The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-11
STATE LEGIsLAT URE.
ELEVE NTH DAY.
Sen ate.


MIR. Thompson. of Livingston. read the minority |
rel ort in the contested seat case OF Antoine VS.
White The report is to the eject that White was |
Ineligible: that if he not, the election should
be referred back to the people, aud that the EVIL
depce was eI pGrte in favor OF Antoine. The re- |
port was received.
Mr.. Campbell, of Orleans, moved the Adoption
of the mn joTity report
On the point of order raised by Mr.. Blackmln,
the Adoption was ruled out OF order under the
rules.
cases the committee elections be permitted to
submit the evidence in print. Adopted.
By Mr.. Wilcox, of POinte COupee-A resolu
tCn 10 amend rule thirty three TO entitle the com
mittee on public lands, 'commltse on pu9hc
lands and levees," and 70 increase the committee
from three TO five, in order TO be in accordance
Wi h the committee of the House.
Mr.. Lynch, OF Carroll, could not see the neces'
sity of the change.
The rules were suspended and the resolution
adopted.
on a suspension of the rules, Mr.. Ray, of Qua
chita offered a resolution providing for the ln-
crease of the committee on auditing and super
| yising expenses from to 5. and the judiciary
| committee from 10 Z. Adopted.
Mr. Raw offered a resolution authorizing the ju-
| dietary committee and other committees 10 EN-
plOy clerks.
Mr.. Pollard offered a resolution that members
! be furnished with three daily newspapers, ac-
| cordipg to their own selection.
Mr. O'Hsra moved to amend to three dailies and
two weeklies.
Mr.. Campbell moved to lay the whole on the
/ table. Lost.
The resolution as amended was then adopted.
! A resolution that the committee on enroilments
be authorized to employ not more than seven
clerks adopted.
BY Mr.. Campbell-A resolution for the ap
| pointmeDt of joint committee of both houses,
| three senators and six members OF the House, To
! investigate the late election, with power TO call
for pa peIs and persons and to report TO the legs
| lsture.
Mr.. Campbell said that he was moved to bring
/ the matter before the Senate by evidence brought
before the committee on elections. He referred
to what he styled the infamous frauds perpetrsted
nj the late election, and deprivation thereby OF
the ctZen of their rights.
The motion TO suspend the rules was seconded
! BY Mr.. Jewell and carried.
Mr. Blackman objected TO the investigation on
The grounds that II would entail an expense to
TIE State Of $50 coo. Frauds, he had heard, had
/ been committed on both sides, but the ingestiga-
ton be y as convinced would rebound to the bene
6t of nobody. The people were TOO poor 70 at
fOrd TIE expense. recourse 10 the courts
would remedy the evil as well.
| Mr.. Bacon, of Orleans, favored the proposition.
Mr. O'HaTa was.the last one TO spend lujidr-
ciously one cent of the peoples money, but he
Wi,bed to see the men punished VINO Committed
! frauds. He believed IN punishment before and
after death. he hoped the committee would stop
at DO means to get At the truth. He favored the
resolution. Before sitting down he would call me
after ton Of certain gentlemen VINO always had
the floor to rule s.
Mr.. Thompson deprecated any feeling that
would lead to partisan measures. he would prove
by the registry that the whites had 5000 majority
in this city. hat frauds had been committed by
Others than those who claimed to be Democrats.
He opptsed the measure because IL would in
crease taxation. The investigation would dis
cover frauds on both sides.
Mr. Campbell supported his resolution in a
lengthy speech, in which reference 10 the July
do nNn ma R
vestgariOl was not intended 10 ap ly to Demo
cratic frauds only, but 10 all frauds
Mr. Braughn sad that, tor the last two weeks,
constant illusions had been made to The July
RIO $ and that RADICAL did not ure TO exuTes-
their opitiOus He believed that Mr.. o ara, or
any one Sc. could travel through this safe as
well as the speaker, without being molested. The
fact tha, he was sitiug here a. a senator was a
proof of the assertion. Many members. ne sad,
4 were not known in their parishes until their
! names appeared as candidate, for the Legislature
II ese questions had nothing 10 do with the Senate
I debates: II was time that they should cease
| that they were not true. Mr.. Braughn advised
| that no recurrence should be made TO these q1rs
tons nor 10 the 4" Slclhan" affair. He opposed
the resolu'ion because the committee, he wa
! satisfied. would be partisan. He referred 20 the
1 Third Ward frauds, v here colored me1, imported
| he night before, were allowed to vote without
beng registered, but simply on certificates
These, he said, were not suImses, bee tu.e there
| were BapeTs to prove the assertion. he al-O OO
% i,cted to The measure On account Of the expense
to the 5 ate. He moved to lay the resolution Ol
/ the Ia Bile. Lost.
| Mr.. Coupisud. of Orleans, now sail that he
| would have voted against the resolution, blt n
Mr. Braughn had Asserted that radical frauds baC
| Ueen perpetrated, he wished to See HIN prove 4
before the commit &c. Mr.. 3raueho, ne said. nigh
/ be convinced IN his own mind bat did not have
: any proofs.
Mr. o Hara said that he could not go through q
cfoEd without being scOTned. and If he dare
, resist blood would probably be the result "rea
WIS what your Southern chivary had come To-
Mr. J.. Jewell arose to the point of orde
hat the point IN debate was the adoption OF th'
resolution aud not the report Of the investigation
, committee. Sustained by the char.
t Mr. Backnan again opposed the resolution a
, some length.
4 Mr. Lynch said that be had no idea that $50 00
h would be expended for the purpose. Ia NJ
e opinlsn frauds had been committed, and If tn
II people ID whose midst these frauds had been com
y mitted ad been 30 lukeaarm As To permit then
4; that they should be taxed to pay for the inves.i
= gsIiUD.
T Nj. Anderson, Of s.. Landry, said he came FROG
ont OF he largest districts IN the SAFE He ha
q not Heard Of any fraud IN his district theret Io
u the question could not touch him he would vIu
Y against he measure because he thought no goo
W,uld cone out ~ ".
~ Nj Wilcox moved 10 amend by authorizing N
u committee To Investigate sucn speclned cases 0ll
al az shOulo be reported 20 them.
D. Nr. Smith. of Jefferson, moved 10 lay on III
table, Carried.
> Nh. OgCen, OF Otleaus, mONeu As an amen
H. meht that the committee receive no extra cJH
81 peusaiion.
g Mr. Wittgenstein of Ascension and s.. Jame
N moved as 80 amendment that Witnesses receive
D. cou pt Bsaiion.
3 Mr. Hara moved to lay the amendments q
y tie table. A lie vote decided IN favor OF la
g | ing on the table by the president. who sad
=. thought that there should DE placed some chez
N on the expenses, bat not IN favor OF all Il
gu smenCmeIts.
g. Mr. B,sckman offered an amendment provide
nc | that Do more than ten Witnesses shall be SUI
ch | mored N each case on either side.
80 The resolution aud amendment were referred
=, tie judiciary committee.
lis mr.. E. 4. Jewell offered The following resol
u ton:
IS WHEREAS The committee on elections a
he pointed by his boCy It's temporary organic
he ton has accused The general commanding Il
or 6rb military cisuiet with having Improperly a.
p wi,Icu authority changed the returns Of the la