The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-18
From Yesterdays Evening EditloD.l
The Morning Press.


The Bee, in an excellent article, nd
yjses the House to forthwith impeach
all officers implicated In the report of
the Committee on the Treasurer's affairs.
It holds that tho Wheeler compromise
protects Kellogg from prosecution,
merely for his previous political offences.
b,vs that it does not and cannot shield
him from punishment for the crimes OF
which he is charged in that report. But
admitting that that instrument does
protect him, it argues that the Radicals
have violated tho pledges made by their
side. and that the Conservatives can.
therefore, no longer be considered bound
by the adjustment, except as to the
status Of the two Houses Of the Legis
lature.
AS to the danger OF u collision being
provoked by Kellogg's impeachment, 1t
calls upon the House to perform their
duty and to act at once; their line OF
conduct i'm the event of resistance to be
determined when the emergency arises
The Republican thinks that tho House
Committee went beyond the record in
connecting Mr.. Kellogg with the Kregu-
larities reported by them in tho affairs
Of the Treasurer. It fails to find where
any guilt can attach to the officers i'm
picated. rs, no deficit existing In the
funds, no harm has been done to the
State. and no one can, therefore, be
guilty Of harm. It considers the action
of the House foreshadowed by this re-
port as revolutionary, and intended to
intimidate the Senate SO as to obtain
| from that body u repeal OF the Return
| ing Board feature of the election bill,
and calls upon the Senators to stand
| firm in their refusal to surrender the
| safeguards Of the law, without which
| inevitable disaster awaits them.
It argues that Mr.. Kellogg cannot be
SUSPENDED from office without the con-
eurrence of the Senate, and hints that
any revolutionary attempt to do SO by
the House alone, would cause the Ma
tional Government to extend its protec-
ton in the shape of martial law.
| The Picdyu1e urges the conference
committees of the Senate and House &c
cease all tritling and preliminary Skin
mishing, and calls upon the Senate
committee to meet the concessions o
the House in "a spirit Of fairness, as II
considers that even q law maintaining
the Returning Board would be accepta
bic to the people, provided that Boart
were non partisan in its composition
and character.
Reviewing the report OF the House
committee appointed to investigate thu
affairs Of the Metropolitan Police, ant
the abuses and crimes disclosed by thu
report, it calls for the immediate abo
lition of the whole system.
The Bulletin advises that nothing b.
done by the Conservatives which nigh
load to acts of force and violence agains
the present State government. 1t thinks
that the Impeachment OF Kellogg wOult
be useless, for he would be immcdiatel.
restored to power by the United States
u proceeding which might lead to 1
collision between the House of Repre-
sentatives and Grants soldiers.
As to the conference committees o
the two Houses il thinks that no arrange
ment by which the Returning Boar
feature Is retained In the election Law
would be acceptable to tho people.
The Times devotes its editorial page t.
a discussion Of the financial problem
It holds that under u deprecated cur
rency wages increase far more slowl.
than the price of commodities, and tina
hence, and for the further reason tina
an inflated currency tends to divert cap
) ital from legitimate enterprises to disas
trous speculation, the laboring classe
of a country must OF necessity be mos
prosperous where enabled to sell thei
labor for gold, or for notes convcrtibl
inho gold at the holders option.