The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-02-10
LOUISIANA.
A Tempest Ill a Teapot.
Very Important Discussion i'll thc
Rnmp Legislature Upon the
Electoral Bill.
In Which WdrmoM 0nd others Make
Some admissions S|iyhtIy Dum-
aging to Their Party.
W \PNnTlI ArKN @ whE)G ES THAT
NICHOLAS RECEIVED TEN TNDU-
SAND MAJORITY OF TIE
LEGAL VOTE.
LOUISIANA.

Special Dispatch to the Enquirer.
New Orleans, Jan. 2j.-lacFard's
Rump General Assembly, is making
strenuous efforts to bull dozc Con
grcSs and the entire mass of ConSer-
vativc Republicans in the North.
Last evening resolution passed the
Lower part of that Rump, dcprcca-
ting any Congressional action look
ing to compromise on the Electoral
question, and declaring it to be the
sense of the House that the Electoral
Bill should not pass.
Immediately after the two rnmp
branches united TO ballot for Senator
for the short term, when an effort
was made to get the resolution
through the Joint Assemblagr, Butch,
negro Senator, made q motion that
Committee be appointed by the Joint
Assembly to prepare resolution. en-
bodying the sentiments OF the Joint
Assembly with regard to the E|ccto-
raj Bill before Congress-, aud report
the same.
Mcmillan (whitr), formerly Of Co.
lumbuS, Ohio, thought the Joint AS
scmbly was called together for the
purpose of ballotins for United States
Senator, and could not properly act
upon such Il motion.
Warmoth was surprised that Me-
MILAN should show any disposition
to oppose the resolution, especially
as both lIonscs Of Congress were
waiting breathlcss]y to hear the voice
of one of the Legislatures OF Louis
lana before taking any action upon
the bill. 1t seemed too bad that a
member should want to hush that
voice, particularly since snch efforts
had been made to make it audible by
seating persons as members who had
not been returned rs elected.
Mr.. Mcmillan disc|aime,E any in
tention OF trying to hush the voice Of
the Joint Assembly. He only want
ed to impress upon the mind of Burch
that the bill might avert war and
booished; and all that sort of thing.
If such disasters came upon the conn
try, it might happen that the Leg
1slaturc would be deprived of the
eminent services of the Baton Rouge
Senator.
Warmoth made speech. The res
o|u'ion passed by the House during
the morning was ill-adviscd. lie did
not believe a dozen of the members
of the House had read the Electoral
Bill; They had put themselves on
record without knowing what they
were doing. The Electoral Bill was
the result of efforts of the best minds
in Congress to find a solution for the
present difficulties. The great fact
remained that honest men all over
the country differed upon the ques.
ton, and they were SO firmly fixed
in their belief that unless there was
some plan agreed upon satisfactory
t" all pa,ties tire result Of the differ
eDce of opinion wonld be war.
Dinkglave wanted no compromise
with Democracy. He believed the
President of the Senate had tire right
to count the Electoral votes. Hayes
had been elected, and the votes Of
Electors should be counted as they
are cast. II maintaining this view
wonh bring about war, why let wal
come.
Warmotll said it was just sucl'
speeches as these that kept the white
and black people Of the SoDth apart
There was too much bold talk and
lofty defamation, and too little in
tho WY If denda Il the nlcml1ni