The New York herald., 1876-03-03
GOVERNOR KELLOGG.

TRARY CONDUCT.
NEW ORLEANS, March =. 1915
The presentation OF the report OF the Committee OF
Impeachment In the House to-day settles for the time
being the Louisiana imbroslio Except among few,
the peaceabc conclusion OF the question gives great
lief and satisfaction
Tho committee, after relating the events Of last Nor
day In the Senate, including the refusal furnish the
House Committee with the rules OF order and to give
them reasonable delay, offered The following
Whereas Monday. the 2sth day OF February, 1878.
the House Of REPRESENTATIVES assembled at o'clock A.
took into confederation the question Of Impeachment
q William 7 Kellogg acting GovenoE Of The state q
question discussion in which republican and democratic
until after foar O'clock r NJ. when vote wa. taken. re-
saltIns in the adoption Of the report recommending
yhsrsa' sOm%i,,ee appointed to go to the bar OF The
% q tic state. n 1S %pcacH william n'i P. Rssss ssinS
Governor as aforesaid Of high crimes and misdcmeanors
inform the SENATE that ,hs House would in due .i%e
whereas the said communication and notice was az once
conveyed TO the senate after which the House. having been
. ocoeS P n until wssps"dsJ I'I she "D' iss Of March,
day being legal holiday whereas III. senate after the
House had adjourned without notice this body without
men and wiihoa, the Of the managers to
or evidence Of any =, Kind did immediately.
and by vote Of Is yoas to nays
dismiss tho impeachment giving 10 the order in the
iscs the force and effect As Judgment Of acqutta.
declaring that the acts Of the said William Kellogg
and every member this senate known be
%oss the OF ss 'sa @
OF any criminal act or o, any hish crime %. or
ist March. is5i adopted articles of Impeachment
,ap"g distinct and pseas charges and arc ready 70
impartial tribunal Ofihe guilt o.ihe and whereas
without proof declared their becf and opinion that tho
the % Ts c
by its partisan and arbitrary conduct has deprived tho
the VII. S ss
aud with criminal neglect and violation Of his
Resolved That the members Senate having formed
Innocent are disqualified from sitting in Judgment on
the Sl Of the I and sa. this House can pro
this fragrant outrage right Justice and deccncy and
only refer the matter to the people OF the State for their
consideration.
The report was adopted by vote OF 81 yeas to 81
nays.
4 card appeared in the morning papers signed BY
twenty republican Senators intending to extcnuatc
their position and charging the conservatives OF the
House with derclicon OF duty by iritting their tim
away partisan questions, and extollng the Senate
for passing certain reform bills rejected by the House
One Of the most important Of these bills reported to
spurious by that body, at least, ms adopted by the
Senate The others are quito as questionable.
Two three important House bills however, passed
the Senate to-day under pressure of the situation,
among them the bill abolishing the extraordinarily
arbitrary Superior District Court bpt is safe 10 say
however that within forty-eght hours the notorious
Hawkins, Judge Of the Court, will make room for an
other appointee
MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR KELLOGG.
The following message was transmitted to the Senate
STATE OF LOUISIANA EXECUTIVE DErARr,nsr,l
NEw ORLEANS, March ?. 1876.
To THE HONORABLE THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS
Min accordance with provision Of the constitution which
time 70 time respecting 'he situation Of the state deem |.
Political Importance % Teceniy acted upon by The
in the lower House Of the General Assembly during tS.
porting to be articles Of Impeachment against William
Kellogg acting Governor Of the State Of louisiana drawn
%pench@snt srsinst William r. Kellogg Governor Of tho
press gather that the proceedings were chsraete.ed by
grave parliamentary irreguar,es the fac, iha,
senate sitting co9r, Ol Impeachment and had been
But As he ofcisi Journal cS the House viii probably
disclose the adoption ny that body Of series Of fourteen
no,xhstanaIng the gros; i.Tssul.sss Of form
a,iivs sapo.i,ian q thsiF eroundlesnr;. and ri
are stated 70 have passed s the House
tration OF distant parishes the
tiOn oi the state senator OF that district II is utterly i'm
the domice Of officer he called to APP
pshoa parish when appointed him Supervisor Of Wash
ingten parish and 90 not snow = now IL required but
parish. under the constitution.
charge admit the substantial fact stated that did re-
move one Tax Collector and appointed sno,her and the
eaedy decided that the Governor has legal right do
Ti1d~i did not remove Charles Clinton, Auditor amer
he had been mpeached by the House and indicted by the
"" the sSpreme ars cOurs had decided That eons @
xnsn for once snd n non,.d ns
in constitution and the laws passed in conformity
state Towne C2il-4so; did all was empowered TO do
prosecute Mr. Clinton ciyilly and criminAlly.
Forfhi did not appoint experts every three months
ne the hooks Of the Auditor and Treasurer The statutes
his opinion the public Interests require G whene1er pub
lie interest seemed to REQUIRE j. have appointed experts
FdI do deny the assertion that did the
Go bsm them 70 examine the boE o both so
Auditor and Treasurer there was no necessity for renewal OF
sth paid to Mr. Gardner and other expert. appointed
no % $ u
propuaed by law for another purpose as the record Of the
Auditor fully subsiantating this statement.
to hs sd % IL ~a s designed Sy %
House q Representatives. acting in couson with bodies
SsS quietly ns Sned ~ S police ave
sof T .1D S, SS 70, % ss .w day, q y v"Os part, :
charged but TO the peace in Of necessy
Eisa,I~I al permit George IT, Braushn to rcmSin in
Office Judge the superior Court ae. the adjournmens
OF fhcSenaie though his appointments had not boon
hrmcd BY them Article w Of the constitution declare.
their Offices until their shall have been lnducted
into Office
Nnfh-I did relieve ono Police Commissioner and sp-
point another Section 223S OF the Revised Statutes
pressy emp overs the Governor TO do so.
TeafhI did appoint H. r. steele Judge Of the Superior
Criminal Court place Of q. II. Brauchn whose commits
had cxpred and had constitutional aud legal power
do Judge steele did formerly reside IN Ienss parish.
but when appointed him he had been living In New
Orleans for more than six months
Eicrcul did testify before Legislative committee that
was not present in tic office o Collector Casey on ecr-
tain occasion when certain persons wis H. Packard,
Alfred shaw. Henry G. Dbbc and others stated 10
have been present Ny statement vi. true was NOS
there, AS the gentlemen above Will assert.
HerIt ! untrue that attempted unlawfully to inter
fcrc With Judge Braughn In tho exercise cf his o1cnl
duties herewith transmit correspondence containing
Judge BrnuEhn's explicit dental ~ tho charge
Tht-sDIt Is truo already stated that did appoint
Jndgc steele In place OF Judge Braushn. who was holding
until his successor appointed. Jndfe steele has
been called upon Affecting Charles
Clinton Auditor. When appointed Judge steele ho
pcfy stated that he would not sit Citations trial
Fowfefh-It true that have called the senate with
ont convcning she House. claim tho constitutional right
20 do The power conferred upon TO convene the
IN the opinion of able legal authorities whom have
consulted carries with u the right 70 the lesser