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William Pitt Kellogg. U.S. Senator from Louisiana 1868-1871. In June 1872 was nominated for governor but the resulting elections were controversial. They resulted in both sides creating their own legislatures and each being sworn in in January 1873. The U.S. government recognized Kellogg as the legal governor but the losers rioted, forcing Kellogg into refuge. President Grant immediately issued a proclamation ordering the insurgents to disperse, and by 20 September order had been restored by United States troops, and the Kellogg government was re-established. The political excitement continued, and civil war was prevented only by the presence of the United States forces; but in 1875 there was a second congressional investigation, and an agreement was made by which Governor Kellogg remained in office, while a compromise legislature was recognized as the legal one. On 25 February, 1876, Governor Kellogg was impeached by the lower house of the legislature, the principal accusation being that he had used for other purposes money that had been set apart for the payment of interest; but the case was dismissed by the senate. |