New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-28
HOUSE OF REPREsENTArIvry
Twcniy-Fifth Days ses.ltu.
MONDAY, july 2t lsGS


Twcniy-Fifth Days Seshl,n.
MONDAY, July ~ lsGs.
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, BergerOn, Collins Calhoun,
Carr, Quincy, Devices, Dufresne, DtGrange,
Dcmarest, Dupart, Evans, Eager, Esnard,
Faulkner, Guig0net, Garstkamp, Gray, Hill,
Haskell, Harper, Hutchinson, Holland,
Isabelle, Leroy, Lott, Landers, Morris,
Mollere, Mahier, McMillen, McYem, Man.
sion, Moran, Noble, Pearce, Pratt, Page
Slaton, Smith, Taylor, Walsh, Wren
UmPhreys, William G. Williams. II. Will
liams, N. Young, D. YOUNG, Zoelly--G2.
Prayer by Chaplain Kingston
On motion of Mr. Garskamp, Of Jeifer-
son, the reading OF the Journal was dis,
pensed with.
The Speaker announced the following
Special Joint Committees:
Auditors Accounts -McMillen, of Carroll ;
Bclot, of Orleans; Prescott, Of st. Landry.
Examine Levee Bonds-Morey, Of OuaCh.
ita; Eager, of Orleans; Lott, of Rapides.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Calhoun, of Rapides, presented pc
titiOn Of Dennis +. Haynes, Captain Of the
Louisiana Scouts.
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
BY Mr.. Gasrtkamp, 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
a sdsljGn nWntinn. which was ndnniAd nndp,
gu a motion of MIR. GRAY, ANA finally lhld Oh
- - Motion, That the Committee on Elec
lions be authorized 10 print III full such ev
idence As tn, may deem necessary in the
cn.p of Heldenhuin and Huh VS.. ZaCharG
ana Striuger. Fourth Representative Dis
trict of New Orleans.
Under Suspension of the ruhs, Mr..
McAlillcn, Of Carroll, offered the following
resolution, which WAS adopted
Reso red, That the Chaplain OF TIP House
Of Representatives be entitled "a receive
five dollars per day during the SESSION Of
the Legislature, to be drawn upor the ap
proval Of the Speaker OF the Housd
REroRrs FROM STANDING COMMITTEES.
MIR. Pratt. of Claiborne. submitad the
folio ing minority report on hous1hui NO
25, " hlch was received
MINORITY ETFoRT.
10 the Ilonorabls spoater and Memhi OF ta5
House OF Representatives. 81 t0cln'aIe ol
IOulsltna.
Tno undersigned member Of the Fdiciary
Committee appointed by your Huorable
/ bnty, desires to present the iotloHug rea'
| sons for his nou- concurrence in I report
| OF tho majority recommending thfassage
of House blll No. rs, authorizing me ap'
| nointmept of a committee to redunt the
| ballots cast on the seventeenth ~ eight
| eenth of april last for munlcipI officers
| of the city OF New Orleans:
First can view itin no other LA than a
party measure, desigued to alter " results
! of the election as promulgated BY le prop
| er authorities constituted for thaturpose.
secoud-That while the LegisHure is
Judge of the election and quaIhfions oi
its own members, | can ind no Iuthori'
fy delegated 10 them by the consLi tiOn 10
interfere with the municipal eielons III
New Orleans, or any other ciJin the
state.
Third-That by q recent act Of Z legts
lature the courts OF the city are ohed iol
the investigation Of fraud aud thdrial OF
| contested election cases, and l leretore
consider the courts the proper trlhals Tor
these questions to be brought betq
Fourth-That it will involve anEpendi'
ture of money in the hiring Of clks nee.
| essary to carry on the inYestigabn, and
| regard it as another piece of eXtyagant
legislation for the support of partyhuptrs,
which can not possibly result in argood to
Fifth-Because regard it as an ttlatory
/ step toward addressing out OF oie the
municipal officers of the city of eW Or
leans, and establishing an unwise Icedent
which may one day be cited IN lu4cSti9Sn iS,
Of acts that would thwart the YIot the
people, and prove great detrimel 10 tht
best interests of the city.
Slxth-Because | consider the lfol-poS
the bulWark of our liberties, thcply me
, dinm for tbe correction of ahusesk Ind tht
only refuge of the people in the no o. oP
) preston, and any attempt TO tauer VIII
+ Il should be discountenanced ever.
/, friend to republican governments ID ever.
i yotary to American liberty. ~.
l earnestly call the attention OF lous
to the above facts, and recommenGhhI III
J. ioint resolution do not pass. =,
GIN motion of Mr.. McEean, OF Cido, u
majority report made By the lhmltte
c on Judiciary, recommending aao
l. tfon of the Joint resolution irrelatl9
40 the reeountmg of the votes ct NJ Ii
late municipal election was adofd, al
t; the bill ordered to be engrdssed. /,
II MIR. Lee, of st. Bernard chairma Oh u
I l HounThitfnn MAYS and AlHhus, 4Jhttt
III ~ followinr rpport, which was adopted
IN ,I,popT op THF NOISE CoNAITFEE b Wa
ID IN WrANs mi. ArIyE TO OUTsTANuiNG A
1T sTeprNnFD TAyEs pUE 10 THE cIIboF N
ORLEANS.
" Your committee respectfully reprt u
m as nearly rs they can ascertain the utsta
ing unpaid taxes due to the city New
leans, The collection of which was sspen'
A by ordinanee until 1870 are, as follows;
IN on resi- o pers
-, estate rope
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