New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
SlxtY-ThIrd Days Session.
WEDNESDAy SeDtember Q. Is

WEDNESDAY, September 8, 1868.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called fifty-four members
answered to their names:
Speaker Lowell, Abbot, Alexander, An
tome, Delot, Brewster Bergeron, Collins,
Carr, Curell, Cuny, Crawford, Deslonde, Du-
fresno, Dupart, Faulkner, Guigonet, Gair,
Garstkamp, Gray, Hill, HanlOn, Honore,
Harper, Hutchinson, Holland, Hall, Heiden-
hahn, Isabelle, Kent L'Hoste, Morris,
Mahier, McVean, Murrell, Mansion, Morand,
Mathews, Magee, Noble, Pierce, Raymond,
Reese, Rey, Sterrett, Taylor, Umphreys,
Walsh, Washington, Wren, VIM. c. Williams,
H. Williams, Yorke, D. Young-54.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Satchell.
On motion of Mr.. Cuny, of Rapides, TIE
reading OF the journal was dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Curell, of Orleans, ten
days leave of absence was granted to Mr..
Bergeron, of st. Martin.
On motion of Mr.. Isabelle, of Orleans, ten
days leave of absence was granted to Mr.
Calhoun, of Rapides.
Messrs. Isabelle, of Orleans, and Gair, of
East Feliciana, asked to be dispensed with
serving upon the committee appointed to
investigate the reason why the money col
lected by the State Tax Collectors is not
applied to the payment of the members and
employees of the General Assembly.
Request granted.
The Speaker appointed in their stead
Messrs. Heidenhain, of Orleans, and Wash
ington, of Assumption.
n Of tho vr11ac Nv
per, of st. Charles, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolced, That the Speaker of the House
be requested to appoint two members of
this House to serve on the Committee of the
Judiciary during the absence of Messrs
McMillen, Of Carroll, and Mr.. Wren, Of Bos-
sier.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Crawford,
of Franklin, and Hill, of Ascension.
The Speaker also appointed Mr.. Simms, of
st. Landry, in place of Mr., Dupre, of St.
Landry, ON the Internal Improvements Com.
mittee.
Mr.. Harper, of st. Charles, under a sus-
pension of the rules, offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolued That the Speaker of the House
be authorized to appoint five additional
clerks, TO be employed by the various com
mittees Of this House.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Elections and Qualif-
cations submitted the following report,
which was received and accepted:
Rooms OF COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND
Qualifications House of Representatives., state \
Of Louisiana, New Orleans. September g. 1869 }
IT. "A M A..
House Of Representations
GEsTLEMEN-Your Committee on Elections
and Qualifications, TO whom was submitted
the case of st. Landry parish, wherein
Theophile Simms, Starville Prejean, N.
Douglass, and Theodore Castillo contest the
seats of o. Tate, A. Dupre, NJ. D. Kavan-
agh and Willis Prescott as Representatives
respectfully represent to your honorable
body that after examination of evidence
presented they do report:
That Theodore Castillo having, by consent
of all parties in interest," withdrawn from
the contest; Mr.. Willis Prescott's seat is un-
contested, he having received the highest
number of votes cast on the Democratic
ticket
That the consideration of the contest be.
tween N. Douglass and N. D. Kayanagh is
postponed by consent, on account of the
absence of Mr.. kavanagh, BY permission of
the House.
That the evidence presented clearly shows
that had voters been allowed to cast their
ballots, as they had legal right to do,
Messrs. Theophile Simms and Starville Pre-
jean would have been elected by at least 1873
votes majority.
Hence, the premises considered, your
Committee recommend that Theophile
Simms and StaFville Preiean be admitted as
Representatives of the parish Of st. Landry,
IN place OF o. Tate and A. Dupre, and that
Ioc a "a
as Representative from the same parish, and
we submit the evidence in the case as a Dor.
P. JONES YoRKE,
Chairman Committee.
JAMES S, MATTHEWS
DENNIS BURREL,
r. @. ANTO NE,
HARRY LOTT,
NJ. CARR.
Mr. Gray,o ST. James, moved to adopt
the above report.
Mr.. curell, Of Orleans moved to postpone
the further consideration of the report.
Mr.. Morris, Of Ascension, moved to lay
the motion TO postpone On the table.
Carried.
Mr.. MurFell, Of Lafourche, moved for the
previous question.
Main question ordered, adoption Of the
report Of the Committee on Election and
Qualifications.
Messrs. Gair, Of East FelIciana, and Noble
Of Orleans, called for The yeas and nays, re-
sulting as follows:
Yeas; Abbott Alexander, Antoine,
Adolphe, Belot, Brewster, Burrel, Collins,
Carr, Crawford, Deslonae, Dufreslle, Dema-
rest, Dupart, Evans. Faulkner, Gair, Garst.
kamp, Gray, Hill Honqre, Harper. Hutch,
Lee. Leroy Lott. Morris, AahieR. Mcvean.