New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-30
HOUSE OF kEPREsENrATIvEs.

HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIVE
FlGy-FOurth Days Session,
SATURDAY August 30, 1868.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called, tnirty.ive members
answered to their names no quorum.
|. Mr. Cartskamp, of Jefferson, moved that
the Sergeant-at-arms be sent for absent
members.
At eleven and a half O'Clock Mr.. Ray, of
Orleans, moved to take a half hours
recess.
Carried.
At twelve o'clock NJ. the House was
called to order, the roll was called, and the
following members answered to their
names:
Buckingham, Belot, Barbee, Burrel, Ber.
geton, Collins, Calhoun, Carr, Curell,
'Cuny, Devices, Dupart, Evans, Esnard,
Guigonet, Gair, Garstkamp, Gray, Haskell,
Hutchinson, Holland, Hall, Isabelle. Kent,
ders, Morris, Mahier, McVean, Murrell,
Mansion, Morey, Morand, Matthews, Ma
gee, Pearce, Page, Raymond, Rey, Tu-
Teand, Walsh, Washington, Wren, Wm.
c. Williams. H. Williams, Waters, N. Young,
Yorke, D. Young, Zoelly-57.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Setchell.
On motion of Mr.. Landers, of Union, the
reading Of the journal was dispensed with.
Carried.
Mr.. Landers, of Union, moved to recon.
slider the vote taken on House bill No. 100.
Carried. #..
Mr.. Landers, of Union, moved that the
bill now be referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Carried.
Leave of absence of ten days were granted
to Mr.. Kavanagh, of st. Landry, and Mr..
Harper, st. Charles.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Elections and Qualif-
cations submitted the following majority
and minority report:
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF the
House OF Representatives State OF louisiana;
The undersigned, Com mittee on Elections
and Qualifications, do report that in the
the case of the parish of Franklin, wherein
| Isaac Fl. Crawford contests the seat of John
G.. HANDLE as Representative of said parish,
after careful investigation and deliberation,
we ind that the evidence presented clearly
establishes the fact that intimidation, fraud,
| and violel ce, were used in said parish on
the seventeenth and eighteenth days Of April
last past.
That not one,half of the total number OF
| registered voters in said parish made use of
their privilege to vote.
That more than two-thirds of the newly
enfranchised voters refrained from voting;
| thatthey areeXtremely jealous OF their rights,
particularly that of the franchise, and will
use every means in their power to exercise
| that right, and will only refrain when force,
| violence and intimidation are used against
them; that the affidavits FLED as rebutting
| evidence are sworn TO before the Clerk OF
| the Court of said Parish, and the seal of said
Parish Court is one unknown in any other
portion of the State; said seal being that of
| the so-called Confederate States, with the
Confederate flag in the centre.
| Wherefore the premises considered, your
| committee feel justified in reporting in favor
OF the contestant, Isaac II. Crawford, and
recommend that he be allowed to take his
seat as representative of the narish of Frank
| lin. P. JONES Y0RKE,
| Chairman;
s JAMES s. MATTHEWS,
| HARRY LOTT
| s -U-s DENNIS BDRREL, n.
| +. G. ANTOINE. .,i i,.
To ne Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
l @N~RrN~~--N~N-'N0 - ~N~s~ @4NA
The undersigned, members of the Com.
mittee on Elections and Qualifications, re
port to your honorably body that in the case
of the parish of Franklin where Isaac j.
Crawford contests the seat of John @. Hum
BILE, as Representative; that considerable
| portion of the evidence offered by the con-
testant to show violence and intimidation.
and in fact all the evidence offered which
tends to show violence and force. is given
hearsay; and as such inadmissible in all the
| courts of the country; that in our opinion
| it should be rejected for those reasons on
file in the case. 1t is proved that all par
ties came to the polls armed, and people
| generally go armed in that part of the State.
There is no legal evidence to show that force
or intimidation or fraud were used on either
Of said election days; or that any one desi-
ring TO vote could not have done SO, and
voted for whom they pleased. ~
The evidence shows that two colored
voters came to the polls armed and voted
openly the Republican ticket without mo
Hesitation in any way, and that at the pre-
ainct complained of; and they swear they
saw no violence OF heard no threats. That
there being no evidence of violence, fraud
or intimidation in said election we, the un-
dersigned, recommend that John G. Hum
BILE be declared entitled to his seat and
allowed to take the same. NciRf
Respectfully submitted, ETC. or
aai a JAMES McCULLEN.
Mr. Mathews, of Tensas, moved to adopt
the majority report. A
| Carried.
The majority report was adopted, ana Nj.
Crawford, on motion OF Mr.. Gray, Of st.
James, was sworn in by the Speaker and
admitted to his seat. N
The Committee on Elections and Qpalih-
cations submitted the following majority
and minority reports:
HoUEE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Room Of CpIamittee on Elections apd Z
| GuRhheat'ons. ow Orleans. Ia. August q, late ,
| 10 the Honorable Speaker and Members or the
Bonse Of Representative Of the General Ae
| 6 nhH Of the state OF Iouisiana:
: GBET1nfKx; The undersigned, members