The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-02
State Legislature.
"WEDNESDAY, March 1, 1876.

hn,,t 12i %. M, q quorum present.
se3u' iE,stis objected to the record oil
.,miimneachment trial O. ". 4. Kellogg.
tDe smnnfained in the Picay'.ae. The
1 y p;cGv,tne stated The Chief Justice
iaw formally declare the acquittal OF
WP. Kellogg
W., charges w. p. Kellogg was acquit-
VIVA. ~ The representatives OF the
4 tel, i, were denied a hearing, and no
peolI,ac charges were alleged, and the
s VIZ adopted for the government OF
1 rulo0 court were not Observed; and he
tne,cht that the action of the Senate
l lnt;"g as high court o. Impeachment
ses" q confession that some crime had
was committed oy w. p. Kellogg, and
pe.mnoyed that a committee OF three be
neeanin,ed to ascertain what charges
TTpP Kellogg had been acquitted Of
"Mr Twitchell offered rs a substitute a
..Solution instructing the President to
ppa,iiv The House OF the action Of the
GGorafe sitting as a court OF impeach-
~snt. After some discussion and sew
Ill wi notions made, the original resOlu-
:. 't ton and the substitute were laid on the
"I' resolution offered by Mr.. Burch pro-
.dinp for committee Of five to be ap-
,NN;nted by the Senate aud q committee
Ave to Be appointed by the House to
OonsIder legislation Tor the city, was
lsl SaO ~ e bill No. 27I entitled an act
.,novidinc for the relief CT the taxpayers
TsNew Orleans, was called up. After
u ca.,e discussion the executive session
- r called, after which the Senate I'D.
Icurued until to-day at IL m, 4'l'''''
Ba"wse:
Tho House was called to order at 10 rs
m. eiqhty-four members answering
70 their names, Speaker Estilette pre-
siding. ~. -
wsrkham. and IL was twenty five min
utes q eleven when business was taken
The Sneaker filed the following:
I'm obedience to the resolution Of inn
,.ochment passed last Monday, /, q
Mort time after the adjournment on
sbst day. appointed MS q committee to
"ranare articles Of impeachment against
VIM Pitt Kellogg, Governor OF Louisi-
sna the following named members, to
wit, Messrs. Witt, Young, Kidd, Kountz
a' Hsreupon the Republican members
hag,,n TO consume time by dilatory pro-
csedinQs. which they kept up until d
c~srter OF twelve, when Mr.. Wiltz
moved O recess until one o'clock, and
the motion prevailed.
In The course OF these proceedings Mr..
Matthews, OF Tensas, referring to an art
ticle in the Republican OF Tuesday,
charging the Democratic side OF the
House with bad faith In adjourning on
Monday, which they did In violation OF
an agreement between Republicans and
G-s.rnA, Mr. Natl avUu cfataA TINT
an agreement was had between Mr..
Wilts and himself that the House should
remain in session one hour after the
massage of the impeachment resolution |;
ihst part OF the agreement had been
carried out, but as to the rest Of the ar
tcle stating, that the House had adj
journed hurriedly, that was correct, Tor
when Mr.. Matthews appealed TO Mr..
Wiltz to remain In session q little while
longer. Mr.. Witt did not heed the APP
neal, Mr.. Matthews said. 844v \
During this period Of filisbustering
Mr.. Matthews offered Joint resolution
sdjourning the General Assembly to-day
March ID sine die, which resolution was
debated; yeas 81, nays 81. liHu. ~
Att o'clock, the recess expired, the
House rcassembled, seventy eight mem
bes answering to the call OF the roll.
The Secretary OF the Senate delivered
arlessage to the House announcing the
action OF the other branch, as high
court OF impeachment upon the I'm
peachment OF w. +. Kellogg, Governor
q the State, and read the preamble and
resolutions acquitting the accused. |
Mr.. Wiltz rose to point OF order. He
asked II the records of the House showed
that the Senate had informed the House
that the Senate had been organized into
scourt Of impeachment and was ready
loproceed to the trial
The clerk informed the House that no
such notice had been received from the
senate.
MI. Wilt then went into history Of
The proceedings of the Senate on this
subject and the acquital OF Kellogg
Without any hearing being accorded to
Tie committee OF the House, and with
out taking any testimony. which history
has been given by. the press. The
House, Mr.. Wilt said, was not required
TO be In perpetual session for the con-
yenlence Of the Senate. The Senate
having disregarded itso constitutional
obligations, having failed to inform the
House that it was, organized rs court
Of impeachment, having failed to notify
The House that 1t was ready to proceed
10 the trial, the House could not take
notice Of it's action. This was his point
dorder, and he asked the Chair to de-
eide the point Of order.
The Speaker observed that this WAS a |
matter or the highest Importance. Con-
sdering the questions OF law and parli- |
amentary precedents involved, and the |
dignity OF the party accused, no graver |
problem could be presented to him (the
Speaker, He. therefore, asked time
Tor the consideration OF so mOmentOus
an issue. |
Without any formal step the House
agreed unanimously to allow the con-
llderation asked. -
M. Witt. as chairman Of the Com.
mlttee on Impeachment, then asked
that the committee he conceded the
right Of privileged committee to re-
port at any time without suspension
the rules. .- aus .Ru
Mr. Matthews called for the order OF
the day. l..I .,l7 ETH ETH b
! The Speaker ruled that Mr.. Mat
News call was out of order; that the
Committee on impeachment was COM
mlttee privileged to report at any time,
MNgardless OF the rules applicable to Or
anary committees. II the committee
could. BY the rules Of the House, be
prevented from reporting to-day, as the
session would terminate tomorrow, the
o:olect OF the House, in the performance
Ieasupreme constitutional duty, could
dedicated by bylaws, ard the chief
y.smcer OF the government would escape
Me punishment he deserved, should
mere Dc proof of his guilt. (Applause
IRON tha apactatoro | The Srpakar