The Portland daily press., 1876-02-28
LOUISIANA.
House Committee Report in Favor
of Kellogg's Impeachment.
A LIVELY FIGHT In THE LEG.
ISLATURE.
A Good Illustration Of the Democratic
Desire for Reconciliation.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. &c. in the House to-
DAY the following report was read:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the
House of Representatives.:
The special committee appointed by the
House to investigate the conduct of W. p Kel-
logg and to ascertain whether he has COM
mitted such high crimes and misdemeanors in
as to demand his impeachment, respectfully re-
port that they find on investigation that said
w. L. Kellogg, while acting as Governor of the
State, has committed many violations, in his
official capacity and in the exercise of the
functions of Governor, of the constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana. They submit
the following preamble and resolution for the
consideration of the House, and recommend
their adoption.
Here follows a statement of acts done from
October 1874, to January 1875, in regard to the
diversion of the state funds, the substance of
which were contained in the report of the Aid
ige committee, heretofore telegraphed. The
report concludes as follows:
And whereas, Many of the Democratic and
conservative members of this House feel
bound to carry out in good faith the terms
of the adjustment known as the Wheeler COM
promise, not to disturb said William P. KEEL
logg for official misconduct occurring anterior
to the 18th day of April, 1876 and
Whereas, Your committee find on investga.
ton that said William P. Kellogg's disregard
of the high duties imposed upon him by the
constitution 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, his official oath
as Governor to support and maintain the same
as acting Goverdor of the State of louisiana
has since and subsequent to the 14th day of
April, 1876 been guilty of many and divers
high crimes and msdemeanors in Office against
the laws and constitution of the State of Lou
isana, therefore be it
Resolved, By the House of Represent atives
of the State of Louisiana in General Assembly
convened, that committee of five members of
the House be appointed by the Speaker to go
to the Senate, and at the bar thereof, in the
name of the House of Representatives of the
State of Louisiana, impeach William P. Kel-
logg of high crimes and misdemeanors in office
since April IA, 1875, and acquaint the Senate
that the House of Representatives will in due
time exhibit particular articles of impeachment
against him, and that the committee demand
that the Senate take an order for the appear
ance of said William P. Kellogg to answer to
said impeachment.
The Republicans claim that the report of the
majority of the committee only got before the
House by gross violation of parliamentary
rules. Several motions were made to suspend
the rules by two-thirds VOTE to take up the
report, but were defeated on a call for the yeas
and nays, considerably more than one-third of
the members present being opposed to taking
up the report. 1t is asserted that the Speaker
then muttered something in an inaudible voice
and declared that unanimous consent had been
granted to take up the report A number of
Republican members at once arose to object,
but the Speaker ruled that their objections
came too late
The minority of the committee offered re-
port setting forth that no investigation what
ever had been entered upon by the committee;
that they had demanded that the Governor
should be heard, and had been refused; and
that the whole proceeding, in their Judgment,
rpVOlntlOnarV tha
government.
Fillibustering was here commenced by the
Republicans, and by agreement the whole sub.
ject was postponed until 10 a. m. on Monday.
The House then adjourned.
The Conservatives confidently assert that the
House will adopt the report on Monday. The
Bulletin says:
"We learn that memorial of merchants
and capitalists of New Orleans is in circulation
today protesting against the proposed action
of the House of Representatives in the m liter
of the impeachment of Gov. Kellogg. The
memorial dwells upon the incalcuable damage
this movement, if persisted in, will entail upon
the commerce and business interests of this
city,
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 27.-The city papers to.
day published the memorial that was men
toned il yesterdays dispatches expressing un.
qualified dsapproval of the attempt on the part
of the House of Representatives to impeach at
this time Gov. Kellogg. The memorial is
signed by 60 prominent commercial houses and
individuals whom the Bulletin says reprensnt
more than 10000 900 of active capital of the
city.
The following despatch was received this
evening:
MINDEN, La, Feb. q.
To Associated Press-New Orleana kilograms
are received here asking the people to endorse
impeachment by red hot despatch. We be-
lieve that public sentiment in Webster parish
is opposed to impeachment at the present time
without more light.
This telegram is signed by number of the
most prominent business business men of this
section.