The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-27
NEW ORLEANS ITEus.
Il Kellogg 10 be Inpeached.

New ORLEANS. Feb. 26.--The following is
the report of the House Committee appoint
ed to investigate the official conduct of Gov
Kellogg:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF
the House OF Representatives. Your Special
committee appointed TO investigate the con-
duct of w. p. Kellogg, and TO ascertain
whether he has committed such high crimes
ana mlSdemeanors in office while dscharg-
ing the duties of Governor. as to demand
his lmpeachmen respectfully report that
they find, on investigation, that said w P
Kellogg, while acting as Governor of the
State, has committed many violations in his
Oihclal capacity. and in the exercise Of the
functions of the office of Governor, of the
Constitution and laws of the State of Lou
lSlana, and present the following preamble
and resolution for the consideration of the
House, ard recommend their adoption
lHere follows statement of acts done from
October, 1874, to January 1875, in regard To
the diversion OF State funds, the substance
OF which were contained in the report OF
the Aldige committee, heretofore telegraph
ed) The report concludes as follows:
And Whereas, many of the Democratic
and Conservative members of this House
feeling bound to carry out.in good faith, the
terms of the adjustment known as the
Wheeler Compromise, do not desire to dis
turb said w. p. Kellogg for any official mis-
conduct occurring anterior to the 18th of
April 1875; and
Whereas, Your Committee on Inyestiga-
| ton find that said VIM. p. Kellogg, in the
discharge OF the high duties imposed upon
hlm by the Constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, while discharging and
exercising the functions of said office as
Governor and in violation of said laws of
the State of Louisiana and his official oath
as Governor, to support and maintain the
same as acting Governor of the State of
Louisiana, has since and subsequent to the
l4th day of April, 1875, been guilty of many
high crimes and misdemeanors in office
against the laws and Constitution of til g
State of Louisiana; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representa-
tiYes of the State of Louisiana, here assem-
bled and convened, That a committee of
five members of this House be appointed
by the Speaker of the Senate, and at the
bar thereof in the name of the House OF
Representatives of the State of Louisiana,
impeach VIM. Z. Kellogg of high crimes
and mis'lemeanOrs in office committed since
a pri IA 1875, and acquant the Senate, that
the House of Representatives will in due
time exhibit particular articles of impeach-
ment againet him. and that the committee
demand that the Senate take order for the
appearance of the said VIM Z. Kellogg &c
answer to said parchment.
The Republicans claim that the report OF
! the majority of the committee was only
got before the House by gross violation ol
parliamentary rules.
| Several motions had been made to sus-
! pend the rules by twO-thirdS vote to take
| up the report, but had been defeated on
| call of the yeas and nays. Considerably
more than one-third of the members pre- sen
| we're opposed to taking up the report l
is asserted that the speaker then nut
tered something in an inaudible voice
and declared that the unanimous consen
had been gained TO take up the report.
number of representative members al
once rose to object, but the Speaker ruled
| that their objections were late. The min
orty of the committee offered report set
ting forth that no Investigation whatever
had been entered upon by the committee
that they had demanded that the GOverno
should be heard, and had been refused am
that the whole proceedings. in their judg
ment, was revolutionary attempt to sub
vert the government.
Filibustering was here commenced b.
the Republicans, and by agreement, tn
whole subject was postponed until i
o'clock Monday, to which time the HOus
adjourned.
The Conservatives confidently assert tha
the House will adopt the report on Mon
day.
The Bulletin says "We learn that
memorial of merchants and capitalists o
New Orleans, is in circulation to day, pro
testing against the proposed action OF tn
House of Representatives in the matter
the impeachment of Kellogg"
The memorial dwells upon the incalcula
BILE damage that this course, if persisted II
will entail upon the committee and busines
interest of this city.