New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-19
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.


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contesting the seat of ]. D. Wemple your
committee reports that the said ]. D. Wem.
pie being ineligible, that the said Stephen
Humphrey be admitted to his seat as Rep.
resentative from the parish of De Soto.
MORTIMER CARR,
Chairman pro tenn.
HARRY LOTT,
DENNIS BURREL,
F. G. ANTOINE,
Which was received.
Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne. submitted also a
minority report from the same committee,
as follows, and which was received:
To the Honore le Speaker and Members of the
House OF Representatives of the state of Lou
We the undersigned members of the Com
mittee on Elections and Returns, appointed
by your honorable body, beg leave to sub
init the following minority report:
The contest between s G. Humphreys and
]: D. Wemple is based upon the ineligibility
of ]. D. Wemple
The evidence adduced shows that
prior to the war said Wemple
did hold Office as member of
the Legislature of the State of Lou
isiana, but no facts have been elected to
snow that he either held office under the
Confederate government or gave aid and
comfort to the same.
j. D. Wemple states that he was always a
Union man, and did not give aid and com
| fort to the rebellion. He Acknowledges to
have acted in the capacity of clerk for the
Receiver of Public Money but he did it to
crafty friend, without compensation, and
without taking any oath or giving any bond.
Should the House decide that said Wem-
pie is ineligible, we protest against S. G.
Humphreys being admitted to a seat as
Representative from the parish ofDeSoto, as
| It is clear that he is not the choice of the
legal voters of said parish, and we recon-
mend that the case be referred back to the
| people, where the power of selecting their
Representatives properly belongs.
Very respectfully,
G. B. PRATT,
NJ. D. KAVANAGH.
Mr.. McVean, of Caddo, moved that the
| report Of the majority be adopted
| Mr.. Kavanagh moved to postpone the
| consideration of both reports until Monday
next.
Mr.. Garstkamp moved to lay the motion
on the table.
Yeas and nays demanded, resulting as fol-
lows:
Yeas Alexander Antoine, Adolphe,
Belot, Burrel, Collins, Calhoun, Carr Quincy,
! Deslonde, Devices, Dufresne, Demarest,
Evans, Esnard, Guigonet, Gair, Garstkamp,
Guidry Hill, Honore, Harper, Hutchinson,
Holland, Isabelle, Leblanc, Leroy, Morris,
Mahier, McMillen, McVean, Murrell Nor.
rison, Moran, Mathews, Raymond, Reese,
Rey, Smith, sterrett, Taylor, Tureaud,
Washington, Wren, W. G, Williams, H,
Nays: Abbott, Bennett, Buckingham,
Brewster Barbee, Bergeron, DcGrange,
Faulkner, Fouts, Haskell, KaYanagh, Lott
McCullen, Magee. Noble, Pratt, Page
Pierce, Prescott, N. Young, zoelly-2l
nays.
Motion to lay on the table prevailed.
Mr.. Kavanagh, OF ST. Landry, moved thai
permission be granted to Mr.. J. D. Wemple
to address the House in his defense.
Mr.. Rey, of Orleans, moved that half an
hour be granted toMr. Wemple.
Carried.
Mr.. Wemple then addressed the Chair.
Mr.. Reese was called to the Chair.
After which documents accompanying
both reports were read.
Mr.. Isabelle objected to the reading oftht
documents.
The Chair decided that as the majority r,
port had introduced documents in evidenct
that the minority report had the sam
privilege.
Mr.. McVean appealed from the decision o
the Chair, which resulted as follows:
Yeas; Antoine, Adolphe, Bennett, Buck
ingham, Brewster, Bergeron, DeGrange
Faulkner, Fouts Haskell, Hanlon, Kava
nagh, Leblanc, Lott McCullen, Melvin
Magee, Noble, Pratt, Page, Pierce, slaton
Wren, N. Young. zoelly-26 yeas.
| Nd1bs AlGAduuCig DOlOht DuIIGit NUllluc
Calhoun, Carr, Quincy, Deslonde, Devices
Dufresne, Evans, Esnard, Guigonet, Gair
Garstkamp, Guidry, Hill, Honore, Hutchin
son, Holland, Isabelle, Leroy, Morris, Ma
hier, McVean, Murrell, Morey, Moran
Mathews, Raymond, Rey, Smith. Taylor
Tureaud, Washington, William G. Williams
The decision of the Chair was not sus
tanned.
Monday at twelve o'clock NJ
Lost,
Mr.. Raymond, of Jefferson, called for tn
previous question, which was not ordered
f Mr.. DeGrange, of Orleans, moved to ad
journ.
Lost.
The question recurring on the origina
motion to adopt the report of the majority
the yeas and nays were demanded ant
ordered.
Mr.. Pratt, of Claiborne, moved to djvid
the report of the majority of the committe
into two parts, and tnat the vote be takel
separately on each.
The Speaker decided that the question
. could be divided, and so ordered it.
The yeas and nays being taken on thu
first part of the report resulted as follows
Yeas: Abbot, Alexander, Antoine, Adol
phe, Belot, Brewster, Burrel, Collins, Cal
houn, Carr, Quincy, Deslonde, Devices
! Dufresne, Demarest, Evans, Esnard, Guig
onet, Gair, Garstkamp, Guidry, Hill, Honore
Hutchinson, Holland, Isabelle, Leblanc
Lee, Leroy Lott, Morris, Mahier, Mcdillen
McVean, Murrell, Melvin, Moran, Mathews
Page, Raymond Reese, Rey, Smith, Ster
rett, Taylor, Tureaud, Washington, Wren
William G. Williams, H. Williams-50.
Nays; Bennett, Barbee, Bergeron, De
Grange, Faulkner, Fouts, Haskell, Hanlon
Kavanagh, Magee, Noble, Pratt, Pierce,
Slaton, Zoelly-15.
The first part Of the report was Conse
quently declared adopted.
The question now being on the secont
part of the report,
Mr.. De Grange, Of Orleans, called for thu
yeas and nays, which were ordered, and re-
suited as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. Abbott, Alexander, Antoine
Adolphe, Belot, Brewster, Burrel, Collins
Calhoun, Carr, Cuney, Deslonde, Devices
Dufresne, Demarest, Evans, Esnard, Guigo
net, Gair, Garstkamp, Guidry, Hill, HoRore
Hutchinson. Holland, Isabelle, lie Blanc
Lee, Leroy, Lott, Morris, Mshier, McMillen
McVean, Murrell, Melvin, Mansion, Moreau
Page, Raymond, Reese, Rey, Smith, Sterrett
Taylor, Tureaud, Washington, Wren, vii
liams W G., Williams H.-50 yeas
Nays Messrs. Bennett, Buckingham, Bar
bee, Bergeron, De Grange, Faulkner, Fouts
Haskell Hanlon, Kayansgh, Magee, Noble
Pratt, Pierce, Slater, zoelly.-l6 nays.
,sfE REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Judiciary made th,
4 following report which was received;
JuptcrARv COMMITTEES Rooms
July H. ls6s.
10 the Hou. spssker and Members Of the House Q
GENrLEMEK-Your Committee on Judi
cisry having considered the bill herewith
| returned an act entitled an act grantini