New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-01
The following Joint committee was an

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condition of peace and order In the State.
Murrell, of Lafourche; Wilson, of Cata.
houla; Harper, of st. Charlesl slsEsi3
Special committee to investigate the
| issuance of city money: 4l-f a ?l
Messrs Burrel, of st. John Baptist, Nc
Millen, of Carroll, Lee, of st. Bernard, and
May, of Orleans. 5.,.-
On motion of Mr.. Yorke, Of Carroll, leave
of absence for two weeks was granted to Mr..
Pratt, of Claiborne. .hiGE aA.- 1
On motion of Mr. Moran, of Plaquemines, /
leave of absence for ten days was granted
to Mr.. William Smith, of Pointe Coupee.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Noble, of orlesns, presented petit
tion of Mr., Thomas If. Gatlin, contesting
the election of Mr.. Walsh, of De Soto, and
praying that the case be referred. to proper
committee. 4 -.- L
Referred to the Committee on Elections
and Qualifications. es-- n
RESOLUTIONS. $780,, q
Under suspension of the rules Mr.. Muir.
rell, of Lafourche, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolued, That the Chairman of the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses be author
ized to approve for payment the voucher of
the Porter of Public Health and Quarantine
for past services rendered by said Porter.
Under suspension of the rules Mr..
Brewster, of ouachita, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
WHEREAS 1t is highly necessary that a
suitable person should be employed as a
night watchman to guard the records of the
House of Representatives and of the COM
mittees thereof, as well as the other prop
erty of this Assembly; $50 ,
Be it resolred, That the SergeantatArm
be authorized to employ suitable person
as night watchman of the House of Repre-,
sentstives; his salary to be the same as that
of porters.
Under a suspension of the rules Mr..
Wren, Of Bossier, offered the following reso.
| luton, which was adopted:
Resolued, That leave of absence for fifteen
days be and is hereby granted J. Pinckney
Smith, Warrant Clerk, and that he be
authorized to appoint an assistant to aid
and represent him in the discharge Of his
official duties. la.. .....fa
The following resolution was offered by
Mr.. Noble, of Orleans, and lies over under
the rules: aIr
Resolued, That the Committee on Contin-
gent Expenses be instructed to report to
this House within three Gays; ~
l. The amount of money expended under
their auspices for furniture. s.4gE4
2. The amount expended for printing the
daily proceedings, bills, blanks, and job
> work. ~. ,s
g. The amount expended for stationery
for the use of the members and for com
mittees. A aatf9
} 4. The average expense per diem in
, CURED by the House of Representatives
since the beginning of the session for any
purpose previously authorized by the
| House. ...-....
e Be It further resolced, That The commit
, | tee report from whom the various articles
, audited by themselves have been purchased
for whom, when, where, and by whose
f authority. fa
Mr.. Brewster, of ouachita, under sus
pension of the rules, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted: s-
Resolued, That the Chairman of the Com
mittee on Contingent Expenses be and Il
: hereby authorized to sign the vouchers q
l John j. Pereira and Daniel James, Porters
J and of G. F. LoWnsbury and John
!. Pereira as doorkeepers to the Committee or
Enrolment, and that said committee on
Enrolment be authorized to employ one
t Doorkeeper and one Porter to serve during
the session. l- -.,#
!. Mr.. Morey, of ouachita called up thl
following resolutionS which was adopted;
Resolued, That the Sergeantat-Arms o
this House be instructed to inquire upoI
what terms and for what length of time thi
b st. Louis Hotel, or some other suitable
= building, could be leased for the purpose o
holding therein the meetings of this Assem-
bly, and its various committees, and TO re
port them to this House as soon as practi
cable. .-sta
7ss MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. ~
i. The Secretary of the Senate was an
b nounced asking concurrence in the follow
If ing bills: EF
Senate bill No. 10. a
|. Senate bill No. II. -@'- sA a'A
! Senate bill Ne. 4s. 4etf
I REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
e Mr.. Yorke, of Carroll, chairman of tn
Committee on Election and Qualifications
y submitted the following majority report
e which was received and accepted:
n To the Speaker and Members of the Honorabl
HOUSE Of Representatives Of the General Az
"a sembiy Of the State Of louisiana:
,f The Committee on Elections and Qualifcs
. tions, appointed by your honorable body
beg leave to submit the following as thei
y report: #e ss7a
4 As chairman and member of the Com
nittee on Elections and Qualifications, ap
pointed by your honorable body, that in tn
case of the Fourth Representative distrie
OF the parish OF Orleans, from the eYl0enC
a. produced before your committee we are o
opinion that gross frauds were allowed am
perpetrated blythe commissi siOners of election
g and other in said district, as proven by TIL
evidence now before your honorable body
and the neglect or inability of Messrs
= Heidenhain and Hall to prove that thsl
If would have received a majority OF Hotesif
n fair election had been allowed: and we an
II Of opinion that the election In. said distric
, should be declared null and without effect
/. il and that the Governor be instructed to orde
9 . new election In the above mentioned dis
trict. A-s A7 - =.
s.l Respectfully submitted, q =, iazi9
aze4 .l8 ~ p. JONES Y0RKE,l
sbAH 4 "A .n@Hass Chairman;
d --.sgaJabzM cat II DENNIS BuRREL.l
= Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne, submitted ii
4 following minority report, which was re
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ie '5ff59l II MINORITY REPORT.
NJ To the Honorable Speaker and Houss Of Reprl
III ssntatiyes Of the State Of AouisianR; ,a
7 The undersigned, member of the Commi
/ tee on Contested Elections, begs leave
submit the following minority report;
/ / dissent from the report Of the majorit
4 in thecase Of Heidenhatn and Hall againi
z Zacharfe and 6tringer, for the foflowin
Z 1. The contestants having abandoned th
ground of ineligfhility on the part Of I'll
t. incumbents, base their claims on frau
practiced to such an extent that majorit
Of legal votes in their, favor have bee
rs eounterbalanced by fraudulent votes, tn
the contestants have utterly failed to sustai
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