New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-01


act to make the warrants of the General
Assembly of 1868 receivable for State lands.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed.
Under suspension OF the rules, Mr.. Ray.
mond, of Jefferson, of introduced House
bill No. 200.
An act to procure tive hundred maps of
the State OF Louisiana.
First an tcond readings.
Referred o the Committee on Contingent
Expenses.
Under suspension of the rules, Mr.. lisa.
belle, of Orleans, introduced House bill No.
POI.
An act for the relief of the Zion Travel
er's Church, of Carrollton.
First reading.
On motion of Mr.. Mathews of Tensas, the
House resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole to consider House bill No. 207
and other bills.
Mr.. Reese, of Lafourche, was called to
the chair.
House bill No. 207 under consideration.
After discussion the Committee agreed
upon recommending the passage of the bill
with amendments.
On motion of Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, the
Committee rose.
The Speaker resumed the Chair.
The Committee, through its chairman,
reeomm ended the passage of House bill No.
20I, with amendments.
The bill being now before the House, Mr..
McVean moved to postpone further consid.
GRAFTON until Friday next, and $50 copies
OF the substitute was ordered to be printed.
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
state of Louisiana,
New Orleans, September 80 1868
To the Honorable Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentItives;
I am instructed by his EScellency the
Governor to inform the House of Repre-
sentatives that he has approved and signed.
An act relative to juries, and to establish
and nix the drawing of the grand and petit
jurors in and for the State of louisiana
An act authorizing the Police Jury OF the
parish of Jefferson to order the making of a
shell road or Nicolson pavement.
An act to incorporate the town of Alex
andria.
An act to take the sense of the qualified
voters OF the parish of Carroll as to the eX.
pedieney of retaining the seat of Justice at
u vi IClnONluE luG bhtue GlIuGE 10 Tue
town OF Providence or to Elton, on the his
sissippi river, in said parish.
Joint resolution rendering the thanks of
the General Assembly to MIR. 2. Gotthiel for
the able manner in which he represented
the State of louisiana at the late Paris Ex-
position.
An act levyiug special tax to provide
for the payment of the past due interest on
the bonds of the State, outstanding war
rants certificates of Indebtedness and con.
ventlon warrants.
F. G. REMICK.
Private Secretary.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, j
State OF Louisiana.
New Orleans, September 30, 1858
To the Speaker OF the House of the Representatives
l am instructed by his EXcellency, the
Governor, to inform the House of Repre-
sentativcs that he has approved and signed:
An act to Incorporate aud establish the
New Orleans News Association.
F. c. REMICK,
Private Secretary.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Reports of the Committee on Elections
aud Qualifications being under considera.
ton,
MIR. Curel, of Orleans, requested the
House to postpone the further consideration
Vi tile reports until tomorrow
Mr. McMiIlen. of Carroll, moved that the
request be granted, aud that further consid.
GRAFTON of the reports be postponed until to.
morrow.
Mr.. GAR, Ct East Felclana, moved to lay
the motion on the table.
Carried.
The following majority report was read:
Room OF COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND OuALr1
hcatlons, House Of Representatives,
State of Louisiana Z
New Orleans, September "a, 1863.
TO the Honorable Speaker and Metnbers of the
House of Representatives:
GENTLEMEN-The undersigned, COMPOSING
majority OF your Committee on Elections
and Qualifications, to whom was submitted
the contested election case of the parish of
East Baton Rouge, wherein V. n. LANCE
and Robert Lange contest the seats of b. r.
CLANCY and John S. Huguet, do report to
your honorable body that they have care
fully examined the evidence adduced, and
have arrived at the following conclusions:
|. That B. e. CLANCY received majority
of 75S votes over V. NJ. LANCE; and John S.
Huguet had an excess of 754 votes over
Robert Lange, and sufficient evidence has
not been presented to overcome these ma.
jorities.
2. The charges of intimidation, violence
and fraud are dIsproyen by the rebutting
testimony.
3. The evidence presented shows that
several eolored voters testified that peace
and order reigned on both days of cleo
ton
The committee overruled the exceptions
of defendants to the trial of this cause, and
all parties, by mutual consent, submitted
the evidence as per printed report, and after
more than twenty days had elapsed, the
contes tants demanded that the case be re.
opened for the purpose of allowing them to
reject certain rebutting testimony which
they had already accepted, which was
properly refused them according to law.
Hence, the premises considered, we are of
the opinion that Messrs. B. E. CLANCY and
John S. Huguet were fairly elected, aud we
recommend that they be confirmed in their
seats as Representatives of the parish of
East Baton Rouge.
Respectfully submitted.
P. JONES YORKE,
Chairman;
AMOS KENT,
JAMES S. MATHEWS.
The following minority report, signed by
Messrs Lott of Ranides and p q Antoina