The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-02-17
THE TWOP PLANS OF ADJUSTMENT.

1t is important that every voter in
Louisiana should know the specific
terms of the plans of adjustment, OF
which one was proposed by Mr..
Wheeler and the other by our Repre-
sentatives and rejected by him. The
full and correct text Of both is given
by the New Orleans papers and is as
follows:
MIR, WHEELER's ULTIMATUM.
Whereas, it is desirable to adjust the
difficulties growing out of the general cleo
ton in this State in 1872; the action of
the Returning Board in declaring and pro-
mitigating the results of the general cleo
ton in the month of November last, and
the organization of the House of Represen-
tatives on the 4th of January last; such
adjustment being deemed necessary to the
re establishment Of peace and order in tho
State:
Now, therefore, the undersigned men,
beers of the Conservative party, and claim
ing to have been elected members of the
House of Representatives,, 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 F.
Hoar, William A. Wheeler, William P.
Frye, and Samuel s. Marshall members of
the Congressional Committee, now in New
Orleans, who are hereby authorized to ex-
anime and determine the same upon the
equities of the several cases; and when
such award shall be made, we hereby seve-
rally agree to abide by the same, and such
of us as may become members of the
House of Representatives under this ar
rangement hereby severally agree TO sus-
tain by our influence and votes the joint
resolution hereinafter set forth; and the
undersigned, claiming to have been elected
Senators from the Eighth and Twenty
Second Senatorial Districts, hereby agree
to submit their claims to tho foregoing
award and arbitrament, and in all respects
to abide the results of the same and the
undersigned holding certificates of election
from the Returning Board hereby sever
ally agree that upon the coming in Of the
award of the foregoing arbitrator
They will, when the same shall have
been ratified by the report of the Commit
tee on Elections and Qualifications of the
body in session at the State House, claim
ing to be the House of Representatives, at
tend the sittings of said House for the
purpose of adopting said report, and ifsaid
report shall be adopted and the members
embraced in the foregoing report shall be
seated. then the undersigned severally
agree that Immediately upon the adoption
of said report they will vote for the reso-
lutions:
Therefore, be it hereby resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana, That said General Assembly hereby
declares its acquiescence in the existing
State Government established in 1872.
known as the Kellogg government, inclu-
ding the Senate, which is now and has
been in session at the State House, and
that it will not seek to question by i'm
parchment the official acts of the Governor
from time to time since said establishment
and that hencefOrth it will accord to said
Governor all necessary and legitimate sup
port in maintaining the laws, and in adj
vancing the peace and prosperity of the
people of this State, and that the House
of Representatives as to it's members, as
constituted under the award of George F.
Hoar, William A. Wheeler, William P.
Frye and Samuel S. Marshall shall remain
without change except by resignation OF
death of members, until a new general
election; and that the Senate as herein re-
cognized shall also remain unchanged, ex-
cept so far as that body may itself make
changes on contests.
This proposition was adopted by
the Conservative Caucus by vote OF
SO to 27, and was followed by a pub
lie meeting in New Orleans in en-
phatic disapproval it. 1t was then
proposed to modify the phraseology
Of the resolution by substituting this
sentence for the first one of that res
olution-
"That said Assembly without approving
the same will not disturb the present State
Government claiming to have been elected
in 1872 known as the Kellogg government
or seek to impeach the Governor for any
| past political acts" &c.
In all other parts the Objectionable
plan remained the same, but this
modification was never adopted by
the Caucus. After public opinion
had vehemently pronounced against
the above plan, the Caucus submit
ted its plan in turn. The last propo.
sition of the Caucus, so essentially
and vitality different from the other
was rejected by Mr.. Wheeler by tele
egraph from Mobile and is as fol-
lows:
/. The election of 1872, now before
Congress, not to be included in the
adjustment.
2. The election Of Treasurer and
members of the General Assembly in
1874 to be submitted to Messrs. Hoar
Wheeler, Frye and Marshall. 1t be.
ing distinctly understood that those
returned both by the Returning
Board and the Conservative Commit.
tee to be accepted as legally elected
/ 8. The House of Representatives
to be organized de noro on the basis
of the committees award.
4. The House of Representatives
when organized to send to W. P
Kellogg, Acting Governor, and to the
Senate, as constituted by award Of
the committee, a message, informing
them that the House is organized
and ready to proceed to business.
5. The Conservative members tt
sign an agreement that while not ap
proving or recognizing the legality
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