New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-01
c. H. MERRITT,
Secretary of the Senate.
Fifty-FOurth Days Session.

FlftY-FOurth Days Session,
SATURDAY August 20, 1868.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Lowell in the chair.
The roll being called, thirty.fve members
answered to their names-no quorum.
Mr., Garstkamp, of Jefferson, moved that
the Sergeant-at-arms be sent for absent
members.
At eleven and a half o'clock Mr.. Rey, of
Orleans, moved to take half-hour ;
recess.
Carried.
At twelve o'clock NJ. the House was
called to order, the roll was called and the
following members answered to their
names;
Abbot, Alexander, Antoine, Bennett,
Buckingham Belot, Barbee, Burrel, Ber-
geron, Collins Calhoun, Carr, Curell,
Cuny, Devices, Dupart, Evans, Esnard,
Guigonet, Gair, Garstkamp, Gray, Haskell,
Hutchinson, Holland, Hail, Isabelle. Kent,
Kavanagh, LIE Blanc, Leroy, Lott, Ian.
ders, Morris, Mahie-, McVean, Murrell,
Mansion, Morey, Morand, Matthews, Ma
gee, Pearce, Page, Raymond, Rey, Tu-
reaud, Walsh, Washington, Wren. VIM.
c. Williams, H. Williams Waters, N. Young,
1OIht5 u. 1OuuSs LOelly-0is
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Setchell.
On motion of Mr.. Landers, of Union, the
reading of the journal was dispensed with.
Mr.. Landers, of Union, moved to recon
slider the vote taken on House bill No. 100.
Carried.
Mr.. Landers, of Union, moved that the
bill now be referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Carried.
Leave of absence of ten days was granite 1
to Mr.. Kavanagh, of St. Landry, and Mr.
Harper, Of st. Charles.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Elections and Qualid-
cations submitted the following majority
and minority report;
To the Honorable Speaker and Members of tht
House OF Representatives,, State Of Louisiana
The undersigned, Com mittee on Elections
and Qualifications, do report that in tn,
the case of the parish of Franklin, wherein
Isaac II. Crawford contests the seat of JOIN
G.. Humble as Representative of said parish
after careful investigation and elaboration
we find that the evidence presented clearly
establishes the fact that intimidation, fraud
and violence, were used in said parish Of
AAAC SCNSANSSAAN4 CIV Va AAh-a
last past.
That not one.half of the total number o
registered voters in said parish made use 0
their privilege to vote.
That more than two-thirds of the newlJ
! enfranchised voters refrained from voting
thatthey areextremely Jealous oftheir rights
| particularly that of the franchise, and viii
| use every means in their power to exercise
that right, and will only refrain when force
violence and intimidation are used agains
| them; that the affidavits fled as rebuttinl
| evidence are sworn to before the Clerk 0
| the Court of said Parish, and the seal of sale
| Parish Court is one unknown in any othe,
portion of the State; said seal being that o
the so-called Confederate States, with tn
| Confederate flag. in the centre.
| Wherefore, the premises considered, you
committee feel justified in reporting in favo
of the contestant, Isaac H. Crawford, an(
recommend that he be allowed to take hi
seat as representative of the parish of Frank
lin. P. JONES YORKE,
E....s. Chairman;
JAMES S. MATHEWS
HARRY LOTT,
DENNIS BURREL,
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