Year: 1875

Captain Kidd offered a substitute, tha


the clerk be empowered to give to the pub
lie or any person desiring it, the origina


resolution and subsequent ones. Adopted


Mr. Dyer-I have some hesitancv in tax


ing up the time Of this caucus at this time


Owing to insecurity of the room recess


OF fifteen minutes was taken, and an ad


journment to the hall below passed.


After the change, Speaker Wiltz called
the caucus again to order, and stated he
desired the lobby not to express applause


at the action of members.


Mr.. G. l.. Hall-Mr. Speaker. as it is i'm.
possible for this body to furnish COPY of


the resolution to the Committee of Seventy,


and as this is disturbing body here, 1,


therefore move to reconsider the motion of
Captain Kidd. / think all that committee
can ask is for copy of the resolution.


Mr.. BoOth-The motion to reconsider if


it withholds from our constituents the in


formation they desire, and to keep from


them the resolution of Radical compromise,


will vote against it. If the concern Oh


which we voted and the new concern be


gwen, shall vote against it. If the speak


ers on Saturday night hurt some, we could


not help it. l warn you that the reteution


Of this resolution from the public through


the Committee Of Seventy will excite such


comment as can not be now appreciated.


Mr.. Durr, of Cameron-When the cues.


tiOn of compromise came up it was stated


that we should have to pass upon the


question Friday night, and I knew if vot-


ed in the affirmative would have the right


to move reconsideration. 1t is my opinion


we should act as a unit l only want to


speak for myself. I desire to represent the


wishes of my people. come from dis.


tant portion of the State, and can't get CON-


munication with my constituents. l want


to be excused from voting. What We want


is relief. Louisiana is bleeding at every
| pore, and the question is how can we get
it. l want to be excused from voting, but


if l am compelled to vote, l will take the
responsibility.


| Mr.. Bower said: I have but a few
words to say. The impression has gone
| abroad that some dark and criminal PROPOSE
| ton had been submitted to this caucus twelve
| o'clock Friday night. 1 have nothing to


be ashamed OF, and inasmuch as I want
the people of this city and State to know all
| our actions here, believe that there was
hardly any difference between the PROPOSE
| tiOn published and that offered before us. The
opposition meant not that we were willing to
ac4ulesce IN the Kellogg government, but to
accept him as representative of Gen.
eral Grant. This was to be followed by
protest which would explain our action. l
have never recognized the legality of the
de tacto House; never have recognized the
de t0cto government. On Saturday night |
was held up to public execration, and the
people, after exciting speeches, cried out,
'.Hang him, hang him. l would say to
them, come on and you will see who swings
first. l think the action of the speak
ers cited that evening ungentlemanly,
and think it was wrong in Governor Nc
Emery in holding mo up thus before the
public scorn. l do not think it was right.
aud never will. l voted for the reconsidera.
tiOn of the resolution. / tell YOU now that
do not recognize Governor Kellogg, and
that never would go back to the State
House unless thought We would 90 there |
to reinstate our Speaker.


General Young, of Claiborne-I think it |
would be extremely advisable to have the |
resolution upon which we voted on Friday
night. The committee appointed upon |
this matter visited Mr.. Wheeler and |
Colonel koontz stated to him that under no |
circumstances would the caucus recognize |
the government Of Kellogg. The original |
form was to be published, but owing to |
desire to correct it in some details |
it was not then given to the press. l think |
this resolution should not be reconsidered, |
for the Committee OF Seventy ought to |
have all the information they ask. l under
stand now that resolution is to be published.
l have seen some men from my country |
and l intend to 60 on.


Mr.. Hall, of Orleans-I have accomplished
what l desired, and having drawn out an
expression from several members who voted
in the affirmative, / am glad the people will
Know what we have done; and l only wish
they could know what we have done since
January 4. We have received from time to
time propositions looking to compromise
We have passed resolutions Offering to place |
our case before the congressional committee |
as returning board. We have passed
resolutions binding the whole to the
action Of the majority. I asked, when
n nu% l
of twenty-four hours, and after consid-
Grafton changed my vote. l am glad that
this morning we sit in place where all can
listen to our deliberations. If we have not |
done right, let us go home and let our con.
take the matter in hand. had
not thought at any time of my life would
be held up as a traitor, and when say that
several friends OF mine refused to recognize
me-when see men who signed that call
whom know to have travelled with War
moth, when such men hold me up to con.
tempt. feel that l have right to speak
thus OF this matter, and therefore desire |
that the people should know all, and that
all that this caucus has done heretofore
should be published.


Without final action. the caucus adjourned
ill evening.


At eleven o'clock last night committee
was appointed to draft resolutions, and the
caucus took recess. The committee was
'ut about half an hour, when they returned
md the caucus went into secret session.


AT few minutes before one O'Clock the
'aucus adjourned without final action, the
question pending being understood to be a
proposition somewhat different from that
adopted Friday night, but not materially SO.