New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-08

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ths impeaonusof suki6k molten va, .1saer
tha circumotAnoee, sustained ~ Tho High
Court Of Impeachment, AID the tnpeooh-
ment wss dismissed aud ~ 0Overnee ~
charged ftcm the slsSs :hsssefs - -
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adjourned sine die.
Whereas, 1t is we'll known BY the Senate,
and clearly disclosed BY the proceedings Of
the House, and it can not be truthfully de.
MED that the fact that the Republican ma
iority of the Senate refused to pass the bill
60 repeal the Law crestiDg the Returning
Board, and certain other measures which
had been passed by the Dsnoeratic House
for the sole purpose of gaining political ad-
vantage for their party, end the avowed
purpose of the Democratic party to get
control of the State government and its
election machinery, was the moving and
avowed cause that led to the impeachment
of Governor Kellogg; that had Governor
Kellogg aided in Obtaining tho repeal of
these laws, and the Senate had passed said
laws. that NO proceedings would have been
taken to inpeach Governor Kellogg.
Whereas, Tho groundless and frivolous
character of the articles Of impeachment
adopted by thu House of Representatives
accompanying documents, on Wednesday,
the first of March, 1876, two days after the
High Court of Impeachment had been I'D
iourned sine die. together with the facts
hereinbetore recited, clearly elbows that the
impeachment of Governor Kellogg was in
stigsted to effect party purposes, and was
stimulated by party malice and with the
hope of obtaining party advantages, and
with no view to the public good; and
Wharnoa Tho -hn0o ~cndnNf off ho nov,n
ocratic majority of the House shows that
their purpose was to obtain repeal of the
law creating the board of returning officers
of elections and other measurts of . solely
partisan character; and failing in that, to
obtain the suspension of the Governor un.
til after the next election, thereby giving
them, - they hoped, the control Of the ma
chinery of the election law and other par
tisan advantages at the next election, and
that tho impeachment of the Governor VA
part OF the conspiracy to effect that pur
pose; therefore, Be it
Resolrcd, That the Senate, in view of the
circumstance, fully approve of the action
of the High Court of impeachment In dis
missing the impeachment against Governol
kellogg, knowing 1t to be political con
spiracy OF the Democratic party to effec'
partisan purposes, without any regard fol
the public good, and that the sccusatlonl
contained in the formal articles of impeach
ment arc either false or frivolous.
Senator Masicot, chairman of tho Com
mittee on Enrolment, submitted the fol
lowing report:
ConxlrrKs on ENROLLING AND KNeRossINs,
Kew Orleans, March 2 1876.
To the Honorable President and Members Of th
Senate:
Your Committee on Enrolling and En-
crossing bills beg leave to report - dull.
engrossed the following, viz:
Amendments to House bill No. g. An &C
to remit penalties to delinquent taxpayer
j. A. MASCOT, Chairman.
Senator Robertson offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted
RESOLVED, That the thanks of the Senat
be aud they are hero rendered to the Hor
C. C. Antoine, Lieutenant Governor of th
State, for the able and impartial manner i
which he has uniformly presided over tn
deliberations of this Senate.
Senator White moved to adjourn sine di'
The Lieutenant Governor and Presiden
Of the Senate, 1T the hour of twelve o'cloc
midnight, declared that the Senate stoo
adjourned sine die
P. E. BECHTEL,
Secretary of the Senate