New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-07

4orke, ZoellJ--33.
Nays: Abbot, Alexander, Adolphe, Belot,
Guidry, Honore, Leblanc, lee Morris, |
Mahier, McMilen, Mcvesn, Mansion, |
Moraud, Pesrce, Page, Raymond, Rey,
Smith. Sterrett, Tureaud, Washington,
H. williams, D. Young 81.
The motion TO reconsider the bill pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Mcvean, of Caddo, moved to refer
the bill to the Committee of the Whole.
| Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, moved TO lay the
motion on the table.
Yeas and nays called and orde red, which
resulted as follows:
Yeas. Antoine, Adolphe, Bennett, Belot,
Collins, Calhoun, Carr, Quincy, Deslonde,
Dufresne, Demarest, Dupart, Evans, Esnard
Faulkner, Fouts, Guigonet, Garstkamp, Gut
Holland, Kent, Lee, Leroy, Lott, Morris,
Mollere, Mahier, McMillen, Melvin, Man
sion, Morey, May, Mathews, Noble, Pearce,
Page, Raymond, Reese, Rey, Slaton, Smith,
Taylor, Tureaud, Washington, Wren, Will.
son, Umphreys, William c. Williams, H.
Williams, Waters, forke, D. Young, 70
elly-5T.
Nays: Abbot. Alexander, Buckingham,
Brewster Burrel, Devices, De Grange Gray,
LIE Blanc, Landers, McYean, Mcrand--l2.
The motion TO lay on the table pr va,]e'i.
! Mr.. Carr, of Orleans, moved TO susr ID
the rules in order to take up bill No. Sc.
Yeas and nays called and ordered, which
, resulted as follows:
Yeas: Bennett, Collins, Calhoun, Carr, Gu
neY, Devices, Evans, Faulkner, Garstkamp,
Hanlon, Holland, Leroy, Lott, Landers,
Mollere, Murrel, Melvin, Morey, May,
Mathews, Reese, Tureaud, Umphreys, H.
4 Williams, Waters, Yorke-26.
Nays Abbot, Alexander, AdolPhe,
Buckingham, Belot, Brewster, BuTrel, Des'
londe, Dufresne,, DeGrange, Demarest,
Dupart Esnard, Fouts, Guigonet Guidry,
: Hill, Honore, Harper, Kent, lie Blanc, Lee,
Morris, Mahier, McMillen, Mcvean Man
sion. horand, Noble, Pearce. Page, Pierce
Raymond, Rey, Slaton, Smith, sterrett
liams, Zoelly-43.
The motion to suspend the rules was lost
RESOLUTIONS.
4 Mr.. Brewster, of Ouachita, offered tlt
following resolution which lies over undel
A the rules:
A. ResolCed, That from and after the fourth
e of August the Sergeaut.at- Arms be and j
d hereby instructed not to admit any person
}. within the lobby or this hall except State
officers, members of the Senate and Houst
of Representatives, without the written con
sent OF one or more members of this House
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
"A Mr.. Rey, of Orleans, chairman of tn
Committee on Education, submitted tn
following majority report, which was re
q ceiyed and accepted, and the bill thercil
recommended, under & suspension of tn
u rules, was placed on its first and secon
y readings by title, and 200 copies ordered
q be printed
Of House of Representatives.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members OF til
House OF Representatives;
The Committee OF Education beg leave
u report the following:
Act entitled an act TO regulate publ
!. education in the State of Louisiana.
Your committee ask the suspension of tn
rules to have it read twice by its title an
request the House to order two hundre
S, and fifty (250) copies thereof printed fC
the use of the members of the House, an
that 1t be referred back to the committ(
for further consideration.
le HENRY L. REG,
Chairman Committee on Education,
JOSEPH MANSION,
III E. w. DEVICES,
DAVID G. F0UTS,
tn F. C. ANTOINE,
p. G.. DESLOkDE,
y W. H. PIERCE.
IL Nj. Carr, of Orleans, chairman of II
O. Committee on Elections and Qualification
n, submitted the following majority repoI
eN with resolutions:
Dis MAJORITY REPORT.
ne To the Speaker and Members Of the House of Re
n resentatives OF the state of Louisiana:
The undersigned, members of the Coz
g" mittee on Elections and Qualifications
Members, respectfully report as follows
I'd We have examined with much care al
81 study the case of Messrs. Heidenhain al
an Hall, contesting the election of MessI
Zacharie and Stringer, as members of I'll
House from the Fourth Representative d.
nd trict of the city of New Orleans, and ha
come to the following conclusions, Will
- they believe are clearly borne out by Ia
III and evidence;
ne /. That gross and most outrageous frau
were perpetrated in the said Fourth Repl
ad sentative District, all of which were Gale
lated to ipiure the cause of the contestan
Heidenhain and Hall, and to render t
lat proclaimed election of Zacharie and Strin
as er unjust and Illegal and unconstitutions
co I; That voters l %eEe d Ra@GsF
their lust rights as American citizens al
voters in almost every instance the
re i" registration papers were unjustly tax
os from them by partisan commissioners, al
do the voters themselves were sent to pris
anu kept untll tuc ClcGtAOA was ONcIs al
of there was an utter impossibility of thu
ted any rS " boSs ~ ~
red vsTT many If Them were kent in iail nm
the Tuesday after the election, when tn
the were released under very curious circu
stances by Recorder Gastinel, who was hi
lrt self candidate for reelection, and profit
zen BY their deprivation of their suffrage.
g. The Board of Registrars, composed
I'M Bfessrs. 8. B. Packard, chairman, N. Und
ON wood, J. H. IngrahaIn, S. B. Harris, W. ]
OF per Blackburn, Q. III. Hampstead, and
III. Wickliffe, appointed by the late Cons
tutional Convention, in their report to I
Legislature, say:
!. Tie protest of Henry Heidenhain and Jel
the Hall against Charles Stringer and F.
I'M Zacharie, who were declared elected FRI
'A the Fourth Representative District of
ma city of New Orleans, claims the attention
your honorable body.
lse, boatu y sasneH from f seiE IN IN i
ms, 5;Striot ,,Ss snfSc;antly great To yitiate
NJ, election, and Justify the contestants
claiming their seats. It shows that
:. names Of twenty. persons were illega
erased from the registry list, which deprlE
them of their right of suffrage"
~. The affidavits offs large number OF peTsC
b whose registration papers were torcll
mt. taken from them, and who were deprived
the privilege of voting, will be found amo
A., the documents referring to the election
Inn that district to which the attention Of 80
honorable body is invited.
en- 4. Mr.. Zacharie claims an election by
icy, majority of thirty-three votes, and Mr.. Strl
art, er fifty.seyen; but the evidence establish
mp, the fact that had the election been tai
slas,N \.