Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-03-05

The House of Representatives OIL
Monday settled the Louisiana ques
ton SO far as it was presented by Mr.
Hoar's committee, by the passage Of
the following resolutions prepared
by that committee:
WHEREAS, Both branches of the Legis
lature of Louisiana have requested the Sc
lect committee of the House to investigate
the circumstances attending the election
and return thereof in that State for the
year 1915; and
WHEREAS, Said committee has unani
mously reported that the Returning Board
of that State is canvassing and compiling
said returns and promulgating the results
wrongfully applied an erroneous rule of
law, by reason whereof persons were
awarded in the House Of Representatives
seats to which they were not entitled, and
persons entitled to seats were deprived of
them; therefore,
Resolued, That it is recommended to the
House of Representatives of Louisiana to
take immediate steps to remedy said injus.
tice, and to place the persons rightfully
entitled to their seats.
Resolued, That William p. Kellogg be
recognized as the Governor of the State OF
Louisiana until the end of the term of of.
flee fixed by the Constitution of that
State.
Upon the vote to suspend the rules
to enable the resolutions to be pass
cd, Alex. II. Stevens was the only
Democrat who voted aye, and SO
close was the contest that his vote
decided it in the affirmative. That
the Vice President of the defunct
confederacy should vote against his
party to enable the Republicans to
give peace to Louisiana, was the oc-
casion of much comment. When
the vote came on the passage Of the
resolutions, the Democrats of the
House voted in solid column in the
negative, thus demonstrating that
they do not desire a peaceful settle
ment of the troubles in Louisiana.
The Democratic Legislative caucus
in New Orleans, on Monday finally
accepted the Wheeler compromise
by majority OF one, a number OF
the minority subsequently coming Ill
and signing the pledge to carry it
out in good faith. This action was
the cause of much rejoicing among
the business men and merchants and
it is announced that three-tourths of
the conservative people Of New Or
leans will endorse it. 1t will meet
with no opposition from the Repub-
licans, as has been charged. The
only discordant note is from the rev
dictionary committee of seventy, the
executive branch of the White
League.
A Washington special to the Chi
cago tribune dated the I'd, says.
"The information from New Or
leans relative to the progress of the
Wheeler compromise is very favora-
BILE. Wheeler to-day received dis
patch stating that torty-two members
of the Conservative Sens te have al
ready signed the agreement of arbi
tration. 1t is claimed that the total
number of the caucus is sixty-three.
The managers Of the caucus here
have received dispatch stating that
the Conservative Senators have en-
tered the Kellogg Senate, This is
considered the beginning of the end.
Lieut.. Gov. Penn this morning call
ed upon the President, and discussed
the Wheeler compromise. Penn
suggested doubts as to the willing
ness or ability of the Kellogg faction
to carry out their part of the con-
tract. The Presidents statement to
Penn was very re-assuring. The
President, i'll emphatic terms, init
mates that there need be no doubt as
to the action of Kellogg, and Penn
left with the influence that the Kel-
loggites would be compelled to res
pect the compromise, whatever may
be their personal wishes.