Year: 1872

Tho Attorney General Comes to the Re-


lief OF the Befoggcd Politicians-A Conn


promise Proposed ~, the Only Method


of Settling tho DiAiculty.


WAsHMGToN. Dec. II, 1872.


The following is plan proposed by the Attorney
General, with the approval Of the President, for
settlement Of the legislative difficulties IN Ala
bama.


Two organizations At Montgomery, Ala, claiming
to be the General Assembly OF the state, have ap-
pealed TO the PRESIDENT ana MIN ms appr1vni
'-s fsrssDTnes oflcers Of each organization shall
permanent organization Of the House Of Represen-
tatives, as hereinafter provided.


the Capitol shall be vacated and at eleven O'Clock
OF that day all the persons holding certificates OF
election as representatives shall assemble therein;
but the persons holding the certificates OF Secre-
seated from Barbour county, and shall make in the


Tnird-Two tellers, one republican and one
democratic, shall be appointed by the Speaker pro
n the S %
the county Of harengo, and for that purpose they
shall take the returns OF the precinct inspectors Of
the evidence Of said inspectors, as far as the same
may be necessary to ascertain the actual vote cast
&c e have Of
representatives shah be seated as such from said
COUNTY. but the persons now holding certificates





not vote upon or in said temporary organization;
nor shall any business other than deciding the
test as to said county be transacted during such


FOurth-Wnen such contest is determined the
House shall make permanent organization IN the


FV1n-On the said = inst. the Senate Chamber
shall be vacant, and at twelve O'Clock the persons
assemble and organize, with the Lieutenant
Governor presiding, with the person hold.
ing the certificate OF Secretary Rayand
in his scat as the only Senator from
Barbour county, and the votes for Senator IN
and upon the same kinds Of evidence as is herein
before provided for the House contest as to said
county, and upon such count the person found to
have the highest number OF votes for Senator from
said county shall be seated as such but tie person
now holding the certificate OF election to the Sem
ate from said county shall not vote upon any ques-
tion while the contest about his seat is pending;
and then the contest as TO the district comprising
the counties OF Butler anu ConeCnh shall be decided
in the same way and upon the same kind OF EVIL
dence, and the person now holding The certificate
OF election as Senator from said district shall not
vote upon any question before he IS declared
elected upon count OF the votes OF said district
aforesaid, nor shall the Senate do any other busi-
ness before these contests are settled.


No person not holding certificate of election
shall take seat in either body until his right
thereto is affirmed as above provided.


Ali those claiming TO be members and seated In
either organization shall be allowed mileage and
per diem compensation prior to the temporary or
ganization as hereinDelore provided for; after
which persons holding certificates from Secretary
Parker for Bourbon county shall cease to draw
pay, and those cOntestlng seats for Narengo and
the district OF Butler and Conecah who are finally
excluded shall be allowed per diem pay until said
contests are respectively ended, and the ofiicers
the usual compensation


GEORGE II. WILLIAMS, Attorney General.