The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-03

nying the House Of Representatives tn,
constitutional right OF proceeding, nc
cording TO law. to impeach the actins
Governor of this State for high crime,
and misdemean0rs in office, after havinf
preferred charges against him. Ant
thereupon the committee withdrew
from the Senate.
Now, therefore, your committee sub
NIT the following preamble and resoln
tions as part Of their report.
LOUIS A. WtLTZ, Chairman
JOHN YoUSa,
w. B. KouNTz,
G.. l.. HALL.
Whereas, M, Monday, the 2Sth day d
February, 1876, the House OF Represen
tatives assembled at 10 o'clock a. m .
and Immediately after the Journal hat
been res,ls took into coDsideration ths
question 0f Impeachment Of VIM. +
Kellogg, acting Governor Of the State
OF Louisiana;
Whereas. o full discussion was alIowet
on the said question, q discussion ir
which Republican and Democratic
members participated and which con
sumed the whole tlayuntil after CLOCK
y. m, when q vote was taken resulting
In tho adoption of the report recon-
mending the said impeachment by q
vote of 81 yeas to As nays:
Il HeIcHS, Cou!HIttee WtS tneH ap
pointed to go TO the bar OF the Senate
and there. In the name Of the people ol
the State, impeach William Pitt Kel
logg, acting Governor as aforesaid, oil
high crimes and misdemeanors wholly
committed by him ssince the Wheeler
Compromise, and inform the Senate
that the House would in due time prefer
specific charges and make good the
same by proof, and
Whereas, the said communication and
notice was at once conveyed to the Sen
ate. after which the House, having been
In continuous session for nearly nine
hours, adjourned after o'clock p. IN.
Until Wednesday, the 1st of March, ut
10 a. m, Tuesday, the intervening day,
being legal holiday.
Whereas, the Senate, after the House
had adjourned, without notice to this
body, without any specific charges or
articles Aof impeachment having been
fled, proceeded ut once to organize u
Court Of impeachment. and without the
presence OF tho managers to prosecute
in behalf Of the people OF the State, and
without proof or evidence OF any kin l,
did Immediately, at o'clock y. m, take
up the case, and by vote OF rs yeas TO
Q nays, dismiss the Impeachment, giving
to the order I'm the premises fthe same
force and effect as u judgment OF ac-
quital,y Z deelaTing, TINT the acts Of the
said William r. Kellogg. as Governor
OF Louisiana. Nre ftAly known TO each
and every member OF this Senate. and
known to us not to be criminal or un-
lawful" and we believe the said Will
| liam Z, Kellogg, Governor Of the State
OF Louisiana, to be innocent OF any
criminal act, or Of any high crime or
Whereas, The House on Wednesday,
the LIST OF March, 1876, adopted articles
Of impeachment contai,ing distinct and
specific charges, and are now ready to
make the same good BY proof sufficient
to convince any. lair and Impartial
tribunal Of the guilt of the accused
Senate, without hearing the charges
and without proof, has declared their
belief and opinion that the said William
p. Kellogg. acting Governor, 10 entirely
= Kcsolued By the House Of Repcsentn-
tiUes, That the Senate, by it's partisan
and arbitrary conduct, has deprived the
people Of the State Of an opportunity OF
bringing to trial the Chief Magistrate OF
misden,e eanors, and with criminal neg
lect and violation of his official duty.
| Resolved, That the members Of the
SENATE having formed and expressed
their opinion, that the said accused is
lentircly innocent, are disqualified from
now sitting In Judgment on tho trial Of
the tmpeachment, and that this House
can proceed no further In the premises,
and are powerless TO resent this fragrant
outrage upon right, justice and decency,
and can only refer the matter TO the
people OF the State Tor their cOnsidera-
ton. EgAt
The report and resolution were adopt
ed-yeas 81, nays 81.
Mr.. Wiltz read the following passage
from the explanation, signed by the Re-
publicans Senators and published IN
some Of the morning papers, with the
caption, Reform or Revolution -
The Repubiican majority 81 ehe senate ,in, hi.ye
these biilB have not been actod upon by the
House In most cases. and where acted upon at
S'ss heir operation. We instance IN among ths Bills
ssr eE ss s ss ss sp" q ss Sssns n2
'yMir ssRsss s ssssa hss1i 9e sn!%a Particular atten
ton Of the House and Of the represen-
4 tatives Of the press 70 that passage In
which the Senators aver that they have
passed city charter prepared by the
contradiction, with which he had been
furnished, spoke for itself;
TO the Committeeon CITY Affairs Of the House
| Of Representatives;
| GENTiEMEN-Your meporialists members Of
| the Ia0jslaturc committee Of the Property
Holders Union. respectfully cal! your particular
| attention to the fact That the bill tQ amend the
city charter. pisssed through the Senate and pre-
sented to the House qs emanating from the
| Property Holders Union Is not the charter
| adopted or approved by the Union.
Very Respectfully.
| ARCHIBALD MITCHELL.
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The consideration OF the general
appropriation bill was resumed. n,.r
Mr.. Dupre, referring to the conduct OF
the Senate in acquitting Kellogg, argued
that the House having been deprived Dy
the action OF that body OF its constitu-
tional Hight OF impeachmen shouldsise
it's other great constitutional right
the control OF the public purse, to rem
der the government as innocuous as
possible. Ihe salary OF the Governor
was Fixed by the constitution at $1,000
wear and could not be reduced, but it
was in the power OF the House to leave
the Treasury without q dollar Tor him.
Besides his salary he had$1O, 900 for a con-
tincent fund, not dollar OF which was
spent for the purposes contemplated by
law. and next 5000 was given to him TO
nav for a clerical fofc4,, al OF whom, ex-
cept his secretary, held sinecures. Mr.