The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-28
Louisiana Legislature and Governor
Kellogg

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. %.
The following Is report Of the specisl
committee appointed yesterday by the
conduct ,f Gov. X logg
To the honorable speaker and members
Of the house Of representativesA special
committee appointed by the house to in.
vesligate tho conduct Of w. u Kellogg
and to ascertain whether he has com
m,i,d such high crimes and misdt amenors
in tlise while dscharging the duties IF
governor AZ to demand his impeachment,
respectful ly report that the said WIN. r.
X llogg, Will acting as governor of the
ate has committed mary VIC ions in his
official plci y aud in the exercise Of tie
f1ncioDs Of governor Of the constitution
and the Laws OF the state of u ,uisiana
They snbmit the following pfesmh e and
rtsO uliun for the considers ion Of the
use and recommend their adopt
ion Here follows statement Of acts
done irGm October 1874 - ! inuai v 1875
III ItEtFl w INV hiFfihHm Nl inv u y
fuad-, the substance 81 which we're con.
tnncd in the report of the committee here
tOtore teeGraphed; aud whereas, many e
the democratic aud conservative members
az this house feel bound to carry out in
good faith the terms Of the Adjustment
known as the Wheeler compromise, not 10
disturb said Wlilmm p. Il II ~ for fiicial
m',conauct anterior TO the 14th day Of
April, 1873 and whereas, ynnr committee
fad on investigation that Sdd William r.
X llogNfn disregard # the high duties i'm
p sd upon hun by the constitution and
laws Of the state of Louisiana, vi lie dis
charging and exci cisng The functions OF
said Office ~ governor, and in violation Of
said laws of the state of Louisiana and his
official oath AZ governor to support and
m ,intaiu the same as acting governor Of
tine state Of l. 'uisi lana, has since and subse-
quent to the IA day of April, 1875, been
guilty of many and divers high crimes and
misdemeanors in Office against the laws of
the state of Louisiana
Therefore be il resolved hy the house Of
representatives or the state of Louisiana, in
general assembly convened that com
mittee of five members of this house be
appointed by the speaker to go TO The SEN
ale and st the bar thereof, and in the name
Of the house OF representatives of the state
Of Louisiana, impeach VIM. p. Kellogg of
crimes and mi-demeanor in office commit
ted since the ID h day OF April, 1875, and
acauaint the senate that the house OF rep
seuta,ives will, in due time, exhibit par
ticular articles of impeachment against
him, and that committee demand that the
senate take an order for the appearance
of said Wm. p. Kellogg 10 answer to said
impeachment.
The republicans claim thst the report OF
the majority Of the committee was only
got before the house by a gross yiOlstlon
of parliamentary rules. Several motions
had been made to suspend rules by q
two-thrds vote TO take up the report bu, 1t
had been defeated on q call Of yeas an |
nays, considerably more than one-third
of the members present being opposed to
taking up the r'port j. is asserted that
the speaker then muimured something in
an undertone and declared that a unani-
nous consent had been granted to take up
tue report A number Of reput lican mem
bers at once rose to object, but the speaker
rul, that III ir objection came too late A
minority Of the committee offered report,
setting forth that no investigation what
ever had been enler' d Vi on by the COM
mite, that they bad demanded that the
governor should be heard and had been re-
fused, and that the proceeding in their
judgment W ga revolution ry attempt 20
subvert government Filibusiering here
commenced by the republicans, and by
agreement the whole subject was post
poned until 10 O'clock Mondsy next, to
which time the house adjourned.