[290] H. J., 1869, p. 575.
[291] Ibid., 1869, p. 618.
[292] S. J., p. 806.
[293] G. O. M. D. G., 1870, no. 9 and 11.
[294] S. J., 1870, p. 39.
[295] H. J., pp. 34, 40, 84, 88.
[296] The complexion of the legislature when composed of the men elected in April, 1868, was as follows:
| Senate. | Lower House. | |||
| Republicans | 22 | 73 | ||
| Conservatives | 22 | 102 |
After the colored members were expelled and their seats given to the minority candidates, it was as follows:
| Senate. | Lower House. | |||
| Republicans | 19 | 48 | ||
| Conservatives | 25 | 127 |