New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-26
JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE.
Twenty.Thlrd Days Session.

A"GnNN-AhlEd DhY'A session.
FRIDAY, July "a, 1868.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called, sixty-eight members
answered to their names.
Speaker Lowell, Abbot, Alexander, An
tome, Adolphe, Bennett, Buckingham, Be
lot, Barbee, Burrel, Bergeron, Collins Cal
houn, Carr, Quincy, Devices, Dufresne, Dem
Arrest, Dupart, Eager, Esnard, Faulkner
Guigonet Gair, Garstkamp, Gray, Guidry,
Hill, Haskell, Honore, Hutchinson, Hol
land, Kent, Kavanagh, Lee, lie Roy, Lott
Morris, Mollere, McCullen, Mahier, McVean,
Melvin, Mansion, Morey, Morand, Mathews,
Magee, Noble, Pearce, Pratt, Page, Ray.
mond, Reese, Rey, Slaton, Smith Taylor,
Tureaud, Walsh, Washington, Wilson, I'm.
phreys, H. Williams, N. Young, Yorke, D.
Young, Zoelly-6S.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Turner.
On motion of Mr.. Gair, of East Feliciana,
the reading Of the journal was dispensed
with.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Rey, of Orleans, presented the follow
ing petition, which was referred to the Com
mittee on Elections and Qualifications:
To the Honorable the Speaker of the House OF
Representatives OF the state of Louisiana:
The undersigned, loyal citizen of the
State of Louisiana and resident of the
parish of st. Martin, respectfully represents
to your honorable House
That he was candidate in said parish at
the election held in said parish on the sew.
enteenth and eighteenth days of April, 1868,
for the House of Representatives.; that your
petitioner and E. Outage were candidates OF
the Republican party and supported by
them for Representatives in said parish
aforesaid; that both of them received a ma.
Jority OF legal and qualified votes in said
parish, and are entitled to be admitted to
their seats as Representatives from said par.
ish. He alleges the following grounds why
j. B. Bergeron and L. P. Briout are not en-.
titled to their seats in your honorable body
as Representatives from said parish:
First-Both of said persons are dis
qualified either from voting or holding their
seats as Representatives from said parish by
virtue of article 80 of the constitution,
because they were in open rebellion against
the authority and Government of the
Omitted States" and levied war against the
same, and held military Office for more
than twelve months in the so-called Confed.
crate army.
seeond-Frauds were practiced to large
extent by Bergeron and Briout, and by
their friends and adherents at the various
election precincts in said parish at the cleo
ton held on the 18th and 18th days of
April last, by force and by intimidation, COM
pelling large number of legal voters who
presented themselves at said polls and of.
Tered TO vote for your petitioner and his
colleague, ITO vote for the said Bergeron and
the said Briout; to wit, more than five
hundred.
Third-That large number of legal and
qualified voters of said parish who intended.
and were DESTROYS of casting their votes al
said election for your petitioner and his col
league, and who would have attended said
election, but were overawed by violence.
threats, and intimidations used, ex.
erted, and practiced by the friends
and supporters of said Bergeron and Briout,
TO wit: at least five hundred.
Fourth-Various other illegal and fraudu.
lent acts committed at said election by the
supporters, friends, and adherents of the
said Bergeron and Briout, which tended 10
deprive your petitioner and his colleague
Of fair election, and which he AYERS will
be fully proven in such manner as your
honorables may direct.
Your petitioner further AYERS that the
return Of said election was made under
military orders to BreVet Major General
Buchanan, who claimed to exercise and
determine the result of said election at hts
own time and pleasure, without any legal
authority to do so, and your petitioner was
Ignorant Of the result Of the examination OF
said returns by the said BreYet Major Cen
eTA Buchanan until within short
ment was made BY the said Brevet
Major General Buchanan,s In the par.
Ism Of 81. Martin, of the result of the cleo.
ton Tor Representatives from said parish 70
the Legislature, whereby he was prevented
from complying with the law Of the State in
relation 20 contested elections; wherefore
he prays relief In the premises from YOUR
hqnorabie body and as in duty bound he
will ever pray,
(Signed) SAMUEL, WAKEFIELD
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Carr, Of Orleans, offered the following
resolution: .
RESOLVED, Thatth Sergeant at Arms be and
Is hereby ordered not 70 receipt for any
stationery or other articles purchased for
ne use OF this House. or for any Of the com
1ittees thereof unless the same be selected
By him.