New Orleans Republican., 1868-09-11

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are not applied to the payment of warrantR
issued for the payment Of the members ana
employees of the General Assembly:
Members of the Committee: Messrs. CAL
houn, Of Rapides; Isabelle, of Orleans; Kent
ofst Helena; Gsir, of East Feliciala; Han
Ion, Of Orleans.
Ar. Gray, of st. James, under a suspen-s
sion Of the rules, introduced the following
entitled bill, which was placed on its arst
and second readings, $50 copies orderedt to
be printed, and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary: ErT
An act to enable the Governor for the
more efectual preservation of the peace and
good order of tie State and the better secu-
rity of life and property to take care that
the laws are faithfully executed; providing
for the appointment Of a constable and
deputy constable for each parish, and de-
fning their duties and power.
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Leroy, of Natchitoches, moved to re-
consider the vote taken yesterday on the
adoption Of the elections and qualifications
minority report signed by Mr.. Antoine, Of
Orleans, in the case of Maurice vs.. Borge,
Eighth Representative District, parish Of
Orleans.
Mr. Raymond, of Jefferson, moved to lay
the motion to reconsider on the table.
Messrs. Carr, of Orleans, and Yorke, or
Carroll, called for the yeas and nays, which
resulted as follows: a9-l1
Yeas: Alexander, Adolphe, Deslonde,
Dufresne, Dupart, Evans, Guigonet, Hill,
Honore, Harper, Holland, Hall, Lee, Lott,
| Morris, Mahier Mgrrell Mansion, Raymond,
Reese, Rey, sterrett, Taylor, Umphreys,
Walsh-25.
Collins, Carr, Crawford, Cuny, Demarest,
Faulkner, Gair, Garstkamp, Gray, Haskell,
HeidenhaiD, Isabelle, Kent, Leroy. L'Hoste,
| McMillen, McYeau, Melvin, May, Mathews,
| Magee, Noble, Pearce, Page. Prescott Wash
ington, Wren, Wilson, 4. Williams, Waters,
| Yorke-35.
The motion to lay on the table was lost.
Mr.. Burrel, of st. John Baptiste, moved
for the previous question.
| Main question ordered.
Messrs. Lott and Murrell called for the
yeas and nays, which resulted as follows;
Yeas: Abbott, Brewster, Burrel, Bergerou,
Collins, Carr, Cuny, Crawford, Demaresty
| Faulkner, Gair, Gray, Haskell, Hutchinson
Isabelle, Kent, Lee, Leroy, LUoste, McMIl~
len, Melvin, Morand, May, Mathews, Magee.
Noble, Pearce, Page, Wren, Wilson, II. VIII
liaras, Waters, Yorke-S3.
Nays; Alexander, Adolphe, Calhoun, Des-
.onde, Dutresne, Dupart Evans, GuigonetS
Garstkamp Hall, Hill Heidenhain, Honore,
Harper, Holland. Lott, Morris, Mahier,
Murrell, Mansion, Raymond, Reese, Rey,
Sterrett, Taylor, Umphreys, Walsh, Wash
iugton-2s.
Motion to reconsider prevailed.
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the majority report of the Committee or,
Elections and Qualifications.
Mr.. Lott, of Rapides, moved to postpone
indefinitely the adoption of the majority
report. EG e-
Mr.. Gair, OF East Feliciana, moved to lay
the motion to postpone on the table.
Messrs. Lott and Garstkamp called for the
yeas and nays, which resulted as follows:
Yeas Abbott, Brewster, Burrel, Ber-
geron, Collins, Carr, Cuny Crawford, Dem
Arrest, Faulkner, Gair, Garstkamp, Gray,
. Hill, Hutchinson, Heidenhain, Isabelle,
Kent, Lee, Leroy, L'Hoste, McMillen,
Melvin, Morey, Morand, May, Mathews,
Magee Noble, Pearce, Page, Wren, Wilson,
H. Williams, Waters, Yorke-36.
Nays; Alexander, Adolphe, Calhoun, Des.
g londe Dufresne, Dupsrt, Evans, Guigonet,
Honore, Harper, Holland, Hall, Lott
Morris, McCullen. MshieT, Murrell, Ray
E mond Reese, Rey, Sterrett, Taylor, Umph-
reys, Walsh, Washington-25.
The motion prevailed.
Mr.. Mathews, of Tensas moved the pre-
: vious question on the adoption Of the major
ity report.
Main question ordered.
/ The question being on the following ma.
iority report:
: To the Speaker and Members Of the House of
REPRESENTATIVES Of the General Assembly Of the
The undersigned, Committee on Elections
! and Qualifications appointed by your honor
, able body, do report that they have invest
i igated the case of contested election Of Re
preventative from the Eighth Representative.
e District, parish of Orleans.
; They report that Frank Borge, whose elec-
u ton as representative has been announced
:, BY the commander of the Fifth Military
i District, is disqualified from holding said
Office by reason of having been a registered
: enemy Of the United States
That article eighteen of the constitution
Of the State Of Louisiana provides that
L be eligible to seat in the House of Repre-
. sentattves,N yet Frank Borge has not pro
= arced evidence showing that he has CON,
piled with the conditions prescribed in arti-
: Gle ninety.nine OF the State constitution, to
wit: That nc. person who, prior to the first
of January, 1865 favored the execution OF
the laws of the United States, popularity
known as the reconstruction acts Of Con
gress, and openly and actively assisted the
loyal men of the State in their efforts to re-
; store Louisiana to her position in the
p Union, shall be held to be included among
those herein excepted, aud hence was not
az eleotor under the constitution at the
time of his election. n
And they do further report that the CON
. testsnt. Augustine Maurice, has not pro-
duoed sufficient evidence of fraud to entitle
him 70 seat as Representative of the
Eighth Representative District of the parish
of Orleans. - ~
The vote in the Eighth Representative
District stood as follows:
Frank Borge received ed......9 974 votes
Augustln Maurice received, 49,. 62s votes
Majority for Borge ,,......... Sl6 votes
5 Wherefore, the premises considered, VIC
| respectfully recommend that new election
| be ordered in said Representative district.
Respectfully submitted.
2. JONES Y0RKE,
ChairmanS
S JAMES S. MATHEWS,
II HAIRY LOTT,
DENNIS BURREL.
Messrs. Lott and Morris called sfor the
: yeas aud nays. Tat -- -
!, Mr.. Holland, OF Tensas, moved to ad.
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