The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-06
KELLOGG'S CROWD.
Hnhn's Wing.


setting forth the manner and for what pu
pose he had disposed of the contingent fun
of the Senate of 1874, was referred to ii
Committee on Ways and Means.
A similar disposition was made of a similf
document received from dc facto Surperlnter
dent Brown.
The resolution to appoint committee {
five to investigate the condition Of the affair
Of the Crescent City Gas Light Company, an
to ascertain whether or not the provisions G
the act OF incorporation had been complie
with, was called up, but the Wing by dIrec
vote refused TO adopt it.
Tfiplette introduced the following resolu
ton:
Whereas, a number Of Representatives ant
Senators are absenting themselves from the
halls Of the Legislature, thereby retardlnf
the passage of many important measures O
reform therefore be it
Resolpah, by the House Of the Slate o.
Louisiana, the Senate concurrlng, That we
cordially invite the absent Representatives t6
return and take their seats in the respective
Houses at an early day and we hereby pledge
our sacred honor to cooperate with them and
use our Joint effort to pass any and all con.
stitutional measures of reform that may be
necessary to redeem our State from the high
taxltion and do any and all acts legally to
restore peace and harmony Throughout. the
State.
RESOLVED, That the above resolution is
offered in the spirit of peace, and in order to
show to our constituents and our political OPP
ponents that we desire their as istance in ac-
complishing the great end desired for the
good Of the common country. Laid over.
A resolution providing for the appointment
OF q committee to investigate the affairs of the
Louisiana Lottery Company was introduced
and went over.
Hunsaker called up his resolution, laid
over on Thursday, which reads as follows:
RESOLVED, That the Speaker appoint a COM
mttee of three to meet similar number of
Conservative members, with view of arriving
at some satisfactory adjustment of the political
complications now existing. That we are anx-
ious to arrive at a just and equitable adjust
ment OF the differences now existing, to the
end that all parties may be represented prop
erIy.
lie IN lde lengthy and vigorous speech in
favor Of the resolution. He said the absence
of the Democrats BODIED no good to the State.
He wanted them in their places. They be-
lieved that the action of the Returning Board
had been oppressive and unjust, and he could
sympathze in their belief, for he had felt the
machinery of the board directed against him
self, and he thought that board had at least
erred in many of its actions. The board had
the power to set aside the vote of the people,
but they had not the right to do it, and he
would vote to do away with the board or any
other political machine OF the kind.
He believed that the Republican party OF
the country was losing ground and that it
was due to this Louisiana question. The Re |
publican party in this State had almost dis !
franchised the white people. but the people |
could not be defrauded, and in the end their |
voice would be heard. Nine-tenths of the |
white people of the State endorsed the action
of the Democrats in staying away and their
will ought to be respected.
Pierson also spoke in favor Of the resolu-
ton. There were men occupying seats on
the floor who were not entitled to them, and
he wanted justice done justice for Democrats
as well as for Republicans. The time had
come when concessions should be mad BY
both parties, and he believed the Democrats
would accept fair proposition. He wanted
The resolution adopted. He wanted the party
10 set themselves right before the people Of
the country. He believed that the Repub-
leans were entitled to the control of the
Legislature and the State government, but
he thought an adjustment
vas necessary.
In answer to question by Demas, Person
aid that he would resign his seat, if by so j
Icing he could secure harmony.
Cain Sartain made n speech. but it was $
gainst the resolution. He opposed it on &C I
count of the action of the Democrats on the i
tn Of January, and he gave notice that he {
would offer substitute. {
Mathews and Ray also made speeches in 7
opposition to the resolution, and diated ]
nrgely on the perfdy of Democrats and the
irtue of Republicans. $
Levisse was suspicious He thought there {
las something in the resolution which did not 7
ppear on its surface He was opposed to it. b
nyway; he did not object to the return of the
but sagely added that if they did i,
OF want 10 come back they could stay away. v
Drury thought the passage of the resolution
oul6 effect nothing for he believed that the v
were acting under the advice of the
ational Democratic party, who did not want
lem to return. They wanted the Louisiana
uestion to main undecided so that it could
9 raised in 1876 as political measure.
He was, however, in favor of an effort for /"
ompromise; but he thought the members Il
hould force recognition Of themselves as a o
legislature by the people by passing measures L
reform that would meet with the approval
and be accepted 10y the people. p
Gracien thought the resolution was an
omission that the body was not the legal 4
ouse, and for that reason ne opposed it. !,
Guichard spoke in opposition to the resolu- y
on. He did not like the questioning of the y
,tion of the Returning Board. He did not
link that the body could authorize any COM
ttee to make a compromise for the people y,
They were not sent to make a'compromise,
ut to legislate and he thought with Drury ~
lat there had been too much talk and that "
icy should get TO work. and pass such "
easures OF reform as would meet with the "
'ceptance OF the people and thereby force a !"
,cognition. o
Cain Sartain, who had been making frantic Sc
forts throughout to do SO, got in his subs.i-
ite. II provided that if the Democratic W
emhers of the Legislature did not come into u
ie Crowd within ten DAYS, that their seats be o'
cleared vacant and kellogg be requested to 81
:der a new election.
Mathews made the point of or Ter that the
solution was foreign to the resolution under IL
that it was no substitute The 81
,int was sustained. u
Stewart offered as a substitute to the pend :
g matter, resolution expressing regret that '"
e Democrats continued to absent themselves to