New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-30
H. c. WARMOTH,
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.

MONDAY, July p, 1868.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Lowell in the chair,
The roll being called, siXtytwo members
answered to their names, as follows:
Speaker Lowell, Abbott, Alexander, An
tome, Adolphe, Bennett, Buckingham,
BelOt, Barbee, Bcrgeron, Collins, Calhoun,
Carr, Quincy, Devices, Dufresne, DeGrange,
Demlrest, Dupart Evans, Eager, Esnard,
Faulkner, GuigOnet, Garstkamp, Gray, Hill,
Haskell, Harper, Hutchinson, Holland,
Isabelle, Leroy, Lott, Landers, Morris,
Mollere, Mahier, McMillen McVean, Man
sion, Moran, Noble, Pearce, Pratt, Page,
Slaton, Smith, Taylor, Walsh, Wren,
UmPAreys, William c. Williams, Fl. viii
liams, N. Young, D. Young, ZOelly-G2.
Prayer by Chaplain Kingston.
On motion Of Mr., Garstkamp, of Jeffer-
son, the reading Of the journal was dis.
pensed with.
The Speaker announced the following
Special Joint Committees:
Auditors Accounts -AICAIillen, of Carroll;
Bclot, of Orleans; Prescott, of st. Landry.
Examine Levee Bonds-Morey, of Ouach.
tia; Eager, Of Orleans; Lott, OF Rapides.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr. Calhoun. of Rapides, presented a pc.
titiOn of Dennis E. Haynes Captain of the
Louisiana Scouts.
By Mr. Garstkamp, OF Jefferson:
Petition of several hay dealers, praying
for the appointment of regular sworn
weigher and inspector of hay.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce
and Manufactures.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne, offered the fol-
lowing motion, which was adopted under
a suspension of the rules, and reConsidered
on a motion of Mr.. Gray, and finally laid on
the table:
Motion, That the Committee on Flee
tions be authorized to print in full such ev-
idence as they may deem necessary in the
case of Heidenhain and Hall VS.. Zacharie
and Stringer, Fourth Representative Dis
trict of New Orleans.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr..
McMillen, of Carroll, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted
ReSOlUed, That the Chaplain of the House
of Representatives be entitled to receive
five dollars per day during the session of
the Legislature, to be drawn upon the ap-
proval of the Speaker of the House.
REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne, submitted the
following minority report on house bill No.
%, which was received:
MINORITY REPORT.
TO the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
Louisiana: rf. .,-.....
The undersigned member of the Judiciary
Committee appointed by your honorable
body, desires TO present the following rea-
sons for his non-concurrence in the report
of the majority recommending the passage
of House bill No. 20, authorizing the APP
pointment of committee to recount the
ballots cast on the seventeenth and eight
eenth of April last for municipal officers
of the city OF New Orleans:
First can view it in no other light than
party measure, designed to alter the results
Of the election as promulgated by the prop
er authorities constituted for that purpose.
Second-That while the Legislature is
Judge of the election and qualifications of
its own members, | can find no. authori-
ty delegated to them by the constitution to
interfere with the municipal elections in
New Orleans, or any other city in the
State.
Third-That by a recent act of the Legis,
lature the courts of the city are opened for
the investigation of fraud and the trial of
contested election cases, and | therefore
consider the courts the proper tribunals for
these questions to be brought before.
Fourth-ThRt it will involve an expendi.
ture of money in the hiring of clerks nee
essary to carry on the investigation, and
regard il as another piece of extravagant
Legislation for the support of party paupers,
which can not possibly result in any good to
the State.
Fffth-Because I regard it as an initiatory
step toward addressing out of office the
municipal officers of the city Of New Or
leans, and establishing an unWise precedent
which may one day be cited in justification
Of acts that would thWart the will of the
people, and prove great detriment to the
best interests of the city.
Sixth-Because l consider the ballot-boX
the bulwark of our liberties, the only me-
dium for the correction of abuses, and the
only refuge of the people in the hour Of OPP
preston, and any attempt to taraper with
IL should be discountenanced by every
friend to republican governments and every
votary to American liberty.
/ earnestly call the attention of the House
40 abe above facts, and reaommend that the
Joint resolution do not pass.
On motion of Mr.. MeVean, Of Caddo, the
majority report made by the Committee
on Judiciary, recommending the adop.
ton of the joint resolution in relation