New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-02

standing ofSenators, the Senate would pro-
eeed with its business as now organized.
Mr.. Bacon moved that Mr.. A. Sambols be
sworn in. ~
Mr.. Braughn seconded the motion.
\ 1t was moved and seconded that the mo-
ton of MIR. Bacon be laid on the table.
Mr.. Bacon withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Ray moved the reading of the report
of the Committee on Rules and Regulations
forthe Senate.
The report was read.
Mr.. Ray moved that the report be re-
ceived.
The motion was seconded and adopted.
Mr.. Ray said the committee obtained a
copy of the rules of the Senate of 1864, and
examined and adopted them, with some
slight alterations. Deeming that they Gov
cred sll the ground necessary, he submitted
copy of the resolutions with the report.
He moved their adoption.
The motion was seconded and the report
was adopted.
The President called for the report Of the
Committee on Elections and Returns.
The report of the committee was pre-
sented by the chairman, Mr.. Smith, show
ing that in the case of C. G. Antoine, who
contests the election of Reuben White, from
the Twenty first Senatorial District, the said
Reuben White is ineligible to hold any Office
under the State constitution of Louisiana
and that in two wards of the parish (Caddo)
| illegal votes were cast. That the said Reu.
ben White came before the committee and
stated he did not wish to maintain his claim
to seat in this body as he did not believe
he was eligible. That but for illegal
votes cast in the second and
fifth wards, G. c. Antoine would
have had a majority Of legal votes, and
been declared elected. The committee
recommended that c. G. Antoine be declared
duly elected. and admitted to a seat in this
body in place OF Reuben White.
A motion was made that the report be
adopted, but no action was taken.
Mr.. Lynch called attention to article 159
of the constitution, which provided that no
business could be done by the General
Assembly after organization until the
adoption of the fourteenth amendment tc
the Constitution of the United States.
I The PresideAt-Will the Senator please
read that article?
Mr.. Lynch having read the article, sale
the Senate had no official notification of thu
permanent organization of the House o
Representatives. The House, as he wa
informed had taken a recess of an hour,
and would not probably effect permRnen
. organization to-day. He therefore moved
to adjourn.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Jewell
Mr.. Ray asked that the motion to adjourn
be withdrawn for moment, which wa
+ done.
q Mr.. Ray said when the Senate was in pre-
liminary organization a committee was az
i pointed to report upon the election an
qualification of members, which made on
G report. He held now that upon the permS
h nent organization the duties of that con
mittee ceased. He thought the committe
. to be appointed upon general elections wa
IS the proper committee to whom all the COL
:. tests of elections should be referred
y This is barely honorable and just, becaus
, in our preliminary organization there wer
c none of the members whose elections al
l. contested in their seats. He therefor
# moved that the committee appointed in tn
preliminary organization be discharged.
Mr.. Bacon seconded the motion.
T The question being put was, unanimousl
i. carried
70 Mr.. Lynch moved to adjourn, which m,
: tion was carried, aud the Senate stood a,
/ jourhed until Thursday, July second, ;
4 twelve o'clock.