and that their certificates |
OF election have been illegally withheld by
The Returning Board, hereby severally
agree to submit their claims to seats in the |
House OF Representatives to the award and
arbitrament of George +. Hoar, William A.
William p FRYE and Samuel =.
committee. now in New Orleans, who are
hereby authorized to examine and deter
nine the same upon the equities of the
several cases; and when such award shall |
De made we hereby severally agree to abide
,y the same, and such of Us as may become
of the House of Representatives
lnder this arrangement hereby severally |
he joint resolution hereinafter set forth, |
And the undersigned claiming to have |
'een elected Senators from the eighth and
wenty second senatorial districts, hereby F.,
gree to submit their claims to the forego.
ng award and arbitrament, and in all re-
poets to abide the results of the same; and [
he undersigned holding certificates of elec-
ION from the Returning Board hereby sew
rally agree that upon the coming in of the | s
ward OF the foregoing arbitrators they will, | :
7hen the same shall have been ratified by
be report Of the Committee on Elections ,
nd Qualifications Of the body in session at ,
ne State House, claiming to be the House
Representatives, attend the sittings of
aid House for the purpose of adopting said =,
aport, and it said report shall be adopted
nd the members embraced in the foregoing
eport shall be seated, then the undersigned r
everaily agree that immediately upon the Z
1option OF the report they will vote for the
blowing resolution:
Resolved by the General Assembly of the
tate OF Louisiana, That said Assembly,
1thout approving the same, will not | I
'sturb the present State government | fl
aiming to have been elected in 1872, | k
nown as the Kellogg government, or seek p
;, lmpeach the Governor for any past | f,
flcial acts, and that henceforth it will | il
cord to said Governor all necessary and | Il
gitlmate support in maintaining the laws | C.
Id IN advancing the peace and prosperity ! Il
the people OF this State, and that the | c.
ouse OF Representatives, as to its men, | c,
RS as constituted under the award of | m