Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-01

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New ORLEANS, Feb. 2S--After sew.
Ell and onc-half hours debate at sc
O'Clock, Mr.Wiltz moved the adoption
ofthe report of the majority of the
committee appointed to investigate
the charges against VIM. r. Kellogg
with resolutions accompanying tho
report recommending that the arti-
cles Of impeachment be preferred
against him for crimes and misdc-
meanors. The yeas and nays were
called for.
Mr.. Stafford and other members
asked permission of the House to
explain their votes when their names
wero called. Storms OF yeas and
nays greeted the request.
The majority report and The rcsolu.
tons accompanying the same, were
adopted by vote Of Ct yeas to AZ
nays. The hall of The House aud lob
hies above and hollow were thronged
during all tho time Of the discussion
Of the question, with spectators.
The Speaker of the House appoint.
cd as committee to go to the Senate
and impcach w. p. Kellogg, Messrs
Wilt, Koontz and Hall, of New Or.
leans, and Kidd, of Jackson Parish,
and Young, of Claiborne,
On their arrival al The Senate
Chamber, they round the Senate in
executive session.
A committee Of Republican Sena.
tors met them and arranged an agree
mcnt that the House would remain in
session until the Senate could organ.
ize as a court Of impeachment, and
notify the House what time would be
given them to sustain their charges
by testimony.
The Senate at once organized as q
court of impeachment, Chief Justice
Lndeling presiding, and adopted an
order requiring the House to present
theia charges and their testimony at Z
p. IN.
As the Secretary Of the Senate
reached the door OF the House with
the order the House adjourned till
Wednesday.
On the re-assembling of the Senate
tonight the attorney Of the Cover.
nor presented to the court an order
rcciting that the House has certified
70 the Senate that it has impeached
VIM. T. Kellogg, Governor Of the
State of Louisiana, Of high crimes
and mist,emeanors, and that said
House has acted contrary to law
in this, that it has refused to permit
said Kellogg TO appear before the com.
mittee appointed TO investigate the
charges made against him, either in
person or by counsel; and that 1t is a
notorious fact that said impeachment
Is prompted by partisan and revolu-
tionary purposes, in disregard Of the
terms OF agreement known as the
Wheeler adjustment, that Wm.P. KEEL.
logg should not be impeachcd for any
acts committed before the adoption OF
said act,and that the House Of Repre-
sentatives would hcnceforth accord to
him full support nthe maintenance of
law and the welfare Of the people of
the State, aud whereas, the Senate has
adopted notice for the House to an.
pear and make good its charges, and
said House has hurriedly adjourned
till next Wednesday, well knowing
that bnt little more than one day OF
session will then remain, and that
this adjournment is believed to have
been taken for the object of defraud.
ing 4 fun Investigation of the char
ges, and whereas, we believe said
VIM. I. Kellogg to he innocent Of
any criminal act or Of any high crime
or misdcmeahor, and whereas, the
resolutions adopted by the House Of
Representatives recites no specific
ground Of impeachment against said
VIM. +. Kellogg;
It's ordered by the Senate. sitting
as Court of Impeachment, that the
impeachment presented by the House
Of Representatives he dismissed by
reason Of the failure of said House to
prosecute the same and that this or
der have the same force and effect ms
q Judgment of acquittal.
A vote was called for on the adop-
ton Of this preamble and when the
orders for the vote was being taken a
committee of five appointed by the
Speaker appeared and presented an
authorization from the Speaker 10 ACT
as managers.
X point was raised and sustained,
after an excited protest from Mr..
Wilt that the Speaker had no right
to appoint managers after an adj.
journmcnt Of the House. The order
Of acquittal was finally adopted
yeas % nays o.