The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-25
The LOUISIANA CRISIS.
Adoption Of the Wheeler Compromise by
One Majority.
THE ACTION RESISTED.

NEW oRLsANs. Feb. "a, 1878.
At ten minutes after three O'Clock this after.
noon the wheeler compromise was adopted By
the conservative caucus by small majority. sew
eral members being absent. The caucus then
adjourned.
The corrected vote on the Wheeler Adjustment
SHOWS thirty-four for to thirry.three against the
measure and one blank. Five city members
voted in the Affirmative.
M'ENERY AND us FRIENDS RBPUDIArx the CON- +.
PROMISE.
Governor McEnery, being interviewed after.
wards, stated that he was emphatically opposed TO
the proposition. ana would show that the entire
conservative element shared In his reputation OF
the action Of the caucus. on the ground that
the compromise would violate the very
principles for which they had been struggling
for two long years. He would also show that the
country was even moro determined in It's opposi-
ton tnan the city. He said that the conservatives
denied the right OF the caucus OF the mission to
washington to compromise for them. IL was DO.
yond their subjected powers.
THE ARBITRATION.
The Wheeler proposition was adopted provided
That the whole Congressional Committee wo uld
assume the arbitration.
KELLOGG IN HIDING.
Owing TO the violent attitude OF the state House
Assembly against Kellogg tonight the latter for
some time could not be found, or. at least,
reached. An endeavor to ascertain the course
that will be pursued by the conservative caucus
opposition, in case Of arbitration, after in
terviewlnR prominent MEMBERS resulted
In the unanimous expression that to
go into the Legislature under such conditions
would be violation OF their constitutional oaths,
and on such an oath only were they willing to re.
turn. Kellogg Is reported as being calm, and
says he does not care what the State House legs-
stors do, and that they are bound to surrender
to the orders from Washington.
POPULAR PROTEST.
Preparations are being made tonight for .
grand meeting to be held on Friday evening. to
repudiate the action OF the CAUCUS
THE MENACE OF IMPEACHMENT.
KelloQg's anticipatious that the man at the
other end OF the wires would Strengthen matters
are realized The members OF the House now
deny that any resolution was introduced in
caucus to impeacn him. The House adjourned at
nine O'Clock after holding another caucus.
FEELING IN THE LEGISLATURE.
The debates on the Wheeler adjustment were
lively and unfavorable. The antmus OF the House
was manifested by report OF the Committee on
Elections, favoring the seating oil republican men,
bers from four parishes and those from the Fourth
ward Of New Orleans. twelve in all No quorum
THE ORDER OF OFFICIAL SUCCESSION.
In the Senate an act was adopted and sent to
the House for concurrence which repeats articles
1850 and 1851 OF the Revised Statutes OF $780, re.
lating to of1cal succession. The act provides
that vacancies in the office OF Governor or Lieu
tenant Governor shall be filed by the Senate. As
the law now exists the Speaker of the House is
next to the Lieutenant Governor in order OF sue
cession.
SPEECH OF GENERAL ANDERSON.
General Tom Anderson is non-compromiser.
Last evening he publicly stated that by morning
the compromtsers might want to look Tor Gov.
ernOr to compromise with, the statement being
construed BY bis hearers to mean that Kellogg
would be impeached by morning.
ACTION OF THE CONSERVATIVES IN WASHINGTON.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. "a 1875.
Last evening Governor Kellogg received tele-
gram from United States Marshal Packard, now
in Washington, stating that the compro-
misc proposition submitted By Congress-
man Wheeler had been accepted By
Mesars. Burke and Leonard, representing the
Louisiana conservatives. Similar Information was
telegraphed to the conservative caucus in ses.
sion here. II Is probable that the Wheeler prop.
osition win be accepted to-day. A majority OF the
members expressed themselves In favor OF 1t.
Governor Kellogg is exceedingly anxious that
the plan OF adjustment be agreed upon before
Congress adjourns.
STORMY LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
Tho Kellogg House nad q stormy session over Q
proposition to seat i've new members in place OF
i've members whom 1t was claimed had sold out
to the democrats. This movement was defeated.