New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-06
The Dawn Of Pence.

George +. Hoar, upon the annOuncemnt
of the passage Of the Louisiana resolutions,
said: Il regret that our friends on the other
side should have voted in solid column
against permitting a proposition to give
peace to Louisiana even to be voted upon"
The Louisiana resolutions were adopted by
the House, and the Democrats are tonight
beginning to discover that in unitedly Op-
posing the only practicable method that
has been devised for restoring peace to
Louisiana, they have committed a grave
political bluuder: The great work of the
day in the House was the adoption of the
preamble and resolution as recommended
bv the majority of the Louisiana committee.
These resolutions recommend to the House
of REPRESENTATIVES Of Louisiana: First, that
stems be taken to seat the members law
fully entitled to seats; and second, that
William Pitt Kellogg be recognized as Gov
erupr until the end of his term. The resO-
buttons were unexpectedly brought before
the House. George +. Hoar, soon alter the
House convened. moved to suspend the rules
and pass the resolutions as one proposition.
The Democrats were surprised and dis
concerted at the motion. Randall made
the point of order that other business was
before the House. Potter insisted that
separate vote should be taken upon the
resolutions. The reason was apparent IN
the result. as the Democrats were partisan
enough to unanimously vote for the frst
resolution, but were not lovers enough Oh
peace to vote for the second. Inc mot'9n
no PASS both resolutions jointly was made
and failed-yeas, l55; nays, S1-not two
thirds. The Democrats lacked halt
dozen votes of their aggregate member.
shin. Thirty Republicans were absent
tom the House. This was criti.
cal parliamentary situation, and wonld
have proved fatal to the resolu-
lions for the session but Tor the par
liamentary shrewdness OF Speaker b!aihe.
Mr.. Hoar moved to suspend tne ruaes f :"
bring the resolutions before the House tor
SEPARATE action The Democrats were
nu;ck to see the effect of such a motion. Ii
r prevailed. they knew that both resoip-
t;nns could be passed separately by ma,
;or;tv yote This motion was passed
nuicSIy. through its earliest stages, nntii II
was too late to object that other business
was really entitled to the floor. Al tnat
very moment, many Repuollcans VINO aia
,,ot understand the parliamentary sitna-
ION nrged Hoar to withdraw bis motion.
II corld not be withdrawn except oy uaan-
imnus consent, No one seemed ready u
make objection. when Blaine, calling
,ns,nber TO the chair, quickly dropped ms
oayel and procured an obJechon 10 w Maue'
The critical vote upon the bill was tnen
m he taken. AS the roll call proceeded IL
became manifest that the VOto w"S o
At one time the Republicans Lacked TWO VI
the necessary two-thirds. hepuol, nSan;1 n
Punners were sent in every direction. and
ohsentaes called in. just before the an
rnnrcemeut of the vote twelve ad0luouai
Republicans were found, which ni;n,I secured %nsi
mnre than the necessary twO-tmrds. Ana'
,iJio settled the adoption of both resolu-
tions. In the negative list with the Demo.
Gratis were three RepubhcansIflesr ,S,e ..
Massachusetts,, Sener. ana .. Anioiei
oT The only Democrat who voted with the
panmbi;cans was Alexander H. Stephens.
- liz vote had been cast with the eighty
ak Il 10 on the other side, instead Of with the
Re- the Louisiana resolutions
n,opIds would have been defeated. He
alone of all the Democrats had the mani,
meas n to stand apart from his party ana te